OMG. I saw two big roaches in the house tonight.

[RebelOne]

I have not seen any roaches in the house for several years, not even in the summer. One was in the bathroom and the other crawled on my hand while I was on the computer. You could have heard my scream all up and down the street. I grabbed my can of Raid, which I keep on hand for such emergencies and sprayed the floor and all around my computer. I hope I killed the roach and not my computer.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Tip. I lived for years on the Lower East Side and never needed to use Raid.

We used Boric Acid.

Maybe you've already tried it but if you haven't please search it out.

Non toxic to you and me, killer to the roaches. It's just a powder, lay it down along cracks and crevices, behind appliances, etc.

[840high]

6. This stuff works! You can

also spray wd-40 around windows and doors.

[Miles Archer]

13. Wish I knew why your post made me want to post THIS:

[JaneyVee]

2. You sure it was a roach and not a water bug? Roaches usually aren't big.

[RebelOne]

3. Believe me, they were roaches.

I lived in South Florida and saw those big palmetto bugs, and I know roaches when I see them.

[Callmecrazy]

4. Palmetto bugs are huge...

Step on one and it will drown out the television.

[RebelOne]

9. I know and they fly and will dive bomb you.

When they do that it is a nightmare.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Now you need to move.

I would.

[RebelOne]

22. It wouldn't make any difference

if I moved, as roaches are found every where, especially in the South where I live.

[panader0]

7. But, but,.. I pulled a 4'8" snake out of my toilet last week.....

[edbermac]

8. Did you smoke them yet?

[madinmaryland]

10. ROFL!!

[HarveyDarkey]

12. My first thought too

Never really seen a big one, most are small and hard to keep lit.

[In_The_Wind]

15. I wondered where I left 'em this time.

They're usually near the coffeepot or my computer. [img][/img]

[csziggy]

23. If that kind of roach crawls around

That's some goooooood weed!

[MrMickeysMom]

11. They're a hell of a lot cleaner than flies, believe it or not..

… one of the cleanest bugs…

I lived 30 years in Florida. I did home care and knocked on enough doors in the projects where plenty of roaches ran down my hands when opening the screen door. Found them in cribs, found them in clean homes, mostly dirty homes…

Shit, they'll outlive us all...

[davidpdx]

14. Of all the bugs those are the ones that really make me want to scream like a little girl

They creep me out.

I used to live in the Cockroach Motel in college (one of the dormitories).

[B Calm]

16. You need to buy Home Defense and spray.

[RiffRandell]

17. I live in GA too and they are wood roaches coming in since it got cooler.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=508428

[RebelOne]

21. That was my first thought, too,

but they weren't here last winter. I am hoping the cold will kill them off but if not, I have my can of Raid handy to kill them if any more come in.

[JCMach1]

18. You obviously don't live in Florida...

for us it was 3 inch long Palmetto bugs... biggest I have ever seen...

[RebelOne]

20. I lived in South Florida much of my life, and I am familiar

with those huge palmetto bugs. See my post above. They can fly and will dive bomb you.

[zanana1]

19. if I saw a roach in my house...

I'd move.