Our new diesel treatment

Day 4:

Today was a bit boring. It was windy and cloudy. My lips are more chapped and my face is burned a bit. I did notice the oh-so-very attractive tan lines coming in though. This includes the awesome v neck that goes from about 3 inches wide to a point, with a length of about 2 inches. So if I ever want to wear a shirt that has > 2 inch neck on it…well, everyone will know how diligently I work in the sun with that tiny triangle going down from my neck. So overall, I guess not that boring!

1. Spoke to a man who was a home contractor by trade. I asked him if he built the house we were standing in. He said no. He said he built the house that his ex-wife and kids are living in, and just bought this one recently. Bummer. We talked a bit longer. He was just going to be working all day on his yard and garage. He seemed lonely. I have a new appreciation for marriage. Consider that blessing counted.

2. Saw a dog in a house today. He was a bulldog. His head was about 7 inches across and his body was just as wide. He looked like a brown brick. I’m thinking he could probably run towards a small child and knock it down on accident. Ok, that thought should probably have stayed in my head.

3. Talked to a man about bugs today. He’s a retired sheet metal worker and knows how to use all sorts of equipment. I asked him about spiders and he said he had a tool for “them little buggers”. Excellent, this seemed promising. He showed me a chord with a cylinder on the end of it. He said that thing could shoot out flames that were 3500 degrees. (I’m thinking that a person could accidentally burn a house down with that thing). He says he just heats it right up and puts it under the cabinets and near the foundation and those “buggers” just come right out. He says that he quickly scorches them. He also says he uses diesel to treat his wasps. Is anyone else thinking this is a fire hazard waiting to happen? Besides the fact that his house would smell like diesel, I would evacuate the entire neighborhood if he treated for both spiders and wasps on the same day!

Stay tuned for tales of the next door to be knocked.