Cardinals’ Tre Boston is adjusting to that desert life
Aug 28, 2018, 11:09 AM | Updated: 10:17 pm
Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tre Boston, left, works with defensive back Antoine Bethea, right, on catching drills during an NFL football practice Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
New Arizona Cardinals safety Tre Boston grew up in Florida and went to college in North Carolina.
Before signing with Arizona this offseason, he played in Charlotte and San Diego. Deserts are new to him, and that hit home for Boston on Monday night.
Not only was that 100-degree temperature getting to him — one of those poisonous critters that Arizona locals have gotten used to made an appearance.
Arizona, I need y’all help. I killed my 1st baby scorpion in my crib this morning. Didn’t even think it was real until I remember I’m in AZ 1. Does this happen often? 2. What do y’all do with pets? 3. Are these things just outside like Ants? How they get inside? 🦂#DesertProblems
— Tre Boston (@TreBos10) August 27, 2018
#DesertProblems indeed.
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Boston’s plea for advice got answered, although it’s questionable if any of the Twitter replies were useful.
An unofficial poll of how to handle scorpions revealed that moving or burning down the house were options 1A and 1B.
Bro…it’s time to burn that house to the ground and find a new place to live. pic.twitter.com/6X2iBTuJgY
— Chris Kroeger (@Kroeger) August 28, 2018
*googles cost to fly from Charlotte to Phoenix and back every day*
— Hank Lee (@hanklee89) August 28, 2018
You gotta move now
— Andre The Giant ⚡️ (@AndreSmith_9) August 27, 2018
Bro! Don’t tell me this!! Got me looking round the crib like….. pic.twitter.com/0GbQPA1ZEp
— Tre Boston (@TreBos10) August 28, 2018
— Lactose Tolerant (@AZ_ArmchairGM) August 28, 2018
Here is advice more about relationships than scorpions.
My ex boyfriend killed one and burned it and then taped it to the back door “as a warning to others that may want to come in”. I don’t think it worked but now we are broken up and it was probably a good warning sign for me so…
— Lauren Joffe (@thespinzone) August 28, 2018
Here’s pretty good advice, short of calling the exterminator.
No bed skirts. Keep sheets off floor. Invest in a uv light. You’re in AZ, everything tries to kill you!
— Sarah Clowser (@Sarahsarah0719) August 28, 2018
And here’s a reminder that sometimes the scorpions just win.
I just found one in my son’s room today. And was stung by one a week ago in our garage. We get sprayed by pest control monthly too. We live by a canal and lots of trees/shubbery. Our pets have never been stung. Good luck, welcome to AZ and Go Cardinals ❣️
— Charlotte Shaff (@charshaff) August 28, 2018
Anyway, Boston appreciated all the Twitter replies.
Appreciate my people on the Scorpion advice gained a lot of knowledge. Lol (and by Crib I meant my home) 😂😂😂😂
— Tre Boston (@TreBos10) August 28, 2018
As for what to do about that heat? We’re still looking for those answers as well.
Now to address this problem my fellow Arizonans! How is it possible to be 100 degrees at night?? 100 and Partly Cloudy…….It’s Beyond Meee!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #ClosestStateToSun pic.twitter.com/NR5SeNsG2b
— Tre Boston (@TreBos10) August 28, 2018
