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Lawyer bitten by bed bugs sues leading London hotel
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=429132&in_page_id=1770 ^ | 1/16/2007 | n/listed

Posted on 01/16/2007 9:33:34 AM PST by television is just wrong

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Anyone ever read Graham Greene's "Travels with My Aunt?" Great book I read in high school, his "Aunt" always travelled with bedbugs in a match box. Part of her scam to stay for free in all the best hotels.


41 posted on 01/16/2007 10:02:30 AM PST by nkycincinnatikid
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To: Mamzelle
He will probably commission Barry Scheck and Co. to do DNA analysis on the bed bugs to prove they unequivocally came from the UK and not NYC. Insects of a feather.
42 posted on 01/16/2007 10:02:38 AM PST by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
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To: sionnsar

Just like a wealthier Victor, Victoria. Good way to get a cheap trip. HAAAAA


43 posted on 01/16/2007 10:02:52 AM PST by dforest (Liberals love crisis, create crisis and then dwell on them.)
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To: BillM

Some months ago, maybe last summer, there were a couple news mentions of spreading bed bugs.

It said that travelers were bringing them and I bet authorities have a good idea who the carriers are.


44 posted on 01/16/2007 10:03:55 AM PST by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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To: IamConservative

"crotch crickes" OMG that one is just way too funny!


45 posted on 01/16/2007 10:04:05 AM PST by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
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To: BillM

Those could have been sand fleas. Very common at the beach.


46 posted on 01/16/2007 10:04:22 AM PST by tomh68
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To: trimom

Know the difference between a dead lawyer and a dead snake in the road?

Skid marks in front of the snake.


47 posted on 01/16/2007 10:06:44 AM PST by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
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Time to re-think DDT
48 posted on 01/16/2007 10:07:22 AM PST by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Hildy

"They'll win a large settlement, as they should."

I agree, all lottery winnings should be large. I keep waiting for something unfortunate to happen to me, but alas, I'm stuck at the 9-5, working for my money...


49 posted on 01/16/2007 10:07:34 AM PST by Harrius Magnus (Pucker up Mo, and your dhimmi Leftist freaks, here comes your Jizya!)
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To: BillM

The easiest way to dispute this lawsuit is to query people that stayed in that room previous and subsequent to their stay. If no other complaints were made or the people did not experience the same occurances then this shyster's story goes right out the window.


50 posted on 01/16/2007 10:13:51 AM PST by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
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To: Harrius Magnus

So, what do you think should happen?


51 posted on 01/16/2007 10:14:07 AM PST by Hildy (Words are mere bubbles of water...but deeds are drops of gold.)
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To: Hildy

Bed bug chasers.


52 posted on 01/16/2007 10:23:26 AM PST by Ilky Hucktar
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To: stm

As it turns out, the bedbugs are very difficult to find and eradicate. They are small and hide during the day.

Actually, there are now dogs trained to sniff them out. This is a really good business to get into! Every room should be checked daily.


53 posted on 01/16/2007 10:29:14 AM PST by BillM
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Bedbugs are becoming a problem again in this country. They are very resistant to most methods of eradication. People whose homes are infested often end up having to throw out almost everything they own to get rid of the insects, which can live up to 18 months in a dormant state.

Of course, they were once eradicated in this country by DDT.


54 posted on 01/16/2007 10:36:04 AM PST by Darnright
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To: Mamzelle
I just love bedbug threads. Pictures will appear shortly.

Look, Bed Bugs!


55 posted on 01/16/2007 10:55:02 AM PST by Major_Risktaker
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To: stm

They tried to find the guest who stayed there before the shyster checked in, but his camel phone ain't working anymore. I think the shyster is just looking to pick up a few bucks. :0 )


56 posted on 01/16/2007 11:02:27 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: Hildy

I think they should've talked to the management, and provided an them an opportunity to make a wrong, a right (doctors, lauder, treatment, reimbursement etc.) I've done this before, and have been treated extremely graciously. Think about it, no hotel really can be anything but horrified that they have bed bugs.
Resorting to lawyers should be the last, final resort. It's too bad that todays culture is all about bluster and vengeance. The only good side of it is that when you actually employ the "golden rule," many people are so happily surprised that they bend over backwards in their gratefulness.


57 posted on 01/16/2007 12:06:18 PM PST by Harrius Magnus (Pucker up Mo, and your dhimmi Leftist freaks, here comes your Jizya!)
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To: television is just wrong

I got poison ivy last summer, where's my millions?


58 posted on 01/16/2007 12:07:15 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.")
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To: agrarianlady

Do not ever touch a tv remote in a hotel room, seriously! You don't want to know why, but can probably guess.


59 posted on 01/16/2007 12:09:04 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.")
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

wow, isn't that nice of them.


60 posted on 01/16/2007 12:09:33 PM PST by television is just wrong (Our sympathies are misguided with illegal aliens...)
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