Author Archives: Melisa Arnold, A.C.E.

My favorite convenience store has the things I like. That’s the reason I go there. I know I can always get pork rinds, iced tea, and, if I’m in trouble, they are a designated Safe Place. The employees make me feel welcome, and encourage me to come back next time. I have cooked a fullContinueContinue reading “The Corner Store”

As a pest control professional, I am diligent about proper storage, cleaning, and not having clutter. Sometimes, I forget that I need to do exclusion, or residual sprays in my own home. I have bait stations on the exterior of my house and garage. When I get home from a day of servicing accounts, IContinueContinue reading “When The Cat’s Away….”

Driving between accounts, I will notice commercial properties that have bait stations on the exterior. I’ve been a pest control service specialist for more than a decade, and can usually identify what company placed those bait stations. Sometimes it’s a major player, sometimes it’s the local independent folks. There are some differences, but when properlyContinueContinue reading “T-O-X-I-C Bait”

Occasionally , I work with a teammate, but, One Can Be The Loneliest Number when servicing accounts by myself. I can solve all the world’s problems One Way Or Another. At times, a random song comes into my head that relates to the task at hand. I have been caught by customers dancing in theContinueContinue reading “It’s An Ear Worm Not An Earwig”