Getting my roof washed is my best consumer experience this week, while an insect problem is disgusting

Winter is coming, so I’m on getting ready.

My best consumer experience: Hiring a worker to clean my
roof

Last May, I had a new standing seam metal roof installed. My
plan was to wash it from a ladder using a soft brush with an extending handle.

However, I got caught up in visiting my family and a project
in my yard got out of hand.

So, I decided to hire a worker to wash my roof. The warranty
requires an annual cleaning.

The worker came at 9 a.m. He was done about noon. I paid him
$300. He also cleaned the leaves out of my gutters.

I think I’ll hire someone every year to clean my roof. It
might be too difficult to clean it from a ladder.

My worst consumer experience: Finding maggots in my yard
waste bin

Last week, I made two mistakes.

First, after buying some salmon, I forgot to put it in the
refrigerator. A couple of days later, I couldn’t find it when I wanted to cook
it. There it was, in a bag, getting smelly.

Second, I took it out of the plastic wrapper and put it in
my yard waste bin. We can put food waste, including meat, in with our yard
waste.

What a huge mistake. I didn’t worry too much when it got
smellier, but a few days ago, I saw maggots on the edge of my yard waste bin.

What I should have done, according to the article “How to
Get Rid of Maggots,” was freeze the salmon until garbage day.

At first, I just wiped the maggots off the top of the bin.
However, they multiplied significantly. So I washed the inside of the lid with
vinegar. That killed them.

Maggots are fly larvae. When the waste disposal company
empties the yard waste bin with the decomposing salmon, the problem should
disappear.

I’ll wash the bin out well. If I have additional problems, I'll try killing the maggots with boiling water.

I read about some people who had maggots in their homes.
Yuck.