First scorpion of the year this morning [View all]

This morning I found a three-inch scorpion in the shower. I scooped it up in a plastic cup and put it outside. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't bother posting about something like this, since scorpions are not an uncommon sight in Arizona this time of year. But in light of our COVID-19 situation I had a couple of thoughts about this:

The last place anyone should be right now is an emergency room or clinic, especially for an avoidable circumstance.

As a dog owner, another place I don't want to be is an emergency veterinary clinic or a packed veterinary waiting room. (At that hour--3:00 AM--if my dog had been bitten we'd have to have driven about an hour to a 24 hour veterinary ER in Mesa).

So I decided I'm going to put a pair of shoes next to the bed along with a flashlight and try to avoid any close calls.

Just thought I'd share that. Scorpions have a habit of turning up where you least expect them. Last year I stepped on a little one in bare feet. Luckily, neither one of us were hurt.

Be careful and stay healthy my fellow Arizona DUers!