Hi all!
The other day, Monday in fact, John and I spent the better part of the day on a not so fun project. For a while now every time I opened the flatware drawer there seemed to be a fine coating of flour or powdered sugar or Bisquick, something of that nature, on the utensils. I just thought one of the girls spilled some in there and not much more of it. After several times, though, I became suspicious. I reached inside the drawer and wiped my fingers along the underside of the counter top. Upon the removal of my hand I promptly threw up. No, not really, but I wanted to. White, powdery mold. I grabbed a flashlight and looked in at the backs of the cabinets. Nothing. No water stains or mold or even cobwebs. Very clean. HOWEVER, when I shined my light up at the underside of the Formica it was all covered in the white mold. So when John got home and after a little inter net research we went out and got some bleach a spray bottle and some sponges. We removed the drawers and all of the contents of the cabinets before I spent about 5 minutes on my hands and knees with my head stuck in the cabinets spraying that bleach all over the underneath of the counter top. Man! That stuff burns the eyes! We waited a while and repeated the process. Or, I should say I repeated the process! John has “bad knees” that bother him every time there is the need to crawl around on the tile floor. Whatever.
The neat thing is that the mold had disappeared immediately after I sprayed the first time. I mean not a trace of it anywhere. Poof! Disappeared in a cloud of… well, not mold. Has anything like this happened to anyone else. There was no moisture under there and never had been, and it was only on that side of the sink, not the other side. Weird.
5 comments
Comment by moo on August 20, 2008 at 5:11 pm
There is NOTHING better than bleach to kill mold. We had mold on our windowsills and a little bleach and POOF, no more mold.
I’d write on the calendar to do another spot check every six months, though, to be sure that it doesn’t come back.
Thank god bleach is so damned cheap.
Comment by Big Hair Envy on August 20, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Thanks Krissa. That just gives my OCD personality ONE MORE THING to look out for!!! I’m glad the remedy was so easy!!!
I am a BIG fan of bleach. Use it for everything. Maybe that’s why I haven’t had this particular brand of mold. I’ve had my share of all of the rest though!!
Hope all is well with you. Right now, I am on the lookout for more “Eyed Click Beetles”.
Comment by Tranny Head on August 21, 2008 at 8:51 pm
OMG – I would have projectile vomited upon the discovery of mold in my utensils. Eww. That’s even worse than finding a weevil in the box of Triscuits I was busily devouring. Not much worse, but a little worse.
Eww.
Good for you for the death spray.
Comment by Burgh Baby on August 22, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Eek! That would totally freak me out. We’ve never had it happen, thank goodness.
Long live bleach and it’s fantastic killing powers!
Comment by witchypoo on August 24, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Good ole bleach. I need to flood the basement with it, so I won’t be afraid to do my laundry.
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