In the garden, and RAIN!!!!

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SIGNYM

Thursday, June 21, 2018 5:30 AM

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the activity has slowed to a crawl.- SIX

HAHAHA!

No pun intended???

Around our house, the ants are small and polite. They only come in once in a while. Plus, they keep the subterranean termites away, so I'm happy with the ant-ecology here! But, should the situation ever get out of hand, I'll definitely keep it in mind!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
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the activity has slowed to a crawl.- SIX
HAHAHA!

No pun intended???

Around our house, the ants are small and polite. They only come in once in a while. Plus, they keep the subterranean termites away, so I'm happy with the ant-ecology here! But, should the situation ever get out of hand, I'll definitely keep it in mind!

Can't say I can take credit for the pun.

The ants I had were all small ones. I've seen big black ants before, and these weren't them. That's actually probably the reason I never noticed them out in the front porch before. That's not the first time in the last two summers I'd stopped to have a coffee and a smoke while mowing my lawn. I probably only noticed them now because the sheer volume of them was outstanding and it was practically making solid black lines going into and out of my house. The majority of them that were inside my house must have been in the crawl space under the visqueen where I'd never notice them, because at the rate they were coming in there had to be 10 times as many inside the house than I was seeing in the kitchen.

Funny thing was that second day when the activity was almost gone I noticed the ants were even smaller. I figure the ones that were left weren't even matured and the hives were in desperation mode at that point. (Hives plural, because I'd imagine with how many were around my house since last summer there must have been quite a few queens).

For anybody having similar issues, I now swear by this stuff. You're going to want to make sure to keep the dogs and any kids away from the areas you apply it for a few days though.

https://www.amazon.com/Amdro-Block-Home-Perimeter-Granules/dp/B001H1JK
SY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1529555287&sr=8-3&keywords=amdro+ant+block

I'd shop around... This Amazon listing is really high priced. I got the same size bottle for less than half this price at Menards. It looks like the only bottles on Amazon that are worth the price are the much larger ones that aren't all that much more expensive than the 12oz bottle. My Menards didn't have a larger size. You probably won't need more than 12 ounces though. I'll buy a second bottle when this runs out just to have on hand to prevent this from getting out of control again in the future, but I doubt that I'm going to even use the whole bottle by the time this is taken care of.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

BRENDA

Friday, June 22, 2018 8:08 AM

First day of summer and it was trying to rain up here. Don't know about the weekend. I hope not.

BRENDA

Saturday, June 30, 2018 5:47 AM

Rain today. Could mean a soggy Canada Day on Sunday. Hope not.

SIGNYM

Saturday, June 30, 2018 7:33 AM

Happy Canada Day! May the weather be bright, sunny, and warm!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876

SIGNYM

Saturday, June 30, 2018 7:38 AM

I mentioned somewhere that I had surgery on the 28th. It was sinus surgery to (hopefully) clear up the chronic sinusitis that I've had since last Thanksgiving, when I could no longer smell ANYthing. (Garlic, vanilla, strawberries ... all the same to me. Can't smell smoke, either.)

I kept asking them what they would be doing... turns out that they run a tiny camera up your nose and just do whatever they think needs doing: In my case, bilateral maxillary sinuses (which I expected), bilateral ethmoid sinuses (not expected but not exactly a surprise either) and turbinate trimming (a total surprise).

It was the worst anesthesia I've ever had, both going under and coming out I felt as if I were suffocating. But my nose has more-or-less stopped dripping blood so I hope that the swelling will go down soon and then I can get a decent night's sleep.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876

BRENDA

Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:26 AM

Thanks Signy.

Glad your surgery went okay and I think you did mention it up the thread somewhere.

Camera up the nose sounds almost like laposcopic surgery that they do nowadays for gallbladder removal.

I've had that done and was bummed out that I wouldn't get to see what they were doing to me.

SIGNYM

Saturday, June 30, 2018 8:51 AM

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Camera up the nose sounds almost like laposcopic surgery that they do nowadays for gallbladder removal. I've had that done and was bummed out that I wouldn't get to see what they were doing to me.

I think that's it exactly - laparoscopic procedure. How was your recovery from gallbladder? That's a lot more consequential than sinus surgery!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876

SIGNYM

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 1:17 AM

I got some Xmas Lima beans seeds from a neighbor, and yesterday I made ham and bean soup using homegrown limas. It was GREAT!! (Or, that's what the family said anyway; I wouldn't know). Used up some pork and chicken drippings to make the broth tastier, too.

This looks like another hot humid summer. The avocado tree leaves have been decimated by the persea mite; I guess I didn't spray and release "good bugs" soon enough. Next year, I'll do better.

And family obligations once again take center stage, so I'll be around less. Happy Fourth, for those who celebrate!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876

BRENDA

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 3:55 AM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
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Camera up the nose sounds almost like laposcopic surgery that they do nowadays for gallbladder removal. I've had that done and was bummed out that I wouldn't get to see what they were doing to me.
I think that's it exactly - laparoscopic procedure. How was your recovery from gallbladder? That's a lot more consequential than sinus surgery!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876

My recovery was good. Now, I had that done about 20years ago. For the first couple of days after I was sore and stiff, walking kind of hunched over. But I wasn't in any pain and healed very quickly. No infection, stitches came out cleanly.

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