The Dilemma



Ron Howard,
who has lots of money.



Ron Zweig,
who has no money,
but is much better looking.
(obviously)

First, a disclaimer: this post has absolutely nothing to do with Ron Howard's new movie, "The Dilemma".  That's about a guy who sees his best friend's wife doing something naughty and doesn't know whether to snitch or not.  It's supposed to be a comedy, but I've seen the trailer and it looked pretty serious to me.  For those of you who are too young to remember, Ron Howard (then known as Ronnie) played Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968), and then Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" (1974-1984).  He was an adorable little boy.  He's not an adorable adult.  I've been told that I look like him, which I consider an insult.  Not that I have anything against Ron Howard, but I was an adorable little boy who did become an adorable adult.  And I wonder how many people would show up if he threw a seudas hoda'ah!  Harumph!  Anyway, I have a dilemma, and it has nothing to do with my best friend's wife.  In fact I don't even have a best friend, and if I did, he undoubtedly would not have a wife.  My dilemma is about mold.  I have mold on the ceiling in my bathroom, above the tub.  There was a little when I moved in in October, but it has gotten progressively worse.  As you surely know, mold is a health hazard even for healthy people.  For someone whose lungs wheeze like a broken accordion, mold can be quite dangerous.  So I went to Amazon.com and looked for mold removal products.  The one that was supposedly the most effective was called "Mold Armor".  Just about all the customer reviews gave it glowing reports, but virtually all of them also commented on its toxicity.  Its smell and fumes are overpowering, they said.  It burns your eyes, they said.  So I figured I'd buy it, use it, and then get out of Dodge.  Well, it got rid of about 95% of the mold with one application...the stuff is amazing.  I don't have a window in my bathroom, but I do have a ceiling exhaust fan.  I turned on the fan and left the apartment for a few hours.  When I came back, the fumes were pretty much gone but the smell was still there.  Well, guess what?  It is now two days later and the smell is still there.  So here's the dilemma: what do I do about the 5% of the mold that is still there?  I think the reason It's still there is because I missed the spot, not because it's any tougher than any of the other mold was.  So do I just leave it there so I don't have to deal with the fumes all over again, which I'm sure can't be very good for my lungs, or do I go in and spray again?  Anybody have an opinion?



Icky mold.



Icky mold remover.