Today, I realized that when the pest control man said that we may see a few more bugs in the next few days, what he meant was "your kitchen will be covered in them." It's the day before Thanksgiving and I have several people invited over for the Holiday. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my toilet broke. Yesterday, the shower filled up with sludge. I have ten people coming over for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. FML
Today, I've now worked on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the weekend after that, and two days this week. My husband and son have had all that time off, and yet I've still ended up having to clean the dishes and the house after them on all of these days. FML
Today, after already living with two wasps' nests, as well as gnats that plague our flower pots, we've also discovered moths in our pantry, who've ruined all of the food. FML
Today, I grabbed a handful of crackers from the kitchen, only to find it crawling with bugs. Apparently, my brother had made the same discovery earlier, but put the box of crackers back in the cupboard anyway. FML
Today, despite putting all the food in the fridge, taking all the rubbish outside, cleaning the house top to bottom and setting up bait, we're still dealing with a bloody huge ant problem. I've now got a rash all over from being bitten while I sleep. FML
Today, I polished off the delicious iced gingerbread cookies in the pantry. I'd assumed the little flecks on them were speckles of broken icing, but as I went to throw the cookie bag away, a larva crawled out. The hundreds of flecks were moth eggs. I've been eating the cookies for three days. FML
Today, I came back to my apartment to see that my roommate had left out bread, deli meat, and cheese on the counter, so I made myself a sandwich. When she came back, she informed me that she found bugs in the fridge and took out all the food she thought would be contaminated. FML
Today, after three visits from exterminators and another from a steam cleaner, I still have bedbugs. FML
Today, after having a 3-day vacation and feeling a bit bummed that it was over, I got home to find a black widow watching her babies hatch in my office window. FML
Today, a friend of mine told me, after coming over to my house for years, that she has tiny "bugs" that are attached to her and follow her wherever she goes. FML
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Top comments
Aha09 1
Nomnomnom...more protein in your Thanksgiving meal! Be thankful, silly.
FerrariCake 2
At least you have a day. Get some bug spray and get to work.
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Aha09 1
Nomnomnom...more protein in your Thanksgiving meal! Be thankful, silly.
The_Pleb 0
By me commenting here, I have not only taken second place, but i have also dethroned the guy below of his 3rd place!!!!!!!!! WIN!!
liveBabylon 0
We'll aren't you just so clever......
aubsx3 0
Why would you invite people over for a day so close to when you were getting bugs exterminated? YDI because that means you most likely invited them while your house was infested... Ehw
willou35_fml 13
haha
FerrariCake 2
At least you have a day. Get some bug spray and get to work.
Anteezy 7
3rd oh ehm gee, also kill them yourself bro
Brave_Sir_Robin 4
bug bomb the place and do it early. It may give you enough time to prepare some items (although a turkey would have to be done elsewhere). Of course, you could be true to the old Momma Joke, "Your momma is so stank all the bugs that surround her are like 'We are family!'" Okay, I'll stop bugging you all.
blastvortex 4
DO NOT LISTEN TO #4! Bug-bombing can actually make the problem worse depending on what you're dealing with. You're best bet is to consult a professional or research it yourself. Since the former will probably be well booked by now, the latter is probably your best option. Now do yourself a favor and be attentive to the advice that you're being given this time. On another note, plan to cut your turkey roll elsewhere in the meantime. Duh.
Brave_Sir_Robin 4
#7 - I seem to have good fortune in the past with doing a bug bombing (although the clean-up was a pain in the ass in certain rooms), but I see your point. The best option is always to hire a professional to guarantee the bug-removals, but that usually costs more money, more time, and as you mentioned, they may be well-booked in this short amount of time. OP, LISTEN TO #7 and do the research before deciding on a course of action. Have a great Thanksgiving whatever you decide to do.
VoGuE221 5
that sux lol stay out of the kitchen as much as possible
trizzieb 0
Moron used bait to draw them in instead of a repellant right before thanks giving. you should call his boss.
TheTruth1428 0
It's the not companies fault for what method they use, OP should have checked first. As for you OP, YDI for waiting until the last minute to get rid of your bugs, should have done it sooner. Shouldn't even have bugs in the first place, but since you do, you shouldn't have waited.
maelgwyn 0
Actually, s/he probaby used a flushing agent such as Permethrin which has actually gotten them from their hiding places. Baits usually take longer to work, and will kill them more often where they live. Its actually what we have to use to do it legally
depocadoll 15
Actually, since their nests are poisoned, they relocate to open areas until they find somewhere else to settle. They are flushed out by the sprays. The gel is left out for them to snack on and take back to their new nests, to poison the other pests.
perdix 31
Looks like your going to have a few million guests on Thanksgiving. Just warn your human guests not to eat the lumps in the gravy.
neempop 0
Bust out the raid and a vacuum cleaner
TheLoneWolf87 4
Yet another thing to be thankful for! THANK YOU SANTA :D
lopez1222 3
wtf?
chickchick_fml 0
YDI. You should have taken care of your bug problem before Thanksgiving.