If you have never experienced fire ants be glad. They will craw part way up your foot & leg & all bite at the same time. They hurt a lot. They are like tiny little stings. Some people experience swelling skin, others get red dots & some get red bumps with 'stuff' in them. YUCK.
Ok so today I had to meet a well/septic guy at one of my (now pending) properties. The buyer's agent advised that there was a small leaky pipe to be repaired. Ok, no biggie right? WRONG. The entire aerator is FILLED with clumps of ants! The switches have been shorted out because of ANTS. The pump has blown because of, you guessed it, ANTS! He shows me these ants & my skin is CRAWLING. Then we go look at the well & they are all over that too! GROSS. So he empties the aerator & allows it to fill back up with clean water. Nope, there are still ANTS in there - YUCK.
We get the pest control guy out there - this is the WORST CASE OF ANTS HE'S EVER SEEN. GREAT! He treats them with granules on the spot & is coming back later to treat the entire yard all the way down.
Ok, so now I have ant bites on my feet (yes I was wearing sandals - good job, right?)
But now the water is working fine & the ants will be gone soon enough. The new owner will be in & be ant free.
By the way, the house is vacant & BRAND NEW.
Ok, so I got a new listing today too :) Yeah HAPPY FRIDAY everyone!
Yours in Success,
Susan Milner
Florida Future Realty, Inc
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No fire ants here on Long Island, NY. We have roaches in the 5 boroughs(NYC). We do have crickets but not as vicious as fire ants.
"The Lovely Susan"
Have you ever stepped right on one of the mounds. Ouch.
I did that once and my entire foot was biten up by those little buggers. Ouch.
Then I had those little things with stuff coming out all over my foot for a week. Yuck.
My foot so sore I could not wear a shoe on it for a week. Ouch!
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TLW "The Lovely Wife"...Kum La Ka Lakka...ROAR!
Susan sorry about the bites... be happy you are not allergic, I had a girlfriend that ended up in the hospital after stepping into a mound...
TLW -- oh I feel your pain....
This story takes me back to Pop Warner Football. During our Homecoming game, we all got our pads and helmets on in the locker room, then we took to the field to stretch and warm up. Before the game began, all of the players names were called on the loud speaker with our Mother's standing by us on the 50 yard line. Well, during the stretching period.....we were all doing push-ups in full gear. All of a sudden, I felt this...stingy....feeling on my arms. Then, on my stomach, then my neck.
I was doing my push-ups in a freakin' ant hil!!!!
I got up and started to strip. My coaches were yelling at me but I didn't care! I ran for a hose but there wasn't one to be found.....I finally got my socks off and that's when we were instructed to line up on the 50. Then our names were all called with our Mom's standing there....well....mine wasn't standing...she was helping me wipe away the rest of those red ants! Good thing I wasn't allergic! I'll never forget that one! I ended up playing in the game and helped our team win. Our record was 6-0 at that point. Undefeated untill we met the Green Wave.