Seconding the Terro rec. It's the only thing that's worked for us, and we've sprayed and used traps--always go back to the Terro.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Beverly - May 11, 2011 1:25:06 pm PDT #7849 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Consuela - May 11, 2011 1:27:15 pm PDT #7850 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Matt's right: Terro is the best.
Steph, sounds like Apple's giving you the same story I got from T-Mobile when UPS left my expensive new smartphone on the front stoop, where it was stolen. It took me 90 minutes on the phone with customer service, and threatening to cancel my membership entirely, to get them to send me a new phone.
At one point they were going to make me wait six weeks to ensure that I wasn't using the phone myself...
aurelia - May 11, 2011 2:21:49 pm PDT #7851 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
"If this artwork came to life, how good would it be in a fight?" [link]
Steph L. - May 11, 2011 2:28:19 pm PDT #7852 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
sounds like Apple's giving you the same story I got from T-Mobile when UPS left my expensive new smartphone on the front stoop, where it was stolen.
Were you able to track it prior to theft, though? Because the UPS tracking number Apple gave me has given me the same message for 6 days: "A UPS shipping label has been created. Once the shipment arrives at our facility, the tracking status--including the scheduled delivery date--will be updated."
Which I took to mean they have not gotten the package to ship. And Apple can see that status. It's not like UPS says they have it, or delivered it, or anything. They're saying they never got it.
Grumble.
ION, on the ant front: good way to kill a bunch of ants all at once -- take a long piece of tape (packing tape, duct tape, whatever) and squoosh them. It's surprisingly satisfying, in a Plants vs. Zombies way.
We have traps now, and I made a concoction with borax and sugar, which the ants outside are chowing down on, hopefully to take back to their mansion and kill everyone else.
Fucking bugs.
Consuela - May 11, 2011 2:30:28 pm PDT #7853 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Were you able to track it prior to theft, though?
Yup.
Your message is weird: it really looks like UPS never picked up the shipment from Apple.
Sheryl - May 11, 2011 2:34:33 pm PDT #7854 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Found a couple of ants in the cats' water bowl. Hope there aren't more of them.... (the stink bugs are annoying enough)
Steph L. - May 11, 2011 2:35:46 pm PDT #7855 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Your message is weird: it really looks like UPS never picked up the shipment from Apple.
That's why I'm honked off at Apple. That message is pretty clear that it wasn't delivered, to anyone.
I'm assuming it'll get sorted out eventually, but I'm supremely annoyed in the meantime.
Liese S. - May 11, 2011 2:45:03 pm PDT #7856 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, you have every right to be righteously miffed.
Steph L. - May 11, 2011 2:46:07 pm PDT #7857 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, you have every right to be righteously miffed.
At least I can channel my miffedness towards the ants.
Consuela - May 11, 2011 2:48:17 pm PDT #7858 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
David Malki of Wondermark interviews the world's foremost authority on beards:
ION, the lawyers decided that I kind of screwed up my interview--until I pointed out that anyone who reads that article and actually cares has already made up their mind, anyway. Bah.