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Steve Peterman's avatar

No one under the age of forty wants to hear whiny Boomers complain about the problems of home ownership...But when they tell you there is termite damage it’s hard not to get a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach as you imagine the biggest financial investment of your life inexorably transforming to dust dribbling out the butt end of a detritophagous eusocial insect (I see your “frass” and raise you two very impressive Latin (?) words I just found on Wikipedia). And when they’re flying around your house like ugly butterflies with teeth it’s really freaky. Still you have my sympathy and a healthy dose of respect for the retro vinyl collection. A stack of those I’ll give your legs and arms a serious workout.

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Peter Duffy's avatar

We were the proud owners of a fruitless Mulberry tree. Located just outside our kitchen window it provided our family years of beauty and shade. One day we looked at the back side of the tree and discovered it was completely consumed by termites and ready to break in half. Needless to say we had to cut down the tree for safety, by by termites!

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