Dear So and So

[maillotpois]

Dear refrigerator -

I give up. What the heck is making you so stinky?

[lph]

Ick on the back wall? A blocked draining channel? We had a weird smell in ours once, which went away after I cleaned the itty-bitty channel in the back with a q-tip. Obscure greenish goop in there...

[Eden]

My parents once spilled milk in their motorhome fridge.... it took many, many cleanings and lots of Febreeze to get rid of the smell...

One thing, other than baking soda, you can do to help get rid of funk that has permeated the plastic is coffee grounds. There's a little fridge at work that is so nasty that when ever anyone opens it, I want to leave the room..... (no I don't keep any food in there). A half a cup of (new - not used) coffee grounds took care of the nastyness pretty quickly. Coffee is in all the breakrooms, and thus much more accessible at work than baking soda, with the added benefit that it smells nice.

[maillotpois]

Thanks for the tips!

[OakLeaf]

Check the drain pan under the fridge, too.

[NbyNW]

Dear Snowbirds,

Please get on the phone and tell whoever you hired to shovel your walkways to HURRY UP. The snow has gotten knee deep with more coming, and it's difficult going for us and our dog, and for postal workers (not that you care because you're forwarding your mail all winter).

I know it doesn't affect you and that technically you have until 48 hours after it stops snowing, but some of us have to live in your city all winter long.

Getting your walks shoveled would be a nice gesture to show that you have an ounce of regard for your neighbors. Or please move into a condo where it would be taken care of, and you would still be able to retain your Canadian residency and all the lovely benefits that come with it. Is it REALLY worth it to you to leave your house empty for 6 months?!!

Sincerely,
Your pushy American neighbor

[alexis_the_tiny]

Dear trash workers, I am VERY SORRY about all those pee bombs we've been chucking down the trash chute. But the bf can't walk and I don't know where to buy bio-hazard waste bags this weekend. I promise it'll end when Monday comes.

Dear Boyfriend, when your back has a nagging pain for the last 3 months, it's not a cue to keep up with 400km/week mileages on the bike. Now you can't move and we don't know what is wrong because well, you can't get to the doctor if you can't move or be moved without causing you an incredible amount of pain. I don't mind giving you round the clock care but I do wish you'd pay some attention when I tell you to go easy on the back.

Dear friend, yes, I can help you with your research paper. What I cannot help you with is pulling a research paper from the air because I know jack***t about your topic of research. And by 3 a.m. Today. Its already 8 p.m. Holy cow.

[crazycanuck]

Yup, we'll just pull an idea from one of our thought clouds in the sky...

[snapdragen]

Alexis - if there is a medical supply store near you, get a plastic urinal bottle. You can dump the pee down the toilet.