[Noisebridge-discuss] Solving the bedbugs problem at Noisebridge

[aestetix aestetix]

Well, rather than being scared, let's discuss at the Tuesday meeting whether
anyone else has had an issue (and wishes to make it public), and how we can
solve the issue at hand. :)

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com> wrote:

> Believe me the frozen air is effective, personally I am scared now. These
> things are horrid to have at home.
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> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:01 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
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>> i'll chip in some money. 4 AM doesn't work for me.
>> with thanks.
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>> On Fri, 2011-05-06 at 20:48 -0700, aestetix aestetix wrote:
>> > After talking with a few people, I am positive that bedbugs are at
>> > Noisebridge. I'm happy to give examples of instances privately, but
>> > for now, I feel it is very important that we address this issue asap,
>> > lest a new breed of them hatch and cause problems.
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>> > While in this case I think it's appropriate that we invest Noisebridge
>> > funds into materials to kill them, I'm also just going to get a bunch
>> > of fogbombs and launch them myself. Given that they are highly toxic
>> > and launching multiple bombs at once is dangerous, if someone could
>> > help me handle it, it would make life a lot easier.
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>> > Does anyone have things at Noisebridge that they want to cover up
>> > before we do this? I am thinking if we set them off sometime next week
>> > (maybe thursday?), in the wee hours like at 4am when nobody is around,
>> > there will be enough time to handle the situation properly. A number
>> > of people have expressed doubt over whether the fogbombs work, but I
>> > feel it does not hurt to try, and because I am personally paying for
>> > it (unless Noisebridge wants to be awesome) I see no issue with it.
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>> > If there are bedbugs, and we set off these things, it will kill them,
>> > and everyone is happy. If there are no bedbugs, and we set off these
>> > things, they are still not there, and it harms nobody. So I figure I
>> > will move forward with the plan. If you are interested in helping me
>> > somehow, or have suggestions on how to make people both aware of what
>> > we're doing, as well as ways to prevent infections in the future,
>> > please don't be shy!
>> >
>> >
>> > aestetix
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