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I Made a Birdhouse

Posted on November 2, 2013 by outbackmat

It’s been far too long since I posted anything here and I think it’s time for an update.  I am not going to make up for 3 weeks of missed posts in one blog so I will make it simple. … Continue reading →

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They are All Trying to Kill You!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by outbackmat

I encounter a lot of phobias in my line of work, some are understandable and some completely outrageous.  I will admit there are a lot of critters who are really creepy, like the bed bug, but they pretty harmless.  Other … Continue reading →

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The Worst Kind of Customer

Posted on August 27, 2013 by outbackmat

I find myself pretty frustrated throughout a day of work sometimes and I generally need to take a step back and meditate a bit.  Let’s face it, like a proctologist, I see a lot of assholes. This is just a … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons It Ain’t Easy Being Green

Posted on August 23, 2013 by outbackmat

I am told a lot of my posts start with “So I was in a client’s house and..” So let me start this one by saying… So I was in a clients house,  she puts her hands on her hips … Continue reading →

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Tolerance

Posted on August 7, 2013 by outbackmat

This weeks topic is on tolerance.   This is about all the things that bother us and regardless of how painful, annoying or inconvenient they are, we must endure to live with them and in many cases, embrace them.  I think … Continue reading →

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Vendetta

Posted on July 27, 2013 by outbackmat

So, this had been an incredibly boring 7 days.  I have been struggling with finding subject matter to entertain you all with this week.  That is until  my last call on Friday, today.  Yes Friday, the new Monday.  I went … Continue reading →

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Death and Dead Things

Posted on July 20, 2013 by outbackmat

There are a lot of things about my job that I simply cannot sit around and discuss with my wife at dinner.  I don’t work for the CIA or anything as romantic as that.  It’s just pest control,  but my … Continue reading →

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Out of Sync

Posted on July 11, 2013 by outbackmat

That’s right, I’ve started a boy band cover group.  It was either Out of Sync or We B 3, but the former won because there are five of us.  I was inspired because as I write this my wife is … Continue reading →

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Switching Off

Posted on July 4, 2013 by outbackmat

I have just returned to work after a short holiday.  This was a long weekend of redneck wonderment.  We shot guns, threw axes, drank and we lounged in the water.  One evening I got pretty intoxicated and when I say … Continue reading →

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Perception

Posted on June 25, 2013 by outbackmat

People ask me all the time what it’s like in a day of the life in my job.  It’s exactly like this, a little less nuclear perhaps, but close enough: The fact of the matter is, every person you talk … Continue reading →

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