Wednesday night, Trevor signed a contract with Vantage Marketing-otherwise known as a Pest Control Company. He will be a sales representative in Washington, DC where he will most likely be selling in areas like, Baltimore and DC. With this pandemic occurring, we're in high hopes that Trevor will do really well with this job. We'll only be in DC from about mid-June until August, so it's really not too bad :) I'll miss not seeing my husband as often as I would like to in the summer, but hopefully I'll be keeping myself busy with online classes and hanging out with my best friend from high school and the other wives in our complex.
We couldn't have had this opportunity if it weren't for Trevor's friend Kedric. He is so awesome!!! He's really dedicated to making sure Trevor succeeds and has already promised that he will take care of Trevor-pick him up if he's having trouble in an area and let Trevor shadow him to get some tips. All in all, I think it will be a great experience! Trevor is extremely dedicated to anything he does, and competitive :) Maybe he really is a salesman at heart ;-) JUST kidding!!!
We're heading down to Sandy, UT this afternoon for his first training session, dinner at Texas Roadhouse, and possibly a night in a hotel-all courtesy of the company :) We're getting spoiled already!!! Next cities on the list for training sessions- Las Vegas, NV and St. George, UT... WARM PLACES!!! HOORAY!!! Let's just hope school works out for both of us so that we can go on these trips! The company really values the married couples and everything they offer us-all of the incentives etc.-are given to us with BOTH of us in mind. Not JUST Trevor. I'm really impressed with this company!
Just to demonstrate the epidemic in DC, here's an article from NBC
They don't bite, sting or cause damage to homes, but their infestations just plain stink, and they're becoming more common.
"If this was smell-o-vision instead of television, you could tell really fast why they are called stink bugs," said University of Maryland insect expert Michael Raupp. "They stink."
A stink bug infestation can run into the thousands and drive homeowners crazy because the pesky little stinkers are like Steven Seagal -- hard to kill.
The bugs are growing in number in the D.C. area and feasting on trees, Raupp said.
Increasing Bug Population a Stinky Problem
Increasing Bug Population a Stinky Problem
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Increasing Bug Population a Stinky Problem
The brown marmorated stink bug -- the species of stink bug spreading across the mid-Atlantic states of late -- has a shield-shaped body with a triangle on the back. They are a mottled gray and brown in color and about three-quarters of an inch long.
"Their reproduction rate is enormous," he said. "They can lay dozens and dozens of eggs every year. They seem to have no or very few enemies in this country, so many of them survive and this is why the population explodes."
Imagine having BO like that and not making enemies while still being able to make babies.
Sure, we hate 'em, but we can't seem to kill 'em. Pesticides and chemicals don't eradicate the bugs and can actually damage homes if over-mixed or over-applied, according to pest control workers, who are the only people who should handle any pesticides that might help fight the bugs temporarily. No pesticides at all are recommended for indoor use.
The bugs' population growth is a big, stinky problem in the Hagerstown area. The smelly insects also are starting to emerge in more urban areas like Evergreen Avenue in Columbia, giving homeowners fits.
Experts are monitoring the bugs in fear that they'll develop a taste for soybeans, Maryland's No. 1 crop.
The time to fight back is upon us, though. Keeping the bugs out is a key weapon. As temperatures drop, the stink bugs look for cracks and crevices in which to hibernate.
"Get out your caulk," Raupp said. "Plug every hole you can find to the exterior house. Replace your door sweeps underneath your doors. That's going to help keep them out. And replace that weather stripping. Anything that's good for energy efficiency is going to keep these guys out."
If they do get in? Fight them with a vacuum, experts advise. Suck them up and get rid of them.
Or you could find a pretty funny story here or a different, more serious one here
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