[Noisebridge-discuss] Bedbug eradication: who's in?

[girlgeek_wt]

If by steamer you mean one of those shark cleaner steamers, I was about 
to get a new one.  If this project happens, I would be happy to donate
a second steamer to the task.  More attacks at one time.
-Claudia

On 10/25/2010 1:19 AM, Jack Perkins wrote:
> That'd be pretty rad to steam clean all our furniture, but do we
> actually HAVE bed bugs? I'm asking because I haven't been to the space
> in almost two months now and it'd be nice to know if I should only use
> the plastic chairs and whatnot.
>
> Cheers,
> Jack
>
> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 1:12 AM, Christie Dudley<longobord at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> So buried in a couple of other threads, I made two comments.  A few folks
>> responded.
>> I have a tool - a steamer - which kills insects living in things by pretty
>> much boiling them.  There is no such thing as developing a resistance or
>> tolerance to being boiled alive, so I have a high degree of confidence that
>> no matter how highly evolved any bedbugs that may be in Noisebridge may be,
>> they cannot survive this treatment.  It also has the added bonus of relying
>> on only one chemical, the universal solvent, to destroy the buggers, which
>> conveniently is automatically delivered to the space.  I also hear that it's
>> completely harmless to humans, even the ones with allergies, unless
>> deliberately ingested improperly.
>> So I'm happy to bring my steamer to Noisebridge and help eradicate the
>> bedbug problem, so long as it's not my own crusade.  It sucks working alone,
>> especially in a place that's supposed to be as happy-fun-work-together sort
>> of space as Noisebridge.
>> To that end, if I can get 3 or 4 people to commit to a mutually agreeable
>> time in helping me engage in this bedbug eradication scheme, we can stop any
>> potential bedbugs in their tracks.
>> (And incidentally kill any related drama on the list, although that's never
>> a guarantee.)
>> Christie
>> _______
>> But wait... there's no FCC on the moon!
>>
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