Surprises

So the last shower came out and had a surprise.

Seems that at some point in the last 45 years termites came to visit.  They weren’t there any more, probably because they ate all the good stuff and starved.

It seems that the downstairs shower was about the only thing keeping the upstairs shower in place.

It lends a whole new meaning to “sunken tub”.

So when we went to check the progress that evening we found a new support wall right in the middle of the downstairs bathroom and lots of stuff cut away.  It improved the next day when that wall was rebuilt, but the other wall – along the garage – that extended behind the washer and dryer was gone and the temporary support wall had moved.

This meant, of course, that an exterminator had to be called to be certain that the termites had, in fact, vacated the premises.  This led to an unforeseen issue – it’s vacation season, so our usual pest control guy is gone and his “manager” has not been especially concerned about calling back and arranging a time to come have a look.

The potential calamity of this fact was brought home when the electrician reported “buzzing” in the attic.

Hornets, bees, wasps --- whatever has a stinger – is not something that any of us want to meet up close and personal.

So finding an exterminator is somewhat urgent now.