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My Almost-daily Journal |
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| About I love trying out new things, especially when it comes to internet technology. I never really kept a journal, but it's something that I've always wanted to do. Now, everybody will get a chance to look inside my twisted, and somewhat-warped mind.
I've also subscribed to Audio Blog, so a few times a week, I'll leave actual voice blogs. Very cool!XML Newsfeed Previous Posts
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Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Orkin and my Ants Why does every service in life turn into a sales-pitch? I had Orkin come to my house yesterday afternoon to do a "home inspection". I think the guy doing the inspection new more about selling than he did about the house-destruction habits of the typical Carpenter Ant. I thought the inspection process would consist of fiber-optic cameras peeking into walls and floors looking for these Carpenter Ant apartments. All he did was look my house layout and point out where my roof may be leaking. I have a brand new roof... it doesn't leak and neither did my old roof. The long and short of it: $275 for the initial dusting and $77 every other month for maintenance... all signing a year contract. I'm not even going to be here for a year. I'm outta here in three months, hopefully less. I was told that I can transfer the plan to the new owner. Whoa! Who on earth would buy a house knowing that the Orkin Man was a monthly guest? I wouldn't! With Orkin Man reluctance, I insisted the modification of the contract to a "pay as you go" contract, meaning I can cancel any time. Even after I TOLD him I was moving in three months, the Orkin Man still tried to "hard sell" the year plan. Well, they're coming today at 4:30pm to do the first application. They actually drill into the dryway and dust pesticide into the walls, ceilings and floors. They also spray around the house, and clean up all other insects in the house (I have about 5,000 spider egg sacks all over my basement). For $275, I hope they're at my house for at least four hours. Wish me luck. BTW, I did notice a "large worker drone" in my basement today. These guys can travel up to 100 yards from the nest (I'm now an expert with the Genus Camponotus). Why this drone is in the basement perplexes me. Perhaps my whole house is infected. I hope Orkin comes through. posted by Dino at 8:31 AM (permanent link) |