[Noisebridge-discuss] [Health] So, how many people live at noisebridge now?

[Shannon Lee]

That sounds like a great idea, Ever, let us know when you get couch covers
and what the cleaning rotation you've set up looks like.

In the mean time, sleeping at Noisebridge is not OK, the snores make it hard
for me to concentrate on my early-morning metalworking projects.

--S

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com> wrote:

> "... haul all the couches off to the dump and replace them with folding
> metal chairs"
>
> oh yes because i enjoy spending a good hour or so on my laptop sitting in
> my nice warm comfy metal chair. how about we just get couch covers? then all
> you'd have to do is take them off every now and then, shake out the couch
> candy, and wash them. sure it's not 100% as effective as replacing
> soft cushions with cold metal in bed bug deterrence but, you know, common.
>
> plus i thought we banned bed bugs a few weeks ago.
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:36 PM, John Magolske <listmail at b79.net> wrote:
>
>> * Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> [101019 11:50]:
>> > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:05:43PM -0700, Glen Jarvis wrote:
>> > > So, I'm curious. In the past two weeks, how many people have actually
>> > > been living at noisebridge?
>> >
>> > There were at least 4 people in various states of asleep when I got
>> > there at 9AM on Sunday.
>>
>> Keep in mind that by sleeping at the space, a meal is presented to
>> any bed bugs that might be around. Now, these critters may or may not
>> be at 2169, but given there is a very real and rising epidemic of bed
>> bugs here in SF, and given the volume and variety of people passing
>> through the space, it is not at all far-fetched to imagine these bugs
>> coming through the door. If (more likely when) that happens, and
>> people are sleeping in the space on a somewhat regular basis, it will
>> be very easy for an infestation to become established. It is very
>> difficult to completely eradicate bed bug infestations. Given the
>> amount of clutter these bugs would be happy to take up residence in,
>> it would most likely be impossible to get rid of them.
>>
>> Sleeping at Noisebridge is not just annoying -- it's quite literally
>> a public health issue. It doesn't matter what your rationale is for
>> sleeping at the space. The bed bugs will not quiz you about this. They
>> will merely chomp into your flesh, drink your blood, and make lots of
>> baby bugs.
>>
>> One bed bug prevention measure that comes to mind would be to haul
>> all the couches off to the dump and replace them with folding metal
>> chairs. I for one am becoming increasingly leery of even so much as
>> sitting on these part-time beds.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John
>>
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>> John Magolske
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