One great thing about being is pest control is the many different things you get to see on a daily basis. From outright disgusting filth and a legion of roaches to an 11,000 square foot mansion on the water all in the space of an hour. It was told to me early in my career that the day of a pest tech goes by so quickly because you zip from one account to another and see so many varying things. So true that was and it hasn’t changed even some 25 years later. Sight however is not the only thing that tingles a bug guys senses during the day and sometimes what you hear can be just as amazing. Now I’m not talking about bug sounds per se but rather some of the astonishing things I hear from customers that either gets me scratching my head or just plain laughing out loud. The following is a list of some funny or off the wall things that I’ve heard over the years. Some you’ll need to pronounce phonetically and some I still don’t get so I won’t even try to explain. I’d love to hear some of the things you’ve heard too so make sure to throw in one or two in the comment section below. 🙂
“Do you use Thermidor? I only want Thermidor”
“I got bit by a Brown Caluse!”
“I set off 8 bombs in the kitchen.”
“Will that stuff kill me?”
“Just spray all the dishes, I’ll wash them.”
“That rat was as big as my dog!”
“Can you spray my pillows?”
“I used a whole gallon of Diazolhol.”
“You caught me in the middle of cleaning up, I’m not this messy normally.”
“I have fleas flying in my window.”
“Should I be breathing while you’re here?”
“Don’t spray my purse!”
But my favorite was a phone conversation I over heard from a secretary I had at one time-
“Sir, you have Norwegian roof rats which are very hard to get rid of but we can take care of that for you, would tomorrow morning be Ok for service?”
