Wouldn't you know everything would start to fall apart now? It's like the house knows we only have 5 weeks to go - maybe it's trying to get rid of us early. Let's see - Craig's geyser blew up, our main electrical switch in our bedroom blew up (smoke and fire was involved), the sliding shower door won't slide (again), 20 litres of water from the water cooler leaked all over the dining room,and lastly (hopefully), an army of ants have invaded the house.
First, a geyser is not to be confused with a geezer (we have no old men getting blown up in Craig's bathroom), nor is it a spring coming up from the ground with lots of vapour. A geyser is a water heater found in bathrooms and kitchens. Much to my delight who should come to the rescue but my favorite Handiman in his trademark red jumpsuit!
The geyser and electrical switch got fixed, the wheels for the sliding door are (supposedly) on their way. The 20 litres of water found all over the dining room floor was annoying but fairly easy to clean up. But I can't say the same for the tiny flying ants.
We noticed the ants when we got back from Kabini - in the living room and dining room at night, attracted to the warmth and the lights. We sprayed the rooms with no results - they just kept coming. So we had pest control come in - twice. The second time the guy found a hole outside under the living room window. He sprayed it like crazy and ants poured out. We thought that would be the end of it but the thing about ants is they come in seemingly unlimited numbers and are small and smart.
They obviously had more than one entry. Every night we turn on the lights and in they march. So yesterday I had the holes patched up - all the cracks inside and outside the window. Then we noticed some ants coming out a crack in the tile outside so we patched that too, wiped our hands clean, sure that we had outwitted and outplayed those little insects.
But evening came, the lights went on and suddenly they appeared inside again. We sprayed but couldn't even tell where they were coming from. Nauseated from the smell and just plain frustrated, we turned off all the lights, went out for dinner, came back and spent the rest of the night in our rooms. The ants were clearly winning.
Today noticed another crack in the upper corner of the inside wall, sprayed and out poured the ants. Cleaned them up and filled those cracks in. Waiting patiently now for evening to come...and the lights to come on...
First, a geyser is not to be confused with a geezer (we have no old men getting blown up in Craig's bathroom), nor is it a spring coming up from the ground with lots of vapour. A geyser is a water heater found in bathrooms and kitchens. Much to my delight who should come to the rescue but my favorite Handiman in his trademark red jumpsuit!
The geyser and electrical switch got fixed, the wheels for the sliding door are (supposedly) on their way. The 20 litres of water found all over the dining room floor was annoying but fairly easy to clean up. But I can't say the same for the tiny flying ants.
We noticed the ants when we got back from Kabini - in the living room and dining room at night, attracted to the warmth and the lights. We sprayed the rooms with no results - they just kept coming. So we had pest control come in - twice. The second time the guy found a hole outside under the living room window. He sprayed it like crazy and ants poured out. We thought that would be the end of it but the thing about ants is they come in seemingly unlimited numbers and are small and smart.
They obviously had more than one entry. Every night we turn on the lights and in they march. So yesterday I had the holes patched up - all the cracks inside and outside the window. Then we noticed some ants coming out a crack in the tile outside so we patched that too, wiped our hands clean, sure that we had outwitted and outplayed those little insects.
But evening came, the lights went on and suddenly they appeared inside again. We sprayed but couldn't even tell where they were coming from. Nauseated from the smell and just plain frustrated, we turned off all the lights, went out for dinner, came back and spent the rest of the night in our rooms. The ants were clearly winning.
Today noticed another crack in the upper corner of the inside wall, sprayed and out poured the ants. Cleaned them up and filled those cracks in. Waiting patiently now for evening to come...and the lights to come on...
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