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One More Reason NOT TO FLY

SeaMaiden — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:49:22 GMT

I have the fear of flying.....but a worse fear of BED BUGS!!!😮 How disgusting!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-british-airways-bedbugs-20171023-story.html

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Nightowlz — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:53:26 GMT

I don't fly either or have not since 1979. LOL!!!

I don't care for bed bugs either. So far we have not had that problem at any hotels we have stayed at. I'm very careful. I don't want to pick them up & take them where I'm going to visit.

We limit what we take in the room. Just a change of clothes & what we need in the morning.

I'll pass on reading story. LOL!!!

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Vivian — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:02:16 GMT

That is absolutely disgusting but with the fast turnarounds of flights these days, I’m not surprised. I used to be an avid flyer...annual trips to Europe, visits to friends and family in Florida and California, but I’ve cut way back. Flying is a huge hassle and I’ve reached the point where I think long and hard before embarking on the dreadfully awful experience flying has become. I’ve never had that bed big experience (at least I don’t think so) but I have been on flights where everything is filthy even before take-off. You do not want to put down that tray unless you’re prepared for a surprise, and being treated like cattle is not my idea of a good time. I haven’t stopped flying entirely but I sure have cut back.

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Mz iMac — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:37:28 GMT

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ROMARY — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:47:56 GMT

I no longer fly, but I'm thinking that sitting on one or two of those adult underpads (rectangle, XL size) might be beneficial. At least they would be a barrier. .......... p.s. I guess the airlines can't do much about the problem, because if they were to frequently spray using strong chemicals, it wouldn't be too healthy for passengers to inhale, 'either'.

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Bri36 — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:00:49 GMT

It’s gross, but it’s not going to stop me from traveling

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chlema — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:03:10 GMT

Those darn things are everywhere, or so it seems. Three years ago my husband woke up with bites on his arms. We didn't know what they were, figured they were from mosquitoes. The next night he woke up itching with welts again. Oh boy. Lifted the mattress, saw nothing - until we looked under the box spring and lo and behold there they were - on the frame!

Called the exterminator and was beyond embarrased. I keep what I thought was a pretty clean house. They told me it doesn't matter how clean you are, you can bring them in from anywhere. Told me they do a steady business fumigating doctor's offices and hospitals.

Anyway, it took 2 treatments to get rid them. $$ Never ever want to go thru that again. Every week when I change our sheets I lift the mattress and box springs up to make sure they are gone - this even after 3 years. Told DH when he returns from his doctor appointments to strip outside before coming in. He did not go for that lol.

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sidsmom — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:15:38 GMT

Bed bugs....

Does that come before or after,

-Urine

-Feces

-Vomit

-Blood

-Other..er uh...stuff

If you have a moment, just Google anonymous airline attendants stories.

Chances are that seat has a residue of something.

Oooof.

Where’s my black light?

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goldensrbest — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:30:16 GMT

You either fly,or drive if you want to go some place, long trip fly for sure,now bedbugs really gross me out!!

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Phantom41 — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:36:21 GMT

Yes, it's gross but how do you get to where you're going if you don't fly?? I know some people say they haven't flown for years but for others that's just not practical. Speaking of bed bugs, a local movie theater was just infested.

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ROMARY — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:56:05 GMT

I guess we can use those XL underpads in movie theaters, too. Haven't been to a movie theater in ages. We had been noticing a decline in cleanliness. (Also noticed rancid odors, etc. Not fresh popcorn scents.)

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sgraham30 — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:46:14 GMT

I had bedbugs last May, no clue where they were picked up & brought home from or who brought them in. It took 3 treatments & $700 to get rid of the dang things. Thankfully, I haven't had a return visit from the ugly things.

Anyone who brings home actual library BOOKS might want to start flipping through the books before they check them out. I got very familiar with what different stages of the bedbugs looked like & 2 or 3 times, I found baby ones in library books that I'd just brought home. I knew what they were so I killed them immediately.

Now I stick mostly to e-books from the library & from Prime Reading.

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LTT1 — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:27:23 GMT

@SeaMaiden @sgraham30 @ROMARY @Phantom41 @goldensrbest

Feeling the creeps just reading about them.

We purchased plastic mattress protectors for all of our beds in the house due to having the DGCs here for a week (they are little still and accidents can happen.)

It is surprising how comfortable the protector is. They do not contain latex and they do provide a barrier to dust mites.

A teacher at our school looked down and noticed an odd-looking bug crawling around near a student’s back pack. She called the custodian and yes, it was a bed bug. Measures had to be taken. Gross.

So the mattress protectors were not very expensive. I was thinking that perhaps they might be used in hotels to guard against bed bugs.

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IMW — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:14:45 GMT

As a teacher in NYC I had bedbugs in my classroom courtesy of a homeless student. All classrooms were closed and fumigated. Ugh, ugh, ugh!!

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just bee — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:19:15 GMT

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Silver Lining — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:26:26 GMT

@IMW wrote:
As a teacher in NYC I had bedbugs in my classroom courtesy of a homeless student. All classrooms were closed and fumigated. Ugh, ugh, ugh!!

How dare that nasty homeless kid........

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GCR18 — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:48:50 GMT

I will still fly. Can't live your life worrying something may happen.

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Justice4all — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:52:36 GMT

@IMW wrote:
As a teacher in NYC I had bedbugs in my classroom courtesy of a homeless student. All classrooms were closed and fumigated. Ugh, ugh, ugh!!

The student beside whom I was sitting opened her book bag and a bed bug emerged, sleepy in the morning as they are nocturnal. I killed it and went on with the lesson. This was low on the list of affronts at school.

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Silver Lining — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:07:22 GMT

My son is on a plane right this minute. He flew into Chicago yesterday, spent the night in a hotel, attended a meeting today and is flying home now.

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