Ants

[raven]

Any regular followers of this journal will know that some time ago, I had an altercation with an electric gate. It hasn't worked since - all we did to it was put it on manual release so we can open by hand to get in and out. Now, we have finally discovered what made it stop working.

There's an ants' nest in the control box. Fan-bloody-tastic.

Anyway, that aside...
My mother's doing an exam today, Pedar's got a clinic, so I'm all on my ownsome.

I'm reading fic and browing the message boards.
And ignoring Physics and Classics, go figure.

Bored now.

Comments

[scarlatti.livejournal.com]

Wow! I remember all that hassle you had to go through, climbing over fences and getting sticks in your hair. And it was all because of...ants? :)

I hope they can be cleared out and the control box fixed now!

Re:

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Hey, I was just thinking of you, and how you'd been quiet for a while... how are you?

Ah, yes, the tale of the gate. Well, apparently, the ants carried sand into their nest, which retains water, which has caused the insulation on the wires to rot away, which has caused the current to overload and blow all the fuses.

We're replacing the control box next week. Murphy's Law, methinks.