Spider Warfare

Yesterday, while preparing our guest bedroom for my Mom's visit, I was quite surprised to find several HUGE spiders and other disgusting creepy crawlies blatantly masquerading as my home guests. After screaming once (or twice, or for hours), I flushed a spider, collected a couple of the mini bug things for my mom's observation (so that I can more effectively destroy them in short-order) and closed off the bedroom from the rest of the house, running scared to my bedroom where I hid out until I could leave a few hours later. I realize this may not be the most effective mechanism of cleaning up for a guest, however, I thought I'd first try this "will them to disappear" method.

When I realized that didn't work this morning, I put on my brave face (i.e. a face mask and clothing that covered every inch of my body) and busted out the vacuum cleaner. I vacuumed the room, the window, and even the bed. That's right, I vacuumed the bed. Not being satisfied with the potential efficacy of this method, I decided to bring out the big guns; the Ortho Max spray gun to be precise. I sprayed the crap out of every inch of my home (ok, not every inch, but enough that I probably should leave the house and let it ventilate for a while). I am taking immense satisfaction in knowing that bugs could be dying at this very moment. Perverse? Perhaps. But joyful nonetheless.

If you have a problem with my spider warfare, please let me know. I'd be happy to bottle them all up and send them to your home. Ok, we all know that's a bluff. There's no way I'm getting near enough to them to put them in a bottle.

Have a happy day and don't let the bed bugs bite!