[Noisebridge-discuss] The rats are getting ballsy

[Gian Pablo Villamil]

Oh, if the rats are not more than a nuisance now, they will be soon.
Like I said, if we're not doing something to reduce their numbers, we
will eventually have more of them.

Here's what compounds the issue: we have a food market downstairs,
which is subject to all sorts of health and safety inspection. They
must have pest control measures in place. If they start having issues,
and it turns out that the 'reservoir of infection' is upstairs, then
we start having issues. I think if a health inspector turned up and
saw the space in the state that I have sometimes seen it (not just
messy, which is OK, but dirty, with food everywhere), they... would
not be happy. Not a problem yet, but we're trending towards it
becoming a problem.

In NY, and possibly in SF, pest control is treated as the collective
responsibility of all tenants. In our building we had a roach problem,
everyone was doing their part, but they kept coming back. It was
traced back to one tenant, a hoarder with a serious infestation. His
apartment was forcibly cleaned up and disinfected.

As for action...

I'll pick up some trash bins with lids today, and maybe we should give
the peppermint oil a try.

 But these are tech fixes for a social problem, which is getting
people to CLEAN UP THEIR FOOD REMNANTS. Seriously, it's disgusting.

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Jeffrey Malone
<ieatlint at tehinterweb.com> wrote:
> Ok, wow.
>
> I think it's clear now that rats are more than a nuissance, but a real
> threat.  I'm rather frustrated that the reality of this threat has
> taken us so long to realise, in fact.
>
> As such, I have two proposals:
>
> Firstly, I think we need a rule that bans rats from the space.  This
> should undoubtedly solve this problem, and I think we'll all benefit.
>
> Second, I think we need a Noisebridge Threat Level indicator.
> Something to let us know when we're under attack, or particularly
> vulnerable for it.  This should really help prevent any incidents at
> the space, I think.
>
> Jeffrey
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>> Jeffrey Malone wrote, On 20100225 014133:
>>>
>>> I support this.
>>> I think Noisebridge should have a rule banning anything that can be
>>> called food from its premises.
>>
>> http://www.examiner.com/x-2725-Aurora-Family-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Rat-bites-4monthold-baby-to-death--Who-is-to-blame
>>
>> --
>> Rubin Abdi
>> rubin at starset.net
>>
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