Comments on: bed bug lawsuit against the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kensington, London

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:40:36 +0000

Hi–

No, I don’t think so.

But this Fordham student sued the provider of her 3rd party student housing.

By: stoptheinsanity

stoptheinsanity — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:33:39 +0000

Hello,

Has anyone ever heard of a college being sued for bed bugs?

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By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:18:03 +0000

Doug, I second the recommendation to go to tripadvisor.com and write a review. It’s an easy way to warn others–I personally check it before booking.

EVERYONE–please continue responses to Doug on the latest “Tales of Bed Bug Woe” thread INSTEAD of here. It will have more readers:
http://bedbugger.com/tag/tales-of-bed-bug-woe/

By: Bugalina

Bugalina — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:48:50 +0000

Doug…I hate to tell you this, but it is possible that you transported them home with you…also Please go onto TripAdvisor and report the Days Inn infestation on it…..helping others to advoid bed bugs is crucial….Bugalina

By: Doug Kegler

Doug Kegler — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:30:47 +0000

Here are 3 articles that I read that said it can take 9 days for lesions. (Its under Disease and Health Risks paragraph). I too hope I didnt bring any back. But, I’ve been home of a week and my wife doesnt have any bites.

http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/INSECTS/get_rid_of_bed_bugs.htm

http://medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/bedbugs.html

http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/environmental/handbook%20v9.pdf

By: buggedinbrooklyn

buggedinbrooklyn — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:40:38 +0000

welcome Doug,
sorry to hear your story.
I never woke up to ever see them on me, but I too woke up on my first night with as much as 40 bites on my arm.

anyway, I never heard of bite showing up so late…7 days later sounds odd to me.
I wonder if you broght home any bugs. lets hope not.

anyway, please read the FAQ at the top of the page and I hope others will chime in about such a delayed reaction.

buggedinbrooklyn

By: Doug Kegler

Doug Kegler — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:24:32 +0000

I am another victim of the bed bugs from Jan 20, 2007. Luckily, I happened to wake up only after sleeping for 2 hrs and noticed the bugs all over the bed. I left the hotel and they didnt charge me for the room. But, I thought I hadnt been bitten, and to my surprise welts starting appearing on my body 7 days after the visit. I read that each person is different and it can take up to 9 days for the welts to appear. My concern is that hotels are not pro-active in looking for signs. I received approx. 40 bites in only 2 hours. I’m sure every other occupant of this DaysInn hotel room that slept through the night got a lot more bites than I did.

By: Bugalina

Bugalina — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:42:26 +0000

Someone posted on the bedbugger blog that the problem with people is that they want “absolutes” and that politicizing bed bugs is not the answer…I am sorry but I must disagree…If not an absolute death then are we to continue on accepting the fact that bed bugs can continue showing up in our homes ? Bed Bugs are insidious, they go the very core of one’s quality of life..most intelligent people cannot function optimally when they are being attacked by bed bugs..Its impossible. How many exterminations can we afford ? How many times can we be told to “pack it all up “….How can I ever sleep comfortably in a hotel bed again? Here is my kneejerk reply to the comment made about wanting absolutes…How long do we have to “tip toe” around bed bugs?
I cannot imagine demanding anything but an absolute
death when it comes to bed bugs…..How can people in
America be expected to accept bed bugs….They are now
being found in Hotels, motels, airplanes, schools, colleges,
transport vehicles ( I often wonder whether mine came
from the town car that I took home from JFK
)…trains, apt. bldgs., homes , movie theatres, stores, on and
on….In order to exterminate them one must strip
their homes down to a bare bones environment and be
subjected to constant exterminations, which are
costly..financially and emotionally..So if there are
no absolutes, then I translate to mean that life must
continue down this road…Do I have to accept the fact
that bed bugs can easily be brought back into my home
and that I will once again have to spent thousands on
extermination and then it can happen again…and
again…and that doesn’t speak to the fact that all
of my belongings are in storage…I can take them out
of storage but then if bed bugs show up again…I have
to repack everything…all my books, my collectibles, my furniture
…a lifetime of things..that I am now living
without…I think people MUST politicize bed
bugs…They go to the very core of quality of life…the
core…They were eradicated once before from North America…Why should we not expect them to be
eradicated once again…How can we go on tiptoeing
around bed bugs…Well you can say…Don’t tip
toe…and if they show up…have your life turned
upside down again…and spend thousands of dollars
again…I totally support these lawsuits….having had
bed bugs I am a changed person…I can never again
stay in a hotel comfortably..sit in a movie theatre seat, nor take a town car to
the airport …nor rest easy knowing my son is living
in a college apt…on and on….If it was just a
matter of a few dollars and a monthly visit from the
exterminator..I could accept that….But you know
..this is not the case….Its a nightmare…nothing
less than a nightmare..and I for one want an absolute
for bed bugs….I want to live like I did before
them….I want to live like my parents did…not
having to worry about bugs infesting their beds,
furniture , floors, walls, laying in wait to suck
their blood….its a travesty that this is being
allowed to get to such epidemic proportions….I think
only those who have experienced having them live in
the wilds of their homes, can truly grasp the
nightmare of bedbugs…This is a communicable bug folks…it spreads on people..its very serious and must be given attention from those who pass legislation…We need help…..Deb