Whew, Pix, what a relief!
meara, I'm weirdly relieved it's not just us with an ant problem all of a sudden. (Wait...are the ants taking over Seattle?)
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
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.
Susan W. - Feb 26, 2024 9:39:13 pm PST #28891 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Calli - Feb 27, 2024 3:58:01 am PST #28892 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That’s good, Pix. I’m glad you’ll be able to get that resolved.
Boo ants indeed.
I hope the shot helps, Laura. My sister got one in her knee, and she’s been able to put off surgery for over a year. They can be pretty miraculous.
Laura - Feb 27, 2024 4:56:12 am PST #28893 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
As anxious as I am about getting the shot, I can't take painkillers and the notion of taking them indefinitely didn't sound like a great plan either.
Boo Ants, indeed.
lisah - Feb 27, 2024 5:42:49 am PST #28894 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
So relieved to hear , Pix!
We get those little tiny ants every year. Sometimes upstairs, sometimes down. Always gross.
sj - Feb 27, 2024 6:09:24 am PST #28895 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yeah, the ants usually start showing up when things get warmer. I haven't seen them yet this year, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time. They really really don't like mint so one of the things I usually do is make up a cleaning solution with some mint and vinegar and spray the areas they're likely to come in.
Yay, Pix! I'm glad that he figured it out, and I hope his moving out has gone smoothly.
I've been trying to get up earlier so that I'm less stressed at drop off time. I've been up earlier two days in a row and I'm still stressed and bickering with ltc at drop off time.
Steph L. - Feb 27, 2024 6:16:51 am PST #28896 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
We get ants every spring -- the whole neighborhood does (I assume, because the hardware store will put a sign in their window in March/April saying "We have ant traps!"). Terro ant traps work really well.
meara - Feb 27, 2024 6:38:09 am PST #28897 of 30000
Yeah usually if I put out Terro traps they disappear pretty quickly but it doesn’t seem to be working this time. May need more traps I guess.
Jessica - Feb 27, 2024 6:50:52 am PST #28898 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I saw my first ant of the season yesterday, which means it's time to deep clean the kitchen again and buy the annual spring ant traps.
Pix, OMG, what a relief! Fingers crossed he's sober enough to follow through on the move-out plans today!
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 27, 2024 7:08:57 am PST #28899 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
Yay Pix! Glad that situation seems to be improving—you do not need extra stress at the moment!
Toddson - Feb 27, 2024 8:28:02 am PST #28900 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Place I lived years ago used to get WINGED ants - first time they saw them, assumed they were termites, which led to all kinds of worries. Once they were identified, things calmed down.