Well, if we're gonna turn this thread into a confessions thread, it turns out I really like iced lattes. I might get one tomorrow.

TenuredVulture wrote:Well, if we're gonna turn this thread into a confessions thread, it turns out I really like iced lattes. I might get one tomorrow.

Is it Dunkin Donuts in Magnolia or Starbucks? I'm almost afraid to relocate anywhere that doesn't have a DD.

So let me tell you about Stinkbugs.

I found like, four of them in MrsVox office. Caught em, and looked em up. Apparantly in Berks and Bucks county they're really bad. They're drawn to vegitation (and the Mrs has a garden up against the house) and go inside when it's warm. You can't squish them, cause the smell draws other Stinkbugs. You can't exterminate them, cause... well the exterminators can't exterminate them. All you can do is keep them from coming into the house (we can't figure out how they did). We went outside and counted seven or eight of them in different spots on the outside of the house, Mrs saw them going into the soffet in one spot. The neighbors house had a few too. They say you can use a nicotine/dish soap spray to kill them without squishing them, but you have to collect all the carcasses or they'll attract carpet beetles (I mean, I guess you wouldn't just leave them there... I never really thought about it before).

I mean. COME ON.

The only good thing is that they don't breed indoors even if they get in, so you don't have to worry about them making babies.

kruker wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:Well, if we're gonna turn this thread into a confessions thread, it turns out I really like iced lattes. I might get one tomorrow.

Is it Dunkin Donuts in Magnolia or Starbucks? I'm almost afraid to relocate anywhere that doesn't have a DD.

I'm pretty sure DD is northeast mostly--maybe in Dallas? And the nearest Starbucks is in Texarkana, an hour away. We have a mom and pop, and a Java Stop (it's Aramark)

VoxOrion wrote:So let me tell you about Stinkbugs.

I found like, four of them in MrsVox office. Caught em, and looked em up. Apparantly in Berks and Bucks county they're really bad. They're drawn to vegitation (and the Mrs has a garden up against the house) and go inside when it's warm. You can't squish them, cause the smell draws other Stinkbugs. You can't exterminate them, cause... well the exterminators can't exterminate them. All you can do is keep them from coming into the house (we can't figure out how they did). We went outside and counted seven or eight of them in different spots on the outside of the house, Mrs saw them going into the soffet in one spot. The neighbors house had a few too. They say you can use a nicotine/dish soap spray to kill them without squishing them, but you have to collect all the carcasses or they'll attract carpet beetles (I mean, I guess you wouldn't just leave them there... I never really thought about it before).

I mean. COME ON.

The only good thing is that they don't breed indoors even if they get in, so you don't have to worry about them making babies.

Is this the first you're seeing them at your house? We've been getting them here in Delaware County for a couple years now, and not just a few, A LOT. They show up around this time of year, trying to get inside. Then they'll lay low for a good part of the winter and show up in force again in early spring trying to get back outside. They are perhaps the ugliest bug I've ever seen (in person). A few years ago when they first showed their face in my bedroom, I couldn't sleep for fear that they would crawl into my bed.

Yeah, this is the first time - but this house was still under construction this time last year so who knows. They are gross looking, but I'm a real sissy when it comes to bugs. Snakes, mice, whatever - no problem. Bugs? Blech.

VoxOrion wrote:So let me tell you about Stinkbugs.

I found like, four of them in MrsVox office. Caught em, and looked em up. Apparantly in Berks and Bucks county they're really bad. They're drawn to vegitation (and the Mrs has a garden up against the house) and go inside when it's warm. You can't squish them, cause the smell draws other Stinkbugs. You can't exterminate them, cause... well the exterminators can't exterminate them. All you can do is keep them from coming into the house (we can't figure out how they did). We went outside and counted seven or eight of them in different spots on the outside of the house, Mrs saw them going into the soffet in one spot. The neighbors house had a few too. They say you can use a nicotine/dish soap spray to kill them without squishing them, but you have to collect all the carcasses or they'll attract carpet beetles (I mean, I guess you wouldn't just leave them there... I never really thought about it before).

I mean. COME ON.

The only good thing is that they don't breed indoors even if they get in, so you don't have to worry about them making babies.

Ortho Home Defense & Perimeter spray. I totally recommend it.
First weekend of every month I spray around the entire base of the exterior walls of the house--and around the base of the interior walls of the garage.
It's part of my better living through chemistry philosophy.
If you have live ones in the house, put them in a jar, or ziplock bag, and throw them in the trash. No dead bug smell, no carcasses, no bugs in your house.

We call them "keystone bugs". I just squish 'em.

VoxOrion wrote:Yeah, this is the first time - but this house was still under construction this time last year so who knows. They are gross looking, but I'm a real sissy when it comes to bugs. Snakes, mice, whatever - no problem. Bugs? Blech.

I'm OK with all bugs other than roaches. I don't know if I'm afraid of them or just repulsed by their complete grossness, but I hate them more than anything. I don't even like killing them because it means I have to get near them. If I see one in my kitchen I have to clean everything.

A lot of times I put way too much thought into whether or not I want to buy a song on iTunes. I really mull it over and weigh the pros and cons like it's some big, risky investment. I mean, it's .99 cents. I'll drop more than that in a vending machine without thinking twice about it, and that lasts me like 2 minutes.

VoxOrion wrote:Yeah, this is the first time - but this house was still under construction this time last year so who knows. They are gross looking, but I'm a real sissy when it comes to bugs. Snakes, mice, whatever - no problem. Bugs? Blech.

I'm sitting next to my three ziploc containers of the four stink bugs. While I am the designated bug killer, even without knowing these were stinkbugs, I didn't need brave enough to squish them in a paper towel. The darned things are still alive, too.

Penn State says that you can use pesticides to prevent them from entering, but the best way is to seal up your house (plastic bubble anyone?). They give a whole list of the types of pesticides you can use.

Yeah, I won't be reusing these containers, either.

MrsVox wrote:While I am the designated bug killer

I dunno. I think especially if you live in a new home, sealing it up might cause more problems than it solves. I think a few drafts are good for health. It seems to me radon and mold are potential issues with houses that are too well sealed.

whenever i type in "backshegoes" in google i usually do it so fast in google that i misspell it and it says:

Did you mean: backshots

1st entry to backshots:

Urban Dictionary: backshots
1. backshots. When your girl is laying on her stomach, legs together while you thrust in and out ... yo, that girl had me crazy off the backshots lastnight

I like the new twist of Dallas losing added onto the Phillies winning the division, Mets suffer crushing defeat, Eagles lose parlay from last year.

All in all, an excellent sports weekend for me.

this paper is due in, oh, 12 minutes, give or take. exciting finish!

MrsVox wrote:Penn State says that you can use pesticides to prevent them from entering, but the best way is to seal up your house (plastic bubble anyone?).

Really sucks when you use the fireplace, though.

Joe Mauer is really good.