Roaches   If any of you have ever lived in the South, you know that even the best homes get an occasional roach in them.   My first wife’s parents were from Toronto, Canada and wintered in Florida.  Her mother would not admit she had roaches.  So, she called them Palmetto bugs.   Well, we had a roach in the house tonight.  I saw it crawling across the carpet and leapt into action, grabbing a broom, a fly swatter and a dust pan.  I managed to stomp it a couple times and stunned it enough to sweep it into the dust pan.  I then pitched the still quivering roach into the back yard.   You have to sneak up on them and stomp them just right or the big ones will grab your foot and throw you.  Just kidding.   My wife and I then joked that this severely injured roach would tell the other roaches, “Don’t go in there.  There is a crazy guy with a broom and a fly swatter who will chase you down.”   We made up several scenarios that this roach with his leg in a caste would be playing guitar and begging for food from the other roaches.    We laughed about this for an hour.  Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net

You need a sense of humor to get through life. Don't loose yours.!   A GOOD LAUGH AND A LONG  NIGHTS SLEEP ARE THE TWO BEST CURES FOR ANYTHING. Irish Proverb ________________________________ From: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> To: "HCGS@yahoogroups.com" <HCGS@yahoogroups.com>; hcgs <hcgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:23 PM Subject: [HCGS] Roaches Roaches   If any of you have ever lived in the South, you know that even the best homes get an occasional roach in them.   My first wife’s parents were from Toronto, Canada and wintered in Florida.  Her mother would not admit she had roaches.  So, she called them Palmetto bugs.   Well, we had a roach in the house tonight.  I saw it crawling across the carpet and leapt into action, grabbing a broom, a fly swatter and a dust pan.  I managed to stomp it a couple times and stunned it enough to sweep it into the dust pan.  I then pitched the still quivering roach into the back yard.   You have to sneak up on them and stomp them just right or the big ones will grab your foot and throw you.  Just kidding.   My wife and I then joked that this severely injured roach would tell the other roaches, “Don’t go in there.  There is a crazy guy with a broom and a fly swatter who will chase you down.”   We made up several scenarios that this roach with his leg in a caste would be playing guitar and begging for food from the other roaches.    We laughed about this for an hour.  Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My first job out of college in 1964 was in NYC. I shared an apartment in Brooklyn with three of the guys I worked with. Everybody had roaches. It was always fun to watch new people at social gatherings -- the expressions on their faces when the topic of roaches came up --- they were so embarrassed that they had roaches that the amazement took over when others started talking about what to do about them and they then realized it was a totally common problem. Another common problem was rodents. I was carrying two bags of our kitchen trash downstairs to the garbage can one evening when I noticed a rustling in one bag. A mouse jumped out, hitting my cheek before he hit the floor and entered someone else's apartment. Harlem was even worse with its rat population. Now, in SE Michigan, our problems just seem to be voles and ground moles. That's better than the scorpions and tarantulas in Oklahoma in the late 1960s. Bill Mc Afee -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Kuhl Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:24 PM To: HCGS@yahoogroups.com; hcgs Subject: [HCGS] Roaches Roaches If any of you have ever lived in the South, you know that even the best homes get an occasional roach in them. My first wife’s parents were from Toronto, Canada and wintered in Florida. Her mother would not admit she had roaches. So, she called them Palmetto bugs. Well, we had a roach in the house tonight. I saw it crawling across the carpet and leapt into action, grabbing a broom, a fly swatter and a dust pan. I managed to stomp it a couple times and stunned it enough to sweep it into the dust pan. I then pitched the still quivering roach into the back yard. You have to sneak up on them and stomp them just right or the big ones will grab your foot and throw you. Just kidding. My wife and I then joked that this severely injured roach would tell the other roaches, “Don’t go in there. There is a crazy guy with a broom and a fly swatter who will chase you down.” We made up several scenarios that this roach with his leg in a caste would be playing guitar and begging for food from the other roaches. We laughed about this for an hour. Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No roaches here, but we are over run with stink bugs. Had them all winter long. They get in the attic then find their way into the rest of the house. Our four year old grandson was spending the night. I was telling him a story while he was falling asleep. His eyes fluttered open and he saw a stink bug on the wall beside the bed. He jumped out of bed and then wouldn't get back in even though I disposed of the bug. He would not go back upstairs so we ended up sleeping on the sofa that night.   Think I would rather have stink bugs then rats.   Joy Sturm Fischer ________________________________ From: William McAfee <thistleis@sprynet.com> To: 'Dave Kuhl' <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net>; hcgs@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Roaches My first job out of college in 1964 was in NYC. I shared an apartment in Brooklyn with three of the guys I worked with. Everybody had roaches.  It was always fun to watch new people at social gatherings  -- the expressions on their faces when the topic of roaches came up  --- they were so embarrassed that they had roaches that the amazement took over when others started talking about what to do about them and they then realized it was a totally common problem.  Another common problem was rodents. I was carrying two bags of our kitchen trash downstairs to the garbage can one evening when I noticed a rustling in one bag.  A mouse jumped out, hitting my cheek before he hit the floor and entered someone else's apartment. Harlem was even worse with its rat population. Now, in SE Michigan, our problems just seem to be voles and ground moles. That's better than the scorpions and tarantulas in Oklahoma in the late 1960s. Bill Mc Afee -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Kuhl Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:24 PM To: HCGS@yahoogroups.com; hcgs Subject: [HCGS] Roaches Roaches If any of you have ever lived in the South, you know that even the best homes get an occasional roach in them. My first wife’s parents were from Toronto, Canada and wintered in Florida.  Her mother would not admit she had roaches.  So, she called them Palmetto bugs. Well, we had a roach in the house tonight.  I saw it crawling across the carpet and leapt into action, grabbing a broom, a fly swatter and a dust pan.  I managed to stomp it a couple times and stunned it enough to sweep it into the dust pan.  I then pitched the still quivering roach into the back yard. You have to sneak up on them and stomp them just right or the big ones will grab your foot and throw you.  Just kidding. My wife and I then joked that this severely injured roach would tell the other roaches, “Don’t go in there.  There is a crazy guy with a broom and a fly swatter who will chase you down.” We made up several scenarios that this roach with his leg in a caste would be playing guitar and begging for food from the other roaches.  We laughed about this for an hour.  Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message