Huge cockroach story!!!

[popcornbird]

OMG!!! That is hysterical! Hah! I would never play a prank like that on my mom. He he he!!!

Leslie, I don't think we have cockroaches in CA.......not many. I was born here and grew up here and have never seen a single one. We don't have humid weather at all. Those creatures normally live in humid places areas. Just another reason why I hate humidity.

[Tonya]

Yeah, Popcorn...I never saw a cockroach until I bought this house. (Wish I'd noticed that problem BEFORE I bought this house.)

[leslie flenner]

On gross stories! Scorpions! How do they get in the house? If you ignore them, will they leave you alone? Or what about catching and putting outside? Do they have nests of eggs in the walls (ewww!)?
Roaches that size tonya? NO. Guess I can't live in CA !!! That's just too fat and long and disgusting. as far as rats go- I never see them- I see rat traps all around the city (btw I took the week off since i work a block and a half away from democratic convention and want to live- so I'll be on pettalk more than I should!). Seen rats when I worked in lynn, the size of small dogs, walking down the sidewalk with no fear....

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Tonya
Yeah, Popcorn...I never saw a cockroach until I bought this house. (Wish I'd noticed that problem BEFORE I bought this house.)

I've always thought Modesto was a wierd city.

He he he! A friend of mine used to live in Modesto, and she told me about the wierd creatures that would come on their house. Frogs and toads and snakes and rats. Ever since she told me that, I've had a thing against Modesto.

[Tonya]

Haha. Well this used to be an agricultural city, so there are alot of toads and snakes in areas where they are just building houses...As well as coyotes. It is really sad. The coyotes wind up eating housepets because they're ran out of their homes with nothing to eat. Modesto isn't to bad though...It has a bad rap.

[jenfer]

I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate cockroaches!!! I am scared to death when I see them. Got some bad experiences with them. Yuck!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by popcornbird
Leslie, I don't think we have cockroaches in CA.......not many.

Are you kidding? YES, we do! I went outside a few hours ago, and saw this big, ugly cockroach right by the doorway... YUCK! I usually don't mind bugs, but I can't stand cockroaches. But, yeah, we don't get them a lot.. just every once in a while.

LOL Debbie! That would be the kind of prank I would pull on my own parents.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
Are you kidding? YES, we do! I went outside a few hours ago, and saw this big, ugly cockroach right by the doorway... YUCK! I usually don't mind bugs, but I can't stand cockroaches. But, yeah, we don't get them a lot.. just every once in a while.

LOL Debbie! That would be the kind of prank I would pull on my own parents.

I'm not kidding! I've never seen one! NEVER! Not even once!

If I hadn't seen cockroaches in other countries and states, I wouldn't even know what they looked like. I have *never* seen one anywhere in CA! You've seen cockroaches, Julie? Are you serious?

[jenluckenbach]

LOL
I wrote THIS and then I read your thread.

[catnapper]

ROTFLMBO!!!!


TOOO FUNNY!!!!!

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by popcornbird
OMG!!! That is hysterical! Hah! I would never play a prank like that on my mom. He he he!!!

Poppy, you are a good daughter!! I think maybe it is a boy thing. Although - Devon sure had fun too!!! BRATS!!! You sons and daughters out there - quit scaring your mothers!!!

[Tonya]

Popcorn, I'd never seen roaches either until I bought this house. And I've pretty much lived in Modesto and the bay area all my life. Cockroaches mainly thrive around food and water. Most places that have food or water laying around *cough* The back of restauraunts *cough* have cockroaches.

[sirrahbed]

Will someone please yell at Devon for what she and my son did to me??
Traumatizing their poor ole mom

[catnapper]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
Will someone please yell at Devon for what she and my son did to me??
Traumatizing their poor ole mom

Ok... DEVON!! shame on you! You should appologize this instant for playing such a nasty trick on your poor unsuspecting naked MIL! Next time, make sure she's not naked.

[heinz57_79]

eew eew eew eew eew eew eew eew eew eew eew eew !!! I HATE roaches! I don't care if they're plastic... I can't stand them!

Bella's telling me to tell you what happened the other night while iI was on the phone with her. She'd post it, but she says I write better and type faster, and she doesn't want to kick me off the comp. hehe

Ok, so the other night Bella was at work and gave me call to vent, cuz a bartended called in and totally messed up her night. I was talking to her, trying to cheer her up when I see Hector stalking something in the hallway. then he rears up and runs away and I see this HUGE palo verde beetle in the corner. For those of you who dont know, a palo verde beetle is this GIANT black bug with huge feelers. Definitely not one you want to step on.

So anyway, I start freaking out.
JC- "ohmygodohmygodohmygod!"
Bella - "what what what?? what's going on???"
J - "abugabugabugabug!!"
B - What kinda bug?
J - dunno... HUGE bug! Big bug!! oh my god it's coming for me!
B - grab the broom, kill it and sweep it out the door.
J - Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!
B - what's the matter?
J - It's gonna get me!
**THWACK!**
it's not dying!
***THWACK THWACK THWACK!***
Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!
It's not dying!
**THWACK THWACK!**
oh my god oh my god it's on the broom!
getitoffgetitoffgetitoff!
B - is it dead?
J - **battle cry!** ***THWACK THWACK THWACK!*** No! It's not dying! It keeps coming after me!!

Bella of course is laughing hysterically on the other end. I then proceed to scream, and alternate hitting the bug while sweeping it towards the door, and taking pot shots at the dogs to keep them away from the bug.

I cheered Bella up tho. She felt much better after talking to me.