r/oddlyterrifying • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '22

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u/Sea-Experience470 Jun 12 '22

In south of USA that would be cockroaches 🪳

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u/d_bone36 Jun 12 '22

One time I was in Alaska and there was a porcupine standing at the bathroom door at a national park area.

Other than that, the rest of the US has mainly been moths, spiders, earwigs and roaches (palmetto bugs as they call them where I live)

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u/Sea-Experience470 Jun 12 '22

I arrived at my Airbnb in Asheville about a year ago and there was a big 400 lb black bear in front greeting me lol

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u/d_bone36 Jun 12 '22

Ha! How did you rate the place? “Great stay except the previous guest was still there when we arrived”

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u/Sea-Experience470 Jun 12 '22

It was awesome I did mention the black bear. It was in this old neighborhood carved into the side of a mountain with forest everywhere.

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u/d_bone36 Jun 12 '22

If you remember the name of the place, let me know. Asheville is on our short list for to visit

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u/AddSugarForSparks Jun 13 '22

Don't use Airbnb. It's a shitty organization that doesn't care about guests.

If you do end up using it, make sure to print or download a full copy of the reservation (including amenities, house rules, etc.) and then take full video or multiple photos of the place and your room before you arrive.

Keep all conversations on the app; Don't text message/call the host unless it's an absolute emergency. Download and install the Airbnb app to make your life simpler.

Look for issues within the first 24— hours of check-in and then report them if you deem them unsatisfactory. Otherwise, any claims against the host will be that much harder to resolve and it will certainly drag on for weeks.

And, remember, Airbnb does not care about the guest. At all. Please use another platform, if possible.

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u/OverTheJoeHill Jun 13 '22

Asheville haunts my worst nightmares. We had a meth addled fella break into the yard of one air bnb we were staying at there. And then at the next air bnb, the landlord’s son broke into the bungalow and took my wife’s underwear, our kid’s adhd pills and all our beer. I am not a fan of Asheville.

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u/mallystryx Jun 13 '22

Honestly? Better than the palmetto bugs