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Ethel Duath
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Mar 24, 5:25pm
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I really, really (really) hate to tell you this, but
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I lived with roaches in various cheap apartments for about 10 years, and unless you have found and destroyed all the egg cases before they hatched, they could be back. It takes about 4 weeks before you see the babies, and then it starts again. You might want expert advice from a top-rated pest control place. The critters may have laid eggs elsewhere in the kitchen, or in the depths, or in nooks and crannies, in the cooker. 
Sending good thoughts your way that this is just a diabolical one-off!
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DwellerInDale
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Mar 24, 6:34pm
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Thanks for the reply, but no worries, I knew all this already-- once upon a time, before becoming a mathematical biologist, I was an invertebrate biology/entomology major at university. I still remember Insect Physiology Lab class, where we did all sorts of mean & nasty things with cockroaches; the class was also a prerequisite for Pre-Veterinary majors. I've never forgotten the looks on the faces of the young Pre-Vet gals (who wanted to be vets because of their love for their cat or dog) when the lab began with the instruction to obtain several live roaches from the culture tub.
Don't mess with my favorite female elves.
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Ethel Duath
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Mar 24, 7:54pm
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TANKS! for those memories . . .
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I'd prefer that my supply of roaches had stayed safely in tubs or tanks, rather than turning my living quarters into a biohazard survival experiment (for both them, and me! The apartment super tended to over spray when he got going). I probably have some shrieks still imprinted in the wallboard, along with a lot of shoe prints--I'm not that fast, and my aim is lousy.
Well, you certainly know all they're capable of! There must be some sort of mathematical reason why their speed when you're trying to swat them is faster than the eye. And the reason why they always inhabit the plate you're taking off a tall shelf so they can unexpectedly plop right down in front of you.
My goodness, those poor pre-vet students! Why on earth would someone need to study roaches to take care of animals. Fleas I can understand, although dissecting one without an electron microscope might be pretty difficult.
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Ethel Duath
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Mar 24, 10:17pm
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To sort of paraphrase the Elves'
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advice meme, I'm both grateful and not. 
At least I know why I kept missing them.
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Annael
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Mar 24, 10:47pm
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both interesting and TMI.
Can't help but think of Queen Cersei, who wasn't a pleasant character either.
I am a dreamer of words, of written words.
-- Gaston Bachelard
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dernwyn
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Mar 25, 2:00pm
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Our friends are dealing with everything from knee replacements to cancer surgeries. Hubby's done a LOT of looong phone calls with them.
And...grandchildren! We're all following one talented mid-teen grandson who wants to get into ballet, like his older sister - and finding out how rare these guys are, and how many schools (US and Europe) want them! 
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dernwyn
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Mar 25, 2:05pm
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...but that was probably all for the best, for that poor bird.
That's not something the cat could catch from eating it, is it?
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dernwyn
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Mar 25, 2:08pm
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And your yard must be smelling wonderful, with all the new green growth! 
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DwellerInDale
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Mar 25, 4:51pm
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To my knowledge, Mycoplasma gallisepticum only affects birds; cats (and humans) aren't susceptible. Note that "birds" includes chickens, and this disease causes significant losses to the poultry industry, including about $120 million annually in egg production (the disease is not bird flu, which is a viral disease). No wonder eggs are so expensive.
That's not something the cat could catch from eating it, is it?
Don't mess with my favorite female elves.
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grammaboodawg
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Mar 26, 1:41am
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A g'son in the arts is wonderful! Especially in a role that is in high demand. SO many opportunities! *applause*
We have been there and back again.
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Altaira
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Mar 28, 1:24am
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Gosh, I knew this knowledge would come in handy some day; I just never thought it would be on a J.R.R. Tolkien message board!
Next you'll be telling us how neeker-breekers avoided being swatted by tortured Hobbits. Well....?
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