Well, not really. I took the weekend off from blogging and writing, because I needed the time to be able to straighten up the living room as best I could after putting up the Christmas tree (two boxes and assorted wrapping for slightly more delicate decorations). And I discovered that the roaches that had moved in here about four months after they were kicked out of their previous abode* hadn't vanished--they'd moved into my silverware drawer--and nothing I was doing was getting rid of them.
So, the weekend has been spent battling my house.
I am about to raise a white flag, and just go back to my writing. Which I'd prefer to be doing anyway.
*Last spring--about March, or so--a landlord evicted some tenants about two houses south of us. The tenants, apparently, were nasty: the landlord had to rip out all of the carpeting, and some of the sheetrock, and replace it all. And, with that, a few hundred thousand roaches fled the place, scattering in all directions. They hit us about August. Our neighbor directly to our south had them within a month, but has no pets, and was able to vacate for the day and bug-bomb the hell out of her place. I have two cats, a dog, and two children, and am not willing to use poisons like that. And the baits do not work.
It seemed, for a short while, like the egg inhibitors we placed were working, then I realized that they'd just moved into my silverware drawer: it's right next to the dishwasher, and the hot, moist air vents right straight into it.
My silverware is no longer in that drawer. Not much is, except for a boric acid/powdered sugar mixture.
The bugs have finally thinned...but they're still fucking there.
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That's the pits. I hate roaches. Maybe you could get some chickens and let them live in your house for awhile. Of course, they have their drawbacks as well. :-)
ReplyDeleteGiven the choice between the roaches and chickens...I'll take the roaches. They're nowhere near as nasty.
DeleteWhen I was researching that problem a while back, I saw several references to people who used gecko lizards. Apparently, those little buggers are cold blooded roach assassins and leave on their own when there are no more targets.
ReplyDeleteIf they're not gone by late spring, I might well do that. Right now, though...our low for tonight is ten degrees, and it won't reach freezing for the high until Wednesday.
DeleteYuck. Hopefully the poison takes care of them. It's never fun when the vermin in the dirty house on the street have to strike out on their own.
ReplyDeleteYeah, me too. Daddy Hawk suggested getting geckos and turning them loose, and I considered it...until I thought about how cruel it would be to the geckos. My cats would think I'd given them the most marvelous toys/treats.
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