i'm sure that upstate new york has them--but not to the degree that many other places have them.... (do yours wear little parkas and boots in the winter?)
On 5/23/05, BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We had 'em in Madison, WI where it sometimes gets colder than twenty > below in January. > > Bonnie > > www.elephants.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kathy Gittel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:45 pm > Subject: OT cat-safe roach control > > > I'm from Rochester NY and in my opinion, it's just too danged cold > > for > > the roaches here. They seem to prefer and thrive in warmer climes. > > I'm > > told that they enjoy heat sooooooo much that if nuclear blasts > > kill > > most other forms of life on earth...the roaches will survive. > > > > eeeeeeeeeeeuuu > > Kathy and Deirdre > > > > From: TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: OT cat-safe roach control > > > > > > i'd never seen roaches--they seem to avoid buffalo, for some > > reason!--but had a HORRID infestation in one of the houses we > > lived in > > here in mid-michigan..... we were afraid they were gonna carry off one > > of the cats, they were so big and there were so many of them.... > > > > we got ALL new boxes when we moved, and lived in terror for a few > > months in the new place afraid they're packed themselves in our stuff, > > but they hadn't.... i'm glad i'd heard about the glue problem re: > > boxes in time, because we had lots and lots of great storage boxes > > we'd kept--losing them was worth it to be roach-free! > > > > something else you can do to help keep the population down is to put > > steel wool around all the pipes and other plumbing openings under > > sinks--actually, this works REALLY well for mice, not so well for > > roaches just because they can get through the smallest gaps. but if > > you pack it in REALLY well.... > > > > i think cockroaches just sit back and laugh at us, knowing that they > > were here millions of years before us, and will outlast us by at least > > that long.... > > > > (if you get a chance, tho, and the movie "joe's apartment" comes on, > > it's worth watching--single guy who gets romantic and other advice > > from all the roaches he shares his space with.... VERY funny) > > -- > > MaryChristine > > > > > > > > > > -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
