May 22, 2006 | Filed under: big easy, misadventures
or click here to experience the creepiness
The other day started off with opening the kitchen trash and finding hundreds and hundreds of squirming maggots (I drowned ‘em in Clorox…nothing can live in Clorox for long, right?), and then ended with the insect encounter you see here. It was not a good day.
I’m getting more than a little tired of the critter situation down here.
I’ll make an effort to post some videos from New Orleans that don’t involve vermin or household accidents from now on. I really will. But I can’t make any promises.
“Bugs”
The Detonators
Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
11:06 am
May 22, 2006
@ 12:55 pm
Chlorine bleach is bad for the environment (makes water treatment more difficult and is a known carcinogen). Insecticides are harmful to you and your pets. Why not try Boric Acid Powder and ultrasonic pest repellents? Boric acid Link 1, Boric acid Link 2, Boric acid Link 3. Available at most large hardware stores.
May 22, 2006
@ 12:57 pm
holy crap! i thought the pyrex photo was disturbing, but this made me shudder.
i love the shot of maisie crawling under the bed and the fact that you can maintain your sense of humor given the presence of giant, flying roaches.
May 22, 2006
@ 6:52 pm
ewwwwww… so good to know that i’m not the only one that can’t sleep until those things are dead (but then i worry about their brothers and sisters they may be close by and still can’t sleep)
awesome editing and story telling!
May 22, 2006
@ 7:12 pm
Glad I wasn’t there, but makes for a good vid! And, I’m all for the environment (I REALLY REALLY AM!) but if I had that issue, I would be pouring nuclear WASTE on them if I had that luxyury!
Creepy!
May 22, 2006
@ 7:29 pm
Now you know what a guy feel like after the hunt……did you beat your chest?
May 22, 2006
@ 9:37 pm
It was too funny…I literallly turned to her and said “I’m going to need your help with this” (with Brian away for the week I talk to the dog A LOT) and she scooted under the bed. Some guard dog!
Heath, I didn’t beat my chest, but I did gloat out loud until I was worried the rest of it’s family would hear me…
May 23, 2006
@ 7:01 am
That is just toooooo damn funny!! You really rock! Those flying bastards seem to follow me around too. Here in FL they are freaking bird sized!! Cheers!
May 23, 2006
@ 8:47 am
One down, 234,872 to go.. all they have to do is come out from hiding and you can take them!
God! Why do I watch your vidoes with as much interest as a Martin Scorcessi film?
Peace
May 23, 2006
@ 9:12 am
I love that you can go after a bug with spray and video camera in hand. It’s nice to keep a sense of humor, but I don’t think I would be able to sleep with all those creepy crawlies around. I’m your basic bug wimp.
May 23, 2006
@ 10:11 am
Those things used to be afraid of light. Turn on the light, they’d run away… not so much anymore. And people think evolution isn’t real?? Those suckers are evolving as we speak.
May 23, 2006
@ 11:21 am
This reminds me when I was living in Florida. We would have our home sprayed by professional exterminators once a month. Those suckers still showed up in showers and drains! They just wouldn’t die!
May 23, 2006
@ 12:46 pm
I never thought you’d win… but you did. I think you should get at least 10 points for that one!
May 24, 2006
@ 3:16 am
Those bugs are in Japan too…they are called gokiburi…hmmm…I am sure you have seen a skateboard fly out from someones feet esp when the rider loses balance…well, the board just zips across the ground like that…during the rainy season, esp at night my poor kitchen seems to be the perfect hang-out for those critters…I turn on the light and zap…they all scramble…
Japanese folks say boric acid will keep em away…I am like huh? Boric Acid?
May 24, 2006
@ 7:28 am
hilarious! i like your video
May 24, 2006
@ 7:43 am
I checked out your other videos…they are great! very entertaining.
May 24, 2006
@ 10:02 am
that’s the second plug I’ve heard for Boric Acid. I remember we used it a lot when I was little…little trails of white powder lining the kitchen cabinets. I always thought it smelled funny, and it scared me because I always had to wash each plate before I used it. Then they invented Combat discs and we never had another roach again.
If it’s harmless to people and pets I’m going to go out and buy a tub full.
May 25, 2006
@ 10:24 am
Desertnut has it right - Southern bugs are almost invincible. They are clearly part borg . . . Be careful about the slaughter, though; I am still convinced that their relatives know when you are the one that killed them . . .
May 25, 2006
@ 6:53 pm
Bugs…ooohhh…bad post for me to stop by for. I am still thinking about whether I will watch it or not!
Take care, my friend. xo
May 27, 2006
@ 5:02 pm
And the Official Acadamy Award for Creepiness in a Comedy Video goes to….
We had roaches in the first hosptial I worked at. I actually put them on the schedule and gave them hours.
They didn’t fly though.
May 30, 2006
@ 2:12 pm
ROFL. Seriously this video was freakin’ hillarious.
I was laughing so hard because I’m the same way. The first thing I do when I see a bug is search for the most toxic substance I can shoot from a distance. My thinking is it will either kill them or at least … sting their 140 eyes so that I can better swack it with some large flat and disposable object.
The dog running away, btw, nearly made me spit diet coke all over my laptop.
June 5, 2006
@ 3:37 am
This was the funniest post I’ve seen in a long time. God you remind me of me. When I lived in the Bronx weird things used to fly in through my window. I would fall asleep in the sitting position with the lights turned on on more nights than I care to remember.
June 30, 2006
@ 6:58 pm
It’s even worse when you stomp big bugs like that, and they crunch under your shoe like you just stepped on a cracker. Eeeewww….I just grossed myself out.
We have squirrels in our ceiling during the winter. They make a lot of noise. You have inspired me to vlog this when it happens!
July 17, 2006
@ 7:35 am
oh my god - i am under the bed with the dog…that’s a HUGE bug! Can you move?! Ahhhhh!!