“Remoted” – Day 541 (Wednesday)

There was more excitement at The BungaLowell today. As I was settling in at the desk a bit early to check emails before logging in for work, the refrigerator began making a weird noise. It wasn’t any of the usual familiar weird noises, but sounded extra suspicious. More scratchy. Investigation was warranted. The refrigerator was wheeled out of the little alcove where it sits and routinely cycles through quiet and noisy spells. Dollar signs flashed before my eyes and the comical special sound effect “cha-ching!” echoed in my head.  The last time I went Nancy Drew snooping around a major appliance it cost me a bundle for a new water tank. 

House of horrors?

The fridge can’t come all the way out of the alcove without being unplugged. The cell phone torch was enlisted to investigate and I eased into the space available to look around. The light was directed towards the lower part of the unit. This area hadn’t been acknowledged since the time the back of the fridge and the alcove floor were vacuumed, but who knows how long ago that was. There were great hopes of not seeing any sort of pool of refrigerant on the floor. Surprise! A tiny nose twitched and two little eyes, possibly startled by the sudden light, peered out from inside the mechanical panel of the refrigerator. A mouse. Inside the bottom of the refrigerator where the wires and stuff are. It was horrifying. 

I felt a little sick to my stomach (which lasted for hours), and also certainly, suddenly more awake in a terrified, blood chilling kind of way. Next up, the search for professional help. Oh, and a pest control remedy.