JohnDeaux

After reading this I’m not Hungary anymore.

New bumper stickers incoming:

“LithiumField trash making LithiumField cash”

“LithiumField Honey spending LithiumField money”

Berger Brothers - talk to Tyler Berger

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We are inching towards the precipice

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Also why hang the beams before Sheetrock? I did this in previous house and the seasonal changes caused gaps between Sheetrock and beams. This resulted in Sheetrock powder on my beams along with gaps every time the wood would shrink/swell.

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They left a 1/2” to 5/8” gap between the top of beam and the ceiling joist to allow the sheet rock to pass over the beam.

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Wrap the beams in visqueen or then painters plastic and put a insect bomb inside it. Leave covered for a couple days and that should kill the nest in the beams

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If I would have seen the ants before the beams were brought to the house, that would have probably been my plan. Now that the beams are inside (and hung) I am seeing ants throughout the house.

I am thinking some type of bait system would work best to eliminate the colony and contain the spread, but I am not really sure what products would be best.

We are currently building a new home and starting to hang Sheetrock. I supplied some old cypress beams and timbers that had been stored outside under cover for about a year. We brought the beams and timber to the new house to store inside and get the beams hung before the sheetrock was installed.

After the beams were in the house, we noticed they were full of carpenter ants which appear to have spread through the house. I did some research on how to exterminate the ants and it was recommended to use a non-repellant insecticide to prevent them from spreading further. Before reading that I purchased a quart of Talstar Professional Insecticide which appears to be a repellent insecticide.

I also reached out to a local pest control company to get a recommendation and price on getting rid of them.

Any recommendations on DIY (repellant, non-repellant, or other solution) or should I just let the pest control company handle it?

Out of the pot and into the frying pan

I received a positive diagnosis for COVID on Thursday. I was prescribed ivermectin, azithromycin (z-pak), and prednisone along with other vitamins and common OTC meds. My symptoms have been very minor (low grade fever, minor sinus congestion).

I know others that tested positive recently have had a much rougher go with it and I don’t
think they were prescribed any of these medications.

It may be anecdotal, and I know that I am not out of the woods yet, but I’m a believer in the drugs I was prescribed.

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Lacassine Water Park Lifeguard

Flying out early tomorrow morning. Please send prayers.