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[Mully]

4 crickets just crawled into my room through my ac that was on energy saver. I can't fall asleep. Should I set my room on fire?

 

[bbdude]

Keep them as pets

 

[Medalion]

When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire

Then you can go to sleep

 

[Kccitystar]

4 crickets just crawled into my room through my ac that was on energy saver. I can't fall asleep. Should I set my room on fire?

Wait, how is that even possible?

 

[JHall]

Everything burns... It's not about money, it's about sending a message.

 

[Mully]

Wait, how is that even possible?

AC turns off when temperature reaches the level I set it at. It will only turn on when it's not at that level anymore.

 

[Neuromancer]

Yeah I got a shit ton of stink bugs in my house because of a window AC unit. It sucked. Still see some now and then in the house, even though last summer and this summer I decided to tough it out without one, they're permenant house guests now.

 

[GavinGT]

Forget about saving energy, save your own life! Crank that sucker up to max.

 

[Az987]

I have a window AC. You know those little sticky rollers you use to get animal hair off your clothes? I took a few single sheets off of those and put it over the vent when I'm not using it. Its worked pretty good so far this year but obviously you can't have it on when you're using it.

 

[Mully]

Something just crawled into my hair. I'm about to go lawnmower on my head.

 

[Mully]

JUST SHUT UP AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HAIR. FUCK YOU VIOLIN LEGGING PIECES OF SHIT. I HOPE A FUCKING PREYING MANTIS COMES THROUGH MY FRONT TO FUCK ALL Y'ALL.

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

This?

 

[Mully]

I can't win. I pick one out of my hair and now it feels like they're all over me.

 

[Christina Mackenzie]

I say retreat to another room if you have one and cut your losses.

Then tomorrow hunt them down.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-catch-crickets/

 

[Satch]

sounds like you could use a little help





from a spider

 

[Mully]

They seemed to have retreated after turning on the lights, putting on sweatpants (I'm scared they'll get into one of my pubic orifices), and blasting the AC.

FREEZE FUCKERS, FREEZE.

 

[red731]

Still haven't tried Windows 8. I am not sure if I will now.

Spoiler

+1 set on fire

 

[Avixph]

sounds like you could use a little help





from a spider

Yup.

Spoiler

Not really a spider but you get the point.

 

[Recon]

Get a portable AC unit and shut your window. Problem solved.

 

[Horse Detective]

Mate with them

 

[Mully]

Get a portable AC unit and shut your window. Problem solved.

Fuck common sense. I just found a fucking yellowish-green spider just chilling on my scented pine cones above my toilet. No place is safe.

 

[Avixph]

Mate with them

He has to mate with the princess.

 

[DiscoJer]

Get a portable AC unit and shut your window. Problem solved.

Don't you still need to vent those through a window?

I think the real solution is to not use energy saver mode. I mean, you're not saving much energy, it just turns off the fan when it's not cooling. How much energy does it take to run a fan? Not a lot. It's when the compressor is on that it sucks energy.

 

[Cloudy]

I have one of those and bugs have never been an issue. Are you using it in the correct kind of window? Did you use the insulation foam and strips?

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Make sure the window and weatherstripping make a good seal around the A/C and its accordian fins, and open the case to put screen material over the outside vents.

 

[Mully]

Too drunk now.

I know what Les Stroud feels like now.

 

[Pecan1]

Hows that happen arent there covers over the sides and stuff? Like isnt the window sealed to the a/c unit?

Whats going on here

 

[Charoncaori]

But crickets are adorable. I love playing with them, they're harmless.

Never really had any bugs come in through the window AC unit, we tape up the sides and stuff. Freaking mosquitoes coming in through the screen window covers though.... Argh.

 

[Callo Merlose]

Make sure the window and weatherstripping make a good seal around the A/C and its accordian fins, and open the case to put screen material over the outside vents.

Do this and be thorough about it.

 

[Surface of Me]

Just saw a fucking roach in my bathroom, fucking despise roaches more than anything.

 

[Horse Detective]

Just saw a fucking roach in my bathroom, fucking despise roaches more than anything.

I just destroyed one myself.

 

[neocoder]

As others mentioned, check the sides of your AC to make sure there are no cracks for bugs to come in. It's my understanding that air conditioner units are essentially sealed. The idea is to take the room air in, cool it, and then put it back into the room. There is no way for outside air to get into the unit except around the perimeter of the unit.

 

[equap]

release a spider in your room to eat those crickets.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

eat them

they have proteins

 

[R2D4]

Put those according covers on either side of it. Just don't leave the holes open.

 

[Deadstar]

Did you try feeding them pizza?

 

[Mully]

They're still in here. I've asked them nicely and they won't go away.

 

[ReBurn]

Crickets don't bite.

 

[J-Roderton]

I used to feed my pet lizard crickets. Occasionally I would get some full grown crickets and they would make noise all fucking night in the tank if they weren't eaten. I know your pain.

 

[sangreal]

really? I don't think any bugs come in through my AC

I do poison the area outside quite a bit though. I don't think a cricket could even fit through the fins. Is this an old AC?

 

[IronFistedChampion]

Have you tried switching to Virgin Mobile?

 

[BHK3]

Kill one of them and leave it out in the open where the others can see it, that should be a strong enough message.

Humans have done it as well, with heads being stuck on pikes to ward off invaders.

I do it to any centipedes that dare enters my sight, I squish them then leave them downstairs where the others crawl around most likely, I rarely see them now.

 

[Dark Stalkers]

so basically your house is now a mini australia

 

[Lamel]

Yeah. so many ladybugs crawl through. at least they are harmless.


but you're fucked op. sell the house and move on.

 

[Gray Man]

Its impossible for bugs to get through mine... what

 

[Baraka in the White House]

They're still in here. I've asked them nicely and they won't go away.

It's time to not be nice.

 

[Mully]

I'm buying a lizard. Anyone know a guy?

 

[aku:jiki]

You know what sucks worse? Having your neighbors not do shit about their bed bugs so the little fuckers just stroll on over to your place too.

I've slept like 10 hours total the last 5 days. I can feel them crawling all over me.

 

[sangreal]

You know what sucks worse? Having your neighbors not do shit about their bed bugs so the little fuckers just stroll on over to your place too.

I've slept like 10 hours total the last 5 days. I can feel them crawling all over me.

Do you live in an apartment? If so, call the landlord and have both apartments exterminated.

If you live in a house... I don't think bed bugs travel far enough to really go between houses on their own (ie unless you go over there). Still call an exterminator.

Despite the horror stories, a good exterminator can actually eliminate bed bugs

 

[aku:jiki]

Do you live in an apartment? If so, call the landlord and have both apartments exterminated.

I do, and I've been harassing them twice daily for the past 3 days. They're like "meh, we'll get around to calling someone at some point."