Regardless of whether or not there are actually bed bugs, I think our furniture could use a good steam cleaning. I'd be in for any time this weekend, or evenings next week.<br><br>-Robert<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Jack Perkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jackaperkins@gmail.com">jackaperkins@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
So... there ARE or ARE NOT actual identified bed bugs at noisebridge?<br>
Or do we just have mystery symptoms? Or do we just want to play with<br>
steam cleaners?<br>
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-Jack<br>
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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM, girlgeek_wt <<a href="mailto:girlgeek@wt.net">girlgeek@wt.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> If by steamer you mean one of those shark cleaner steamers, I was about<br>
> to get a new one. If this project happens, I would be happy to donate<br>
> a second steamer to the task. More attacks at one time.<br>
> -Claudia<br>
><br>
> On 10/25/2010 1:19 AM, Jack Perkins wrote:<br>
>> That'd be pretty rad to steam clean all our furniture, but do we<br>
>> actually HAVE bed bugs? I'm asking because I haven't been to the space<br>
>> in almost two months now and it'd be nice to know if I should only use<br>
>> the plastic chairs and whatnot.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Jack<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 1:12 AM, Christie Dudley<<a href="mailto:longobord@gmail.com">longobord@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> So buried in a couple of other threads, I made two comments. A few folks<br>
>>> responded.<br>
>>> I have a tool - a steamer - which kills insects living in things by pretty<br>
>>> much boiling them. There is no such thing as developing a resistance or<br>
>>> tolerance to being boiled alive, so I have a high degree of confidence that<br>
>>> no matter how highly evolved any bedbugs that may be in Noisebridge may be,<br>
>>> they cannot survive this treatment. It also has the added bonus of relying<br>
>>> on only one chemical, the universal solvent, to destroy the buggers, which<br>
>>> conveniently is automatically delivered to the space. I also hear that it's<br>
>>> completely harmless to humans, even the ones with allergies, unless<br>
>>> deliberately ingested improperly.<br>
>>> So I'm happy to bring my steamer to Noisebridge and help eradicate the<br>
>>> bedbug problem, so long as it's not my own crusade. It sucks working alone,<br>
>>> especially in a place that's supposed to be as happy-fun-work-together sort<br>
>>> of space as Noisebridge.<br>
>>> To that end, if I can get 3 or 4 people to commit to a mutually agreeable<br>
>>> time in helping me engage in this bedbug eradication scheme, we can stop any<br>
>>> potential bedbugs in their tracks.<br>
>>> (And incidentally kill any related drama on the list, although that's never<br>
>>> a guarantee.)<br>
>>> Christie<br>
>>> _______<br>
>>> But wait... there's no FCC on the moon!<br>
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