So very glad I wasnt the only one to think that =P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan and Louise Yates" <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: "roadsters list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Going OT, Coolant disposal and ants
> If you have enough bacon grease to fill up a coffee can I'm not sure that
> fire ants should be your first concern unless they will slow you down on
> your way to the coronary care unit :)
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
> To: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>; "Brian Hollands"
> <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
> Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: July 9, 2001 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Gooing OT, Coolant disposal and ants
>
>
> > I don't know about Antifreeze for Fire Ants, but as a homeowner with
MANY
> > Fireants, I decided to try this. I took a empty Coffe Can and dug a
hole
> > where I knew the ants had a trail. Put the can into the hole to the top
> of
> > the can so it was easily accessed by the ants, and poured bacon grease
> into
> > the can. when the sun came up and heated the grease the ants were doing
> > swan dives into the grease to a point that my dog had smelled and seen
the
> > delicacies that I had placed before him and dug up the can and ate all
the
> > ants and licked up the grease. When I tried to duplicate the trick, I
> made
> > the mistake of letting the ants see me do it, and not one of them was
ever
> > in the new can. Pat
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@csus.edu>
> > To: Brian Hollands <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
> > Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Monday, July 09, 2001 3:00 PM
> > Subject: Gooing OT, Coolant disposal and ants
> >
> >
> > >> I'll do a controlled test on the ants and report back my findings...
> > >
> > >Didn't Alan Bent in Australia try a 'controlled test' involving some
> > petrol? :-)
> > >
> > >-- John
> > > John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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