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Bed-bug Airways: BA grounds two jumbos after woman tells how flights left her covered in bites
Daily Mail ^
| 26th February 2011
| Ray Massey
Posted on 02/26/2011 5:52:57 AM PST by george76
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posted on
02/26/2011 5:53:01 AM PST
by
george76
To: george76
DDT kills bedbugs with no harm to humans.
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:06:54 AM PST
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: Former Proud Canadian
Bedbugs are good for arthritis
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:15:51 AM PST
by
Krankor
(And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
To: Krankor
The ugly little critters remind us we’re food for them.
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:21:25 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Former Proud Canadian
Bedbugs are very heat-sensitive - raising the temperature over 125 degrees kills every single one of them.
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:21:48 AM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
( "The right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended." - Rowan Atkinson)
To: Former Proud Canadian
I thought DDT was banned?
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:41:24 AM PST
by
Rappini
(Pro Deo et Patria)
To: george76
In the days when I was flying international we had to spray the cabin with DDT prior to landing. Thank you Rachel Carson.
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:46:55 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Former Proud Canadian
So do activated enzyme products, which have the advantage of being easily available to the consumer.
To: george76
Same woman, two different flights.
Sounds like she’s the problem, not the planes.
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posted on
02/26/2011 6:53:28 AM PST
by
IMR 4350
To: IMR 4350
I thought the bites didn’t show up immediately.
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posted on
02/26/2011 7:10:55 AM PST
by
stayathomemom
(Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
To: george76
First hotels and now airplanes, makes travel not so much fun anymore. There was something on TV about finding bedbugs. If you pull the sheets and mattress cover back and examine the edges of the mattress before you go to bed, you likely will find evidence of the little critters there.
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posted on
02/26/2011 7:17:28 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: george76
Read the comments at the article.
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posted on
02/26/2011 7:17:28 AM PST
by
headstamp 2
("My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter")
To: Mr. Jeeves
I think there is, or should be, a thriving business in “heat pods”. Fairly simple, just an insulated shipping container with a air heating unit, that sits on the bed of a semi-truck. So a business, like a motel, could load furniture in there, close the door, set a timer, and done. It could even have bays, specifically for mattresses.
And while all the stuff is being heated, fumigation gets all the boogers in the walls, floor and ceiling.
To: george76
During my multiple flights to and from SEA during the Vietnam War I can still remember the aircraft being fumigated prior to landing in the CONUS.
There was always an internal debate - board early so I was far away from the doors (long and hot waits getting on and off), or sit near the door (minimal seat time but the smell).
Looks like the airlines are going to have to extend their turn around times for passenger health.
Hmmm which is more important - profit or passengers health?
Twenty years ago i would have answered health; but today?
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posted on
02/26/2011 7:27:15 AM PST
by
Nip
(TANSTAAFL)
To: stayathomemom
The first sentence is a dead giveaway, someone needs to run that woman through the dipping vat.
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posted on
02/26/2011 7:42:27 AM PST
by
IMR 4350
To: george76
“The mites are invading public schools at an alarming rate...”
Wha, liberal mites?
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posted on
02/26/2011 7:49:22 AM PST
by
SgtHooper
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
To: Mr. Jeeves
Yes, and it is particularly inexpensive to tent a house and raise the temperature to 125 degrees. Especially in the winter, would only be 100 degrees higher than it is here right now.
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posted on
02/26/2011 2:14:16 PM PST
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: Rappini
In North America, its banned. That doesn’t mean it isn’t useful and non harmful.
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posted on
02/26/2011 2:15:11 PM PST
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: hinckley buzzard
So, why aren’t these products being used? What is the problem?
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posted on
02/26/2011 2:16:47 PM PST
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: Former Proud Canadian
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posted on
02/26/2011 3:20:23 PM PST
by
BigIsleGal
(Wake Me Up When the Stupid Wears Off)
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