2 days to go

Today the termite tent came off, but they have to come back tomorrow to test the air quality and certify that we can go back in. I waited from 8 until 9, when the office opened and then I called to see what time they were coming. I wanted to be there while they were working to make sure the house was properly locked up and to make sure nobody gave them a hard time or tried to enter the house. The office told me they'd be there between 10 and 11, so I ran out to do some pre-moving errands and got back at 11. By 12:30 they still weren't there so I called back and they ended up showing at 1:00. They finished around 3.

After a quick lunch and some packing, I ran out to get more boxes. I needed more smalls, which don't get too heavy when full and are easier to fill with like items. I packed for a few more hours, ran to an evening meeting and then came home and packed some more. C joined me, and we worked until about midnight.

These saucers contain a tear-gas like substance designed to keep people out of the house while it's being tented. The gas is lethal and there have been cases of people dying while trying to rob a tented house.


Before removing the tent, they use a powerful fan to suck the gas out and vent it up this sleeve about 15 feet in the air.


The tents are made of huge pieces of heavy plastic that are sealed all around.






I've often wondered why the tent material is striped (it looks like a circus). I think they use the stripes to help fold the pieces.



They protected the corners of the house with pieces of carpet before tenting.