tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2846773606858286309..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Unwelcome guestsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-73909926184443163742010-09-14T20:43:21.537+01:002010-09-14T20:43:21.537+01:00Val - It sounds like you still remember the ghastl...Val - It sounds like you still remember the ghastly experience all too vividly! I think Liz's chair was the functional type without upholstery, so presumably bedbug-resistant.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41612303152819927452010-09-14T19:29:05.558+01:002010-09-14T19:29:05.558+01:00I've experienced bedbugs or fleas (can't r...I've experienced bedbugs or fleas (can't remember which) when I stayed at a not-too-clean hotel on holiday in the 70's. Horrible, itchy, nasty things. <br /><br />They'd have been in the chairs too, btw!Valhttp://absurdoldbird.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68271623415111860732010-09-07T08:05:20.004+01:002010-09-07T08:05:20.004+01:00Heart - Yes, when we humans have stubbornly wiped ...Heart - Yes, when we humans have stubbornly wiped ourselves out, bed bugs and cockroaches will take over the world. A pity there isn't some sort of gadget that beeps in the presence of bedbugs....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58609777993137809522010-09-07T06:38:07.070+01:002010-09-07T06:38:07.070+01:00I've been reading about this for a couple of m...I've been reading about this for a couple of months. I guess Planet Earth was ripe for a hostile takeover. Ugh. It definitely makes me want to avoid hotels for awhile.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5794326218600428112010-09-05T18:51:03.455+01:002010-09-05T18:51:03.455+01:00Kate - A wise precaution by the sound of it. Ah, h...Kate - A wise precaution by the sound of it. Ah, house guests, who can tell what nasty creatures they're smuggling in?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-52493045167719476662010-09-05T18:40:10.170+01:002010-09-05T18:40:10.170+01:00I always take a bug spray for the bed when I'm...I always take a bug spray for the bed when I'm traveling - at home, well I just take my chance with any house guests!!!!Katehttp://www.iramble.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8857714599143978182010-09-05T17:05:42.907+01:002010-09-05T17:05:42.907+01:00Ramana - But surely you always stay up all night g...Ramana - But surely you always stay up all night gambling, drinking and plotting revolution?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-15994205104971790342010-09-05T16:03:18.699+01:002010-09-05T16:03:18.699+01:00I shall take your entire advise. Should not be too...I shall take your entire advise. Should not be too difficult.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34809412877251247252010-09-05T15:09:10.932+01:002010-09-05T15:09:10.932+01:00Liz - That looks like a useful website. I really h...Liz - That looks like a useful website. I really hope you don't end up sleeping on a chair again. How about taking a sleeping bag, just in case?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-15578374846252659062010-09-05T14:22:14.883+01:002010-09-05T14:22:14.883+01:00I'm headed back to NYC on the 15th and I'm...I'm headed back to NYC on the 15th and I'm taking eucalyptus oil for sure. I checked my hotel on bedbugregistry.com - and it seems to be clear, but there's no telling if it will be or not. I'm freaked out!Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2392891919159480062010-09-05T14:13:54.301+01:002010-09-05T14:13:54.301+01:00Kath - That's worth knowing. Apparently it als...Kath - That's worth knowing. Apparently it also kills flies, cockroaches and spiders! So if you're off to New York - pack some eucalyptus oil....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-9915257517300318742010-09-05T12:12:17.646+01:002010-09-05T12:12:17.646+01:00Eucalyptus oil keeps them away, apparently!Eucalyptus oil keeps them away, apparently!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560394009902886938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24218132766985533082010-09-05T09:33:16.959+01:002010-09-05T09:33:16.959+01:00Quickie - And you're in the Big Apple, so you&...Quickie - And you're in the Big Apple, so you'd better keep a very close watch for the little buggers! I don't think there'd be room in my wee freezer for clothes as well as food....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11894883348862797002010-09-05T03:02:29.600+01:002010-09-05T03:02:29.600+01:00Thankfully we haven't been infested yet but so...Thankfully we haven't been infested yet but some work colleagues have have fleas and others bed bugs - apparently if you freeze your clothes for 3 days it kills the wee blightersPaddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58241351554213844212010-09-04T17:31:24.089+01:002010-09-04T17:31:24.089+01:00Suburbia - Ooh, unlucky you. But I think I would s...Suburbia - Ooh, unlucky you. But I think I would sleep on the floor too in the circumstances. I wouldn't want to risk whatever the bugs were capable of. They might even have been poisonous.<br /><br />I deliberately didn't use a picture of bedbugs, they're just too horrible!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-81455339311838442502010-09-04T17:23:41.893+01:002010-09-04T17:23:41.893+01:00Just checked, ewwwww! They were bed bugs...Just checked, ewwwww! They were bed bugs...Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34470387612956410172010-09-04T17:22:21.434+01:002010-09-04T17:22:21.434+01:00I am going to have to go and see Liz and see what ...I am going to have to go and see Liz and see what she's up too!<br /><br />I'm not sure what bed bugs look like, may Google them, if I can cope! However I did stay somewhere on a Greek island once in the '80's that had strange orangy brown beetles in the bed. I slept on the floor that night and then checked out!Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-17532210199383404942010-09-04T13:09:11.980+01:002010-09-04T13:09:11.980+01:00Kylie - Sinister little things, aren't they? S...Kylie - Sinister little things, aren't they? So small they can hide themselves away very easily....<br /><br />Alan - I shall start wondering about those mysterious blood spots on the pillow now.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-71233266334414393702010-09-04T11:01:51.482+01:002010-09-04T11:01:51.482+01:00They do squash quite bloodily as your head rolls o...They do squash quite bloodily as your head rolls over them on your pillow during the night. Bllleeuuu ... not an experience to recall in too much detail!Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21335096477237639492010-09-04T10:28:24.862+01:002010-09-04T10:28:24.862+01:00we've had head lice infestations and they dont...we've had head lice infestations and they dont bother me, mosquitos are par for the course but the idea of bed bugs totally freaks me out!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10425477560923538932010-09-04T08:16:41.348+01:002010-09-04T08:16:41.348+01:00Secret Agent - Well, I suppose the chances of enco...Secret Agent - Well, I suppose the chances of encountering bedbugs are still pretty remote. You'd have to stay in an awful lot of hotel rooms to meet up with one.<br /><br />Megan - Is that right? Not a good idea on highly coloured sheets though, surely?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79362032732771654262010-09-04T08:13:02.178+01:002010-09-04T08:13:02.178+01:00Eryl - Goodness, I wouldn't want to even touch...Eryl - Goodness, I wouldn't want to even touch a bedbug, let alone pop it. I'll take your friend's word for it....<br /><br />www - Funnily enough, even though I'm quite prone to sudden itching, reading about this didn't make me itchy at all. Probably because I've never been a bedbug victim.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90736477727039322942010-09-04T05:57:13.849+01:002010-09-04T05:57:13.849+01:00Bleach. Lots of bleach.Bleach. Lots of bleach.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-39039230167421536362010-09-04T02:58:48.649+01:002010-09-04T02:58:48.649+01:00I heard about this on the radio the other day. Ma...I heard about this on the radio the other day. Makes me a little anxious about an upcoming trip.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-61928414941350994532010-09-03T23:32:25.892+01:002010-09-03T23:32:25.892+01:00I bet everyone reading this started to itch and sc...I bet everyone reading this started to itch and scratch, I know I did!<br />Thanks very much Nick.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com