Reunited with feline family (at LAST!)

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

We got those in California a lot in the summer, too. Some
people think they're "water bugs", bug actually they are
oriental roaches - more seasonal than the standard variety,
and generally come in from outside, don't breed in your
walls. However, that doesn't make it any less alarming when
you come home late, turn on a light, and these ENORMOUS
critters scatter in all directions! (They are so big that,
if you step on one, you can actually FEEL the lump under the
sole of your shoe!)

Must be a southern CA thing, as I've never seen those in the Bay
Area. I've lived here 14+ years. In fact, I've never seen a single
roach since I moved here, which gives me the impression that they
don't like arid climates. (This climate is technically *semi* arid,
but anyway, it's much more dry than Massachusetts, where I saw many
roaches!)

Joyce

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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

We got those in California a lot in the summer, too. Some
people think they're "water bugs", bug actually they are
oriental roaches - more seasonal than the standard variety,
and generally come in from outside, don't breed in your
walls. However, that doesn't make it any less alarming when
you come home late, turn on a light, and these ENORMOUS
critters scatter in all directions! (They are so big that,
if you step on one, you can actually FEEL the lump under the
sole of your shoe!)

Must be a southern CA thing, as I've never seen those in the Bay
Area. I've lived here 14+ years. In fact, I've never seen a single
roach since I moved here, which gives me the impression that they
don't like arid climates. (This climate is technically *semi* arid,
but anyway, it's much more dry than Massachusetts, where I saw many
roaches!)

Joyce

We certainly have them in Yuba City. They aren't as prolific as plain old
house roaches. But my office used to share a building with apartments and
they would get under the wall to wall carpet in the back room I used for
supplies. They would crawl in there to die when the apartments were
sprayed. It was like stepping on bubble wrap if you stepped on one.

Jo