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If they open and shut that &*&^% door one more time I'm going to scream!

Malls!!! Rats!!!!

I live in Empress, Alberta. Population 138.
We don't have rats....not a single one.
We have rattlesnakes.
I seldom see one because I don't go looking but I expect some twelve year old boy could find a specimen in less than ten minutes if asked.

As for malls....on a cold Sunday evening evening last winter, a newcomer came into my shop quite distraught. His furnace had quit, he'd identified the malfunctioning part, but it was seven o'clock and the closest furnace store wouldn't open for another 13 hours. He wanted to borrow an electric heater to prevent the pipes from freezing.

My husband suggested that they go to the mall instead. The newcomer tritely explained that the city was two hours away and it was Sunday and everything was closed at that time of night anyway.

:Not that Mall", said my husband. "The Empress Mall!"

Then he got a couple of flash lights from the drawer, a screwdriver and a thermos of coffee and took our new neighbour to the Empress Dump....affectionately known in times of crisis as The Mall.

Of course they found the EXACT part they needed for the thirty year old furnace and had it installed within the hour.

I own/operate one of the funky stores you city folk like to visit. It used to be a bank so I have my very own working vault. My husband had to drill through two feet of reinforced concrete that was sided with 1/2" steel on both sides to install the plumbing for our new public washroom. I'm about to advertise that the bank in Empress once again takes deposits...but I don't do withdrawals.

Love your site.

It's a beautiful space. Love it. But what's with the big black boots? I live in farm/cow country and folks...even the farmers don't put on boots like that unless there is serious rainfall. In NY! Too much.

Hey guys....is this couple your Mom and Dad? Are they special friends? Why else have you had them front and center month after month! Enough is enough.

As president of our local historical society, I've had considerable experience dealing with mold in various buildings we've restored. There are hundreds of types of molds...many are very,very dangerous...and it takes an expert to make the identification. Google "mold inspection" in your area, then take samples to them.

Yes...you will be moving the mold spores into your next home. If it is a drier climate that may...or may not...be an issue depending on how deadly the type of mold. Porous surfaces (like wood, leather and fabric) can be most problematic and if they were my belongings I'd call in the professionals ASAP.

I have dealt with various mold inspection and removal companies and all have emphasized that bleach, tsp, vinegar do not kill the spores, although they do a good job of cleaning off the surface.

Please go to the trouble to have various samples identified because several types of mold can cause brain damage and/or kill and children are particularly vulnerable. As to cost...I recently took in three samples for testing and paid $125 for the report. It would have been $80 but I wanted same day service so was willing to pay extra.