I got up before 7, having had a little
bit of trouble falling asleep, then remembered to turn off the
router. I am not sure if that helped or not. I checked e-mail with
my HappyLight, and saw message from our agent asking what she could
do to help. I left her a voicemail saying it would help if she
returned my calls. I drank lots of water, and exercised. I was
almost ready to leave when the duct-cleaning people called and wanted
to come in 10 minutes rather than this afternoon. I hemmed and hawed
but finally capitulated. So then I rushed around hiding things from
the bathroom that I didn't want on display when the vent people came,
knowing that they will be in every room of the house. Just then
Parker called. I talked to her until the men knocked on my door.
One man came in and asked to be shown all the registers. He lifted
them up and pointed to something he called mold, said it caused the
rust. He also reached inside and pulled out handfuls of debris and
carpet shag. He said the system needed to be sanitized. He was not
wearing gloves or a mask. I called Sharon, the rental agent, and she
said that is what these companies do: tell them to submit their
findings. So one man cleaned the registers while the other one tried
to sell me more intensive services. He gave me a form to sign.
Reading the small print, it said I agreed to everything on the b,ack.
So I read the back. Whoever typed it up did not proofread it. The
two things that stood out were agreeing that I had read the MSDS on
any chemicals they used, and that I would pay today when they were
finished. The helper told me I needed a larger air filter, 25x25.
He threw the old one out. When they were finished, I called Sharon
and she said they could come by the office and she would write them a
check. This did not sit well with the 'spokesman' but I handed the
phone to him and she convinced him. After they left, I sat down at
the laptop to find a source for a nearby new filter. It turned out
to be Target. Parker called, said to ask for mold inspection, and
then we talked about getting someone to do what Ralph hadn't. I went
in my car to get kimbap and sprouts. When I got back, I took Chris'
car to Target to get the new filter. On the way I stopped at the
intersection for the light in the left turn lane. I thought I was in
first gear, but must have been in 3rd cause the car
stalled when I let off the clutch. Then I put it in reverse by
mistake. (It may be fool-proof, but it isn't Fern-proof). I got it
running and just made it through the light, so no one behind me got
to go. When I got back with the filter, it was such a tight fit that
I had to fiddle and fiddle to get it in. Then it would not go all
the way down. The screws on the front were so tight that I could not
get them off. Of course the guys used a power drill. William gave
me one, but it wasn't charged. So I put the battery in the charger.
I sat down at the computer to look up filters on-line, get a better
one since Target only had one kind. But then I wasn't sure if I
wanted the 25x25 or if I would be happier with the 24x24. I decided
that that decision could wait until I got the cover off and saw how
the 25x25 really fit. Sharon called back and promised to have
someone more professional come out to inspect for mold. Then I
remembered seeing watches at Target so I went through the ones on
Amazon and put one on my wish list. I started feeling faint. I
supposed it was something stirred up by the cleaning, so I went
outside to mow leaves in the front yard. I came in for a hot cup of
tea. I read e-mail, and watched a 20 minute video on how we are
depleting ground water much faster than it can be replaced. I rested
in the chair next to the salt lamp. The temp in the house was
lowering. I checked the drill battery, and the green light was on,
so I attached it to the drill, but nothing happened. Plan B –
corded drill. It got the first screw out, but the cord was too short
to reach the second screw. I got an extension cord, but it did not
help. The screw was in too tight and it just rounded out. But I was
able to bend the cover back just far enough to determine that the
filter was covering the hole so it was ok to turn the heat back on.
I searched again for better filters, then narrowed it to Filtrete
2200. Chris called me on Skype so we talked for half an hour. Then
I went to condense my search windows because I have too many windows
open to manage. I posed to my blog and hoped to be in bed by 10.
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