shellylh Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) The guy who sprays my house is an idiot (really, he knows nothing) so I can't/won't ask him. His dad used to own/run the company and the dad was very knowledgeable. He has since retired and his son took over. Tim has used the company for the last 20+ years. They only reason I still use them is because I am lazy. After finding the roach in my bed this weekend, I planned to call a different/better company this Monday but the idiot son called me on Sunday to come and spray. It's like he knew. Edit: I should say that he has only been spraying our house for 9 years (before that Tim had him spray his former house). Edited June 24, 2015 by shellylh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 He planted the roach....I know it! Obviously, no bug expert, but I don't think that kind of resistance can be built up that quickly. I think it'd need to be a much larger scale & population..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 20+ years is quickly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I was referring to the "4 times a year for 9 years" line. I imagine over 20 years they and other companies have changed the pesticide..... But who knows, roaches are great grandchildren of the devil so maybe they DO adapt...... (EDIT: not that being related to the devil means faster adaptation....I just needed something stupidly profound to say about roaches) Edited June 24, 2015 by skullguise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Sounds like he's smart enough to still get you to pay him, so I guess idiot is a relative thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I imagine over 20 years they and other companies have changed the pesticide..... That's not necessarily a safe assumption, how do you think MRSA became a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Sounds like he's smart enough to still get you to pay him, so I guess idiot is a relative thing. Very funny Steve, I am just a sucker. I'd almost rather just pay him not to come and then I wouldn't have to deal with him and wouldn't feel bad about taking money out of his pocket. The label for Demon Max says 2005 on it so I assume it is about 10 years old. It is used by many pest control companies. I wonder how many people on my block have this stuff sprayed 4 times a year. The active ingredient is cypermethrin which has been around longer than that. Jacob is probably right, they aren't resistant, I am just probably having a lot more roaches than normal this year because Tim isn't here to scare them off (and we've had a ton of rain). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I was referring to the "4 times a year for 9 years" line. I imagine over 20 years they and other companies have changed the pesticide..... But who knows, roaches are great grandchildren of the devil so maybe they DO adapt...... (EDIT: not that being related to the devil means faster adaptation....I just needed something stupidly profound to say about roaches) Roaches adapt extremely well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 They will survive the zombie apocalypse...hey, why aren't there more roaches in post-apocalyptic zombie movies, e.g. Zombieland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Because they were such primadonnas while filming Joe's Apartment, Hollywood had to Blacklist them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Pasadena has no roaches, just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Another opportunity to post a Damnation Alley clip! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Pasadena has no roaches, just sayin' If I moved back to California, I would certainly not miss the giant cockroaches and mosquitoes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Got released from the hospital. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, around 4:00 in the morning I was waking up with an odd feeling. A bit of chest tightness, arm tightness, etc. All pretty minor but just uncomfortable. Sit up for an hour or so and go back to bed. On Wednesday around 2:00 I went outside to do some work, and just wasn't feeling right. Called my doctor and after talking to one of his nurse's, had my wife take me to the ER. After angioplasty, 100% blockage in the RCA, one stent. Fun fun, but I guess still being here counts for something. Got out a day earlier than normal because I was doing so well. Edited July 3, 2015 by Pars 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Damn, Chris, that's some serious shit. Glad you got to hospital, and got that stent before anything worse happened. Strokes are no fun. Good thoughts your way for swift recuperation, and hopefully drug free prognosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Your overall good health and fitness served you well, Chris. Best of luck in recovery but stent technology (subject of several patent actions of my past) is amazing and amazingly effective. Best wishes from MOA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Damn, Chris, glad you made it in to the doc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Damn Chris! Glad everything turned out OK. Scary shit my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Wow Chris I am very glad you are doing better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Best wishes for a full recovery, Chris. I'm glad you made it before serious damage happened. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvlgato Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Scary! Glad you're okay, Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Glad you caught it before anything worse happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Your overall good health and fitness served you well, Chris. Best of luck in recovery but stent technology (subject of several patent actions of my past) is amazing and amazingly effective. Best wishes from MOA. Thanks for the well wishes guys, and hope MOA is insane and bliss-filled : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 All of the above, glad it was found and treated; good not to ignore it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Got released from the hospital. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, around 4:00 in the morning I was waking up with an odd feeling. A bit of chest tightness, arm tightness, etc. All pretty minor but just uncomfortable. Sit up for an hour or so and go back to bed. On Wednesday around 2:00 I went outside to do some work, and just wasn't feeling right. Called my doctor and after talking to one of his nurse's, had my wife take me to the ER. After angioplasty, 100% blockage in the right cortoid artery, one stent. Fun fun, but I guess still being here counts for something. Got out a day earlier than normal because I was doing so well. Wow, thank God you went to the ER! Some people put it off until it's too late. So you had only a carotid artery blockage and it was opened up, or also coronary artery? The first symptoms sounded like heart and the second day sounded like Carotid (neck artery to brain - good thing we have two of those). When I had symptoms like that my pastor took me to the ER because we had a new baby at home and my wife had to stay with the kids, but it turned out to just be my Fibrosing Mediastinitis rearing it's head and being diagnosed for the first time. MESSAGE TO OTHERS - DON'T DELAY, it can save a life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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