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What do you do when you see a roach or waterbug?
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Spray it with Raid |
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6% |
[ 6 ] |
Seal all the cracks with Boric Acid |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
Step on it |
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22% |
[ 20 ] |
All of the above |
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2% |
[ 2 ] |
Light the house on fire |
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1% |
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Scream |
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38% |
[ 34 ] |
All of the above |
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1% |
[ 1 ] |
Some of the above |
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11% |
[ 10 ] |
Something else (explain in comments) |
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3% |
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Call for help immediately |
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13% |
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lilies
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Tue, Mar 31 2020, 2:58 pm
DrMom wrote: | Waterbug: Kill it.
Roach: Call my DH to kill it (Israeli roaches are HUGE and they fly)
Luckily, this doesn't happen often. |
Flying roaches?! That's a nightmare!
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seeker
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Tue, Mar 31 2020, 5:36 pm
Roach - step on it, then put out combat "hotels." I have found them very effective and non-invasive. You slide them under furniture, under the fridge, place kids don't reach. There was a time when I had a roach PROBLEM and this SOLVED it. Since then I have only had isolated roaches, no infestation, but maybe that's because I put out the stuff before they have a chance to settle in.
Waterbug - if it's roach sized I step on it. If it's larger I scream at it to go away and never bother me again. If it's that big I expect it to be able to understand and obey. It should comprehend that I am bigger than it is even though I have a thing against killing things that go crunch. This is visceral, not philosophical. My kids laugh at my yelling but as soon as they get a little more mature they are going to be put on extermination duty so I will not have to make anything go crunch anymore.
However, I live in an apartment. Waterbugs are generally occasional visitors. I have never had a waterbug infestation. They wander up from the basement or something, I'm not even sure how they get here. Roaches on the other hand set up homes in apartments. I guess if I had more than one waterbug then I would have to get bigger combats or something.
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mommy3b2c
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Tue, Mar 31 2020, 5:38 pm
greenfire wrote: | sorry I just cannot imagine a strong woman as yourself hiding under the covers lol
[standing on a chair ~ maybe] |
That’s sweet of you to say!! I actually curl up in a ball under the covers way to often...
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Sunny Days
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Tue, Mar 31 2020, 5:47 pm
mamma llama wrote: | I checked your polls, and the majority holds that screaming is the most rational only way to handle roaches/waterbugs (all bugs, actually...) |
And ahem. Who are you ⬇️to check in on this poll?
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ETA we need mamma llamas profile pic here.
Copied now
ETA: not working out so well...
You don’t wanna see your statistics, huh?
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Tue, Mar 31 2020, 5:50 pm
Haha @strong woman comment. I am pretty macho about many things but not bugs that go crunch. XH saw me do many gutsy, dirty, hands-on, un-feminine things while we were dating and engaged. I deal with mice. I deal with blood (not so much anymore. I think motherhood made me go soft). Anyway the VERY FIRST night we slept in our own apartment I saw this horrendous creature (like a centipede but weirder. Very weird. I never did figure out what it was) and SCREAMED. I think he thought I had been kidnapped and replaced by aliens.
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