tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post8323435326652956838..comments2024-03-28T22:49:03.563-05:00Comments on Lag Liv: Vermin and VarmintsLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-9011081469455190612012-05-16T12:42:41.713-05:002012-05-16T12:42:41.713-05:00yuck
I'm doing the LL thing and trying to thi...yuck<br /><br />I'm doing the LL thing and trying to think of a bright side here and I thought of one possibility that is less terrible ... it is possible, at least remotely, that the termites were of the swarming kind that came in from oustide, and your home is not actually infested.Butterflyfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107438909973957940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-60932673881394976222012-05-15T16:57:47.283-05:002012-05-15T16:57:47.283-05:00OMG. That sounds terrifying. I am horrified for ...OMG. That sounds terrifying. I am horrified for you. So you know, I'm deathly afraid of snakes and the mere fact that a snake could enter a home is enough to send me to a hotel - and stay on an upper floor THANKYOUVERYMUCH. I cannot understand JP's nonchalant attitude about bugs - particularly floating in your bath water! Ewwww. We have digger bees at the moment, thankfully confined to the yard. The yard I refused to set foot in until the digger bees die. Happily, that's our only insect infestation and I've never seen a snake anywhere but on the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet (inadvertently, while flipping channels). Snakes belong on TV and in the Zoo, at the reptile house (which I would never enter)LAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-59816433425422903772012-05-15T14:20:29.980-05:002012-05-15T14:20:29.980-05:00OMG I am mortified by this post and everything you...OMG I am mortified by this post and everything you have encountered so far. I am right with you on being totally freaked out by all of this. I hope it all works out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-13058418538222294292012-05-15T13:59:58.741-05:002012-05-15T13:59:58.741-05:00I literally had nightmares about spiders last nigh...I literally had nightmares about spiders last night after reading this post right before going to bed.<br /><br />This obviously sucks for all the reasons discussed above. We feel like our homes are where we should be free and our domain. It is a very hopeless feeling when you can't control things like this in your own house. Best of luck.Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-28102317370907877492012-05-15T13:14:18.090-05:002012-05-15T13:14:18.090-05:00We also had a false alarm regarding termites when ...We also had a false alarm regarding termites when they turned out to be flying ants. Also, in our part of the states, a termite inspection is part of the buying the house process -- so if that is also the case for you, and the termite inspection didn't turn anything up when you bought the house, even if it is termites, they can't be that well established/problematic yet. They won't have had all that much time to settle in. Keeping my fingers crossed that you did have a termite inspection and/or that they are flying ants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-50133324524175506482012-05-15T10:53:20.464-05:002012-05-15T10:53:20.464-05:00Oh gross. Gross. Gross. Gross-ossities. I could ...Oh gross. Gross. Gross. Gross-ossities. I could just die. I hate bugs. Hate hate hate hate hate hate. I was squirming in my chair and checking the floor for bugs while reading this post!<br /><br />I'm in SC where we have "water bugs" which are 2" long (or bigger) roaches that fly. I had 3 different pest control companies come and finally I tried my granny's trick of using white vinegar. I poured it down every drain in the house (including the dishwasher, washing machine, and toilets). Then to combat every other type of bug that wanted in, I rubbed a paste of borax and hot water into all the baseboards. I repeat the process every 6-12 months. It takes a full day and my knees feel broken but we've been bug-free for 18 months!Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-50708313561841198372012-05-15T09:33:04.994-05:002012-05-15T09:33:04.994-05:00Eek! This is why I live in the NW. Cannot handle ...Eek! This is why I live in the NW. Cannot handle insects in volume!AALhttp://attorneyatlarge.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-14006506452714075092012-05-15T09:24:53.766-05:002012-05-15T09:24:53.766-05:00EWWWW EW EW EW EW
