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I'll bet those Habitat volunteers are disappointed with this outcome.
I'm wondering what happened with the vapor barriers -- if they can keep water out of a basement they should keep noxious drips and dribbles out. As for the cockroaches, they'll outlive humanity -- but ewww!
posted by
Pat_B
on January 15, 2009 at 5:15 AM
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Great truth in this....human beings are never satisfied! Have a great day. Nita.
posted by
Nita09
on January 15, 2009 at 3:15 AM
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When I was one of 'those' teenagers, myself and a couple of other students sharing the apartment in Montreal caught a bunch of little Canadian roaches, put them in the empty beer case with a couple of bottles, then walked into a depanneur a few doors down and left it on the counter. The owner hade been rude to us when we tried to buy beer.
posted by
adnohr
on January 14, 2009 at 8:42 PM
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Sorry naut... but I got to say this: ... Eughhhhhh Kabu! and Mal: ... there is no roach bigger than a Florida roach... I will measure them against the Texan ones any time loll...
posted by
Sinome
on January 14, 2009 at 8:29 PM
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Nautikos
Now my son builds them in Mexico for the poor, can ya eat roaches? LOL
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 14, 2009 at 7:20 PM
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Did the owners know about the garbage dump while it was being built...
...and said nothing until now? I wouldn't be surprised.
posted by
metalrat
on January 14, 2009 at 6:06 PM
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go visit Sydney. It's cocky heaven. I didn't mind the smaller ones so much
but big tree ones like as big as a mouse would fly in at night. Did you know that if you chop off their head the body can live for another week. I know because I tried it.
posted by
Kabu
on January 14, 2009 at 5:14 PM
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inside it either stinks or sweats" - sounds like my teenagers! Texas cockaroaches are even bigger than Florida's and I lived just fine with those guys! Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on January 14, 2009 at 4:27 PM
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Sometimes the garbage dump is in the kitchen too. I agree those cockroaches could pull little carts. Such a fun blog.
posted by
Justi
on January 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM
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The first time I ever saw a Florida cockroach, I thought it was kin to one of their alligators.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 14, 2009 at 3:21 PM
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I don't know about those Habitat people... but I am here to tell you that if you have not seen a Floridian Cockroach you have not seen a cockroach... They are HUGE!!! and they know how to read and write... they play dead , or hide 'n seek... sometimes I have thought I heard them talk...loll, but it was just the neighbor's kids... There is a huge problem down here with those creatures and there is no avoiding them. The best case scenario is that you find them dead because you have put so much pesticide around your home that they die before they can get inside. The one solution that works is getting yourself a cat. It seems that they are natural enemies because hwere there are cats roaches don't go. Or perhaps is that the cats eat them... gawd know they are as big as mice loll hmmm... well I don't know I just know having a cat works! So maybe we can write the Habitat people and tell them to give a cat with each house... Sorry I went so long... this one hit home loll
posted by
Sinome
on January 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM
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Re: LOl baggars can't be choosers...lol
LOL, that's beggars...lmao...baggers..take another pill, cricket...lmao.
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on January 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM
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LOl baggars can't be choosers...lol
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on January 14, 2009 at 2:12 PM
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