The Exterminator

Well, the termites didn’t abandon the house entirely.  They just moved to a different place to get fresh food.

And exterminators aren’t much more responsive than HVAC guys when it comes to calling back.  One finally did show up, though, and $2,000.00 later, we’ll be drilling holes in the floor and spraying toxic chemicals around the house.

Well, under the house to be more specific.

They’re also going to treat for the bees in the attic.  They found the nest (hive?) and will do something to contribute to the death of a local ecological system and eradicate them from the attic as well.

They warned us, though, that the house will need to be empty for about 4 hours. 

Not because of the chemicals, but because the bees are going to be really, really pissed off before they die and, figuring they’ve bit the big one anyhow, they’ll be looking to extract vengeance.

And they can get through a pinhole, much less the gaping areas we have opened to the attic right now.

So they’ll treat, and then everyone takes a really, really, REALLY long lunch.