6835. House Mushrooms, a Global Phenomenon ... (219.142.228.200) –
09 Apr 2008 10:30:43
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
I'm currently living overseas in China. My girlfriend just pointed out to me that we had something poking out of the drywall above the baseboard in the hallway of our apartment. When I say poking out I mean that the mushroom actually pushed itself through the drywall and broke-out so to speak. There are drywall "crumbs" all over the place. At first I thought they were insect larvae or something because I couldnt see the stems. Sprayed some bleach on them but...
I really don't want to deal with it, so maybe we should just move or something and let the landlord figure it out on his own haha.
Just watched the movie "Shrooms" this week too (horrible movie btw if any of you end up checking it out).
But seems to me like if you have mushrooms growing anywhere in your house you probably have a mold network connected to it under your floor, behind your wall, in your ceiling, etc. and should probably get it checked out, and while bleach, salt, TKO, etc. may treat the symptoms there's obviously a bigger problem that needs to be looked at/solved.
Much love to the mushroom community here and good luck with your individual 'shroom issues! |
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Just so you know: an a capella solo cover version of 737 is known to be sung regularly under a shower somewhere in Germany. |
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6831. Tom 7 (h-66-167-9-191.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
08 Apr 2008 19:22:24
[ The Quartic Formula ]
Where's the cheesecake though? |
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6830. Mike Kenny (146-115-26-58.c3-0.abr-ubr1.sbo-abr.ma.cable.rcn.com) –
08 Apr 2008 17:37:52
[ Up-to-date: Album-a-day ]
Hm, what do you mean by defense mechanism? :) |
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Who likes cheesecake? Just go over to Mr. Akin's house tonight! We're making a poster w/ this formula on it for him! |
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I'm trying to copy and paste to word so I can show my friends, but it's not working!!! the font gets too small when I down-size it! |
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6826. AnonEmush (c-68-81-209-1.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
06 Apr 2008 20:37:01
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
Yeah theres mushrooms in this basement I just moved into which have gone unattended by the homeowners for quite some time. They stayed hidden behind a couch until I started noticing a musty smell and white spores everywhere. A couple of them are about a foot and a half tall and about 8 inches wide, about the size of a baby. Pale yellow slimy feeling and they give off a spore like white powder that has covered everything around them in a 5 foot radius. There's a leak in this basement due to a clogged up French drain and this floor is a false floor meaning its hollow. Made of cement ,as the floor in most basements are, then 2x4's, then plywood and finally a top layer of linoleum. I'm guessing we are gonna have to first destroy all the visual fungus and mold. Install a couple dehumidifiers. Get the French drain fixed, then remove the entire floor until its just bare cement, clean and disinfect the whole area with some sort of super toxic anti-fungal spray. Then use that sealer paint and make sure all the leaks are taking care of. Then add a new inorganic floor, tile or linoleum I'm guessing ,this time right on top of the cement. and i guess to be safe check the area forever for future growth and continue to use a dehumidifier. Was it worth having a false floor put into this newly finished basement, just so there feet wouldn't be cold when they hung out down here, no. One of their dogs has contracted a pretty serious cough and I am also feeling a little something myself. If you guys ever see anything that may be mold or a fungus I would suggest taking care of it in every way you can or just calling in a professional. It may seem costly at the time but if you let it go it will just end up costing a lot more and who knows, someone could get seriously hurt.------BY THE WAY pouring bleach, hydrogen peroxide, salt and TKO down a tiny window into a world of a bigger problem which is undoubtedly growing inside your home is NOT going to fix the problem altogether. You are just delaying the inevitable. As long as there is something to feed on (wood mostly) and occasional moisture these spores are going to survive to grow again, not to mention TRAVEL TO OTHER PARTS OF YOUR HOME. Don't be a dummie. And remember, do not eat or smoke the mushrooms... sell them to your friends to eat and smoke em. |
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The proceedings from Sigbovik 2008 are now available for free download.
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6821. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-108.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
03 Apr 2008 07:55:57
[ Open letters ]
These must be electric razors? I'm thinking about the safety razor kind. I think they should make pre-rusty and chipped ones of those, perhaps with a dial for exactitude if that is what the Don Johnsons of the world desire.
