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Terrified Captonians are trembling in their K-Way jackets and yoga pants as a wave of mould creeps across the city, devouring homes, antique boudoirs, and old stilettos in storage for the next funeral.
Nowadays most homes smell like the wet towel you accidentally rolled up in your tent, as we breaststroke our way through an unusually moist winter.
Yes, we used that word, but can you think of one more suitable for these past few weeks? Heavy rains and cold weather have made it near impossible to get any washing done without a tumble drier, and the leafy southern suburbs are starting to resemble the set of The Last Of Us.
Rob Fraser of commercial cleaning outfit AllCleanSA says, while not uncommon for this time of year, they have seen an increase in call-outs to tackle mould. According to CapeTalk, Mould has become a topic of frustration in recent months, with locals airing their wet laundry on social media.
Ja, die Kaap is lekker k*k during a wet winter, but it has been a few years since the last really cold one, so maybe we just forgot how miserable it gets. Fraser reckons the best defence against mould is to treat it as soon as you see it. Covering it up won’t make the problem go away.
“It’s a fungi, it’s a spore, it should be treated.”
Fraser says for moderately affected areas, a household cleaner of white vinegar can be used to clean it. For more severely affected areas, a de-humidifier can be used, along with industrial detergents.
Just Jik the hell out of it.
If you thought The Last Of Us reference was a bit dramatic, consider that the pretty-coloured appearance of mould is due to spores containing ‘fungal metabolites’. The spores are the dispersal units for the fungi. So you have fungi eggs growing on your bedroom wall.
It’s nature at her nightmarish best.
[source:capetalk]
