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

[Christie Dudley]

No, I am not expecting this to be preventative in any way.  However, as a
cautionary measure, I don't see it doing any harm.  It's not your time
that's "wasted" so why do you even care?  Seriously.  Discouraging people
from doing things is, well, discouraging, especially if it doesn't really
cost anyone anything except a little time.  People stop wanting to do stuff
for Noisebridge if you shut them down like that.

One of the benefits of using a steamer on furniture is that it... CLEANS the
furniture too.  I think this is definitely something that Noisebridge could
use regardless of the state of bedbuggedness.  Personally, I haven't spent
enough time at the space in the last 6 months to care whether there's a
bedbug problem or not, but based on recent mailing list discussions, it
strikes me as a distinctly excellent idea to not only non-prophylactically
kill any possible insectoid residents of the space, but also alleviate some
of the... vapor trail from some of the more bipedal residents.

Christie
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On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Neil Kandalgaonkar <neilk at brevity.org>wrote:

> I'm confused why everyone is for this without first establishing that
> Noisebridge even has a bedbug problem. Maybe I missed the appropriate
> thread, but the only ones I saw were *speculating* that there might be
> bedbugs as a consequence of people sleeping there.
>
> Christie -- are you thinking that it's easier to do a sort of preventive
> eradication measure? It's not. Eradicating bedbugs from a location is a
> monumental task. It's better to establish that there is a problem first.
>
>  http://bedbugger.com/faqs/
>  http://www.bedbugregistry.com/resources/
>
> That said, steam-cleaning things can't hurt. Getting bedbug-proof
> slipcovers for furniture might also be a reasonable idea, although there are
> so many other places in Noisebridge for bedbugs to hide I'm not sure that
> would really help.
>
>
>
>
>  (And incidentally kill any related drama on the list, although that's
>> never a guarantee.)
>>
>
> The world awaits a method for the eradication for internet drama.
>
> --
> Neil Kandalgaonkar (|  <neilk at brevity.org>
>
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