Kilz and be killed
I bought a gallon of Kilz primer designed for covering stains, smoke, and nicotine. I thought it would be enough to do the kitchen and the living room, but alas, I was wrong. At $48 bucks per gallon, I hoped I would only need one. I used a brush to paint the edges and the picture board and then a 3/4-inch nap roller for the ceiling. The texture that is left after scraping sucked up the primer as a sponge would. I got the living room ceiling done, and that was the end of the gallon. The odor isn’t terrible, and the stuff cleans up with water. Of course, now I need to get another gallon to prime the kitchen. Then I can spray texture the ceilings and be done.
As I cleaned my hands, I noticed speckles all over my hands and Samsung Galaxy watch. I don’t like the idea of having primer all over the face of my expensive smartwatch. I used the waterproof feature on the watch and then scrubbed it with an old dishrag, and all was well. It’s strange, I know, but the smartwatch has an icon to turn on waterproofing. Afterward, I pressed a button to spew any remaining water out of the watch. That’s pretty smart, huh?
Since I’m on the topic of killing, a squirrel found its way into the crawl space above my back porch. I heard the scratching, and there was debris falling from the ceiling in the porch. At one point, I heard a crash and went out to see what it was and came face to face with the squirrel. Knowing it couldn’t escape, the squirrel freaked out and ran about for a second, then it skittered up the stucco wall and into the ceiling. Later, I went up to the rear bedroom, opened the access panel and sprayed the area with ammonia. Let’s see how he likes that. Other options include lying in wait at the basement door with my pellet gun and killing every critter that I see. As Bugs would say, “I s’pose you know — this means war!” As I always say, “Them squirrels are gonna pay!”