Comments on: those “wee flat bronze coloured things with a black spot” that come out at night http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andy http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-14041 Andy Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:24:20 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-14041 <em>[Editor's note: Duplicate post deleted. <a href="http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/30/news-of-the-world-on-bed-bugs-in-the-uk/#comment-14040" rel="nofollow">See duplicate post and response here.</a>]</em> Andy, please do not post identical comments on multiple threads. Thanks! [Editor's note: Duplicate post deleted. See duplicate post and response here.]

Andy, please do not post identical comments on multiple threads. Thanks!

]]> By: News of the World: New Bedbug Horror Facing England | bedbugger http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-6186 News of the World: New Bedbug Horror Facing England | bedbugger Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:54:18 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-6186 [...] I said UK: despite the NOTW’s banner referencing “England,” the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish elsewhere in the UK are also battling bed [...] [...] I said UK: despite the NOTW’s banner referencing “England,” the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish elsewhere in the UK are also battling bed [...]

]]> By: The Times (UK) on bed bug epidemic in the USA | bedbugger http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-5660 The Times (UK) on bed bug epidemic in the USA | bedbugger Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:57:30 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-5660 [...] News (original article no longer available), the BBC, the BBC again, thisislondon.co.uk, and this one about lorry [truck] drivers allegedly catching bed bugs on ferries between Scotland and Northern [...] [...] News (original article no longer available), the BBC, the BBC again, thisislondon.co.uk, and this one about lorry [truck] drivers allegedly catching bed bugs on ferries between Scotland and Northern [...]

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-139 nobugsonme Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:10:24 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-139 Hi Peter, I have to say, I don't think you've had the joy of encountering our friend the bed bug yet. Because if you had met him, or read much about him, you'd know that bedbugs are an extremely contagious parasite. They don't infest just those people who are dirty or don't look after themselves. They infest anyone they come in contact with. These lorry drivers apparently were infested by bedbugs from the P&O ferries-- it would not matter if they were clean or dirty, it is nearly impossible to stop a bedbug infestation if you come in contact with bed bugs.  And if the bugs were inside the ferry (not just in the freight area) then ANYONE on the ferry was exposed to them. I am not sure your comments are entirely unbiased (as I am sure there are many lorry drivers who take care of their health and keep a clean truck, as well as keeping themselves clean, albeit at great trouble on the road. However, since your comments gave me a chance to point out that bedbugs like clean people as well as dirty or messy ones, rich as well as poor, those in mansions and houses as well as those in apartments, hostels, or flop-houses.  Until a few more rich, powerful people are infested, this message may not fully sink in for the general public. Hi Peter,
I have to say, I don’t think you’ve had the joy of encountering our friend the bed bug yet. Because if you had met him, or read much about him, you’d know that bedbugs are an extremely contagious parasite. They don’t infest just those people who are dirty or don’t look after themselves. They infest anyone they come in contact with. These lorry drivers apparently were infested by bedbugs from the P&O ferries– it would not matter if they were clean or dirty, it is nearly impossible to stop a bedbug infestation if you come in contact with bed bugs.  And if the bugs were inside the ferry (not just in the freight area) then ANYONE on the ferry was exposed to them.

I am not sure your comments are entirely unbiased (as I am sure there are many lorry drivers who take care of their health and keep a clean truck, as well as keeping themselves clean, albeit at great trouble on the road.

However, since your comments gave me a chance to point out that bedbugs like clean people as well as dirty or messy ones, rich as well as poor, those in mansions and houses as well as those in apartments, hostels, or flop-houses.  Until a few more rich, powerful people are infested, this message may not fully sink in for the general public.

