WXman

Honestly, I made the executive decision to not set foot on that train due to not wanting to die. If they take care of their train/train tracks like they take care of the rest of their facility, it’s a tragic accident waiting to happen.

Not that I expected anything better than pathetic, but man oh man it was baaad.

My wife and I went to Avery Island for their Easter egg hunt for the little one and on the way back he wanted to stop. We were tired and just wanted to get back home but we figured since he had been so good we should reward him with saying “yes” to his request.

First off, it was cheap as shite to get in. All three of us cost $26 to get in :lol:. Not complaining, but we were both just like “hmm, this ought to be interesting”. Zoo in the middle of nowhere that costs so little? Let’s just say $26 was too much for what we got.

First exhibit was two lions, sleeping, with their lion testicles hanging out on full display. I thought it was funny, the wife smirked, but our three year old son thought it was the funniest shite he’d seen. The thing is these lions were being “held back” by a regular chain link fence only about 15’ tall with NO COVER! Tony the Tiger at the truck stop had a more secure set up.

All the exhibits were filthy and needed a good pressure washing. Cobwebs were everywhere - intertwined in the fencing around the animals, all along the walkways, and covering the under sides of every eve, overhang, and roof we walked under/near.

90% of the wood walkways, decks, seating areas, and bridges needed to be pressure washed or actually replaced due to rot.

A snake actually slithered across a walkway in front of us, stopping us in our tracks. Not completely sure if it was an escapee or just living in the area.

The bengal tiger needed to eat a burger it was so skinny and it actually LIFTED ITS LEG AND SPRAYED/PISSED ON A KID IN FRONT OF US!!! I’m not kidding! The kid of course screamed and cried and her parents were pissed.

Peacocks escaped and were walking around the whole play area for the kids. Workers were scrambling trying to get them back to where they belonged.

The grass hadn’t been cut in what looked like months, maybe a year, inside the exhibits.

It was maddening, funny, and quite sad at the same time. Our kid loved it because he doesn’t know any better but it was about what one would expect from a zoo in the middle of BFE.

Where's the pic of the woman?

Is the risk worth the reward in this case? Please forgive me because I haven't kept up with the math on the tariff situation with China so what is the defense of the tariffs? Is it going to help more than it hurts?

Don't slaughter me, I'm a republican like most of this board. I'm just not very informed on the subject.

Thank you all for all the good responses. I'm thinking about Termidor SC and trenching around my house then applying the product. The reviews seem to be pretty positive.

Has anyone here used Termidor SC before? Does it really work for 10 years?

I used cypress no-float mulch from Lowes but now I'm reading that termites can still be attracted to the moisture the mulch helps to keep in place.

Is there anything I can do to the area to prevent or kill termites that may show up? It's right up against the house so I'd be willing to try just about anything.

Mine is one year old this month. Got rid of an old clunker last year and bought a Hustler 52”. Very nice. I’m not usually one to do scheduled maintenance but I damn well sent it to the dealer last month for it’s annual tune up. $245 but the whole thing was $3,000 so I’m not taking any chances. I hope to get 15 years out of it.

It's a smart practice considering it probably works on most people eating Burger King. I don't blame them for it. It's a trick used by most sales people in most sales industries.