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Wyatt Fuckin Earp
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 06:58 pmI water plants on 5 floors of the Republic Plaza downtown.
Today, as I was refilling my water tank, I had a thought about how clean the janitor's closet was. Newly painted, no spiders or spider webs, functioning light bulb and switch, no dirt. Nice. As I'm looking around I see a cockroach crawl out from behind a pipe.
This was the largest cockroach I have ever seen in Denver. It was as long as my finger. Really big bug. Things you see in tropical climes surely, but Denver? Heavens. Cockroaches are rarely seen here, you almost have to try to get them.
I have a spray bottle on my watering tank full of bug killer, designed for spider mites, gnats, spiders, small things. I discharge 30 rounds of bug killer onto the cockroach's body, knocking it into the floor sink. This thing is much too large to fit down the drain. The bug is still moving, still walking around.
With my left hand I grab my spray bottle of water/dish soap/rubbing alcohol. Two-fisting it, the bug takes another 30 rounds, most of each bottle, before it rolls over and stops twitching.
Victorious, I report the offending carcass to the office manager. She claims they've been spotted before, she thinks they crawl up the drain.
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I ate lunch in that building today. Crud.
Today, as I was refilling my water tank, I had a thought about how clean the janitor's closet was. Newly painted, no spiders or spider webs, functioning light bulb and switch, no dirt. Nice. As I'm looking around I see a cockroach crawl out from behind a pipe.
This was the largest cockroach I have ever seen in Denver. It was as long as my finger. Really big bug. Things you see in tropical climes surely, but Denver? Heavens. Cockroaches are rarely seen here, you almost have to try to get them.
I have a spray bottle on my watering tank full of bug killer, designed for spider mites, gnats, spiders, small things. I discharge 30 rounds of bug killer onto the cockroach's body, knocking it into the floor sink. This thing is much too large to fit down the drain. The bug is still moving, still walking around.
With my left hand I grab my spray bottle of water/dish soap/rubbing alcohol. Two-fisting it, the bug takes another 30 rounds, most of each bottle, before it rolls over and stops twitching.
Victorious, I report the offending carcass to the office manager. She claims they've been spotted before, she thinks they crawl up the drain.
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I ate lunch in that building today. Crud.
