Monday, May 09, 2005
Spacey's gross story "o' the day.
i almost threw up at work today.
alot.
my second stop in my pool cleaning schedule today included a huge spa next to the pool.
some people call them hot tubs.
anywho.
the pool and spa were opened just last week.
it's my job to clean them and make them look happy and shiny.
i open up the spa cover and BAM! black mold all around the waterline.
then the smell hits me.
Dinglenoose X 100.
i open up the side where the filter goes and i find out the reason for the stench.
there are 2 dead mice in the filter area.
not just dead mice.
long dead mice.
one was floating next to his intestines.
the other ones head snapped off inside the filter.
i could see his little spine and jaw and innard like stuff from inside his neck area.
like i said, i almost threw up a lot.
the filter is black with grime, and mouse parts are floating all around it.
i went to the truck, got my work gloves, which just ain't waterproof.
and i proceeded to cuss and lift the filter out in order to hose it off.
i soooooo had to find a happy place.
i was thinking of julie bowen from the movie "happy gilmore" holding two pitchers of mountain dew.
it kinda helped.
but not much.
the filter is now soaking in muriatic acid and water.
the spa was scrubbed diligently by yours truly.
the dead mice were "disposed of".
i still feel all kinds of crawly in the aftermath.
so, there you have it.
my gross story "o" the day.
we shall see what tomorrow brings in my wacky adventures in pool cleaning.
but i probably won' t write about them.
i almost threw up at work today.
alot.
my second stop in my pool cleaning schedule today included a huge spa next to the pool.
some people call them hot tubs.
anywho.
the pool and spa were opened just last week.
it's my job to clean them and make them look happy and shiny.
i open up the spa cover and BAM! black mold all around the waterline.
then the smell hits me.
Dinglenoose X 100.
i open up the side where the filter goes and i find out the reason for the stench.
there are 2 dead mice in the filter area.
not just dead mice.
long dead mice.
one was floating next to his intestines.
the other ones head snapped off inside the filter.
i could see his little spine and jaw and innard like stuff from inside his neck area.
like i said, i almost threw up a lot.
the filter is black with grime, and mouse parts are floating all around it.
i went to the truck, got my work gloves, which just ain't waterproof.
and i proceeded to cuss and lift the filter out in order to hose it off.
i soooooo had to find a happy place.
i was thinking of julie bowen from the movie "happy gilmore" holding two pitchers of mountain dew.
it kinda helped.
but not much.
the filter is now soaking in muriatic acid and water.
the spa was scrubbed diligently by yours truly.
the dead mice were "disposed of".
i still feel all kinds of crawly in the aftermath.
so, there you have it.
my gross story "o" the day.
we shall see what tomorrow brings in my wacky adventures in pool cleaning.
but i probably won' t write about them.
