As annoying as it was to find a huge mess, I admit I was somewhat amused when I found out it was raccoons who were responsible. The raccoons still haven't figured out (or just don't care) that we are home now & keep coming in. My brother corned the pair of them in the pantry earlier. One of them was out and about and reared up when he saw me. A part of me wishes I could tame them because I love animals.
Jim, I hope you get more rest & am glad your wife was able to get up on her own.
Viking, I'm glad your kidney stones stopped. I'll have to look up a blood type diet. Mine are caused in part because I take synthroid for hypothyroid. I used to drink a lot of tea but I have cut back & drink water, but I haven't been drinking as much water lately so I think it triggered them.
There was some drama while I was away. Since our power came back on & we were going home, my friend told his grandfather he needed to find new living arrangements. He can't leave his 90lb fiance to tend to the baby and to his grandfather while he's at work. Plus the grandfather is extremely verbally abusive to her when he thinks no one else can hear it. He thinks women exist only to serve men. To make a long story short, he argued with my friend about leaving, then made threatening & nasty remarks to the fiance, accused the fiance of cheating on my friend w/ a mutual friend, & implied he was going to try to get my friend's mother to kick them out of the house. My friend broke a closet door and told the old man to get the hell out. The old man got dressed, put on his ankle braces, put on his shoes, got in his wheelchair and my friend & another mutual friend got him down the stairs. I mention these details because the old man claimed he was incapable of dressing himself, putting the braces, socks, & shoes on by himself. He would call my friend at 6am and have him come over to his house to make him help him while pretending he couldn't do it. Mind you, he'd been offered a hotel fully paid by his insurance company but he said he didn't want to go bc "There might be n***ers" at the hotel. Aside from treating people like servants & being nasty to the fiance, he urinated all over the place, ruined the mattress, ruined the carpet, wiped his behind w/ a towel (the crap would not come out of it after multiple washes), left food wrappers & banana peels on the floor which attracted ants, made messes, and ordered my friend to clean it up, and generally harassed all of the guests who passed by constantly wanting them to do stuff for him.
When he realized they weren't going to let him come back, he started apologizing (but I think it was only to avoid consequences). The old man is no longer staying there but he's been driving by multiple times and glaring at the house. I joked that it's the offline version of "hate watching". Did I mention he's a stalker? Stalks my friend all over. Used to drive by his ex's place to see if he was there to get his daughter, drove by places he knows the grandson visits, & where he works. When he worked in town the old man would go to his workplace and demand he drop what he was doing & leave work to come do something for him. Tried that a few times at the casino but my friend told security not to let him in anymore. My friend now has his number blocked. He's not planning to cut him out of his life, but he doesn't want him living there anymore. The man's oldest son moved out of town and got a house with very high steps & no ramp specifically to keep the father from visiting him. He ran the middle son to death (son literally died of a heart attack partially from the stress the man caused). Youngest son is a druggy and only wants the $ and properties. He hates the old man but is trying to get him to write everyone else out of the will & leave everything to him. But he wouldn't let the old man stay with him or help him out despite not having a job or kids or any responsibilities.
Ok, that ended up being a long story. LOL.
So, the bad news first: Parquet floor in the kitchen is absolutely wrecked beyond repair & the piston pump to pull water into the cistern crapped out. It worked the night before but by morning it was toast. Not sure what happened. Several of the breakers had red. Called my friend to check and he flipped them and pressed them in & the red went away but pump was still broken. Maybe the motor burned out. We're going to dry a new D-box switch to see if that is the problem just in case. Friend said if we can find replacement motor he can change it out, but I am not sure how to find one. I googled the model # and brand but found nothing. The floor is bubbled up and when you step on it, it goes down and pops up in another spot. It was kind of fun for a bit pretending it was a moving surf board or something.
Good news: I think my fridge and freezer can be salvaged (but not sure). I got a lot of cleaning done. I didn't get all the stuff off the floor but I cleared a good path, got rid of a lot of old cardboard boxes that had broken apart, found my mom's missing engagement ring, & my brother actually complimented my work. Not sure why he was so surprised bc I've done a lot of cleaning in the past & he hardly ever cleans so I'm constantly cleaning up after him. But, got it cleaned up enough that we could get Mom to her room. Still need to clean in front of the microwave, stove, and sink, but at least we can walk through without tripping now. The AC is working so it's nice and cool. My bed is comfy. I can use my computer again. And my cats are piled on me because they missed me. They are normally cuddly, but they are extra cuddly. I normally only let a few of the cats in, but they were lonely so I left my door open.
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