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[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (5 children)

The roaches. At least you know their true nature, not surprising to find them there and, in days of high frustration, one can go up and stomp a few for that crunchy sound of bug demise.

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Look at this guy, he doesn't comprehend the true nature of man or like human crunch.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Human Crunch sounds like the dollar store version of Captain Crunch.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Sounds like you've never had the misfortune of being somewhere with a roach infestation.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

People can get sick from roach feces from just a few roaches, especially if you have asthma; having 1000 would be really bad

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ive dealt with a few though, its not really as bad or as hard as most people think. Its just about being thorough and sustained, you arent going to get them all in one hit. It just takes a few months of regularly repeating the basics of bombing, baits and spray.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

its not really as bad or as hard as most people think.

It just takes a few months

I would consider anything that takes months to fix to be pretty bad.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You just need to bug bomb every few weeks. Its not hard labour.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Or maybe they already have a roach infestation because they live in filth and don't care.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No way, you won't be able to get the roaches out nearly as easy as the person

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Poison. The house will be uninhabitable for a week, but they’ll be gone.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

And that's easier than just grabbing a dude by the neck and throwing them out?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Even if you need help from a friend, that's still easier than getting roaches out

[–] cypherix93@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] FeeshyFish@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Depends on the ambient temperature, no? I was under the understanding that roaches don't typically fly in northern states because it's colder.

[–] cypherix93@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Just the fact that they can is enough for me to avoid them. Ain't showing up with a thermometer to see if they decide to fly today 😔

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Personally, I’d go for the person. Roach phobia entirely not factoring in here.

My attic is over a detached garage. If someone can access that space somehow, and wants to live there, whatever. It’s roomy enough to be fairly comfortable, tho you can’t stand up straight, and it’s insulated with electric outlets, so I’m not suuuuper likely to find a frozen person in spring. Not great, but as long as they don’t leave a mess or whatever, meh, doesn’t harm me any beyond electrical use. I probably wouldn’t even find out about it for a long time, since I never go up there; the ladder is duct-taped where it cracked at some point, and I can’t be bothered to replace it.

Roaches, however, would not stay contained to the garage. That’s a deal-breaker.