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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 09:14 PM
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FUCK! There's a huge palmetto bug FLYING around inside my house!
Edited on Thu Dec-07-06 09:18 PM by graywarrior
Jesus Mary & Joseph, this has to be the absolute worst thing EVER. I can't catch him, and half the time I can't even find him til he flips by me and lands on the wall, then disappears again.

This is so no good. Little rat bastard.

I just did research: Giant flying cockroaches that you can't easily crush and aren't scared of light. That's all I need to read.
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Montauk6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 10:20 PM
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1. You gotta just grab the yellow pages and go into The Zone...
It'll be messy but it's quite effective.
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 10:25 PM
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2. Will it listen to reason?
Perhaps it's just looking for something.

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some guy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 10:26 PM
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3. my cats were good at getting those things...
but I'm still glad I'm not in FL anymore, and don't have to even see those things.

blechh

:hug:
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 10:58 PM
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4. My cat is just sitting there...clueless.
But at 3 am, he'll chase the shadow of a leaf on the window.
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 11:49 PM
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5. Raid. Spray him when he's resting. n/t
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 11:55 PM
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6. Yeah, my cats are good at catching them
but I hate to kill things (except mosquitos, fair game) so I try to catch the palmettos with a glass and paper and then set them free to go terrorize someone else.
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:28 AM
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7. Are they the ones that make the loud, high pitched sound?
...and are about 4-5 inches long?
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:30 AM
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8. Shoot It!
get a shotgun and shoot it!


kidding



they fly in from outside, like come down chimneys etc.


must kill:rofl:
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 01:41 AM
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9. Living in a cold climate suddenly doesn't seem so bad.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 02:00 AM
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10. Well, I hope you catch the bugger...:) nt
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 06:09 AM
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11. Trap 'em, train 'em and you'll have your own air force. n/t
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 07:18 AM
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12. It's the only living creature....
...that we let and encourage our cats to torture and kill.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 07:50 AM
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13. You must be in South Florida.
I remember those things well when I lived down there. And they would dive bomb me.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 09:20 AM
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14. So I slept in terror all last night. Getting up to go take a pee was horrifying.
I like the airforce idea, however. But I'm afraid to see the look on their faces. They're ugly enough just seeing their disgusting wings and legs.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 09:28 AM
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15. Predator drones!
Edited on Fri Dec-08-06 09:28 AM by peekaloo
They're here to harm us!!!!

but they do have a nice butterscotch filling. }(
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 11:42 AM
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16. As a matter of fact, according to the spousal unit,
fried or raw they're considered a delicacy in southeast Asia.

(Getting out of gray's way as she makes the 20 yard dash to the potty)
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:31 PM
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17. Party Platter Spatter!
try 'em on a cracker!

:hide:
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:50 PM
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23. Mmmm, crunchy on the outside, creamy on the inside.
With thanks to Gary Larsen.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:39 PM
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18. Enough is enough, you sick bastards.
Pus & Crunch...jesus.
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ismnotwasm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:42 PM
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19. eww.

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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:46 PM
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20. I.HATE.YOU.
:hi:
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ismnotwasm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:50 PM
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22. They really are disgusting
I live in Seattle with schizophrenic weather but at generally SMALL bugs except for those huge house spiders. At least they don't fly.

Yuk
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Kajsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 12:47 PM
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21. Borax!
That seems to be the word from this thread.

Borax really helped when I had silverfish in my cupboards.

It's an interesting read.
Good luck.


;-)

http://www.blufftontoday.com/node/3048
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 01:30 PM
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24. Borat! That might work even better.
But that's a good idea. I heard that pouring soapy dishwater outside your doors keeps bugs out, too.
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Kajsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 02:11 PM
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25. LOL !
Borat will decimate anything!

:rofl:
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 07:31 PM
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26. Update: I searched all day for that little fucker and he's not here.
Where do they go? They're huge, where in the hell do they go when they're that huge?

This is ruining my serenity.
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BreweryYardRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 07:36 PM
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27. Get out a vacuum with a hose attachment.
Edited on Fri Dec-08-06 07:37 PM by seawolf
Then go suck the little bitch up with the hose, pour a lot of boric acid down there to keep the vermin company, and plug the hole with a plastic bag so the bug can't crawl out once you shut the vacuum down.

Is it just me, or does the Sarasota-Bradenton area have a higher percentage of those things than the rest of the state?\

Edit: And they can hide REALLY WELL. Like other roaches, they can compress down to fit into small spaces.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 07:38 PM
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28. I've seen the bastards driving down route 301.
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