PS: I guess it depends on what they're up to at the time, right? |
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Yeah, I agree. There are loads of factors that lead to someone liking something, because in general most music could be liked by most people. There is definite value in associating one's tastes narrowly, and value for musicians to work in styles that align (perhaps for no preordained reason) with some philosophy, or demographic, or clothing style. I'm sure I do it, if not by design then by defense mechanism... |
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I guess I should also count the time that Neal and I did an impromptu live performance/karaoke version of "Theme from Punk Kids" at the Math/Physics lounge kegger. I didn't know any of those people. |
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For what it's worth, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/18/PKG7DG81961.DTL
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6816. Karl (pool-71-182-168-246.pitbpa.east.verizon.net) –
30 Mar 2008 00:42:00
[ Open letters ]
Dear Tom 7,
When I was a kid, they made razors on which you could set the number of days growth it would leave behind. (From zero to five, if memory serves.) This was so that you could get the "Don Johnson look." (He used to have a show called Miami Vice; you might be able to catch it on TV Land.)
Very truly yours,
Karl
P.S. Please clarify: Is a decline in the productivity of the federal government good or bad?
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6815. mike kenny (146-115-26-58.c3-0.abr-ubr1.sbo-abr.ma.cable.rcn.com) –
29 Mar 2008 20:50:00
[ Up-to-date: Album-a-day ]
"and these points support the social-ness of music."
sorry, my above statement from the first post is a bit of a non-sequitur. what i think i meant was: i think people often like punk or like bob marley because the music or musician stand for certain ideas or attitudes or tastes, and people are often attracted first to the idea of the music, and then find some music to be into ("i liked the idea of anarchy--and i found the sex pistols").
people show they like a particular band by wearing a shirt say, and this expresses also (perhaps most importantly?) that they like idea of the music ("i like the politics of the clash, bob marley, whoever. it's not important that you know i like punk, reggae, whatever, music--it's important that you know i like the message of the music").
so people like an idea, find a band that expresses it, wear the shirt, and advertise to others that they are into a certain idea represented by the band, to meet like-minded people.
dunno, just a theory, certainly not one that explains all taste in music. sorry for all the words, didn't mean to write that much, but saw i was being a bit confusing. |
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6814. mike kenny (146-115-26-58.c3-0.abr-ubr1.sbo-abr.ma.cable.rcn.com) –
29 Mar 2008 20:18:35
[ Up-to-date: Album-a-day ]
sorry, the second-to-last sentence should read '*some people like* bob marley...'. i've never noticed a big punk following of bob marley!
:-)
i guess the clash had a reggae influence!
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6813. mike kenny (146-115-26-58.c3-0.abr-ubr1.sbo-abr.ma.cable.rcn.com) –
29 Mar 2008 20:11:43
[ Up-to-date: Album-a-day ]
true, i came across the album a day project via a web search, liked the idea, and listened to your music to see how the idea applied, and admired the results. interesting thought though--the music isn't typically what i would think i would like--i suspect i like it in part because i liked the idea of the album-a-day project, and the crap art ethic, and your music stands for those things. i've often thought a lot of times punks like the idea of punk and any punk band will do, or bob marley because he represents a certain attitude or sub-culture, and these points support the social-ness of music, i think. but it's obvious from my last.fm playlist that i've quite genuinely enjoyed your work all the same. |
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You'll certainly want to do more than one set per day! =) |
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hi, I was sent here by buzzard/Sean because I mentioned the steps of Pittsburgh (since I just got the book of same name) and he said you're jogging all the roads of town. I intend to climb the stairs, there are nearly 2 years' worth if I took one set a day. Provided I can do it before I get that all-expenses-paid move to SFBay with a wonderful job that has great benefits at the other end of it... |
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6809. sharlimushroom (dsl-189-155-99-59.prod-infinitum.com.mx) –
28 Mar 2008 22:32:25
[ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]
hOngO4e! |
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mike: Sure, that definitely sounds plausible! But, in your case you didn't get to like Good Bike Heaven because all your friends liked it, right? =)
I stick reb2 in there when I'm forced to pick a few samples (like on last.fm), so that might contribute. Certainly there's a selection effect too, where I'm more likely to notice if someone mentions liking that song. But mostly it's just that I can't predict what others will like. |
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you guys could have at least made REAL fake clouds hanging by strings.... slackers |
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Personally speaking, "Theme from reb2" was probably more like the 30th T7ES song I heard. |
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