Termites

One of the things your get used to in Florida besides Hurricanes and Humidity is Bugs. If you live downtown in a wood home built in the 1930's, you get used to termites. This will be the 3rd time I've had to have the house treated for the pesky house eating creatures. You think Stephen King would have wriiten something about them.

This time it was drywood termites. Did you know there are two kinds? Oh yes, the commercials always forget to tell you that. Drywood termites fly through the air, and subterranian termites come up from the ground. And guess what? If you have the subterranian variety, you spend thousand of dollars having a truckload of chemicals pumped around the edge of your house's foundation, and if you have drywood, you get to spend another thousand having a tent put over your house and pumping it full of deadly gas.

Oh, and another thing the termite companies don't tell you. If you have a bond for drywood, it doesn't count for subterranian invasions. So read your guarantee carefully and don't have a false sense of security if your house has been treated.

So I've spent the past few nights after work and most of my weekend packing up food and clothes for a few days at a local hotel while the house is fumigated. I also have the pleasure of having to cut back all my shrubs around the house and garage so they can get the tarp over the roof and down the sides. A nice fun job in 90 degree heat with 90 percent humidity.