I’m glad that Jesus Christ was in the form of a man because if he were made in the image of a fish I would be in deep trouble at my day of judgment.
- My aquatic St.
Peter would point to the time my wife and I decided to get an aquarium full of goldfish. After a few days, the water began to turn green and a bevy of snails and algae-eating fish could not remove the scum from the sides of the tank. Fish after fish turned “belly up” and some even jumped out of the tank, thinking that they had a better chance facing off against my cat on a dry floor. The “massacre” was complete after we changed the water but neglected to let it adjust to room temperature. The ghosts of those poor fish may be getting their revenge at me by using my HVAC unit to unleash a never-ending siege of molds, bacteria, and even algae. In summer when my AC is running at full capacity there is a steady drip of condensate that flows through the drainpipes and a collection pan that holds any overflow. If I am not vigilant that same green ooze that I subjected those fish to will grow and clog up my HVAC system. But unlike my finned victims, I can add bleach to the drain pipes to kill the algae, or I can use the services of a qualified HVAC technician to clean my HVAC system of any algae, molds, and accumulated grime. I’m hoping that the “fish gods” will be forgiving of my mass killing but now I have to worry about the “algae gods”.
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