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Early morning on national radio again
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Hi Everyone,
I spent the early hours of the day addressing the national again, see here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mq6p3/5_live_Breakfast_15_09_2009/
The section is 1:35:50 til 1:42:07
Good clear messages and it appears to have stimulated more interest in people being proactive enough to check for bed bugs and a few firther steps to ensure that people know it has nothing to do with you living conditions.
We have been syndicated to other programs and will be doing more ont he BBC Asian network later today.
David Cain
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Posted 2 months ago
Tue Sep 15 2009 9:51:52
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Just read a BBC article that features some of your input, David; found it on my daily (sometimes hourly) sweep of bedbug-related coverage on Google News. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8255997.stm) Thank you for giving a much-needed expert voice of urgency to this issue. After reading article after article full of myths, it was refreshing to see your input on such a national (and international) platform.
Also, to follow-up: How much of a risk is there truly of catching a bug on the subway? Or, to put it differently, are subway trains and seats good harborages for bedbugs? Something I've thought about is how subway trains in New York City are all plastic, but in London, for example, and here in my hometown of Boston, all of the seats on the trains are plush and upholstered. How much does this add to the risk? (I'm certainly going to take your advice from now on: No more sitting on the subway for me!)
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Hi,
Another one here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mqdng/Nihal_15_09_2009/ at 1:43:26 into the program
With regards public transport the risk is more connected with the level of infestations in the area where users of the network than the type of seat. If there is a high BB activity area then there is an increased risk that you could pick them up by sharing seats. If you think of a seat on public transport as being like a hotel room than changes occupant more frequently than once per day you are on the right track.
I am not saying that it is every seat, it clearly is not but it is a feasible source and may help to explain why some buildings have greater problems than others, i.e. neighbours are more likely to share similar commuter patterns and thus have similar exposure routes.
I suspect Northshore will be stocking up on shooting sticks to help urban commuters carry their own seats around with them.
David
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TThelp
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Posted 2 months ago
Tue Sep 15 2009 11:08:34
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David, you are a wonderful reasourse for all of us dealing with this problem. Thank-you for all you contribute here and elsewhere!
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OK one more to follow but I cant get the link till after 7 pm GMT when the program finishes.
TThelp, no problems we started the site because of a lack of awareness and the need for better information.
Thankfully much work has been done over the last few years by people like: NoBugs, Renee, Geoff White, WinstonOBuggy,Lou Sorkin, Sean Rollo, Effici and so many of the forum contributors that the list would be too long to type. The bed bug world in 2009 is a lot more informed than it was in 2005 and what I get to do with the media is just the next logical extension, reaching out to non bite responders.
I will however say that the footage from the start of the day sounded better and I prefer my 7:30am tones to my 4:55pm drive time tones.
David
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p004bdyr 0:49:50 OK, that's it from me for the day although I hear that I also made the London News.
David
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