Just Bitchin’ About: Crap
No, literally…I’m still bitching about the automotive gift of poop and pee that my 90 pound puppy left in my car 3 days ago. As you know, we were able to get the poop out of the car quite easily. However, the smell of urine is still lingered in my car over the weekend. You might have seen me driving with my kids in the rain with windows down and our heads hanging out the windows. Truly the only thing separating us from the dog was the fact that our tongues weren’t hanging out (well, that and the fact that we can hold our “bidness” until we find a potty).
Which brings me to today … I was on a mission to get the smell out!!! So, I went to the store and bought some baking soda made specifically for pet odors, I also purchased a portable steam cleaner (hey..desperate times …) and a liquid pet deoderizer to use in the steamer. I walked out of the store confident I could beat the incredible scent of 90 pound puppy pee!! Got home, took the special baking soda and LIBERALLY sprinkled it over the entire back of the car..and, I’ll be honest..a little on the ceiling, too. I then took out the special car-wash-aisle scrub brush and rubbed it in. I was going to use the small handyvac we bought when we realized we had enough dog hair in the couch cushions to make a small fur coat..but then I spotted what is now known as “G-Ds greatest invention”. The Shop Vac.
There it was, sitting in it’s corner of the garage using it’s awesome powers to will me to turn my head it’s way… This could work…a vacuum with enough suction to get the “crap” out of my car for once and all. I found the extension cord that was tangled up on the shelves, plugged it in and watched as the white powder that covered my car floor was quickly turning into the neat little lines that the car detailers make for you… It was looking good…I finished, turned the vac off and went to sit in the car…NO WAY!!!!!!! It still smelled!! Not as bad, but bad enough!
So, now I opened my new portable steamer (that I know I’ll probably never use again), read the instructions and filled the tank with pet odor removal detergent and went inside to fill the rest of the way with hot water… I pulled the lever on our instant hot water faucet and completed the filling of the tank…easy, right? Well, I held the instant hot water faucet down and when I went to release it..the water wouldn’t stop! The hot water kept flowing and I’m trying to figure out how to put the tank down without spilling what was in there and at the same time trying to figure out how to turn the damn hot water faucet off. Finally, I traced the pipe to the valve and shut it off (yes, you read correctly.. I ACTUALLY DID THIS ON MY OWN..no plumber, no call to my husband…but on my own!!).
So, armed with my tank of odor killing water I proceded to steam clean the carpet of my car (yep, ceiling, too). Truth be told: the color of the water of the dirty tank was about as close to shit brown as you can get..I guess that makes sense..yuck! Again, I went back to the car and NO WAY! It still smelled…not as bad..but still unpleasant. So, I used the second 1/2 of the super special baking soda and pulled out my new favorite toy, the Shop Vac, and repeated the scrubbing and vacuum procedure…I go to check and….it’s about 85-percent gone now. My kids agree it’s much better now, we only had one window rolled down after school and no one stuck their head out of it. However, besides the fact that I feel like my arms are going to fall off, besides the fact that it’s much better, besides the fact that I have a newfound respect for the inventor if the Shop Vac…all of this is taken into consideration..but, after I repeat my car washing tomorrow IF the smell is there I’m getting a new car!
But, not until after I take my 90 pound puppy (who, I’ve decided, could be the canine version of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’) back to the vet for her next check up!
Quit your bitchin’…that’s why I’m here.