Bugs, Jim McKay
Last night while I was making Nicki’s supper, Ali was emptying the dishwasher. She was over by the small cabinet that we keep all of Tuki’s stuff in when I heard her gasp which is never good. “It’s filled with bugs!!!” I immediately come over and see a number of small winged bugs. We have seen them before, Ali said she thought they were called “grain moths”
We start ripping stuff out of the cabinet trying to identify what they had infested. I pick up a brand new, sealed bag of Tuki’s ‘Nuts n Nuggets’ and see the little bastards inside of it. A quick observation solved the mystery. Some genius at the pet store poked a hole in the bag to hang it on a hook for display. Unfortunately they poked it below the sealed portion, allowing easy access for the bugs. It also explains how they exited the bag and took over the inside of the cabinet. It was a tedious process cleaning it up.
I brought out the Dyson to help suck up the winged bugs while Ali pulled everything out of the cabinet. I returned the bag of bugs today to the store and got it exchanged. I am pretty sure if I wanted to be a prick and make a scene I could have scored a gift card or something for our trouble but I didn’t. I did however make sure the replacement bag was bug free.
I was sad to hear that Jim McKay died the other day although he was certainly old enough to do so, 86 I think. I always liked Jim McKay. I was a big Wide World of Sports watcher growing up which was primarily hosted by Jim. He just had a demeanor and speaking style I found enjoyable and reassuring. The last time I saw him on TV was either one or two Olympics ago when they drug him back out in front of the camera. He was already in pretty sad shape then. I remember thinking I wished he would have just let well enough alone so I wouldn’t have to see the man I grew up watching transformed into a frail old man, hardly able to get out of his own way. Regardless, Jim was a great broadcaster that I will always remember. Rest in peace.