Roaches....

That was a digression?

Oh LORD no.

It is not those big flying bastards that I feel I need a gun for.

ohhhh man, I would have wet my PANTS if I saw a handfull of them in here.

It is just the little brown german roaches..












damn them germans..

Now, why are those roaches called German?

They click their heels a lot.


I saw a documentary on roaches once - it's amazing how quickly they can move, and into such a small space they can hide. They are revolting. Like crocs and sharks, they'll feed on any damn thing - it's one way they've survived since prehistoric times.

I'm sorry, Ms. osso, but the m key on my keyboard doesn't work. I had to improvise.

This morning, I only saw one.
Wich is a big improvement.

But you know that dirty little thing WAS eating something...


My dish sponge.

So, am I going to have to bag EVERYTHING around here?

Oh yeah, I found the offenders of the roach population.

Yesterday I was clearing away the ice and snow from the balcony and stairs.
I decided to go ahead and do the neighbors side as well.
They have a little boy less then a year old. If they needed to go anywhere, they would hurt themselves like I did.

So, I am by the door banging , cussing, and pouring out hot water .. sometimes all at once.. and he opens the door.

Ok. So, it has been cold.. I guess I can give him some credit, but right by the door is 3 bags of trash, spilling on the floor.
And it smells ROTTEN

When you open our doors you can see the bar above the sink.
His... packed with dishes. ON TOP of the bar.. ?

Couch, covered in books, toys , clothes and there is a little foot path in a pile of mess on the floor to his couch.

I guess my housekeeping is normal. Maybe a bit lax, but nothing like that.

If his apt stays that way most of the time and they are not in the middle of separating and throwing stuff out, the roaches are coming from him. PERIOD.

My downstairs neighbor may be a child abuser, and a wife abuser, but he is spotless. I know for a fact the roaches are not his breeding.
I have seen in his house more then once , and at random times during they day. The man is oddly spotless. With 2 kids and a dog..


So, having seen neighbors scary place.. should I .. I dunno.. ask him ? If he has roaches too?
I dont know what that would do, but I do know that I am going to have to do exactly as Chai said and call the landlord. (sigh) I was really hoping to avoid that.
They tend to use scary chemicals and we dont really have a place to stay over night to keep ourselves from that crap.

Told ya so.

I'd call the landlord and tell him so he can exterminate the other apt too. It might only be a short lived extermination (considering your neighbors will always be pigs) but at least you can get rid of the lot of them for a while.

**sigh**

I remember this problem from my days in apartments. If they don't spray the entire building, they're wasting their time. Insist on it!!!

The critters will go to the neighboring building for a few weeks or months until the chemicals wear off. Then they'll be back. It's a cycle. You have to be on a regular treatment program to control this.

The manager knows this. Instead of treating the whole complex at once, it's cheaper just to wait until the residents in a particular building complain.

The only kind of roach I ever dealt with was generally held gingerly between my fingertips.

The other kind, I swear to god.... I have never seen.

Do I live a sheltered life?

Really? Most folks own at least one mirror.

oooooooooooooo


oh yeah


he went there..

Nah, you just live in an air bubble.

Jane, sometimes you can say the cruelest things.

Air bubble indeed.

I don't feel guilty at all.

You're in that emoticon kind of mood tonight, aren't you?

It reflects that I am in a great mood tonight.

Finally got laid?

No! Didn't you know that I am still a virgin.

Oh, that's right. Your kid mentioned that to me.

She's adopted, remember?