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

[Robert Fletcher]

Yeah, all we need is a concrete floor and a pressure washer...or better yet,
a flame thrower!

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com> wrote:

> "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."
>
> or i don't give a shit and it was a friendly suggestion so someone doesn't
> burn the couches because they can't manage to clean them like normal couches
> should be cleaned once in a while.
>
> actually, on second thought, it's already known we have a rat problem and
> those spread disease as well if not faster. i say we leave 2169 and find
> some cold sterile concrete bunker somewhere. certainly this is more
> practical than some basic upkeep and clean up, yes? i mean, since we're
> being fucking lazy and everything...
>
> "...sleeping at Noisebridge is not OK"
>
> actually i'm pretty sure it's already been established that once in a while
> crashing because you missed the train or had a late night project was ok as
> long as you didn't make it a habit.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> John Magolske
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>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Shannon Lee
>> (503) 539-3700
>>
>> "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
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