Thread: Indestructable Termite Colony

Originally Posted by Polo

The termite mound sits right on the line of where I need to build a fence to separate myself from my neighbors.

It would be easier and cheaper to leave the mound there and build the fence up to it.
I'm sure that the most brain-deadest of Thais will understand that the mound is part of the boundary.

This isn't a mound...It's a fooking cottage with chairs for the coonts to sit in...

Thanks all the well wishers... lol

It is 35 % and I will be really careful.

What could go wrong?

hehehe Get a whiff of the stuff and fall off the hobbit house and impale myself...

mix the wrong chemicals and blow myself up (but as far as I know acid is not explosive unless mixed with other stuff, and I am planning on watering down the hole afterwards to dissipate residue)

Anyways I will try and see and update here... If I survive...

At this point I sense much criticism... but hey will be interesting to see what happens next. Just wish it were some other fool than me doing this!!!!

Thanks for the good cheer.

Paul

Originally Posted by Polo

What could go wrong?

Contrary to my tongue-in-cheek advice earlier, do NOT add water to it, since it would heat very quickly and possibly explode into your face. If you want to dilute it, very slowly pour the acid into the water.

Put a chimney on top and rent it out to LoyToy as a pie oven.

Termite pies?

OK,
I was hoping to get more bang for my buck... but to all the nay sayers!

Nothing.

Absolutely no reaction... nada... Some got absorbed but when the dirt was saturated it turned to mud.

Will go back tomorrow and see if there was any reaction over night.
What a disappointment

I wish I could report some kind of something...

Will have to do the Thai way and get a damned monk to come and next a backo if I can find one brave enough.

Cheers,

Paul

just cut to the car chase and break out the dynamite bro!

Originally Posted by Polo

Absolutely no reaction... nada...

What kind of reaction were you looking for?

^He saw the acid blood in Alien and was hoping for a similar effect.

Hey Polo, try a laser like in the James Bond movies. Strap like 10 of those laser pointers from the tourist market into a bundle and slice that mound to ribbons like a light sabre wielding jedi ninja!

Originally Posted by Looper

^He saw the acid blood in Alien and was hoping for a similar effect.

Hey Polo, try a laser like in the James Bond movies. Strap like 10 of those laser pointers from the tourist market into a bundle and slice that mound to ribbons like a light sabre wielding jedi ninja!

Having fun looper?

Coming up with stupid cracks and mocking my efforts the best you can do? Have at it then.

Where is this Termite colony. I'll knock it down and take it away for, just pay my expenses. 555

Originally Posted by Polo

Originally Posted by Looper

^He saw the acid blood in Alien and was hoping for a similar effect.

Hey Polo, try a laser like in the James Bond movies. Strap like 10 of those laser pointers from the tourist market into a bundle and slice that mound to ribbons like a light sabre wielding jedi ninja!

Having fun looper?

Coming up with stupid cracks and mocking my efforts the best you can do? Have at it then.

Somebody has to stick up for the hobbit termites mate. They don't know what kind of shitstorm you are gonna rain down on their sorry white asses tomorrow.

Well it is gone!

Found an excavator for 5000 bht came and destroyed the thing. Had only one snake. Kinda small red black and white rings all around its body.

Will upload pics soon just too tired now. Can't believe I found a guy to do it and cheap too.

Will post pics later and will start to chat again when I begin building.

Paul

Glad you got it sorted Polo. all the best with the build.

Jaysus, Polo...Now you've got poisonous snakes!...

Just uploaded (hopefully) the last pictures to this story. If someone can post them I would be much obliged. The size of the excavator will seem like a David and Goliath moment but it will put in perspective the size of the hill.

I did not order an excavator this size. You can see the excavator going back onto its transport truck and... well go see and have a good laugh...

Thanks all,

Paul

Originally Posted by Polo

Had only one snake. Kinda small red black and white rings all around its body.

One of these ? https://www.thailandsnakes.com/non-v...not-dangerous/

Well done, you got a good deal there.
That 360 and its transport don't come cheap.

Wow... drinking a beer and pondering my problems ...

I am trying to dig my cesspit and I hit ground water after only about 1.5 meters.

Maybe this should be referred to construction in thailand... but here goes...

If I hit ground water after only 1.5 meter... then... what and how do the termites dig deeper than this?

My hill was 3 meters above ground... and we all believed that the hill (just like an iceberg) goes much deeper than what we see... so, can termites go deeper than the ground water and not have their tunnels flooded????? Bear in mind this is supposed to be the "dry season".

They'll be back.

Revenge.


[can never rid oneself of termites and kin]

Nice pics Polo, that's a big ant hill and a big job , the last pic reminds me of how it's done loading the digger back onto the truck.

Somehow I see termites spread everywhere...Was it the flying island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels?...

Not that Gulliver's, sausage fiend...