What did you do today?

[havasu]

I bought mama a new car last night.

 

[Nick]

I've been trying to power through some cleaning. My old parquet floor is in bad shape. I'm debating whether it is worth mopping it or if I should just leave it as is until I replace it. I mean, I'll sweep it up and such, but it has some gunk that doesn't want to come off, latex paint spill, water damage, etc. I have a hardwood cleaner that I could mop it with-- but I loaned my mop to a friend and will have to go get it back. I'm trying to focus on picking stuff up and cleaning countertops. I have a small area of floor I still need to pick up and put stuff away (we sort of dump groceries and stuff we get from the store right inside the kitchen doors- by "we" I mean mostly my brother bc I try to put stuff in the laundry basket I set out as a catch-all). Found some old stuff in jars-- pickled peppers or something. Not sure. The lids are kind of rusty and I'm waiting for my mother to wake up to ask her if she should toss them or dump them and keep the jars. I haven't even touched the front room yet. My brother promised he'd work on it, but, again, doubtful he'll keep that promise.

I now have everything but the lag bolts for my automatic gate system. My brother brought home the packages with the battery and box around 5am (which is when he finally came home-- so he's probably going to sleep all day and refuse to clean). Just need to figure out if the posts can be stabilized or if I have to replace them. My sister is coming in tomorrow so I might not be able to work on the gate thing until February (unless I work on it while she's here before I drive her back to Albuquerque).

The guy that is supposed to help me with the gate hasn't been coming out bc his girlfriend was in the ICU for diabetic ketoacidosis. She just got out of the hospital yesterday and he was supposed to come over today but it rained hard last night so I don't expect him to show up. He said he might come tomorrow, but we'll see.

Highup, at least you know how to build stuff. There are people who are book smart who can't do practical things and then there are people who can do practical things who aren't good at memorizing stuff from books and taking standardized tests.

I'm about to head once more into the breach to start on the cleaning again. Wish me luck!

NO MOP ! Replace the water boards , and screen and coat the floor ..

 

[Nick]

NO MOP ! Replace the water boards , and screen and coat the floor ..

She needs to start taking Potassium ..

 

[zannej]

NO MOP ! Replace the water boards , and screen and coat the floor ..

It's parquet flooring-- not boards. It's little strips of wood tacked together to form squares.

Before I saw the response, I tried mopping with a hardwood cleaner. Didn't really work so I stopped and just wiped it dry. I think at one point it might have been glued down to the plywood underneath, but some of it has come up.

Meanwhile, I was cleaning in the kitchen when one of my friends poked his head in and told me to come look in the front room. He and another friend had been working on cleaning it up. I said "Hold on, I'm not wearing pants" and went to put some pants on and went to see. It looks so much better. The kittens were having fun exploring the more open space. We hauled a bunch of stuff down to the workshop and they put up 3 of the new shop lights. There were probably 12 of the old shop lights in there to get decent lighting and just 2 of the new LEDs lit up the whole workshop. 4th one didn't go up bc the power isn't working to some of the outlets. Not sure if it's the wires or the outlets themselves. Tomorrow they plan to bring testers to see if they can troubleshoot. I'll have to wash and change the bedding bc the kittens used the bed as a litterbox-- fortunately I put a waterproof mattress pad on underneath the bedding (and on top of the electric heating mattress pad).

Tomorrow my friends will come back and help me put together the new entertainment center table, haul the old huge TV outside, and set up the new 4k TV. They will also finish cleaning the front room and help with the living room more. I know they would have done it for free but I also know they need money so I'm paying them for it. It's worth it too-- they were picking up cat crap with their bare hands.

 

[Nick]

You can sand that . You just have to sand it on a 45

 

[Nick]

She needs to start taking Potassium ..

Magnesium oxide is also good to take ..400mg one a day .. I'm Diabetic , and that is the two supplements my Dr put me on ..

 

[Floorist]

Xanax works good too.

 

[zannej]

I think she's on antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds. She takes Gabapentin since she has diabetic polyneuropathy. What happened was she doesn't have insurance and she ran out of her meds and hadn't been taking them for awhile. Her boyfriend came home to find unresponsive and struggling to breathe. That ICU bill is going to suck bigtime.

My brother almost missed his doctor's appointment. He was in a deep heavy sleep-- slept through one of my friends knocking down the wall panels on the old bathroom. About 14 minutes before my brother's appointment I went and woke him up and offered to drive him since he seemed too groggy. I just ate and am letting my stomach settle and then I'll work on cleaning some more.

I don't know if that floor is worth sanding. I'll take some pics and post them later-- it really is a mess.

 

[Nick]

You be surprised what a sanding will do for a floor ..

