Our bathroom. The plumber was back today. It was a different one and the kid and I were still asleep since we’d been up all night. Richard volunteered to stay up and deal with it. The bathtub was still backing up. At first I thought it was my imagination. I’d walk in there and there was this gunk on the bottom of the tub. Then it happened again last night. Anyway, this plumber was hilarious. He was running an auger to clean out the drain and when he’d “push” hard he’d yell like a woman in labor. lol He made an unholy mess. Dirt in the tub, on the floor, our shower curtain was down, etc. I made the decision to clean the bathroom after he’d left.
I spent about two hours in there deep cleaning. Taking one break because all the hot water was steaming up the joint and I was burning up. I tossed our toilet brush. I really don’t think I should have to clean something that is meant for cleaning. I mean really. So I put on a pair of rubber gloves, picked up a scrubber, and dove in. I’ll admit I gulped hard but then remembered that the water was clean. It had been flushed and it wasn’t that dirty. Scrubbed the toilet inside and out. Scrubbed the floor around the toilet while I was waiting for the hot water and spic and span in the tub to get that crap loosened up the plumber had left.
I basically did a complete cleaning except for a couple of things I need to wait for Richard to be out of the house for.. he’s sensitive to chemical fumes. The room smells great. Which brings up
a question.
Earlier today we got the joy of smelling what can only be called human shit. At first I thought maybe one of the cats had done something and not covered it up. It wasn’t. It smelled like someone had done it right next to a vent for God’s sakes. It was horrendous. I told Richard that if it smelt that bad in our apt they damned sure needed medical attention. Ye gods.. it was awful. What was worse was the perfume laden air freshener they tried to cover it up with later. Gave me a headache.
Look you can spray that shit and it’s not going to get rid of the smell. It covers it up and that’s all. I’ve got a spray bottle that has 2 cups of warm water, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1 tbsp lemon juice in it. Shake it up and spray it where needed and it kills the smell. Yes, you have to be careful where you spray it but it doesn’t suffocate your neighbors or drive those with allergies insane. .