Posted on 06/22/2005 9:40:23 PM PDT by Tree of Liberty
The Web log TV Newser, citing "multiple Fox News employees" as its source, is reporting that the company ordered the insecticide diazinon be sprayed in its roach-infested New York newsroom, exposing numerous employees to a chemical that is banned by the EPA for indoor use. One Fox employee wrote that she and her colleagues had decided to go public with the matter because "diazinon -- which disrupts the nervous and endocrine systems -- is highly suspect in one of the female producers here having a child with Down's Syndrome. That is a major liability that no company, however noble their corporate mission may be, should be allowed to cover up and escape the liability for." TV Newser said today (Wednesday) that Fox News chief Roger Ailes addressed employees about the insecticide issue on Tuesday but that it had received no word on what he said.
And the tooth fairy is highly suspect in the dissapearance of the young lady in Aruba.
Junk Science Alert. All Trial attnys are on full alert.
I wonder who got to these employees. The left will try anything to bring Fox News down.
We use diazinon here; it's another made-up "problem" imo.
John Edwards said he'll take the case. He needs the work and it's a great way to get back at Bill O.
According to the nursery where I buy my plants they said that Diazanon has been banned for sale period. Even for outside use. I wonder where Fox got the chemical to use indoors, and how long ago was it they used it?
But one person who worked at Fox had a Down's Syndrome child --and they think that's evidence of a problem?
More likely that employee was a career woman who waited until her late 30s to conceive a child, which greatly heightens the risk.
Years ago when we lived in NYC (and EVERYWHERE in NYC is "roach infested," not just Fox studios), we used boric acid mixed with sugar. Worked pretty well, but you'll never get rid of all of 'em even with Diazinon.
My ex tried to poison me with the stuff - by dousing some chicken nuggets with it. Makes your heart run fast, and mood swings. Nothing permanent.......except for this twitch.......every time if think of the (rhymes with twitch).
Suck it up, people. Probably won't hurt ya.
I love the smell of Diazinon in the morning.
You mixed boric acid with sugar? Didn't the sugar coat everything with a sticky substance that the ants liked?
Kills the heck out of 'em.
So we're to believe that an exterminating company would open themselves up to a fine or other possible federal violations because FOX ordered them to?
Sure.
I love chemical warfare against life forms i don't want around me.
Weeds: roundup and 24D.
Bugs: methoxychlor, diazinon and (really) pyrethrum.
I try to practice "organic" on my land, but chemicals ARE part of the equation. After all, don't most ecosystems with critters utilize chemical systems for protection?
Yessss! It should be the Breck Girl for the plaintiff and he should say that the diazinon was personally applied by Tom DeLay!
I find this suspect. It's very difficult to get diazinon, if not impossible. I know because I tried a few years ago, and was informed of that fact.
Any professional company would never risk their license by spraying a chemical not approved for interiors inside an office. That would be major lawsuit material.
Chemicals are the bomb !
Especially Basta and Roundup save a pain in the back ... but one should read the instructions for sure - you don't have to inhale diazinon and you don't have to feed it to journalists also it might be tempting.
You're a man after my own heart.
The lady with the child really should read the Book of Job.
I don't know about that poster, but it's an old home remedy. I've always put the mixture in small containers, bottle caps, lids, and put it in out-of-the-way places. The sugar attracts the roaches, and they bring the stuff to their nest.
If you've ever heard of the stuff sold as "Roach Proof," it's just boric acid. I think years ago they used to sell it on infomercials.
For the past several years though, I've been using Suspend insecticide, which is very good. I don't have to spray very often at all -- less than once a year -- and no roaches at all.
I'll have to tell Mr. Peach about that recipe; thank you for the information! The old fashioned stuff generally works best, imo.
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