r/pestcontrol • u/OtherwiseN9ne • Jun 25 '21

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u/Bamcfp Jun 25 '21

Its days like these I contemplate the bee suit. I be getting real brave during the heat wave. Pretty much down to ground nest or watermelon sized bladface or fuck it. Haven't been stung yet, fingers crossed

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u/OtherwiseN9ne Jun 25 '21

As long as you can run quick enough, you should be good 🤣🤣

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u/Vince_Dangerous Jun 25 '21

Just the thought of putting my bee suit on makes me sweat! I'll warn customers that I'm going to be a sweaty mess when the suit comes off.

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u/slothversusplatypus Jun 25 '21

Full ppe, long pants, long sleeve, carrying gear, you think servicing the exterior is bad, wait till the client “heard scratching” in the attic at your 2pm appointment.

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u/jbrandonw Jun 25 '21

Flea job inside and out today in 94 degrees at 2 pm. Thought I was gonna die.

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u/slothversusplatypus Jun 25 '21

Last year was tough with face covering policies and this year to some extent with clients that request you continue to wear them. I understand, but at that point, coupled with your standard dress and ppe, all your body’s natural exhaust systems are blocked. I remember sweating through hat, pits, forearms and legs from the knees down most humid summer days.

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u/Thick_Championship89 Jul 07 '21

99 degrees, Mosquito treatment and rats in the attic at 3pm

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u/jbrandonw Jul 07 '21

Ouch. I hate getting in attics. We've started scheduling any jobs that would be hard in the heat early in the morning so hopefully I won't die of heat exhaustion this summer. Lol.

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u/Mattybosshere Jun 25 '21

I remember when I had a roach cleanout. Was so bad they were falling off the ceiling. They never turned their ac on and had all windows open. Was 97 degrees inside the house and I was all PPEd up.

They paid 99 for the initial and I was so early into my career I did it anyway.

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u/GHOSTOF0RI0N Jun 25 '21

Trained a new guy today, thought he was going to sun stroke on me.

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u/Dontrguewtstupid Jun 25 '21

This has offically made my favorite Reddit post ever 😂

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u/texicantheman Jun 25 '21

It’s the best way to drop the winter weight, pulling hose in 99+.

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u/ReeeSchmidtywerber Jun 25 '21

Fogging a bakery on Fourth of July one year w vapona out of a ULV. 90 degrees inside and out, tyvek and respirator took 4 hours to dispense product brutal.

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u/crabmcknight Jun 25 '21

I've got a lot of these over the holiday as well, I feel your pain.

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u/GesusWasBlack Jun 25 '21

that shit was me 20 minutes ago. just rebaited 25 bait stations around a complex in the middle of NYC with the sun up my ass. i thought i was literally going to fucking die.

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u/schwagnificent Jun 30 '21

Do you like the term “pest control technicians”?

Seems super lame compared to “exterminator”.

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u/Thick_Championship89 Jul 07 '21

When kids answer the door its "mom, dad the bug man is here

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u/Optimal_Elephant9511 Aug 25 '22

Exterminator sounds way cooler lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

stares in hvac

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u/Thick_Championship89 Jul 07 '21

I used to do HVAC. Did pms for commercial buildings

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '22

Lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '23

Lol, I work from home, too.