termites! termites! eat them up! yum!
the orkin man was just here......thoughts on that:
i didnt expect him to be so freaking hot.
i thought his price would be waaaaaaay more than we can afford, but believe it or not, i was relieved to hear that it would be 'only' $1800.00.
of course that low, low price does not include the cost of repairing the outside wall of the house where they have been dining on our delicious main course.
it also does not include the cost of replacing the dripping outdoor faucet directly under the damaged area. apparently moisture acts as a sort of 'sauce' for this all you can eat buffet!
if we agree to go with orkin, they will come back every year for the rest of our lives for just $270 and thoroughly re-treat the entire joint. if another infestation appears halfway thru the year, they will be back with bells on to re-treat for not one single penny more.
the orkin treatment plan sounds fantastic but the little hottie flat out told me that tomorrow when terminex comes for their free estimate, they will beat the orkin price, hands down. apparently they will not do steps blah, blah, and blah....which are very important for many reasons including blah blah blah and yak yak yak.
so yeah.
i have no idea what it HONESTLY takes to kill those fucking flying maggots that are systematically woodchipping my entire house from within the walls.
no idea.
and i am devastated that the very much needed and sought after 'economic stimulus' check that should be in our bank account any damn day now, is gonna go directly to the termites---and only pay about 2/3 of this bullshit at that. i guess i shouldnt bitch. i should be thankful that we can use that money for this little problem. but im pissed because i had already mentally allocated it to such things as plane tickets to chicago to meet josie and chris' bebe, or a new stockade fence, or to buy a fabulous birthday get-away for my parents upcoming 75th birthdays, or to cut down the damn tree that has sprouted out the side of our house, or to book a cruise just for me and joe to go hang out with each other and get the hell away from this money pit and all the demands of the daily grind. damn.