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[Sliceanddice]

Ok itchy itchy good god will the itching ever stop!!!
Second, even if the powers that be say no don't you have the right to refuse service... and a nice computer that shows customer data... can we say "No, Sorry, your not renting"

On skunks... Iv heard Skunks and Cats get along fairly well, thought prefer their own litter boxes, and with dogs you want a breed that hasn't been used to hunt in the past or something like that. I think its a cats ok dogs -depends on the animal- thing

[Lace Neil Singer]

I wouldn't have freaked out seeing swarms of cockroaches; I've handled them before and they don't bother me at all.

On the other hand, if a swarm of bees had come out of a DVD box, I would have had a major panic attack. O.o

Oh yeah, and talking of bug related TV shows; try watching Supernatural "Bugs"; that freaked me out a bit after I learned that the swarms of bees are actually real and not computer generated. Erggh... X_x My respect for Jensen and Jared grew after finding out that little gem.

[mariamousie1]

What is wrong with people today???? Seriously, I have no idea. No one should have to put up with that crap. You should call the police. If roaches can carry disease you may have a case. I don't know if they do or not though.

[Buglady]

Roaches don't carry any human diseases (flies and mosquitoes are major vectors, but not roaches), but they have been implicated in some inner-city cases of asthma. People can be sensitive to the waxy coating that roaches naturally have.

It's gross that someone's house was full enough of roaches that they got into the DVDs though! There has to be a LOT of food (i.e. garbage) in an area for the roach population to get that dense.

I used to handle Madagascan Hissing Roaches daily - they are flightless, and bigger than the pest species. Interesting little critters, though their feet were rather scratchy.

[Crazeyal]

Had that been me, I would have simply clocked out, got in my car, and drove home. I would have phoned in my resignation . (snip)

Okay.. Gentle tones here.. Methinks you have a phobia and need to stay in an enclosed enviornment. I was a serviceman for Alarms and I can't TELL you the amount of times I saw critters. It's a big city fact o life. Even clean homes get them, and the not-so-clean ones

Just seeing Roaches would have made you quit your JOB?!?!?!? God.. I'd of lasted five seconds!

I was gonna tell a story.. but thinking of how vile it is, methinks it deserves it's own thread!

[Bloodsoul]

Suddenly I have the urge to take out my trash...

[Lace Neil Singer]

I used to handle Madagascan Hissing Roaches daily - they are flightless, and bigger than the pest species. Interesting little critters, though their feet were rather scratchy.

Those are the ones I handled. Quite cute actually; if you stroke them, they arch their backs just like cats.

[Ackee]

Why oh why?

Once again I am shocked.
Why would anyone go throught that much trouble? They must have put the roach eggs in as soon as they got they Dvd and left them in a warm place to breed. Well done to you for standing there opening them. I would have run away after the first few. Not that I am scared or anything....

[Andara Bledin]

After the initial ick factor, I wouldn't have had trouble opening them. Roaches themselves are actually quite clean; it's the environments they are drawn to that are disgusting.

For invertebrate removal, my first choice is Sevin dust. You can pick it up at most grocery stores in the lawn & garden section, and you can get it from almost any place that has a home & garden department.

The stuff is absolutely lethal to invertebrates and almost completely harmless to everything else. Except you can't use it around waterfowl breeding grounds.

And it's a dust, so you don't end up with anything stinking of insecticide, you don't end up with headaches from having to breathe insecticide, and it stays working a lot longer than any spray could ever hope to.

^-.-^

[myswtghst]

Ok, I had to throw this link in here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17876321.../framenumber/5

[Noelegy]

Wow...do these people have no shame?

....Or are you just dealing with wierd aliens trying to get a universe strapped around some kitty's neck?

HEE!

"Oh, was that your auntie?"

[NightAngel]

Ok, I had to throw this link in here.

Ew.

I'm sorry- but a PET roach? No. The second it was brought into my house I'd have killed it.

[Noelegy]

My dad had two pet skunks when he was a kid. Their names were Roger and Rachel. He said they weren't descented, but they were tame and never sprayed anyone. He told me that they would follow him around like puppy dogs, and that he'd go downtown (very small town) and empty the street when people saw him with his pets in tow!

I'd forgotten about his pet skunks, but last year I was up visiting my parents with two of my pet ferrets. I'd actually brought the ferrets for my niece and nephew to see (my 2-year-old niece carried Shiro around like a rag doll and he loved it), but what surprised me was how much my dad liked them, and then he confessed they reminded him of his pet skunks from so long ago. I told him they were closely related to polecats. He even offered to trade me one of his dogs for both my ferrets. I told him no deal.

I could totally see having a pet skunk. They're adorable. Unfortunately, I already have too many mammals in my house!

[ContraCorriente]

I would like to say I'm surprised. But, this is a customer we're talking about.

Charge that moron full retail price for all infested DVDs and ban their ass.

[Pagan]

Those are the ones I handled. Quite cute actually; if you stroke them, they arch their backs just like cats.

CUTE???!!!

Ok, I had to throw this link in here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17876321.../framenumber/5

Yikes! Blerg! You should have put a warning on this for the phobic among us!