Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

CraftyLPN · Apr 27, 2003

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw!!!

CraftyLPN · Apr 27, 2003

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw!!!

Jay-Jay, RN · Apr 29, 2003

Originally posted by hoolahan
Got this in my e-mail today, and thought of you all...

A woman was working in a post office in California. One day she licked the
> envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the
> lady cut her tongue on the envelope. A week later, she noticed an abnormal
> swelling of her tongue.. She went to the doctor, and they found nothing
> wrong. Her tongue was not sore or anything. A couple of days later, her
> tongue started to swell more, and it began to get really sore, so sore,
> that she could not eat..She went back to the hospital, and demanded
> something be done. The doctor took an x-ray of her tongue and noticed a
> lump. He prepared her for minor surgery.When the doctor cut her tongue
> open, a live cockroach crawled out!!!! There were roach eggs on the seal
of
> the envelope. The egg was able to hatch inside of her tongue, because of
her
> saliva. It was warm and moist..
>
> This is a true story reported on CNN (gross, huh?)
>
> 2) Andy Hume wrote: "Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory. You
> wouldn't believe the....things that float around in those gum applicator
> trays. I haven't licked an envelope for years!"
>
> (3) To All: I used to work for a print shop (32 years ago) and we were
told
> NEVER to lick the envelopes. I never understood why until I had to go into
> storage and pullout 2500 envelops that were already printed for a customer
> who was doing a mailing and saw several squads of roaches roaming around
> inside a couple of boxes with eggs everywhere. They eat the glue on the
> envelopes. I think print shops have a harder time controlling roaches
than
> a restaurant. I always buy the self sealing type. Or if need be I use a
> glue stick to seal one that has the type of glue that needs be wet to
> stick.

OMG!!! :eek: Guess what I just finished doing tonight?? Licking 30 envelopes to send out invitations for a party!! EEEEWWWWW!!

Jay-Jay, RN · Apr 29, 2003

Originally posted by hoolahan
Got this in my e-mail today, and thought of you all...

A woman was working in a post office in California. One day she licked the
> envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the
> lady cut her tongue on the envelope. A week later, she noticed an abnormal
> swelling of her tongue.. She went to the doctor, and they found nothing
> wrong. Her tongue was not sore or anything. A couple of days later, her
> tongue started to swell more, and it began to get really sore, so sore,
> that she could not eat..She went back to the hospital, and demanded
> something be done. The doctor took an x-ray of her tongue and noticed a
> lump. He prepared her for minor surgery.When the doctor cut her tongue
> open, a live cockroach crawled out!!!! There were roach eggs on the seal
of
> the envelope. The egg was able to hatch inside of her tongue, because of
her
> saliva. It was warm and moist..
>
> This is a true story reported on CNN (gross, huh?)
>
> 2) Andy Hume wrote: "Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory. You
> wouldn't believe the....things that float around in those gum applicator
> trays. I haven't licked an envelope for years!"
>
> (3) To All: I used to work for a print shop (32 years ago) and we were
told
> NEVER to lick the envelopes. I never understood why until I had to go into
> storage and pullout 2500 envelops that were already printed for a customer
> who was doing a mailing and saw several squads of roaches roaming around
> inside a couple of boxes with eggs everywhere. They eat the glue on the
> envelopes. I think print shops have a harder time controlling roaches
than
> a restaurant. I always buy the self sealing type. Or if need be I use a
> glue stick to seal one that has the type of glue that needs be wet to
> stick.

OMG!!! :eek: Guess what I just finished doing tonight?? Licking 30 envelopes to send out invitations for a party!! EEEEWWWWW!!

PhePhe, RN · Apr 29, 2003

I could not do homecare. I could not stand to go into a dirty smelly bug infested home, where you are reluctant to breathe in the noxious odorus air! I would not put my coat down nor want to deal with dirt and filth. It would make me sick.

Hats off to those who can stomach that line of work.

P.S Didja see any mice?

PhePhe, RN · Apr 29, 2003

I could not do homecare. I could not stand to go into a dirty smelly bug infested home, where you are reluctant to breathe in the noxious odorus air! I would not put my coat down nor want to deal with dirt and filth. It would make me sick.

Hats off to those who can stomach that line of work.

