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mysteryowl

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36. let's go have a beer

Reply to JoeOtterbein (Reply #34)

Sat Aug 10, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Hey, how do I catch the noisy cricket in my basement? [View all] mysteryowl Aug 2019 OP

Borrow a cat jberryhill Aug 2019 #1

She is not helping mysteryowl Aug 2019 #9

That's the best solution. zanana1 Aug 2019 #50

Take a shotgun, go out on the front porch and fire a shot in the air... JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #2

seriously, aahhhh... no mysteryowl Aug 2019 #11

Huh Duh.... JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #27

I get it now. mysteryowl Aug 2019 #29

GOL! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #34

let's go have a beer mysteryowl Aug 2019 #36

Someone just told me I've had... JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #37

ha! mysteryowl Aug 2019 #38

Snake. Small one. Lochloosa Aug 2019 #3

Oh, sure. Then I would have a cricket and a snake. mysteryowl Aug 2019 #10

It works for crickets, June bugs, snakes and fruit flies. Ptah Aug 2019 #4

A bit over doing it, don't you think mysteryowl Aug 2019 #7

Loud music :-) Raven Aug 2019 #5

The radio might work to stop the sounds. mysteryowl Aug 2019 #13

The Chinese say that crickets in your house are good luck. Big Blue Marble Aug 2019 #6

Fantastic!!! mysteryowl Aug 2019 #8

Sounds like the Chinese couldn't figure out how to get rid of their crickets, either. sl8 Aug 2019 #46

Crickets as pets is a real thing in China. Big Blue Marble Aug 2019 #47

Interesting. Thank you. n/t sl8 Aug 2019 #49

Google safeinOhio Aug 2019 #12

Okay, but I will use DuckDuckGo for the search mysteryowl Aug 2019 #16

centipede, toad, tarantula Kali Aug 2019 #14

Ahhh, man! I might have more than one. mysteryowl Aug 2019 #18

there is almost always more than you see of "pests" Kali Aug 2019 #21

yikes! mysteryowl Aug 2019 #22

Patience. Their lifespan is shorter than yours. WheelWalker Aug 2019 #15

This might be what happens mysteryowl Aug 2019 #17

Truly. Every cricket is less deplorable than many humans. And, any annoyance more tolerable. WheelWalker Aug 2019 #19

Right, but the cricket is missing out on a chance to be free mysteryowl Aug 2019 #20

But the cricket IS free calguy Aug 2019 #32

indeed!! mysteryowl Aug 2019 #33

Fly paper works unblock Aug 2019 #23

If I can locate it, I usually just grab it with my hand and toss it out the door. Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #24

Slightly off topic, but one of my favorite childhood books... 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #25

nice! Thanks! mysteryowl Aug 2019 #26

I hear crickets every time Harker Aug 2019 #31

Try this... Cirque du So-What Aug 2019 #28

Ohhhh, too funny mysteryowl Aug 2019 #30

Beer can Historic NY Aug 2019 #35

Blast a repetitive loop of a Trump speech. It will get depressed and become quiet. LuckyCharms Aug 2019 #39

Why would someone here have a better idea than all the advice on YouTube ? rickford66 Aug 2019 #40

Fill basement with water, throw in some bluegills. One of them will get it. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2019 #41

oooohhh, right! mysteryowl Aug 2019 #42

Raid..It's a bug dammit..... LeftInTX Aug 2019 #43

I believe you go to hell, or are forced to watch/listen Control-Z Aug 2019 #44

Have caught 3 in my bathroom recently- I grab them with a tissue and throw em out the door wishstar Aug 2019 #45

Rent this creature who eats crickets for a living at140 Aug 2019 #48

An infestation of crickets have invaded your border? Call ICE. Midnight Writer Aug 2019 #51

Burn the house down. gibraltar72 Aug 2019 #52

I live in the Adirondacks and this is a continual issue.... AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #53