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The Fresh Prince · 12-10-2009, 06:51 AM

Normally i buy sachets of sugar but last week when I was out buying sugar for Noodles's Rice Pud thread, i decided to buy a bag of sugar and a decent tub to keep it in.

I picked up a tuperware style pot with a screw top lid that I thought would do the job and I even tested it with water to make sure there were were no leaks.

Tonight I've come home and the bloody ants have a trail going right up to the pot and around the screw thread of the pot straight into the sugar. Mother fuckers!

How do you guys keep them out/ Or do you just go for the sachets?

kingwilly · 12-10-2009, 06:56 AM

Put the pot into a shallow plate of water.

But I use a snap locked tupperware box, no issues now.

The Fresh Prince · 12-10-2009, 07:03 AM

Genius!

That's the kind of thing that grandmothers know!

kingwilly · 12-10-2009, 07:07 AM

Hang on... Grrrr

The Fresh Prince · 12-10-2009, 07:12 AM

lol, sorry. Thats just one of those great advise things that come with the wisdom of age.

I'm not gonna shave my legs though.

kingwilly · 12-10-2009, 07:14 AM

Age? Who you calling old? F#;*!)+[at]r!

peterpan · 12-10-2009, 07:47 AM

Have the same problem, bloody Ants get into everything, Even zip lock bags. Only solution for me is to keep all the stuff they are attracted to in the fridge.

The Fresh Prince · 12-10-2009, 07:57 AM

I should have done that. The sugar has even become a bit sticky over the last week because of the humidity.

deathstardan · 12-10-2009, 09:56 AM

Just do what Thais do...Eat the ants too!

chitown · 12-10-2009, 09:58 AM

At first glance, I thought the title was "Ant is a sugar pot"

AntRobertson · 12-10-2009, 10:00 AM

At first glance I thought: 'What the fock is FP on about, I haven't touched his bloody sugar!!'.

Fondles · 12-10-2009, 10:01 AM

yep, my sugar is kept in the fridge, along with any other thing the little cunts like to much on.

chitown · 12-10-2009, 10:02 AM

I was thinking sugar pot was some British slang for homo.

Uhhh, not that I think you are a homo, just figured it was destined for MKP!

deathstardan · 12-10-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Put the pot into a shallow plate of water.

But I use a snap locked tupperware box, no issues now.

What about ants in the kettle, KW?

Eveytime I make a cup of tea, I have to check for ants. Usually there are a few floating about....

Maybe you should start a sticky:

Kingwilly's tips on home economics and how to scupper those nasty ants.

Jet Gorgon · 12-10-2009, 10:12 AM

^ Always rinse the pot out before you use it.
I used a lot of recycled glass jars for food storage, too. But agree, refrigerate stuff in packets. Or do a sugar water DDT mix in a bowl and leave it outside far away.

kingwilly · 12-10-2009, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathstardan

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Put the pot into a shallow plate of water.

But I use a snap locked tupperware box, no issues now.

What about ants in the kettle, KW?

who uses a kettle? I just use the hot water dispenser....

Quote:

Eveytime I make a cup of tea, I have to check for ants. Usually there are a few floating about....

Maybe you should start a sticky:

Kingwilly's tips on home economics and how to scupper those nasty ants.

cheeky git, you'll be getting some reds if you keep that up!

chassamui · 12-10-2009, 10:51 AM

I use an old Moccona cofee jar. It has one of those really close fittin smooth platsic seals and it seems to work just fine.
Same problem with cereals once they have been opened. Plastic tupperware container with lever locks on to seal it up.
I always mak sure the little woman cleans work tops and under the microwave every day.

Nawty · 12-10-2009, 11:08 AM

Ants are natures cleanup machines....leave em alone.

BobR · 12-10-2009, 11:18 AM

I have bought the sealed sachets, which I know were sealed because no sugar was leaking out, but when I poured them into my tea, there were live and dead ants floating there. Insects seem to be the real owners of Thailand if not the World.

Bangyai · 12-10-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

How do you guys keep them out/ Or do you just go for the sachets?

