Ants In My Pants!!

 It's full on WAR again.  Nothing unusual in my house it seems.  There I was, leaning over the bathroom sink when OUCH!!  Something bit me!!!  And it burns!!!

I looked down to see dozens of ants running across the top of the counter, which were now all over the front of me!!  I think that's the best break dancing I've ever done.  You surely know how it is when you feel something crawling on you.  KILL IT before it bites you!  I wasn't fast enough.

This is my peaceful back yard.  You definitely wouldn't think there was anything lurking out there that wanted to kill you.  If you could only look underground it would probably scare you to death.  There is no better sandy soil for ants, than this.  I think I've even mentioned when you buy a house, there is a disclosure (in very teeny tiny ant print) about living on HUGE ant colonies.

Just what are they good for??  Here's one of the bigger holes.  All that stuff to the right is what they have dug out of the hole so they can be comfy cozy!  What they eat is beyond me, other than all the ant killer products I have poured down their holes.

Back to the sink, I finally discovered they were coming up from an inside wall and THROUGH the middle of a crappy piece of plywood that supports the countertop.  I tried some Amdro ant killer in the corner, but they weren't the least bit interested.

After much detective work, it seems they were coming up over the counter and into the overflow drain in the sink.  So they are looking for water?  Good grief, my lawn is flooded with water every other day, as evidenced by my PGE bill.  

I grabbed a cup and began dumping water down the overflow.  Ants poured out by the dozens as I frantically tried to wash them down the sink.  Unlike most critters, these guys have suction cups for feet and went up and over the edge ..... right where I was standing!  MORE ants in my pants!!  I was slapping right and left, kind of like doing the Macarena!!

I mean really ... most insects have SOME purpose ... what the heck are ants good for??  I spent over an hour killing and cleaning up the mess.  Every day I find and kill another dozen or so.  I'm feeling defeated!!  The Amdro remains untouched.

To make matters worse, apparently I didn't notice at least three that went to bed with me.  I woke up with three huge ant bites that burn and itch like crazy.  I seem to have a pretty good reaction to them so I've moved to the kitchen sink for teeth brushing.

I have to admit, there is some sense of satisfaction the more I kill.  I need just a little fuel for the generator, but I'm getting a BIG can and filling it to the brim.  It's the only thing that has worked in the past.  No worries, I won't light it!!  In the meantime, the Amdro remains completely untouched!!

Coming up next ... the interesting story of Doc Holliday.  Everyone knows him from the shootout in Tombstone, but just how did he get there?