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RebelOne

(30,947 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:36 PM Nov 2013

OMG. I saw two big roaches in the house tonight. [View all]

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.

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OMG. I saw two big roaches in the house tonight. [View all] RebelOne Nov 2013 OP

Tip. I lived for years on the Lower East Side and never needed to use Raid. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

This stuff works! You can 840high Nov 2013 #6

Wish I knew why your post made me want to post THIS: Miles Archer Nov 2013 #13

You sure it was a roach and not a water bug? Roaches usually aren't big. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #2

Believe me, they were roaches. RebelOne Nov 2013 #3

Palmetto bugs are huge... Callmecrazy Nov 2013 #4

I know and they fly and will dive bomb you. RebelOne Nov 2013 #9

Now you need to move. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2013 #5

It wouldn't make any difference RebelOne Nov 2013 #22

But, but,.. I pulled a 4'8" snake out of my toilet last week..... panader0 Nov 2013 #7

Did you smoke them yet? edbermac Nov 2013 #8

ROFL!! madinmaryland Nov 2013 #10

My first thought too HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #12

I wondered where I left 'em this time. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #15

If that kind of roach crawls around csziggy Nov 2013 #23

They're a hell of a lot cleaner than flies, believe it or not.. MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #11

Of all the bugs those are the ones that really make me want to scream like a little girl davidpdx Nov 2013 #14

You need to buy Home Defense and spray. B Calm Nov 2013 #16

I live in GA too and they are wood roaches coming in since it got cooler. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #17

That was my first thought, too, RebelOne Nov 2013 #21

You obviously don't live in Florida... JCMach1 Nov 2013 #18

I lived in South Florida much of my life, and I am familiar RebelOne Nov 2013 #20

if I saw a roach in my house... zanana1 Nov 2013 #19