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[geminigirl]

I would love to live in a place where simply stepping outside my door didn't result in becoming sweat soaked, without evaporation, for half the year.

We've been here a year, and I'm uncomfortable driving in the afternoon downpours. Yesterday, I was on the highway and couldn't even see the brake lights of the car in front of me. I don't like that.

It's baby lizard season. I see them all over the place. they're kind of cute, and for some reason, the baby lizards remind me of dinosaurs far more than the adults. A few weeks ago it was baby frogs or toads (I can't get close enough to identify which ones they are. The skin appears dry, but I can't get close enough to see the feet or eyes to differentiate.) I do like what our friend Nick has had to say about the bugs down here..."You can't expect to defeat the bugs down here, you just have to learn to coexist peacefully with them, and try to keep them at bay." This is a good attitude, I'm just not sure I like it. We stopped at the house the other night to check on something and there's no food in my house, and a giant, people eating roach crawled right across the stove. I'll set some roach and ant traps, and probably add some of the roach gel-I just need to be careful with the cats. I suspect also, based on the state of the house (not dirty, exactly, but less than clean) there may be a good bit of grease behind the stove. I think we'll probably pull it out and give a good cleaning back there before we move in, or upon moving in.

Speaking of moving, we're down to about ten days. I want to go check on how much of the work is done, and confirm with the movers. Also need to set up landline and cable at the new house, and find a non-explotative housecleaning service, to clean this place when we're done here, and to clean the new house before we move in. And becaues every weekend seems to be filled with moving related stuff-the cable company is supposed to come tomorrow to add wiring to the rooms that we need it in that don't have it, and Pier 1 is having a sale on a few of the things we're looking for, so we'll probably buy the table and chairs we liked-on sale, plus I've got a coupon. Today we stopped at the mirror store to look at frames for mirrors.

I am however, looking forward even more to going to the August Stomp at Lakeridge Winery. It's pretty much what it sounds like; envision the whole grape stomping thing on "I Love Lucy." And I think we need to try it.

But now, one more LJ post and then I should start supper.

Comments

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

I live in Florida too, I agree about the heat/humidity.

About roaches: Your friend is right. However, they come in for water more than food, and contrary to popular belief, no matter how clean you or your house is, you will be bothered with them.

I recommend a good exterminator. I got one when we moved into this house two years ago, and I have not regretted it once. I have one for bugs, and the same one for termites, which you also need in Florida.

If I see a pest of any kind, I call them and they come right out. I seldom if ever see any bugs inside, money well spent.

[geminigirl]

We don't have an exterminator yet. Need to check and see if the people who hold the termite bond also do general bugs. That's a good idea.

We're not in the house yet, and it's been empty for quite a few weeks, so I wonder what the water source of interest was.

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

Well, there is no telling. I think they come in just to party and give us the creeps.

The company that did my termite treatment (we moved into a new mobile) also do my pest control
I use Guardian Pest Control, but I am sure any of them would be fine. Just make sure they will come out whenever you call during the year.

[geminigirl]

We had our first Palmetto bug after almost a year here. I woke up to the giant people eating bug staring at me from the ceiling. I'm not easily freaked out by bugs but giant people eating Palmetto bugs cross the line for me.

I'll know the termite people are scheduled to come out in November, but I'll see if they can come out sooner.

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

I feel the same. I will never forget the first time I saw a palmetto Huge roach, Freaked me out.

[geminigirl]

The flying thing...roaches that fly, that's the extrasupergross part.

[cmariewt.livejournal.com]

and a giant, people eating roach crawled right across the stove.

This made every teeny hair on my body surface stand on end, then promptly faint.