The Carpet Devil

Some people might know this, but most people probably don't. There is such a thing as the carpet devil, and he installed the carpet on our stairs.

Now, I don't like carpet on stairs. It doesn't look as good as the nice wood underneath. It is hard to clean. Who can hold a vacuum, the extension cleaner, get into all the crevices, and not fall down the stairs at the same time? Thus, our carpet has looked awful for the past couple years (since I've been in charge of cleaning). Even though the kittens think of the stairs as an alternative scratching post, it had to go. And the time was last night.

It took Dave about 20 minutes to yank the carpet off the stairs. What remains is about one billion staples in the wood. We counted, got tired at one million, and we were only on step one. So far there is not a single step sans staples. And the old carpet is so cheap, it was falling apart and the dust got everywhere.

Thank you, carpet devil. We will remember you for years to come.