Bill Bodden's Blog - Posts Tagged "bugs"
A Personal Horror Story
Colleague Patrick Tomlinson writes up a highly amusing story about bugs and Living in Florida. You can find it Here: https://twitter.com/stealthygeek/status/1170128466722852876 Anyway, that story reminded me of my own personal bug epic, one that played out in my apartment one evening during the summer of 1993 when I lived in Austin, Texas.
To start with, Texas has lots of bugs. I bought a used couch in the first weeks I lived there (it was in very good condition and included a hide-a-bed, so it was well worth the 25 bucks) and the couch turned out to have a few fleas (or, perhaps more accurately, flea eggs) so I found ways to deal with that. A lit pillar candle in the middle of a water-filled pie tin suckers fleas in every time. They head for the heat source, and drown in the water. There's the fire risk to worry about, though it did seem quite effective. But I digress...
To read the rest of this story, please visit: http://billbodden.com/2019/09/09/a-pe...
To start with, Texas has lots of bugs. I bought a used couch in the first weeks I lived there (it was in very good condition and included a hide-a-bed, so it was well worth the 25 bucks) and the couch turned out to have a few fleas (or, perhaps more accurately, flea eggs) so I found ways to deal with that. A lit pillar candle in the middle of a water-filled pie tin suckers fleas in every time. They head for the heat source, and drown in the water. There's the fire risk to worry about, though it did seem quite effective. But I digress...
To read the rest of this story, please visit: http://billbodden.com/2019/09/09/a-pe...
