Ah, roaches. Before getting married I rented an upstairs room from a long time missionary to Africa. I noticed in the little kitchen I had that there were some bugs that I thought must be roaches so I mentioned it to her. One night I woke up with one crawling up my leg.
I was so freaked out about it that I went downstairs to call my boyfriend and when I turned on the light in her kitchen hundreds scattered.
I’ve moved into a couple of apartments that had them but I love the battle and always win. Always take garbage out at night, put all boxed or grain goods in the fridge, and never leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight. Love the big power spray bug killer. Wish I had had that back in the day.
In Missouri I used to have 5” slugs come up from the crawlspace under the water heater. Nice patterns. I just threw them back under the house.
“put all boxed or grain goods in the fridge”
Oh yes, I remember doing that.
There’s a crazy movie called, I think “Joe’s Apartment”. I never saw it, but I’ve heard it’s pretty amusing. About a guy and the many roaches he lives with. The bugs are animated or something.