Try a sign on the sugar : " Trespassers will be prosecuted " that should do it. They hate litigation,

Actually, I've had the same problem with these critters. You can also try putting the tupperware in a platic bag then giving the open end a good twist and popping on an elastic band. Also, spray all the shelves and surfaces with a kitchen spray to wipe out their scent trails.
Finaly, i mixed up a little sugar water in a dish and put it outside the backdoor for them. When enough have gathered KILL 'EM then repeat throughout the day until you thin them out some.

12-10-2009, 06:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
The Fresh Prince Sprayed On Member Last Online: Today 05:02 PM Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Not in the willage Posts: 4,668	Ants in the sugar pot! Normally i buy sachets of sugar but last week when I was out buying sugar for Noodles's Rice Pud thread, i decided to buy a bag of sugar and a decent tub to keep it in. I picked up a tuperware style pot with a screw top lid that I thought would do the job and I even tested it with water to make sure there were were no leaks. Tonight I've come home and the bloody ants have a trail going right up to the pot and around the screw thread of the pot straight into the sugar. Mother fuckers! How do you guys keep them out/ Or do you just go for the sachets?

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12-10-2009, 06:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
kingwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33,728	Put the pot into a shallow plate of water. But I use a snap locked tupperware box, no issues now.

12-10-2009, 07:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
The Fresh Prince Sprayed On Member Last Online: Today 05:02 PM Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Not in the willage Posts: 4,668	Genius! That's the kind of thing that grandmothers know!

12-10-2009, 07:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
kingwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33,728	Hang on... Grrrr

12-10-2009, 07:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
The Fresh Prince Sprayed On Member Last Online: Today 05:02 PM Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Not in the willage Posts: 4,668	lol, sorry. Thats just one of those great advise things that come with the wisdom of age. I'm not gonna shave my legs though.

12-10-2009, 07:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
kingwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33,728	Age? Who you calling old? F#;*!)+[at]r!

12-10-2009, 07:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
peterpan Limp member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pleasantville Posts: 6,051	Have the same problem, bloody Ants get into everything, Even zip lock bags. Only solution for me is to keep all the stuff they are attracted to in the fridge.

12-10-2009, 07:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
The Fresh Prince Sprayed On Member Last Online: Today 05:02 PM Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Not in the willage Posts: 4,668	I should have done that. The sugar has even become a bit sticky over the last week because of the humidity.

12-10-2009, 09:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
deathstardan Aranyaprathet Last Online: 18-11-2009 08:25 PM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Dark Side Of The Moon Posts: 276	Just do what Thais do...Eat the ants too!

12-10-2009, 09:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
chitown City of big shoulders Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangkok Posts: 7,625	At first glance, I thought the title was "Ant is a sugar pot"

12-10-2009, 10:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
AntRobertson Ich Bin Ein Auslander Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 12,723	At first glance I thought: 'What the fock is FP on about, I haven't touched his bloody sugar!!'.

12-10-2009, 10:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
Fondles Phrae Last Online: Today 07:37 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkside, Pattaya Posts: 529	yep, my sugar is kept in the fridge, along with any other thing the little cunts like to much on.

12-10-2009, 10:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
chitown City of big shoulders Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangkok Posts: 7,625	I was thinking sugar pot was some British slang for homo. Uhhh, not that I think you are a homo, just figured it was destined for MKP!

12-10-2009, 10:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jet Gorgon Jihad Barbie Last Online: Today 04:50 AM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Libbies Posts: 12,470	^ Always rinse the pot out before you use it. I used a lot of recycled glass jars for food storage, too. But agree, refrigerate stuff in packets. Or do a sugar water DDT mix in a bowl and leave it outside far away.

12-10-2009, 10:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
chassamui Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 06:33 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In a dreamworld Posts: 1,531	I use an old Moccona cofee jar. It has one of those really close fittin smooth platsic seals and it seems to work just fine. Same problem with cereals once they have been opened. Plastic tupperware container with lever locks on to seal it up. I always mak sure the little woman cleans work tops and under the microwave every day.

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Nawty Boxed Member Last Online: Today 03:37 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: in a box marked 'fragile' Posts: 5,756	Ants are natures cleanup machines....leave em alone.

12-10-2009, 11:18 AM	#19 (permalink)
BobR Hat Yai Last Online: Today 01:15 PM Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 700	I have bought the sealed sachets, which I know were sealed because no sugar was leaking out, but when I poured them into my tea, there were live and dead ants floating there. Insects seem to be the real owners of Thailand if not the World.

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