[CAUT] Fw: AhhhHHHH!!!! BleeeEEAchCH!!!

[Cramer at BrandonU.CA]

Thanks Barbara,

truly the funniest post I've ever read on CAUT!

cheers,

Mark Cramer



> Ah, Michelle, it's a good thing you live in the north 
land!
> 
> Here in Illinois, I've serviced pianos that traveled from 
Texas and Hawaii
> that had "stowaways."  I was sort of shocked by those 
pianos (not just the
> bug carcasses, but the general mess--which I had no idea 
how to clean
> up--someone <could> answer the question, but I'm not sure 
I want to
> know), however, these instances prepared me for my move  
to...Texas!
> 
> When we lived there, our Terminix man laughed saying we 
had experienced
> everything that Texas had to offer.  I won't list it all 
(like the snake in
> the pots & pans cupboard), but it included the roach that 
ran up my leg
> when I was pregnant.  I'm surprised I didn't go into 
labor right then.
> 
> Speaking of cockroaches, I had a friend in Texas, with 
whom I discussed
> various bug theories.  Of course, if you've never 
experienced them,
> you might not really appreciate it.   Very often, we 
would see "wood
> roaches" or "water bugs"--as they call them (water bug is 
not as offensive
> in the polite South)--those are the big ones that come in 
from outside.
> When a water bug would be spotted a person might be 
inclined to go step
> on it. Oops, there's no time to dispose of it, so later 
when there <is> time
> to do the job and one returns to the scene of 
the "crunching,", the bug has
> disappeared.  What has happened?  After much and may I 
add, extremely deep
> thought, my friend and I came up the following 
possibilities.
> 
> 1.  Bug dinner (most likely when the occurrence takes 
place outdoors).
> 2.  Bug rescue teams.
> 3.  Bug rapture.
> 4.  (The most likely) Roaches could quite possibly have 
an extra set of
> guts.  The outer set that got smooshed (or crunched) was 
just a ploy to
> make  the human think the roach was dead.  After the 
human aggressor
> walks off, the other set of guts has already kicked in, 
the roach goes
> merrily on its way.
> 
> There is also the curious way that when one finds a dead 
roach, it is
> almost  always on its back.  What is the cause of this?  
During a scientific
> survey--in my garage in Texas--I observed a few deaths, 
myself.  I can
> attest that when roaches are ready to meet their maker, 
they do a death
> flip.  Yep, with all their might, they flip over onto the 
back.  Perhaps
> it's a better position (face-up) for meeting one's maker?
> 
> Be brave, my dear!  :-)
> 
> Barbara Richmond
> now residing near Peoria, IL, where two years ago we 
dealt with an invasion
> of earwigs.  eeew.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Michelle Stranges" <stranges at oswego.edu>
> > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 3:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] AhhhHHHH!!!! BleeeEEAchCH!!!
> >
> >
> >> UHhh.. too late buddy.
> >> A student who I found in the theatre department came 
to the rescue.
> >>
> >> In my eyes it was after *me*.
> >>
> >> I'm sure he has other family members living locally.
> >>
> >> They'll deal.
> >>
> >> (And I feel they've found out and are on their way up 
to the shop...)
> >> I *still* have the heebie jeebies.
> >>
> >> :(...
> 
>