Sunday, June 21, 2009
Kamikaze Cockroaches
The first one was floating in the toilet. He was quite impressive as he took up almost the whole toilet bowl. I was glad to see that he was dead. The next evening a smaller one came staggering out from behind the toilet and met his demise with a swift blow from Jeff's flip-flop. I heard the third one land the following evening. I thought I was being paranoid but as I flipped on the bathroom light our eyes met and he came tearing out from beside the toilet heading straight for me. My Birkenstock dispatched him (or her) quickly. We hadn't been able to figure out where they were coming from. We had put covers on drains and plugged openings but that night we suddenly realized they were sneaking in through a small hole in the ceiling just above the window valance and then jumping 8 feet onto the floor. Kamikaze cockroaches! The first one dove straight into the toilet, whether by design or accident and didnt survive the landing. The second one was a lot slower moving than a normal cockroach and I believe he may have had a couple of broken legs or a head injury. The third (and last) was made of tougher stuff but didn't live to tell the tale and since we stuffed a pot-scrubber into the hole we haven't seen any more. I love outwitting something with a brain the size of a pin-head.
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2 comments:
Hey Jan
Just read your blog at work Jan and we know you always were resourceful and you could outwit those cockroaches!
Didn't make us jealous at all - we're quite happy with the size of our Canadian cockroaches.
Hi Jan.
Perhaps you could put tiny little white scarves on the (dead)cockroaches and take a picture.
Great blog, Jan. Keep it up!!!
Love,
Trish
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