I do get ants a couple times a year, and have to bust out the terrible Tero traps, but those usually work pretty well.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Apr 25, 2023 9:30:25 pm PDT #21900 of 30000
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 25, 2023 9:44:40 pm PDT #21901 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've been getting little gnats that the wind traps against my front door, but yesterday I discovered a spiderweb in a hidden corner whose owner has clearly been disposing of the majority that managed to get inside.
JenP - Apr 26, 2023 4:28:55 am PDT #21902 of 30000
Go spiders! Choose spiders!
Calli - Apr 26, 2023 4:50:59 am PDT #21903 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If I remember to spray around the windows once a year, I don’t get ants. If I forget, I will usually get them in the kitchen. Note to self: I should spray this weekend.
I had a problem with roaches for a while. I’m not especially filthy, but with one cat being a random nibbler (and underweight), I need to leave kibble out, so there is something to attract them. I started putting this stuff out that renders the next generation sterile, and now I just need to kill the occasional invader from outside. NC has some good size roaches.
Laura - Apr 26, 2023 6:08:42 am PDT #21904 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I haven't seen any bugs in the condo, but in Otter Lake I get ants easily. No dishwasher there so I have to keep up with the dishes.
Jessica - Apr 26, 2023 6:30:26 am PDT #21905 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I was out with co-workers for goodbye drinks yesterday and had the opportunity to hand out one of my Buffista business cards! (They were talking about Homestuck fandom and saying "Yeah, it's a cult" and so I pulled out my Buffista business card that also says "Yes, we're in a cult.") Does anyone remember who made those? Because they are awesome! I've had them in my wallet for something like 20 years now!
Jesse - Apr 26, 2023 6:47:38 am PDT #21906 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't even remember those existing! That is awesome.
Steph L. - Apr 26, 2023 7:05:42 am PDT #21907 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
We get ants in the kitchen every spring, regardless of what we do. Apparently it happens to a ton of people in our neighborhood, because the neighborhood Facebook group is full of posts bitching about the return of the ants. Terro traps work, but I wish we could keep them from coming inside, period. But since it's a neighborhood-wide problem, I'm starting to think Northside is located over the world's largest ant colony.
DavidS - Apr 26, 2023 7:42:19 am PDT #21908 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Does anyone remember who made those?
Sounds like something DXM would do.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 26, 2023 7:43:25 am PDT #21909 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Steph, did you ever see the TV movie Phase IV from back in the 70s?