tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post7990463640850221097..comments2023-07-17T06:39:04.742-04:00Comments on Do You Come with the Car?: Grodiness Avoidance SystemDo You Come with the Car?http://www.blogger.com/profile/13678001737124941327noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-75274410337709179612011-02-03T09:53:55.238-05:002011-02-03T09:53:55.238-05:00Cincinnati and Cleveland have now surpassed New Yo...Cincinnati and Cleveland have now surpassed New York as top bedbug cities in the US...<br /><br />After our bout with bedbugs, my fiancée did extensive research on hotel safety. I travel a good amount (work in film), and she insisted that I do the following at every hotel:<br /><br />1.) Check the bed. Take off the sheets, look in the creases of the mattress, at corners, and lift it up to look at the box spring. You're looking for small brown spots. This is dried blood that the bedbugs poop out after they bite you. If you notice any, run away. Get a new room or possibly a new hotel, and see if you can't get a little money from the hotel to keep quiet about the whole thing.<br /><br />2.) Keep your luggage in the bathroom. Put it on the counter. Bedbugs live in soft things, like mattresses or wood furniture or carpets (not just beds, though), so they probably wouldn't live in the bathroom. And since what you're really trying to prevent is bringing one back home with you, keeping your luggage out of harm's way is top priority. A metal shelf high in a closet is a good bet too.<br /><br />3.) Bring something lavender-scented. Bedbugs hate the smell. Soap, cleaning spray, etc.<br /><br />4.) Take vitamin B1 pills or supplements. This is an extra measure; it's thought that it's secreted through your skin as you sleep, and masks the CO2 smell that bedbugs use to find you (they're blind, and usually bite between 2 and 5am). The alternative: party so hard that you're not there between 2 and 5am.<br /><br />We've been bedbug-free for a year now; no small feat when one lives in NYC. Hope this helps!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316657893958815318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-61308121677899400392010-11-26T08:55:47.109-05:002010-11-26T08:55:47.109-05:00for the bedbugs, consider leaving the bed and matt...for the bedbugs, consider leaving the bed and mattresses in the sun. its mostly not possible though, unless you own the bed, mattress and the sun-terrace.peerbaba27http://www.macandmobile.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-37255858966197743702010-11-20T14:01:05.348-05:002010-11-20T14:01:05.348-05:00Correction "diatomaceous"Correction "diatomaceous"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-86946764469022893212010-11-20T13:54:04.692-05:002010-11-20T13:54:04.692-05:00Google dichotomous earth for the bed bugs. Althoug...Google dichotomous earth for the bed bugs. Although it might be a bit difficult to travel with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-81578687978323928882010-11-08T14:40:59.586-05:002010-11-08T14:40:59.586-05:00some great tips here. The hotel stuff is very usef...some great tips here. The hotel stuff is very useful, and some stuff that I never thought about.dewfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-32543683615906174452010-11-06T09:46:28.430-04:002010-11-06T09:46:28.430-04:00I traveled for years and pretty much used the same...I traveled for years and pretty much used the same precautions you note. Regarding bedbugs - the FIRST thing you do is walk in the door, go straight to the bed and look under the pillow, between the bed and the wall, and between the mattress and box springs for tiny brown spots. If you see any, take your bags and go straight to the front desk and tell them, then find another hotel and do the same thing there. If changing hotels is out of the question for you then at least don't accept another room anywhere within 2-3 rooms in any direction (including above & below) from the infested room. <br /><br />I learned this lesson the hard way last year in Dallas. VERY unpleasant experience. Also, before you make reservations check out these sites: http://bedbugregistry.com/ http://www.bedbugdatabase.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-73861205886991708502010-11-06T06:25:09.964-04:002010-11-06T06:25:09.964-04:00Yup, hotels are disgusting. I guess that's one...Yup, hotels are disgusting. I guess that's one of your occupational hazards. <br /><br />As for bed bugs, it always reminds me of Isabella Rossallini's bizarre <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakIB_IJnu0" rel="nofollow">Green Porno</a>. Very, uh, European. (Thanks, Jon Stewart.)<br /><br />Top American cities for bed bugs: 1. New York, 2. Philadelphia, 3. Detroit, 4. Cincinnati, 5. Chicago.Mr.EMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-1637446937329830312010-11-06T00:57:25.233-04:002010-11-06T00:57:25.233-04:00Oh man, bedbugs? You're better off drinking u...Oh man, bedbugs? You're better off drinking until you forget that bedbugs exist. <a href="http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1604" rel="nofollow">Bedbugs have institutionalized stab rapes</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694281951682950051.post-62773060199947815822010-11-06T00:51:10.404-04:002010-11-06T00:51:10.404-04:00A good friend of mine had a recent bout with bedbu...A good friend of mine had a recent bout with bedbugs. She managed to find a sort of powder chemical that works like tiny glass shards to bedbugs, effectively obliterating them. It's said to be safe for human skin contact, and she hasn't had any new troubles since she started using the stuff, so keeping some around might be a good idea...Kylogramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524721106389190134noreply@blogger.com