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    So, we have a roach infestation at the motel.

    The thing is, we think it came from another property in [our brand]. We Got some fridges and microwaves from this other property, and the roach colonies have started appearing in the rooms we put these items in.

    Pest Control came on Friday and treated one of the rooms. Yesterday, housekeepers found roaches in another room that had a fridge from the other property.

    So yeah, this sucks. Fortunately it's the slow season, so it's not like we really need to rent those rooms. But still. Roaches. Gross!
    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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    Roaches love electronics.

    If you're in a part of the world where roaches are common, it's very difficult to keep them out of the electronics.
    Seshat's self-help guide:
    1. Would you rather be right, or get the result you want?
    2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
    3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
    4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.

    "All I want is a pretty girl, a decent meal, and the right to shoot lightning at fools." - Anders, Dragon Age.

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    • #3
      Yep, they'll go from one area to another to avoid the poisons. The only way to ensure they don't spread is to hit all neighboring zones at the same time as well.

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      • #4
        Lesson for next time: Don't import any used equipment without making sure it's clean, first.

        It's a lot easier to gas a bunch of appliances than to have to fumigate an entire property.

        ^-.-^
        Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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        • #5
          Quoth bhskittykatt View Post
          So, we have a roach infestation at the motel.

          The thing is, we think it came from another property in [our brand]. We Got some fridges and microwaves from this other property, and the roach colonies have started appearing in the rooms we put these items in.

          Pest Control came on Friday and treated one of the rooms. Yesterday, housekeepers found roaches in another room that had a fridge from the other property.

          So yeah, this sucks. Fortunately it's the slow season, so it's not like we really need to rent those rooms. But still. Roaches. Gross!
          You'll never be rid of them until they do the entire place at once. I lived in an apartment building once that had a problem with ants. They had a regular exterminator, and attempted to do all apartments regularly, but there was always someone who wouldn't be home to let them in nor leave permission for them to use a pass key, and so the problem was never truly solved. All the ants obviously just scurried into the untreated apartment to escape, then spread back out.

          Madness takes it's toll....
          Please have exact change ready.

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