Uncover the pool!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
December 12, 2015 7:43am CST
My husband cringes when I say that, but he knows I'm just kidding. What I'm not kidding about is it will be 74 today and tomorrow - the weatherman said it could even go higher than that. But by Friday it will only be 50 - wow. OK, come one, let's get these temps leveled out.
What the warm air has brought out are the Asian Beetles...people call them Lady Bugs but they are not your 'normal' black/red bugs...these are shades of brown/beige and they swarm on warm winter days. They look for ways to get into your house so they can winter over in comfort.
We have been lucky with this house, it's brick....they are attracted to light colors. We lived in a house with light grey siding a few years ago and that house attracted them like crazy.
They are more annoying than anything else. This house is so tight sometimes I can't even get in, so I know they can't. I saw a lot of them outside yesterday flying around enjoying the warm air.
I will enjoy the weather and ignore the bugs!
Photo is mine.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Dec 15
I was just saying this to my husband yesterday. Hate when the lady bugs come out. They are those orange ones, not like the American red ones. The orange ones bite. When they get in my husband has to go on a hunt and kill them all. I don't mind bugs in general, but hate hate hate when they are in my house.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
If you step on them they crunch! We have a super duper spray for them that we bought online so if they get bad my husband will destroy them
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 I lived in Hawaii for two years and we had more roaches than I could ever count, so lady bugs don't really bug me too much.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Ooh the crunch. Gives me the creeps.
@LadyDuck (502429)
• Italy
13 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill We have to go to Milan, so my Mom will not be alone for Christmas.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
Since we aren't going anyplace if it snows a little it would be ok...like an inch.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Oh you heartless girl. Surely you will keep one as a pet and look after it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
The bugs can and will stay outside - and hopefully it will get cold and they will die.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
12 Dec 15
Yes, enjoy the warm weather and ignore the bugs!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Dec 15
it's pretty warm here, I'm in shorts.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
it was 72 a little while ago, but no warm enough for shorts for me.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill according to my cell it is 74 and wet out, for me totally shorts weather well the temp maybe not the wet
@garymarsh6 (24005)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 15
It looks like you have quite a large swimming pool there! Keep those bugs outside and I hope they will soon go away!
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@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Dec 15
We have been having the same unseasonable warm weather. I did hear the weatherman say that after some rain happens that is coming our way, that the temps will drop by this time next week.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
Was it unusually hot that year? We had an Easter about 10 years ago where we had a frost in late April and all the flowering trees/shrubs froze. It was sad.
@Marilynda1225 (91068)
• United States
12 Dec 15
If you uncover the pool let me know....I'll drop by for a swim!!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
12 Dec 15
Mark your calendar for May, 2016! Since right now it doesn't even have much water in it!
