7 September 2012


After Art Tournet (owner of Vermont Pest Control) left me a voicemail yesterday saying that he was booked solid until mid-November, this morning I made up a 1:1 solution of BoraCare and thoroughly sprayed the three areas under which sawdust has accumulated on the shed footers in the last couple of weeks.  At 2:45 this afternoon, just as I was leaving to run more errands in Middlebury, Art showed up at Triangle Square Circle.  (He actually was here to do work at Marty & Merry’s, but their driveway is closed ‘cause Tammy, Fran, and Bob spent yesterday covering themselves in tar resealing it, so Art wanted to access the Lapidus property from our shed turnaround area.)  I explained what I had done vis รก vis the carpenter ants and Art said that sounded like a good and sufficient treatment.  Fingers crossed… The reason for the Middlebury excursion? Delores has a drinking problem.  Not to put too fine a point on it, but she’s a real lush when it comes to radiator antifreeze.  The reservoir was completely empty when I checked fluids and pressures this morning, preparatory to our safari to Calais in a few days.  Got the longitudinals, lights, and all but 8′ of the deck boards on the next 28′ of the wood walkway.