tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post8922884054852298875..comments2021-11-22T00:57:30.944-05:00Comments on Wreak Havok: Another thing no one tells you about living in ManhattanRoxyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11952566006793231559noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-13560781276740985422015-08-08T18:09:39.809-04:002015-08-08T18:09:39.809-04:00I get waterbugs,too, and damn I cant stand them!! ...I get waterbugs,too, and damn I cant stand them!! One of my biggest fears!! I just learned recently that they do indeed come from outside crawling in between windows, as I saw one inside my venetian blinds and then it went back outside the window as I pulled the shades up, ickkk! they are so gross!! So what I did was take an old towel, cut it into strips and literally have those strips sealed on top in between my window gaps, and havent seen one since!!!\<br /><br />LuLunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-55311985081178894372010-06-22T15:18:25.058-04:002010-06-22T15:18:25.058-04:00Totally agree with Xine. I live in Houston as well...Totally agree with Xine. I live in Houston as well and you can't make it through the summer without seeing a roach in your house/apt. If you aren't super diligent about spraying it's not uncommon to find a roach or two running around every day! In Texas, all the bugs try to get inside to get away from the heat. I always assumed bugs were the norm in NY apartments lol I can honestly say though that I've never seen a rat scampering around the streets of Houston (although, strangely, I have seen rabbits). Anywhoo- Raid Bug Barrier is your answer. I sprayed it around all the baseboards of my apt and haven't seen a roach in over a month.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918840050256537297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-73410304636954600082010-06-17T17:44:30.789-04:002010-06-17T17:44:30.789-04:00OMG we have these, too. I hate it, hate it, hate i...OMG we have these, too. I hate it, hate it, hate it. I think there is a difference between regular you know whats and waterbugs. At least I like to think so. We have our home perimeter sprayed, but I still have to kill or G Money has to kill the one or two that make it inside. I'll take ants over these jokers any day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119918515498248436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-90954197194306542892010-06-17T16:18:17.139-04:002010-06-17T16:18:17.139-04:00i'm a tried and true new yorker and it never f...i'm a tried and true new yorker and it never fails to surprise me how gross the city really is; the cool parts anyway. rats scamper across your feet at night, roaches invade even the cleanest apt (on the third floor!) and flying things have been seen here and there.<br /><br />spending the summer in chicago has really made me appreciate one thing about this city: alleys. it has alleys for its refuse and rodents. if only manhattan had been so designed...camera obscurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693309893944172428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-49563423249487551492010-06-17T15:29:00.730-04:002010-06-17T15:29:00.730-04:00Oh my gosh in DC we have nasty nasty centipedes th...Oh my gosh in DC we have nasty nasty centipedes that are a couple inches long with about 30 creepy crawler legs. My worst encounter was when I was getting ready in the morning and saw it crawling on my ceiling...above my bed. I watched it frozen praying to god it didn't fall. What did it do? Fell right on my pillows and scamper under my sheets.<br /><br />I never found Dilbert (my nickname for him to try to humanize him and make him less scary). It was probably 4 months ago that happened and I still get the shivers when I crawl into bed at night.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959513758102099324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-54781924817170401662010-06-17T14:28:37.384-04:002010-06-17T14:28:37.384-04:00There aren't cockroaches in California? I am s...There aren't cockroaches in California? I am so excited I'm going there soon then! Haha <br /><br />This post is pretty funny/interesting to me though, because being from Houston you see cockroaches EVERYWHERE. It's the heat and humidity. I avoid running outside at night in the late spring/summer because that is when the cockroaches come out and hang around the sidewalks and randomly fall out of trees. <br /><br />My house is extremely clean and I have an exterminator come every 3 months to keep it bug free, and even still I'll find dead cockroaches in the garage that attempted to make it past the poison barrier. <br /><br />One time my friend and I came home late at night and the entire side of her house was covered in dozens of cockroaches. <br /><br />Okay I'll stop with the horror stories now. But if you want to hear more, I have dozens. Hahahachristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087013393230717901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-91028371092939684752010-06-15T10:08:00.731-04:002010-06-15T10:08:00.731-04:00ick, ick, ick! In the 3 years that I lived in the ...ick, ick, ick! In the 3 years that I lived in the East Village I never came across any in my apartment (astounding, I know!). However, after living with a particularly messy roommate (damn you Craigslist and your random roommate ads), I learned how to trap fruit flies, which was pretty gross too. <br /><br />On that note, hope you enjoyed your vaca and that it was waterbug free :DTippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12278275649057586537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150337355742876928.post-52190180075731057812010-06-09T22:02:34.018-04:002010-06-09T22:02:34.018-04:00Oh my gosh! I knew there were...uh..bugs...in New...Oh my gosh! I knew there were...uh..bugs...in New York but I didn't actually know they were *that* prevalent. Okay, and I just typed "water bug" into Google (because I didn't actually know that was a synonym and was wondering how widely used it was) and the GROSSEST picture just popped up at the top courtesy of their suggest images. *My* skin is crawling now! Sigh, I love NYC, but I don't think I will be leaving California anytime soon -- I will take my earthquakes over creepy crawlies any day.<br /><br />I have to say, crawly subject matter and all though, your writing totally made me crack up here, several times :)Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073800560948735708noreply@blogger.com