Electrical Burn (Day 3555 - 8/19/19)

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Mallory is having eggs for breakfast while Stephen is having cereal. He hasn't had cereal in a while, but they were selling a 2-pack of cereal at Costco for $3 to $4 which is cheap. So, Stephen had bought a 2-pack of Honey Nut Cheerios which he really enjoyed. Therefore, he bought another 2-pack. Mal says that it's probably good for his cholesterol to eat Honey Nut Cheerios. Stephen says that it's probably better health-wise to eat Honey Nut Cheerios rather than Cinnamon Toast Crunch. He mentions that Honey Nut Cheerios was a cereal they always had in the house growing up.

Stephen goes to the guest room where he said Paul stayed and then later Karley stayed. There is a weird smell coming from somewhere in there. When they keep the door closed, the smell builds up and they can smell it when they walk in. However, when they keep the door open there is no smell. Stephen says that they keep the door closed, so that they can keep the room cat hair free for guests who are allergic to cat hair. He wanted guests who have cat allergies to have a safe space for themselves from their allergies.

The smell has been getting worse lately. It smells like electrical burn which seems like a fire hazard, so they sent a message to their landlord about it. Stephen hopes that they come by to take a look at it today. He mentions that when his mom was here yesterday, he also asked her about the smell in the room. She told Stephen that it was the smell of electrical burn.

Stephen's parents' AC unit broke down a week ago. They had people come to take a look at it. The AC unit board was burnt black because the unit inside and outside didn't match. So, it was done incorrectly from the start. It was a huge fire hazard and they were amazed that it hadn't caught fire yet. Then, he talks about how people came to fix the leak in their bedroom a while back when they weren't home. Stephen has some concerns about the foundation of the house since the house has large cracks in it despite being built in 2017.

Their car has been fixed so they are going to pick it up. The people at the repair shop told them that the weird smell in their car was coming from the alternator. The smell came from the brushes burning. The car repair shop also had to replace their battery. Stephen says that the car ignition works better now. Then, they talk about how their dash cam had started having problems about a month ago. The dashcam kept dying and they now realize that it might have been a sign that the alternator and battery weren't working correctly. Now that the car is fixed, it gives him confidence that they will be able to drive to Milwaukee and back for their trip. Stephen talks about how he doesn't have any sentimental value towards the car and that it's expensive to buy a new car. He posted on Twitter about their car and people kept telling him to buy a new car. Stephen says that he will look a cars once they come back from their trip.

Back at home, Stephen hooked up the PS4 controllers in order to charge them since they are going to be recording Resident Evil 6 again. He is not going to hook up the console until tomorrow since it's a lot of work. Then, he talks about how modern controllers are so different from older controllers since they need to be charged.

Stephen says that their tap water smells again. He is still able to drink it, but he thought that they should call the water company about it this time. The first time this happened the smell lasted for a long time. Mal poured a bunch of tap water into a bucket, so they could smell it. Stephen says that is smells like the amount of chlorine there is in a pool. He's pretty sure it's not supposed to smell like that, but it's probably a safe amount since there are regulations on that. Stephen says that trip preparations are going well. Dan finished editing the Morning Mario videos. The trip is also in 10 days.