[Noisebridge-discuss] Solving the bedbugs problem at Noisebridge

[Gian Pablo Villamil]

Your Bed Bug Sentry has arrived, and it is on the reception table next
to the Makerbots.

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:48 PM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
> 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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