Bugs have never really bothered me (lizards on the other hand…). Which is a good thing because we have a LOT of big bugs in Texas. One such bug is what I call the wood roach. Some people call them palmetto bugs.
These bugs mostly live outside, but will sometimes find their way into your house. They are kind of freaky and fast, but the worst thing about them is that they fly. Yes. Fly. And while I may not be scared of them scurrying across the ground, I freak the hell out when I see one dive bombing me from the air. Which brings me to my story…
David and I were pretty newly married. We were very young, very poor, and lived in kind of a run down mobile home (because it was all we could afford) next door to his parents. One night we were getting ready for bed and I went to the refrigerator to get a last drink or something before turning in for the night.
I reached for the handle on the door of the refrigerator and a giant roach flew right at my head. I screamed and jumped back, expecting it fly away from me, but it just kept coming. I screamed again and ran into the living room. That darn bug just kept coming straight for me.
By now I was completely freaked out. I ran into the bedroom and jumped on the bed screaming, “It’s chasing me! It’s chasing me!” I was scared out of my mind.
David, “what? What’s chasing you?”
Me, “That huge freakin’ roach!”
David, {laughing hysterically} “Roaches don’t chase you. Get off the bed and calm down.”
Right about that time that roach flew right into our bedroom and right for me.
David, {shocked} “Oh my God, it is chasing you.”
I ran into the bathroom and he smushed it. My knight in shining armor.
Thanks to Allison who found one of these in her car recently and writing about it. She reminded me of my own giant roach story so I could share it with you. Go read all about what happened to her.
Image Credit (If you go check out this link you will find tons of info about big roaches. If you are into that kind of thing.)
Both my girls are deathly afraid. We were going down the road when one crawled out from under my seat and got on Rebekka while I was traveling 50 mph. It’s a good thing my doors lock while the car is in gear, because when Victoria realized why Rebekka was screaming and crying, she tried numerous times to open the door and bail. I was laughing uncontrollably while trying to get the roach out of the car so they would both get back in so we could continue to the store!
I’m glad the doors were locked too!
Bwhahahaha… and I only laugh because I would be doing the same thing.
Oh, I totally laugh about it now. It was hilarious.
That’s too funny. It would totally happen to me too. I LOVE David’s comment. Such a guy.
He tells this story and there is still surprised on his face that it chased me into the bedroom.
When i was in college and about 20, i had just crawled in bed and I heard a noise under my bed one night. It sounded like a hand or foot moving across carpet. Scared to death, I jumped from the bed to the door and hit the light switch on before my feet hit the floor. When I looked back under the bed it was the biggest wood roach I’ve ever seen. Hate those things!!!
I probably would not have been able to sleep that night.
Any bug that crawls I am good with. Anything that flies freaks me out.
I would have FREAKED if a Palmetto bug was chasing me!
You know I’ve seen those bugs my entire life and I have never been afraid of one until that one started chasing me. What kind of bug does that?
*Shudder, Shudder, SHUDDER!!!!* I would have crapped my pants. I frickin’ hate bugs like that.
I don’t like them, but they don’t normally freak me out. I just smash them and go about my business.
Let me tell you, that sounds scary. I could tell you stories all day about the phobia PBD has with bugs…ask her about the bug landing on the hem of her dress when she was about 9…talk about freakin-the-freak-out. I thought my poor daughter would spend the rest of her days in a padded cell.
Good story.
I am loving picturing that. Although when I was nine if one had landed on my clothes I probably would have freaked the freak out too.
(P.S. I hope you are feeling better and taking care of yourself.)
We have those huge roaches here too and keeping them out of the house is a constant battle. I hate them. I told my kids growing up that before they could get married, they had to make sure one of them would be the roach killer. It wouldn’t do to have a marriage where neither partner would squash a bug.
This reminds me of my own roach story from when I was a newlywed. Maybe I’ll blog about it too.
That’s pretty smart. You need a bug/spider killer and a lizard getter out of the houser.
You should. I think we’ve started a trend of bug stories. LOL
We have a bug man..and whenever he visits we can an influx of bugs..including a Texas sized roach….GROSS!
I’m pretty sure we have these bugs all over the south. Stupid bugs.