[Gocamino] Bedbugs

[Robert Spenger]

I guess that the "sleep tight" part of the old poem doesn't really work.

Bob S.


On Oct 10, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Bridget Highfill wrote:

I cannot imagine why I could have been bitten.  I drank enough wine to keep the 
bedbugs away.  Maybe on my next Camino, I will have to use the higher content 
alcohol outside of my body, and still enjoy those lovely Riojas as an added 
insurance.
Bridget




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From: Rosina <blaroli at aol.com>
To: GoCamino at oakapple.net; saintjames at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, October 10, 2010 1:04:19 PM
Subject: [Gocamino] Bedbugs


Hello you all,
A few months back there was a bed-bug alert in New York City.  Apparently the 
creatures had made themselves alarmingly felt, particularly in Brooklyn.
There was a spate of articles in the newspapers advising us what to do in case 
we were the victims of such unwanted, and clever, visitors. (Reportedly they 
anesthetize the chosen human body site before they feast). In my building we  
got advisories telling us that the thing to do if we experienced such 
unpleasantness was to spray the affected bed, sheets and blankets with plain 
rubbing alcohol. In fact, plastic spray bottles were made available to us for 
the purpose. The advisory said that the critters are effectively repelled by the 
smell of alcohol.
Since we never did get the bugs in my building, or neighborhood, as far as I 
know, I cannot tell whether the proposed remedy was effective or not, but I 
thought I'd pass the information along.
Hugs!
Rosina
ps. Some newspaper articles suggested that the bugs had been brought to New York 
City from abroad by visitors! 




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