Ant update: We’ve continued to see a few scouts. Yesterday, Meghan caulked over some small cracks under the sink and behind some drawers. We’re now waiting to see if this has helped.
Ant update: Bait traps knocked them back in less than 24 hours. Since then, we’ve seen a few sporadic visitors — we’re not out of the woods yet — but things are okay for now.
We have ants in our kitchen. Frankly, we’re shocked that it’s taken 18 years for the first invasion attempt.
Pulled a bunch of volunteer trees from the front yard — an ash, a madrona, and at least a dozen cherries.
That was yesterday. Today, without warning, a different tech shows up, disappears for an hour, and then returns announcing the new fiber line has been strung and everything should be working. So far, so good. Still awful service, but I guess I’m supposed to be grateful the outage was only 13 days and not 19?