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

[Robert Fletcher]

Regardless of whether or not there are actually bed bugs, I think our
furniture could use a good steam cleaning.  I'd be in for any time this
weekend, or evenings next week.

-Robert

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Jack Perkins <jackaperkins at gmail.com>wrote:

> So... there ARE or ARE NOT actual identified bed bugs at noisebridge?
> Or do we just have mystery symptoms? Or do we just want to play with
> steam cleaners?
>
> -Jack
>
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> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM, girlgeek_wt <girlgeek at wt.net> wrote:
> > 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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