]]> By: Peter Minter http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-138 Peter Minter Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:46:14 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/26/those-wee-flat-bronze-coloured-things-with-a-black-spot-that-come-out-at-night/#comment-138 Am I surprised ??? No not really. This does not mean all truck drivers bot a whole lot of them that I have seen and worked with & that is UK drivers as well. They are away from home for days on end nowadays and some stay in the same clothes all week, even sleeping in them because they are either too tired or too drunk to bother. They feed themselves out of a grotty little "cold box" because they cannot afford to eat properly in truck stops or cafes. The only commercial outlets they use for food is a "burger van" and that is taken into the cab with all the mess that goes with it. They cook food on a little camping gas stove in dirty pans the resulting mess in some cabs is a health hazard. I have stood next to drivers and the smell from their bodies nearly makes you sick. The same ones Pee in pop bottles and throw them out of their windows. Poo in plastick bags and deposit them anywhere along the road. They come out of the toilts at service areas after doing a deposit and dont wash their hands. I have even seen food being taken into the bog to bee eaten while they are emptying the other end. Am I surprised??? Police etc talk about a drug problem. really??? I did this myself so I know its true. If a truck driver wakes up with any sort of ailment, he cant just "not go in and throw a sicky" like other workers so, He takes paracetamol & other drugs them swigs lem sips etc, cough mixture. In fact they dose their selves up so that they can continue up the road. That is bad enough if they are going home but if he is on the way out he is an accident waiting to happen. This happens all the time as only a very few drivers have a propper sick pay where they are paid when off sick. As for sleeping in their cabs. How many take their sleeping bags home each week for a wash, pillows as well. STINK of sweaty dirty men. AM I SURPRISED???? How can they avoid contamination etc when they wash in a bowl with luke warm water on top of their diesel tank or wash the bits that are seen outside their clothes in their passenger seats. TRY IT!!! As I said to start with, this is not all lorry drivers but the clean ones know who I am talking about. A clean truck does not mean a clean driver. Some of the are obsessed with keeping a nice shiney vehicle and spend pounds on junk to stick on it - in it etc and cleaning polishes. Fresh air products etc. You dont have to take my word for it. Go to any dock and stand in the booking in que with the drivers Monday morning can be bad enough but try it on Friday Night or Saturday Morning. If You Dare Am I surprised ??? No not really.
This does not mean all truck drivers bot a whole lot of them that I have seen and worked with & that is UK drivers as well.
They are away from home for days on end nowadays and some stay in the same clothes all week, even sleeping in them because they are either too tired or too drunk to bother.
They feed themselves out of a grotty little “cold box” because they cannot afford to eat properly in truck stops or cafes. The only commercial outlets they use for food is a “burger van” and that is taken into the cab with all the mess that goes with it. They cook food on a little camping gas stove in dirty pans the resulting mess in some cabs is a health hazard. I have stood next to drivers and the smell from their bodies nearly makes you sick. The same ones Pee in pop bottles and throw them out of their windows. Poo in plastick bags and deposit them anywhere along the road. They come out of the toilts at service areas after doing a deposit and dont wash their hands. I have even seen food being taken into the bog to bee eaten while they are emptying the other end. Am I surprised??? Police etc talk about a drug problem. really??? I did this myself so I know its true. If a truck driver wakes up with any sort of ailment, he cant just “not go in and throw a sicky” like other workers so, He takes paracetamol & other drugs them swigs lem sips etc, cough mixture. In fact they dose their selves up so that they can continue up the road. That is bad enough if they are going home but if he is on the way out he is an accident waiting to happen. This happens all the time as only a very few drivers have a propper sick pay where they are paid when off sick. As for sleeping in their cabs. How many take their sleeping bags home each week for a wash, pillows as well. STINK of sweaty dirty men. AM I SURPRISED???? How can they avoid contamination etc when they wash in a bowl with luke warm water on top of their diesel tank or wash the bits that are seen outside their clothes in their passenger seats. TRY IT!!!
As I said to start with, this is not all lorry drivers but the clean ones know who I am talking about. A clean truck does not mean a clean driver. Some of the are obsessed with keeping a nice shiney vehicle and spend pounds on junk to stick on it - in it etc and cleaning polishes. Fresh air products etc.
You dont have to take my word for it. Go to any dock and stand in the booking in que with the drivers Monday morning can be bad enough but try it on Friday Night or Saturday Morning. If You Dare

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