Let's start with the positive part of the day: my IRS situation is good, I've overpaid, and all is well.
For the past week, I've been having the feeling that there have been critters in my bed, like thinking that a bug just crawled over your leg kinda thing. So, this morning at 5 am, something appeared to be crawling on my ear, and I killed it. I turned on the lights to check and there were 4 or 5 bedbugs in my bed. At first I thought they were roaches, then I paniced and thought they were ticks, but no, they were bedbugs, and I suddenly have an infestation. Between 5:30 and 9:30 I did eight loads of laundry in my basement laundry room and the laundromat down the street, I damn near asphyxiated myself spraying the mattress with pesticide. I threw out all my pillows, and called the landlord.
I ran into a 5th floor neighbor and asked her if she'd heard anything about a vermin problem, and she said she'd heard several neighbors had been complaining about bedbugs. I recently read an article about it being a Manhattan problem at the moment, so I'm wondering now if the flurry of nocturnal activity from my neighbor several days ago was the same thing. Anyway, I expect this to be a nightmare for the next couple of weeks. Much as I like him and his dog, I'm wondering if the dog brought them into the building or if they're wondering from floor to floor looking for a good home. Hopefully, they won't find it here.
DR Jose, Friday's good, too.
