We Are Demo D-E-M-O

Spent most of the weekend doing demolition on the cabin. I’ve torn out the kitchen to the walls and have taken out a very unfortunately located closet in the bedroom. I’ve learned a few things.

1) It is possible for a building to have approximately 40% of its mass composed entirely of mouse poop. As disgusting as it sounds, I really believe that I have removed well over 20 lbs of the stuff (of course even I recognize that such an amount is nowhere near 40% of the building, but it sure does seem that way.

2) Mice can chew through the electrical wiring, leaving lots of dangerous stuff exposed. I will have to get an actual electrician to help me with some of this.

3) My new cabin has some infamy. A neighbor stopped by expressing her relief that a “normal” person will be moving in. Apparently the place was a flophouse for heroin and meth addicts over the past several years with an ever-changing cast of characters sleeping it off inside. It explains how they could live with the vermin and also fail to care for the place very well.

4) Someone actually wants to take the mouse-poop covered cabinetry, saving me a couple of trips to the landfill.

That’s all for today. The missus and I are off to Phoenix for a wee break to celebrate our 13^th anniversary by hanging out at a hotel pool, eating Ethiopian food, and taking a break from the gallery, the construction, the lawsuit, and even the dogs (as much as we love the buggers, a couple of days of having someone else walk them will be a small relief from the daily grind).