My first house was close to Lake Lanier and was in an area where it was drained at one time to build a railroad. The area had a lot of sand as sediment and the yard was prone to flood. Hence the use of large railroad crossties close to the house.
The wood roaches there were intolerable, not nearly as bad as their German cousins. Still equally nerve racking. Motherfuckers were two to four inches long.
I found one sitting on top of my water faucet in my shower. The sonofabitch was at least 4 inches and was cleaning itself. How appropriate. I killed it with bleach. Two months later, I moved.