September 20, 2004

Welcome to Mold Awareness Week starring Bianca Jagger!
posted by SideDish 20 years ago
  • We have the landlord from hell (who doesn't, I suppose) and she had our place appraised last year so she could refinance the mortgage. She wanted us to check this perennially leaky corner of the basement to make sure it didn't *look* wet, "so the appraiser doesn't start poking around for mold". I was quite heartened at her obvious concern for our well-being. Of course, the basement still leaks, there's probably mold down there being blown around in the air ducts, but she got her refinance deal, and that's all that matters. I'm considering having the city inspectors in right before we move out.
  • Hey people, let's call it what it is: Mycotic Disease Awareness Week. Some of the goals stated by the MAPER org. are: "1. Emergency Appropriations Bill to Assist families currently impacted by mold contamination in their place of residence or work. 2. Emergency Appropriations Bill to Assist Schools to properly remediate contaminated buildings and improve air quality in all schools 3. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand emergency disaster relief to include funding for remediation of mold contamination" Mold sounds so...common. Mycotic Disease however, is a phrase worthy of congressional action.
  • oh, it's also... "National Singles Week" was started by the Buckeye Singles Council in Ohio in the 1980s to celebrate single life and recognize singles and their contributions to society. The week is now widely observed during Sept. 19-25 as "Unmarried and Single Americans Week," an acknowledgment that many unmarried Americans do not identify with the word "single" because they are parents, have partners or are widowed.