News of the Weird xcvii

 

News of the Weird xcvii

Happy Accident – Barrington, N.J., resident Louis Angelino III, 27, works at a liquor store, but lately he’s been cleaning friends’ houses to make some extra cash. One day in June, Angelino was scheduled to clean the home of his friend Mark, NJ.com reported. He showed up, found the key under the mat, and spent 2.5 hours making the townhome sparkle. That’s when Mark called him to see if he’d been able to get the job done, and Angelino said, "I’m literally in your living room right now playing with your cats." But Mark replied: "Louis, I don’t have any cats." Turns out Angelino had written down the wrong address and tidied up a neighbor’s home instead. Mark left a note for Tom and Beth Motzel, explaining the mix-up. Tom arrived home before his wife and called her, saying, "You won’t believe it. Someone broke into our house and cleaned the entire thing, Swiffer and all." Beth has dubbed Angelino the Cleaning Fairy, and his business is taking off. [Politico, 6/17/2021]

Fixer-Upper – Sara Weaver and her husband found their dream farmhouse in Skippack, Pennsylvania, and bought it in December in a bit of a rush. They decided to forgo an inspection, but they did note that the seller's disclosure mentioned "bees in wall." It wasn't until the weather warmed, however, that the Weavers became aware of the extent of the bees. When Allan Lattanzi, a beekeeper in the area, came to remove them in late July, he eventually ended up with 450,000 bees, comprising three colonies. CNN reported that the Weavers paid $12,000 for the removal, which involved taking slate tiles off the outside wall one by one. Lattanzi estimates the bees had been there for 35 years; he had been called to the residence once before but the owner at that time didn't want to pay for the removal. When the Weavers took ownership, the house "was so dirty," Weaver said, "and now that I'm thinking about it, I originally thought it was dirt on the windows that I cleaned but it was probably honey because there were drip marks." [CNN, 8/2/2021]

Latest Religious Message – WXIX-TV reported that Charles Mullins, 65, was arrested on 3 AUG and charged with arson after a fire at his home in Boone County, Kentucky. According to police, firefighters were called to Mullins' home around 3:15 that morning. Mullins admitted that he started the fire by turning on the gas stove, pouring gasoline around the house and then lighting a piece of paper. Mullins said God had told him to start the fire and leave Kentucky, which he probably won't be doing for some time now. He was held on $25,000 bond. [WXIX, 8/3/2021]

Bad Behavior – Frontier Airlines flight attendants and passengers had to resort to duct tape on a flight from Philadelphia to Miami on 31 JUL, ABC6-TV reported. Maxwell Berry, 22, of Norwalk, Ohio, initially brushed his hand against a female flight attendant's backside, then spilled a drink on his shirt. He went to the restroom and emerged without his shirt, the police report said, and an attendant helped him get another shirt from his carry-on bag. Berry then walked around for about 15 minutes before groping the chests of female flight attendants. As a male flight attendant watched over him, Berry punched him in the face, at which point other passengers took matters into their own hands and restrained him in his seat with duct tape. He was taken into custody when the flight landed and charged with three counts of battery. [ABC6, 8/3/2021]