We pulled the old broken stove out from the wall last night - If you think replacing the toilet was rough, you should see this stove! Gag-ola! YUCK! And behind it and underneath where it was is filthy, dirty, greasy, with broken glass and Corona bottle caps. The cabinets that butt up against it will have to be scraped with a putty knife before they can be cleaned. I think I'll start with Tilex, then move on to Simple Green. This combination seems to be pretty good with grease and mold removal. Originally Tom thought I was going to clean that stove and then use it. Yeah, that's going to happen! Now that he sees what is inside and outside, he agrees and our new stove will be delivered today.
Also today, the 'Honey Dipper' is coming to service our septic tank. With sixteen people living in a 3 bedroom house, the septic tank has not been treated very well. Over-whelmed would be a better description of its life at the farm. Hoping to get a full report about what is really going on with that thing. He claims its only a 'holding tank' and needs to be pumped out regularly. We are not convinced, since there is evidence of digging around the apron of the site. We have installed all those water-saver appliances and toilet. It's just the two of us living there, that should make a difference, too.
The new stove is ready for pick-up, we will do that tomorrow. Hope they put it in the truck for us, that would be very helpful. My mother-in-law is stunned that we got new appliances, "didn't you like the ones that came with the house?" She doesn't understand that the house had none, except for the stove, which I wouldn't give to anybody, and the refrigerator that was in the illegal, demolished 'in-law suite' that will be turned back into the power company for their rebates.
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