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

[aditya bhargava]

We need to get this: http://amzn.com/B00004Z2FP



On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com> wrote:

> i'm all for a flame thrower.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Robert Fletcher <lobatifricha at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>>
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>>>> Shannon Lee
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>>>>
>>>> "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
>>>>
>>>
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