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The industrious buggers have been making nests in the stakes of my solar
lights.

Sorted now - I have cleaned them and put ant powder in them.


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On Aug 15, 1:21*pm, "John" wrote:
The industrious buggers have been making nests in the stakes of my solar
lights.

Sorted now - I have cleaned them and put ant powder in them.


that sounds p-ants


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The industrious buggers have been making nests in the stakes of my solar
lights.


Why did it matter?

Sorted now - I have cleaned them and put ant powder in them.


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The industrious buggers have been making nests in the stakes of my solar
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Why did it matter?

Sorted now - I have cleaned them and put ant powder in them.


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Just amazed by their determination............. (and maybe to prompt others
to look at theirs.)


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The industrious buggers have been making nests in the stakes of my solar
lights.


Why did it matter?

Sorted now - I have cleaned them and put ant powder in them.


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Just amazed by their determination............. (and maybe to prompt
others to look at theirs.)

.....and it was the cause of the plastic lens being steamed up!




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I too am having this issue but they are also inside the lights causing damage. I've lost 4 lights so far to them nesting and packing larva in the electrical parts.
I will try the powder in the steaks today.
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On Sunday, 23 April 2017 21:04:06 UTC+1, wrote:
I too am having this issue but they are also inside the lights causing damage. I've lost 4 lights so far to them nesting and packing larva in the electrical parts.
I will try the powder in the steaks today.


silicone to stop them getting in might be better.


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I too am having this issue but they are also
inside the lights causing damage. I've lost
4 lights so far to them nesting and packing
larva in the electrical parts.


I will try the powder in the steaks today.


silicone to stop them getting in might be better.


Trouble is if you seal them up so no ants can get in,
the water that gets sucked in due to the things heating
up and cooling down when wet, can't get out.

Ant repellent powder inside works better.
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I too am having this issue but they are also
inside the lights causing damage. I've lost
4 lights so far to them nesting and packing
larva in the electrical parts.


I will try the powder in the steaks today.


silicone to stop them getting in might be better.


Trouble is if you seal them up so no ants can get in,
the water that gets sucked in due to the things heating
up and cooling down when wet, can't get out.


simple illogic. It's not hard to have gaps that let water out but don't admit ants. Rod as usual.

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Ant repellent powder inside works better.

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I too am having this issue but they are also
inside the lights causing damage. I've lost
4 lights so far to them nesting and packing
larva in the electrical parts.


I will try the powder in the steaks today.


silicone to stop them getting in might be better.


Trouble is if you seal them up so no ants can get in,
the water that gets sucked in due to the things heating
up and cooling down when wet, can't get out.


simple illogic. It's not hard to have gaps that let water out but don't
admit ants.


Even sillier than you usually manage.



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Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?

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On Monday, 24 April 2017 09:48:04 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
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Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?


from the one contributor here that's sillier than anyone else can manage. Mr Speed.


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Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?


Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

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wrote
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I too am having this issue but they are also inside the lights
causing damage. I've lost 4 lights so far to them nesting and
packing larva in the electrical parts.


I will try the powder in the steaks today.


silicone to stop them getting in might be better.


Trouble is if you seal them up so no ants can get in, the water
that gets sucked in due to the things heating up and cooling
down when wet, can't get out.


Charles's Law with a fixed volume?


Yeah, it’s the temperature change that tends to suck in water
if you don’t have a perfect airtight seal and then there is no
way for the water to get out if you try to make it ant tight.

Ant repellent powder inside works better.



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On Monday, 24 April 2017 09:48:04 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
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Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?


from the one contributor here that's sillier than anyone else can manage.
Mr Speed.


You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag.



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On 23:49 23 Apr 2017, Rod Speed wrote:
tabbypurr wrote
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I too am having this issue but they are also inside the lights
causing damage. I've lost 4 lights so far to them nesting and
packing larva in the electrical parts.

I will try the powder in the steaks today.

silicone to stop them getting in might be better.

Trouble is if you seal them up so no ants can get in, the water
that gets sucked in due to the things heating up and cooling
down when wet, can't get out.


Charles's Law with a fixed volume?


Yeah, its the temperature change that tends to suck in water
if you dont have a perfect airtight seal and then there is no
way for the water to get out if you try to make it ant tight.

Ant repellent powder inside works better.


If you're stupid enough to permit no water escape, of course you'll have a problem. Why do you write so much brainless junk?
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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?


Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?

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On 23:49 23 Apr 2017, Rod Speed wrote:
tabbypurr wrote
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I too am having this issue but they are also inside the lights
causing damage. I've lost 4 lights so far to them nesting and
packing larva in the electrical parts.

I will try the powder in the steaks today.

silicone to stop them getting in might be better.

Trouble is if you seal them up so no ants can get in, the water
that gets sucked in due to the things heating up and cooling
down when wet, can't get out.


Charles's Law with a fixed volume?


Yeah, its the temperature change that tends to suck in water
if you dont have a perfect airtight seal and then there is no
way for the water to get out if you try to make it ant tight.

Ant repellent powder inside works better.


If you're stupid enough to permit no water escape, of course you'll have a
problem.


There is no way to let water escape and not let the smallest ants in,
****wit.


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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?


Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?


Deliberate so you anals get a short circuit between the ears.

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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?


Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?


that's the one thing he is an expert on. I'm not gona waste my time arguing with him.


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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?

Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?


that's the one thing he is an expert on. I'm
not gona waste my time arguing with him.


So you waste you time sniping instead eh ?

Pathetic excuse for a bull**** artist.

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On Tuesday, 25 April 2017 01:13:11 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/04/17 21:16, tabbypurr wrote:
On Monday, 24 April 2017 19:16:05 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?

Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?


that's the one thing he is an expert on. I'm not gona waste my time arguing with him.

Whoosh!


you're being thick.
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On Tuesday, 25 April 2017 01:54:58 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 25/04/17 01:48, tabbypurr wrote:
On Tuesday, 25 April 2017 01:13:11 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/04/17 21:16, tabbypurr wrote:
On Monday, 24 April 2017 19:16:05 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?

Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?

that's the one thing he is an expert on. I'm not gona waste my time arguing with him.

Whoosh!


you're being thick.


Whoosh!Whoosh!


thick thick


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On Tuesday, 25 April 2017 10:04:07 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 25/04/17 09:13, tabbypurr wrote:
On Tuesday, 25 April 2017 01:54:58 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 25/04/17 01:48, tabbypurr wrote:
On Tuesday, 25 April 2017 01:13:11 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/04/17 21:16, tabbypurr wrote:
On Monday, 24 April 2017 19:16:05 UTC+1, Chris Green wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
"Chris Green" wrote in message
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Rod Speed wrote:

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Have I heard that somewhere before?

Nope, just another of your pathetic little drug crazed fantasys, boy.

'fantasys' eh?

that's the one thing he is an expert on. I'm not gona waste my time arguing with him.

Whoosh!

you're being thick.


Whoosh!Whoosh!


thick thick

You still don't get it do you?


Go on, waste my time. You will.


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