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Person. Odds are that they’re not as bad as media has been trying to convince us that we are; that said, 1k(4) cockroaches can still be managed with enough effort
I’m sorry but 1K^4 is a trillion cockroaches in which case you have Time Lord Technology in your attic
A dead person, preferably - although it would be a little surprising for me as I live in a new-build.
On second thought, using that caveat 1000 dead roaches would be better.
Mob owned construction company
Better check your foundation too
How many people did the construction crew start and end with… If it’s a difference of one…
I guess they were in a rush to finish before Christmas (we moved in on Christmas Eve). Also, I’ve never actually opened the loft hatch…
Um person, absolutely no question.
At least I might be able to reason with them and offer food and comfort. Roaches are just like “hey there, see you in your ventilation system!”.
Person
Maybe if it was 10 roaches?
Person otherwise
Do we even know if this person has outside connections?
Maybe I can hire them pennies on the dollar
I would force them to do the work that I loathe doing when I web Dev, repeatedly making pages or posts or whatever, they get a home and wage I get to live happy
If you’re living in apartments in a major city, both are already true.
But what would happen to the person if they’re not in my attic? I wouldn’t want them to get run over by a trolley.
how friendly is the person?
Average. The roaches are also average friendliness.
Do they chip in for rent?
Depends on the person…
oh yeah, i would let David Attenborough live in my attic any day of the week.
Someone who just desperately needed shelter? Okay, fine. Someone who is caked in their own waste, with insane ramblings scrawled across their skin in blood? Uh, bring on the roaches, I guess.
Didn’t worry, they brought their own roaches as well
FML
Considering the overlap between homelessness and untreated mental disorders, sadly both of your descriptions are likely to fit the potential attic-dweller.
Right, “just” is carrying a lot of weight here
I have over 1000 dubia roaches in my house already. I’m going with them.
You don’t have to brag about your cool friends here
Unless the person is there to kill me they win easily
Call police they leave issue solved.
Tell me you’re not black without telling me you’re not black
Oh absolutely, the person’s relationship with the police definitely matters.
Lol.
All the person has to do to avoid arrest is be calm and assertive; if he insists that you invited him, that he paid you rent, that it’s his house, here’s the police response:
“That’s a civil matter, you’re going to have to call a lawyer.”
If he’s competent, he may even have a deed with the town’s seal already in it. Anyone can file anything in the land records. It’s up to title holders to protect their titles and clear any fraudulent entries.
While true, if they’re “living” there, they’re most likely in the attic or crawl space or something. Or they have no items of their own. Anything is possible and there are always outliers, but the chances are pretty low they got set up enough to convince people they’re legitimately there.
P.s. going to check my basement…
This probably feels like a type of thing that happens much more often than it actually does. But for real I’m going to go check my basement too.
I’ve had roaches before. I’d pick the person 10 out of 10 times.
Same.
A person, unless the way I found out is they’re trying to murder me and/or my family.
Dead or alive?
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The roaches. At least you know their true nature, not surprising to find them there and, in days of high frustration, one can go up and stomp a few for that crunchy sound of bug demise.
Sounds like you’ve never had the misfortune of being somewhere with a roach infestation.
People can get sick from roach feces from just a few roaches, especially if you have asthma; having 1000 would be really bad
Ive dealt with a few though, its not really as bad or as hard as most people think. Its just about being thorough and sustained, you arent going to get them all in one hit. It just takes a few months of regularly repeating the basics of bombing, baits and spray.
its not really as bad or as hard as most people think.
It just takes a few months
I would consider anything that takes months to fix to be pretty bad.
You just need to bug bomb every few weeks. Its not hard labour.
Or maybe they already have a roach infestation because they live in filth and don’t care.
Look at this guy, he doesn’t comprehend the true nature of man or like human crunch.
Human Crunch sounds like the dollar store version of Captain Crunch.
Personally, I’d go for the person. Roach phobia entirely not factoring in here.
My attic is over a detached garage. If someone can access that space somehow, and wants to live there, whatever. It’s roomy enough to be fairly comfortable, tho you can’t stand up straight, and it’s insulated with electric outlets, so I’m not suuuuper likely to find a frozen person in spring. Not great, but as long as they don’t leave a mess or whatever, meh, doesn’t harm me any beyond electrical use. I probably wouldn’t even find out about it for a long time, since I never go up there; the ladder is duct-taped where it cracked at some point, and I can’t be bothered to replace it.
Roaches, however, would not stay contained to the garage. That’s a deal-breaker.
No way, you won’t be able to get the roaches out nearly as easy as the person
Poison. The house will be uninhabitable for a week, but they’ll be gone.
And that’s easier than just grabbing a dude by the neck and throwing them out?
Depends on the dude.
Even if you need help from a friend, that’s still easier than getting roaches out
Dude, roaches can fly…
Depends on the ambient temperature, no? I was under the understanding that roaches don’t typically fly in northern states because it’s colder.
Just the fact that they can is enough for me to avoid them. Ain’t showing up with a thermometer to see if they decide to fly today 😔
