I figured you were renting. Our carpet is indoor/outdoor, but we don't have a vacuum. My son uses a corn broom to sweep out the house. He has bad hayfever periodically, and I have bronchitis when I get stressed. Someone mentioned an Ionic Breeze air filter, and I want one. Too bad they're so darn expensive.
Our newly discovered problem is that there is water getting into the bedroom wall from the bath tub. The caulk looks fine, but no matter what we do, we can't get the shower curtain to keep the water inside the tub, and not all over the floor. It's causing black mold in my son's room. If I can find out how to solve the problem, we'll either have to rip out the drywall and replace, use a heat gun to thoroughly dry out the wall, then bleach it. People say to add pure vanilla to the paint to retard future mold. I'm allergic to mold :/
I won't cry about money after I read what you live on. We've touched on this before, but can the local churches/Salvation Army help out with food, etc?
Check out this link: www.pparx.org I hope I remembered it correctly, but you could gurgle it for the correct one. If you have a perscription, they might be able to help you by filling it for free.
Thanks - nope, I’m not eligible for anything, because of the value of my assets and I won’t sign them over.
Luckily, it’s not indoor mold that bothers me - *just* outdoor, which is everywhere. The kind you have is toxic, so you will have to have something done about it.
There is a product called DampRid that you can buy anywhere, about $3. It’s a little plastic tub of moisture-absorbing crystals that you can put in your closets and bathrooms or other humid areas. I had it in all my closets in my older houses. It works!
I’ve been mesmerized by those infomercials for the ionic air cleaners, such as the one by the Oreck vacuum guy. Would love to have one - but obviously can’t afford it.
So, I’ve been checking out some of those small tower units at my only store, where I’m forced to buy everything except groceries - a Walgreen’s. They have 5-6 models, from $40 to $200. The thing about it is, how in the world would I know if it’s really exchanging old air for good air?
Everytime I think “ok, this time I’ll use part of a bonus check to go buy one of those,” I then go into a funk thinking it’s a hoax or scam and I put the money back in my safe deposit drawer or buy some other “big ticket” item I’ve been waiting for till I have the money - maybe a Swiffer mop or a bigger plastic storage box for my holiday decorations (I actually have some, even some cute things, $1-2 each, bought once each of my 3 years in hell - compared to a warehouse full that I can’t get to) - things like that.
Microwave is obviously on the list, but I have no way to get one here, or to move my old one, which is a huge Amana, very heavy. I try to just put on blinders and go about my days - the only way I’m still alive is because I talked myself out of “wanting” anything.
TSO — mold from the shower into the walls is very dangerous to your health.... it can kill!!!! I am not exagerating... if that is going on you need to call the right people and get out of that house ASAP — that alone could be the root of all your physical problems... this is one reason they no longer use normal dry wall in high moisture areas, the paper grows mold like crazy....
ohh and anywhere near that mold you should be wearing a mask! (or masks) and if this was reported your house would be quarantined until all the mold was eradicated..