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minsue
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ABSTRUSE said:
I'm too lazy for the first and there are too many termites* for the second.
*Did you know they're tenacious enough to wander through inedible slump block to get to wooden baseboards, which I can only assume is a delicacy among termites? And are you aware of the odd reactions & sidelong glances you get when you call an exterminator because termites are munching on your baseboards?
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minsue said:I'm too lazy for the first and there are too many termites* for the second.
*Did you know they're tenacious enough to wander through inedible slump block to get to wooden baseboards, which I can only assume is a delicacy among termites? And are you aware of the odd reactions & sidelong glances you get when you call an exterminator because termites are munching on your baseboards?
Alrighty then.
shereads
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minsue said:Why are the houses there wooden? I've always wondered about that.
Not that I've got room to criticize seeing as how my desert home is brick, much like a pizza oven.
They had trees here once.
They must have run out of trees in the forties. No wooden houses after that.
In the desert, I bet a wood home would last forever. All you need is trees and you're all set.
minsue
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shereads said:
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There's actually a website called meerkat.org. Who knew?
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shereads said:
A shortened version of an old joke to put your feelings in perspective:
A little boy is sitting on the curb where a line of ants are filing past, mining their own business. As they pass him he's squashing them with his thumb, one by one.
After a couple of rude encounters with passersby, the local priest is notified of the situation and goes out tor reason with him.
Finally the priest makes his ultimate point, "My son, don't youknow that everything God created is beautiful and useful?"
"Bullshit replies the, boy. I'm still gonna kill these goddamn ants."
"How dare you?" rsponds the priest. "Name me three things that God created that aren't beautiful and useful!"
"Tits on a nun" -- squish -- "Balls on a priest. -- squish -- "And these goddamn ants.!" -- emphatic squish.
Weird Harold
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shereads said:'Fess up, Harold. You stole that from Readers Digest.
Might have. I don't rmember where I first heard it.
Like I said, it's an old joke -- even older than I am.
Still, It does fit your situation.
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About 80 per cent of the population of Coober Pedy now live underground. The reason for this is that the temperature can rise to 50°C in summer and it has been known to rise to 60°C. To most outsiders the idea of living underground sounds terribly primitive. In fact the motels which have been built underground are as good any built above ground. The floors are tiled and the mechanical equipment which digs out the rooms leaves attractive patterns in the red and white walls which are sealed to prevent dust and decay. There is certainly no likelihood of a sudden cave in. A good, new underground house in Coober Pedy with five rooms can be constructed by a tunnelling machine for around $25 000.
Coober Pedy
Your 'crate' sounds great compared to this LOL
Coober Pedy
Your 'crate' sounds great compared to this LOL
OldnotDead
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minsue said:I'm too lazy for the first and there are too many termites* for the second.
*Did you know they're tenacious enough to wander through inedible slump block to get to wooden baseboards, which I can only assume is a delicacy among termites? And are you aware of the odd reactions & sidelong glances you get when you call an exterminator because termites are munching on your baseboards?
Sher,
It's been a long time since I was taking apart a Southern house and looking at terminte infestations, but if I remember right, some termite progeny are white and look an awful lot like the things you are describing.
They are very resourceful and as someone mentioned, will make earthen tubes to travel in between moist ground (or pot) and edible fiber. You might want to have someone do a little checking and make sure you have some good prevention in place.
Just like their ant cousins, it's pretty rare to find only one nest in an area.
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minsue said:I can say it, but I can't afford it.
There is a spackling like siding that has become fairly popular here. Looks just like adobe but goes on almost like paint. It's actually about a quarter inch thick and you just slap it on with a trowel. I see it a lot. Don't know costs though. I do know it's a bitch to drill through.
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This thread is full of EVIL people. Evil, I tell you!!!
Gonna go do some chanting and cast a hex on all bug killers.
Lou
Gonna go do some chanting and cast a hex on all bug killers.
Lou
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ABSTRUSE said:I was a fly swatter in my past life.
I knew that.
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Lime said:
But your house was built on their natural habitat. Bugs have rights, too, ya know!!!
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ABSTRUSE said:I second the motion.
Just don't do it in public.
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