P.S Didja see any mice?

hoolahan, ASN, RN · Jun 22, 2003

OMG! Today, I visited a home so infested, I will refuse to go back there. I drove right home, thank God only a few miles away, and my neighbors must have thought I was nuts as I started stripping off what clothes I could, jumping up and down to make sure none were on me, shaking out my hair, then checking the chart, then my bag, a big roach crawled out as I was checking al the pockets!

I just completed my manicurist course, and test for my license in 2 months. I may just leave nursing all together. Days like today make me want to run back to the hospital and beg to work there again! Ugh!!! Had the itchy creepy crawly's heebie jeebies all day!!

renerian, BSN, RN · Jun 22, 2003

YUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkk

renerian

Brita01 · Jun 23, 2003

Originally posted by hoolahan
a big roach crawled out as I was checking al the pockets!

Oh God!! I would have passed out in the driveway.

dosamigos76, RN · Jun 23, 2003

Originally posted by hoolahan
Got this in my e-mail today, and thought of you all...

A woman was working in a post office in California. One day she licked the
> envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the
> lady cut her tongue on the envelope. A week later, she noticed an abnormal
> swelling of her tongue.. She went to the doctor, and they found nothing
> wrong. Her tongue was not sore or anything. A couple of days later, her
> tongue started to swell more, and it began to get really sore, so sore,
> that she could not eat..She went back to the hospital, and demanded
> something be done. The doctor took an x-ray of her tongue and noticed a
> lump. He prepared her for minor surgery.When the doctor cut her tongue
> open, a live cockroach crawled out!!!! There were roach eggs on the seal
of
> the envelope. The egg was able to hatch inside of her tongue, because of
her
> saliva. It was warm and moist..
>
> This is a true story reported on CNN (gross, huh?)
>
> 2) Andy Hume wrote: "Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory. You
> wouldn't believe the....things that float around in those gum applicator
> trays. I haven't licked an envelope for years!"
>
> (3) To All: I used to work for a print shop (32 years ago) and we were
told
> NEVER to lick the envelopes. I never understood why until I had to go into
> storage and pullout 2500 envelops that were already printed for a customer
> who was doing a mailing and saw several squads of roaches roaming around
> inside a couple of boxes with eggs everywhere. They eat the glue on the
> envelopes. I think print shops have a harder time controlling roaches
than
> a restaurant. I always buy the self sealing type. Or if need be I use a
> glue stick to seal one that has the type of glue that needs be wet to
> stick.
>

I just checked at Urban Legends and this apparently isn't true, even though we've heard this story make the rounds. Here is the link: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/tacobell.htm

First of all, the story was not reported on CNN. Pasting such authoritative-sounding taglines into the text of hoaxes circulating on the Internet in an effort to give them credibility is commonplace, and this is just another case of some nameless prankster doing just that.

Second, no one knows who "Andy Hume" is, so why give his supposed comments about working in an envelope factory any credence? It ain't all that tough to make up a comment and a name to go with it. If "Andy Hume" works for CNN, it's news to them. Searches of news databases for any reporter of that name turn up one who writes for The Ottawa Citizen, and wider searches turn up a British sports figure who also carries that name. There was also a Washington reporter, Sandy Hume, who killed himself in February 1998. But there's also no reason to assume any of those folks penned the comment now being circulated as a bolster to the e-mail.

Last updated: 4 March 2001

Nasty creatures that cockroaches are-UCK!

Cheryl

hoolahan, ASN, RN · Jun 29, 2003

Well Cheryl, I am sure you have made Jay-Jay fgeel a bit better anyway!

I check a lot of things at snopes, but never thought to check this one, I figure if they say on the Orkin commercial a Cockroach can live w it's head cut off for a week, why would this be so unbelieveable?

Brita....I almost did pass out on the driveway! Now you know why that nursing bag NEVER comes inside my house...ever!!! If it needs cleaning, that is done on the weekend at the office!

ohioln, RN · Jul 3, 2003

I once had an assignment in an apartment where the person had a lot of food everywhere. There were a lot of roaches. Due to her condition, she didn't seem to realize there were so many there. I didn't want them to get on my stuff either. I was told to leave the air conditioning on so that they wouldn't come out. I had to shut it off occasionally during the night or she would've gotten cold. I did that, but turned it on again as soon as possible. Her family was supposed to come in and clean, but they never did. I felt really bad because she couldn't do it herself. I let the agency know about it. That was such a sad situation.