As Paul and I left for work Friday morning, we saw a lovely beetle outside our front door. He was a nice shiny silver gray and about 1.5 inches wide and close to 3 inches long. That evening, I found his cousin on my bathroom floor - he was slightly smaller and very black. Paul came to the rescue and deposited beetle in the toilet. Just to be safe, I put a kleenex on top of beetle, but he was determined to live and attempted to use kleenex to climb out. Yikes!
We flushed as he was approaching the rim. Unfortunately, our water pressure isn't that great so I stood guard for a few minutes waiting to flush again. Before the tank had filled, I watched in horror as beetle crawled back into the bowl from the drain pipes below! Two kleenexes this time - totally drenched with water so there was no way for bug to escape - and two flushes later I left the bathroom with some confidence that Mr. Beetle was gone. On my midnight run, I did put my glasses on see clearly and inspected the whole room carefully. This time I got off easy.
I wonder what I'll do the first time I see a scorpion in our house. I've seen little ones at friend's houses and I'm convinced that our water heater space looks just as cozy.
Funny stories! Reminds me of the very large cock roaches we had to deal with in Hawaii:) In AK for six weeks and enjoying the family. Hard to leave those in the lower 48...but one must do what one can for all the little families. Saw dad and Jeanne before we left. He looks good and acts good. Love you guys! cac
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