April 27, 2004

I still feel dirty...

My week started with a bang yesterday morning. The early meeting that I thought
would be excruciating wasn't bad at all (except, of course, for being at 8AM on a
Monday). Also, I had to cut my row short for it. On the other hand, when I went to
rinse out my mug preparatory to making morning tea, I took the lid off and found
myself facing an enormous cockroach. I mean, like, with his own zip code. Or at
least his own address.

Anybody walking by the ladies' room just then
must have really wondered what was going on, if they heard me
squeal.

That cup's lid fits tightly. I still have no idea how that
thing got in through the small sipping hole; apparently he's Cockroach Houdini.
Fortunately I had a spare cup around. I took the other one home, soaked it in
diluted bleach for an hour (which, incidentally, did a very nice job of removing
the tea stains) and ran it through the dishwasher, contrary though that may
be to its washing instructions. I realize simple dishwashing would have been
sufficient for all sanitary purposes; it's just that finding a cockroach in your
cup requires extreme measures to cleanse all perception of ickiness before
drinking from it again.

I didn't step on the roach; I refuse to stomp
in anythign big enough to squish. Mr. Roach is no doubt very happy in the
lidded bathroom trashcan where I dumped him . Then again, anything that could get
through a hole three sizes smaller than his body probably wouldn't have found
escaping from that trash can much of a challenge.

From here on out, I
believe I will be rinsing out that cup promptly.

Posted by dichroic at April 27, 2004 01:55 PM
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