I had made a lot of plans last weekend, because there was so much I wanted to get done.
Everything got derailed pretty quickly, though, in a way I never saw coming.
I got up first thing Saturday morning and went through my morning routine. I had some coffee and a piece of toast, I smoked some weed and got ready for the day. First I mowed the lawn, before the sun got too bright and the temps got too high. By early afternoon I was ready to knock out my next task, the cleaning of the air vents and inspection of the ductwork. I don’t have long enough arms to clean the inside of the air ducts, but I always make sure to check them when I have the air vents removed. I try to do this once a year or so, although in this case it had been almost 2 years since I had looked into the ductwork. I was stunned to find that the inside of the main air duct was lightly dusted with mold. My home was infested with mold! Since it was in the ductwork, that meant it was permeating the air that I breathed. I immediately covered my face, turned off the air conditioner, and started to open all the windows. After that I sat on the back porch and started to make phone calls, starting with my physician, and my HVAC service provider. I needed to get my lungs checked out, but I also needed to get my ductwork cleaned out or I couldn’t stay in the house anymore.