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Really glad you’ve moved by your daughter, family is everything, like I said my daughter lives in Mandeville, need local info she can help!
The Buc-ee's they are building off I-10 before Gulfport will be closer than either Lafayette or Ruston.
Nice. Looks big enough to host a pipe club get-together when you are settled in.
Well, we are in. My wife and I worked like dogs to empty the garage of boxes. No basement here and no shed yet, means most of those items go overhead in the attic. 100 degree temps every day just flat wore us out.
My son-in-law and I decked out the area and have quite a large space. The PO had a hoist system, but today, I'm not going anywhere near those pull down attic stairs. He also did the foam roof insulation, with AC up there, so it's cooler here than in the garage (which had AC, but dangerous, so we moved it to another home feed).
We're taking a break today. First Sunday AM out on the front porch, cats out on her lead, pipe, coffee and a pipe.
Half the garage is empty, I'll bring over my MGB tomorrow, and mow the lawn for the first time (30 minutes max, hooray!)
My son-in-law and I decked out the area and have quite a large space. The PO had a hoist system, but today, I'm not going anywhere near those pull down attic stairs. He also did the foam roof insulation, with AC up there, so it's cooler here than in the garage (which had AC, but dangerous, so we moved it to another home feed).
We're taking a break today. First Sunday AM out on the front porch, cats out on her lead, pipe, coffee and a pipe.
Half the garage is empty, I'll bring over my MGB tomorrow, and mow the lawn for the first time (30 minutes max, hooray!)
If anyone knows about giant-ass fountains like the one out front, give me a shout. It's been dormant for one year and I'm sure full of mosquitoes.
Is the water somewhat clear? Kinda bet it's not. Check the pump motor. Find the switch.
Then I'd siphon off all the water then clean the crud out, let it dry, then refill. If the fountain is running, the probability of mosquitos goes way down.
Al:
Early-on in this thread I wrote:
Comparing the above pictures, I believe that if you did grow a beard you two could pass as relatives!
Early-on in this thread I wrote:
Comparing the above pictures, I believe that if you did grow a beard you two could pass as relatives!
It hasn't been run for a year. It has a water supply and electric (as does the big fountain in the back yard. I suspect it has a drain as well, this guy ran everything under the ground (water lines, electric, sprinkler system, etc.).
Mowed the lawn for the first time tonight. Red ants everywhere, they were biting my legs by the time I got done. I'll have to treat the yard.
PM sent on the fountain issue.
By the way, you look like you could be related to one of our New Orleans Pipe club members who happens to live in Mandeville. You have the same follically challenged hair style.
By the way, you look like you could be related to one of our New Orleans Pipe club members who happens to live in Mandeville. You have the same follically challenged hair style.
Well, the fire ants did a number on me. I mowed the lawn around 7 Pm, got bit about 10 times. By 10 AM, my hands and ankles were swollen and I was wheezing. I had an old inhaler from about 15 yrs ago, and that solved the wheezing. By 2 AM, I was covered in hives and welts. I took a bunch of Benadryl and by morning was better. But the bites looked infected, but not painful. I put down 20 lbs of Sevin Insect killer, which is supposed to remove fire ants. Hoping that works. Welcome to Louisiana.
The problem is that your yard is just one section of a few square miles of that ant colony. The actual mounds are merely their egg incubators. There's not a poison on the market that can merely be applied on your yard that will kill the colony. They are still there, underground. You'll most likely see more mounds pop up, and you have to decide whether having poison in your yard is worth just poking the bear with a stick.
Down here in the South, we just learn to avoid the ants as best we can.
The bites will puss up, swell up, but just keep an eye out that you don't start getting red streaks leading away from the bites. The doctor can prescribe some stuff that will alleviate the sting and itch.
I'm sorry that you're getting this sort of welcome to the Deep South.
Also, be weary... it's yellow jacket swarming season. Late summer, keep an eye out for holes in the ground with tons of those yellow SOBs flying in and out. I laid up for almost a week after hitting a nest of them with my tractor.
There are poisons in granules that ants accumulate inside the anthill and quickly exterminate the entire colony.
With European ants they work great (tried several times); I don't know if the American ones are more resistant.
Red ants are from Africa, and came over as we imported azaleas. The do not make colonies the same way domestic ants do. They create miles of underground passages, and they do not stockpile food the same way either, making poisons ineffective on them. But, people keep trying to poison them out, but just putting it on the mounds of eggs when they pop up doesn't really do much. And, the dusts and poisons can affect your family, friends, and pets, mostly pets.
Might be better to hire someone. It costs but might be better than going through that several times a month.