I can deal with a bug here and ...EWWWW EW EW EW EW<br /><br />I can deal with a bug here and there, but an infestation like that just makes my skin crawl. And termites? We had them in the house we rented with a bunch of other college kids one summer, and JW's room was in the basement where the infestation was the worst and I still remember waking up and TERMITES WERE CRAWLING ON US.<br /><br />I guess it could be worse. At least you don't have c---r-----s (I don't want to curse you so I won't spell it out)!CMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559451322234777335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-38658278902228875672012-05-15T08:46:30.249-05:002012-05-15T08:46:30.249-05:00You poor thing! When I was in law school, my room...You poor thing! When I was in law school, my roommate and I moved into our new apartment the same week as OCI, and the boys who previously lived there left us...bedbugs. We didn't know what they were at first (assumed fleas), so washed every single item of clothing we owned. The worst part was going to interviews, covered in red splotches. We literally were applying concealer to our legs. I can't even get a mosquito bite now without having flashbacks and panicking. Its the WORST -- hang in there!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-90406953729073627332012-05-15T07:53:20.991-05:002012-05-15T07:53:20.991-05:00Gah!! We found a poisonous centipede on our back ...Gah!! We found a poisonous centipede on our back porch right after we moved in in Austin. I was ready to move out. We now have an excellent bug guy and I don't care if we are both unemployed, the bug guy will always be in the budget. GAG. I hope the new guy takes care of the problem.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156777853779141522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-63421462723698663432012-05-15T06:24:17.983-05:002012-05-15T06:24:17.983-05:00OMG, I am so sorry!! I have a healthy fear of gett...OMG, I am so sorry!! I have a healthy fear of getting termites, especially the swarming ones. I worked in a place that had those, and they wigged me right the @#$(* out. I hope yours are just flying ants, like Anonymous suggests. I really, really hope.<br /><br />Also, I had a mini snake in my garage last week, too! I got the broom and swept it out to the backyard, and boy was it getting mad at me! Little bugger reared back and everything, but since he was only 6 inches long and as wide as a linguini noodle, I was surprisingly calm.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335404463349950566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-48441389284073423622012-05-14T23:31:48.680-05:002012-05-14T23:31:48.680-05:00Ew, that's awful! I wonder why they are all s...Ew, that's awful! I wonder why they are all showing up at once. I hope the exterminator has a solution!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-71472365055928259682012-05-14T23:22:06.876-05:002012-05-14T23:22:06.876-05:00this reminds me of coming home from my 1L fall fin...this reminds me of coming home from my 1L fall finals to find a TARANTULA in my Austin apartment. later that same year i found a scorpion inside too. you have my sympathy LL!Paragon2Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186204100704440304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-75589780885685130642012-05-14T22:58:55.635-05:002012-05-14T22:58:55.635-05:00We had something similar and while it looked just ...We had something similar and while it looked just like termites it was flying ants! Goodluck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-12303281151896857242012-05-14T22:53:07.767-05:002012-05-14T22:53:07.767-05:00Holy jeebus, girl. I am crying right along with yo...Holy jeebus, girl. I am crying right along with you! I can do spiders, I can do centipedes, and I once lived in a house with a box elder infestation. I hate bugs, but I can deal. But, snakes? Hell to the no! Not a bleeping chance would I still be in that house! One look at that snake and I would have shouted the neighborhood down, followed it with some hefty curses to make a sailor proud, and left to never return. I have a wee little (see:more afraid of than anything else on earth) fear of snakes. If I knew they lived in my house I would loose my shit completely.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-58512098954282192912012-05-14T22:35:06.838-05:002012-05-14T22:35:06.838-05:00Gross. I'm okay with A bug. Lots of bugs make ...Gross. I'm okay with A bug. Lots of bugs make me want to bleach my skin.<br />Though it could be worse. It could be maggots.Chiconkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-18740137566661354662012-05-14T22:32:01.722-05:002012-05-14T22:32:01.722-05:00Oh no! That's horrible! I would be equally as ...Oh no! That's horrible! I would be equally as freaked as you! I remember when I encountered my first of many centipede-milipede-thingy in Chicago. So many legs! I couldn't sleep thinking about them crawling all over the house! I sure hope you can get rid of your unwanted guests.CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049860284871030328noreply@blogger.com