ksdaddy Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Ever since I opened my mail yesterday I've been sneezing blood, my ears feel like they're moving up the side of my head, and Ritchie Havens has been reading beatnik poetry to the chickadees outside my window in the snowbank (which keeps changing colors, by the way; I can hear the snow changing colors without opening any of my eyes). I'm having a hard time typing because this keyboard keeps floating away. Good thing my fingers are made of applesauce. Could I have breathed something I shouldn't have? Will mold spores affect my health? I'm kidding of course.... but if you click on this link, you'll see how I do live dangerously on occasion. No bungee jumping for me! I prefer the Andromeda Strain or the Hot Zone. http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/moldybanjo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185-4Me Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Scott, You are just One Crazy Nut!! I love it, man! Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Holy smokes! Where in the hell was that nasty stored? . . . Brutal! I hope your health insurance is up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Ever since I opened my mail yesterday I've been sneezing blood' date=' my ears feel like they're moving up the side of my head, and Ritchie Havens has been reading beatnik poetry to the chickadees outside my window in the snowbank (which keeps changing colors, by the way; I can hear the snow changing colors without opening any of my eyes).[/quote'] Years ago, I remember feeling the same way but my affliction was chemicaly-induced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Have fun with that. And be sure to wear a mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Oh man... I wish you woulda stopped off at the quarter car wash first & blasted that banjo w/ the high pressure. I've been researching the potential nastiness of mold since I've been looking at houses in wooded areas. Much health risk there. A mold spore can live many years in dormancy before becoming active when conditions are right. It is cool to see how an obvious basket case had that nice banjo living under all of that, but don't risk the health of those in the household to prove it! Be well. S.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 I made sure my youngest daughter didn't open it (she likes to open ebay packages). As soon as it was taken out of the box I took it outside and hit it with compressed air, which got rid of a good percentage of the mold. Then I gave it good dousing with Lysol. I made sure to Lysol the floor where I unboxed it, the door handles, anything I touched. No guarantee I got rid of everything but I was diligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Dang it looks more like a EPA Super Fund project then a banjo! The only thing holding it together is the mold!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Oh.... That's the 'case'. I thought it was an exoskeleton it had shed. What I find amazing is that you paid 36 U.S. dollars for that science experiment. What I find INCREDIBLY amazing is that someone, scraped this off their basement wall and came to the conclusion, "We should try to sell this on Ebay." Seems I've been naive enough to think I need to pay people to come to my house in a big, noisy truck once a week to pick up my garbage. I actually PAY THEM for the privilege. I think I'll renegotiate my contract. Someone call the Pentagon. We've found Husein's WMDs. Unless you have asthma real bad, hazards of mold have been over rated. I've lived with and around all my life and have had no ill effects. Just keep it to a minimum. True, I would have done like Scott and de-loused that thing a couple times outside before shoveling it in the house. My hat's off to you Scott for seeing a diamond in the dung heap. It is starting to resemble a banjo like object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubaas Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Didn't Don Juan Matus make Carlos Casteneda lick a banjo like that to induce visions? Cheers! Rick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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