Post the photos . You can't just stop taking certain meds it can cause Death . Have her ask her Dr if he has any samples to give her .. They all get them from the drug pushers from the company they work for ..

 

[highup]

Magnesium oxide is also good to take ..400mg one a day .. I'm Diabetic , and that is the two supplements my Dr put me on ..

Xanax works good too.

I'm guessing Pabst Blue Ribbon doesn't help in this situation.

 

[Floorist]

Bought for $15 off a Facebook site. That is an Estwing framing hammer and a real Crescent wrench, not a cheapie.

 

[highup]

I still use my 1987 Estwing daily. I like tools that last a lifetime.

 

[zannej]

Bought for $15 off a Facebook site. That is an Estwing framing hammer and a real Crescent wrench, not a cheapie.

Nice!
I like the chairs as well. My late elderly friend and I worked together on fixing up a chair similar to those when some neighbors tossed it out. Just needed to be glued, sanded, and refinished on the seat.

You be surprised what a sanding will do for a floor ..

Post the photos . You can't just stop taking certain meds it can cause Death . Have her ask her Dr if he has any samples to give her .. They all get them from the drug pushers from the company they work for ..

Well, part of the reason I feel it's not worth it is because a large area of the parquet was so bad that it came apart and had to be removed. So, there's a big chunk of missing floor.
Here are the pictures:
This one is where some of the paint spilled. I managed to get quite a bit of it up, but it's still stubborn-- and there are mystery stains/crud that doesn't want to come up.

Here is where my brother left trash bags that leaked & the cats peed on them-- so the wood is discolored and nasty (also water/liquid damaged). Got some rot going on there, I believe.

Here is the edge of where the parquet tiles came up.

And this shows the chunk of missing parquet.

Edit: For the record, I cleaned more after these photos were taken. Picked up the pepto bismol cup from under the display cabinet and cleaned the cabinet-- something had spilled on it but I got it off with windex and cleaned the wood with pledge. Looks much nicer now.

I'll pass that info along to her and to my brother. He wanted to join the Air Force and they told him he'd have to stop taking his meds for 6 weeks if he went to boot camp. He was assuring them he could to that. I was in the room with him doing my best Grumpy Cat "Nope" facial expression.

Got more cleaning done yesterday. Friends took pity on me since I was doing it all alone and came over to help again. We got the front room cleared out and nice enough for my sister to sleep in. Got rid of a ton of trash, cat crap, and cat pee. My bro had been using the floor as a trash can when he stayed in there. It was a disaster. They moved some furniture so the room is much more open now. Kittens were locked up in a kennel with their mother for the duration of cleaning. They were actually reluctant to come out at first once it was done. Then they went nuts climbing on things and exploring. Gave us a time when we tried to make the bed. LOL. Planning to box them up again later, put flea powder down, and vacuum it up. I'll have to get pics of the current layout with the oriental rug all nice and pretty. Still have a little bit more to clean in there, but it's a usable space now. Living room still needs work as well, but my sister has a chair to sit in so it's all good.

 

[Nick]

Hate to say this , But that floor should be ripped up .. I would mop some 100% pure Lemon juice on the urine infected areas .. It'a like a $1.00 a bottle and works better then the expensive stuff you buy..

 

[zannej]

Hate to say this , But that floor should be ripped up .. I would mop some 100% pure Lemon juice on the urine infected areas .. It'a like a $1.00 a bottle and works better then the expensive stuff you buy..

Funny you should mention the lemon juice. Found two bottles of it on that area of the floor when I was cleaning up. I have them set on the counter now.

And yeah, ripping the floor up is what I expected would need to be done. Too much is missing.

 

[Floorist]

Went over to my daughter's house for a couple hours. Back is hurting too much to stay over there for long. Merry Christmas to all.

 

[havasu]

Had my daughter and her boyfriend over for dinner tonight. We went to a local Lebanese restaurant and had a really great meal. Came back to the house, we skyped my other out of state kids, then i gave my daughter my Lexus and I took her Toyota pick up. She has a comfortable ride, and I no longer need to haul concrete in my new car. Win-win.

 

[Nick]

What is that food like Hav ?

 

[havasu]

I had a Koobedeh kabob. It was fresh ground lamb, mixed with fresh ground sirloin steak, and broiled. Served with a huge pile of saffron rice with a roasted tomato. Also had pita bread and hummus appetizer. The girls had roasted vegetables with saffron rice.
A very quaint setting, with nice Yanni music playing in the back ground, nice chatting place. Finished with their Turkish expresso teacup type coffee.

Here is where we went:

https://www.yelp.com/biz/giuseppes-restaurant-upland

And this is what I had:

 

[Nick]

Looks nice Hav..