Comments on: Curbside Creepies

By: Dawg

Dawg — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:21:02 +0000

This reminds me of a horrible experience I had when I was 8 or 9. I had a sleep-over a few times during the summer; by the end of the summer I had bedbugs (in my bed). They came from one of my friends; her house was filthily.

It took me a long while to feel comfortable sleeping again.

By: Milan

Milan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:06:11 +0000

“I’m not sure what your environment is like there, but perhaps you could bag it and set it in the sun, etc.”

Killing bedbugs is really tough. They can live a year without food, and survive quite a bit of heat or cold.

I double-bagged everything I brought with me to that hostel, waited for winter, and then left it all in sub-zero temperatures for five days.

By: Barbara Scott

Barbara Scott — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:22:36 +0000

Needless to say we did not accept the free night!

By: XUP

XUP — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:30:24 +0000

Wait! This is a sofa. Why are bedbugs in it? This is what happens when you fall asleep on the sofa — species get confused

By: sassy

sassy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:55:24 +0000

Now that is one good citizen.

By: Milan

Milan — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:31:14 +0000

Avoid the Sous Bois Hostel in Montreal. They have had a bedbug infestation for about five years.

By: Bed Bug FAQ

Bed Bug FAQ — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:22:18 +0000

First off, that is exactly the way furniture like that should be disposed of, with a note clearly indicating that it has bedbugs.

However, that looks like a great piece of furniture and there are some methods you can use to salvage it. I’m not sure what your environment is like there, but perhaps you could bag it and set it in the sun, etc.

By: Wandering Coyote

Wandering Coyote — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:41:43 +0000

Oh.My.God.

After my FIRST bedbug infestation, which was a horrible experience, I made a decision to NEVER buy second hand furniture because the exterminator said it’s the worst thing ever – even Sally Anns have bedbugs (this was in Victoria). Very, very nice of those people to leave that note because bedbugs are absolutely horrific and a real pain in the ass to get rid of.

By: James Bowie

James Bowie — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:18:59 +0000

I furnished my garage that way when I was 15.

By: deb

deb — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:05:41 +0000

I remember Mom and Orley getting bitten by bedbugs at the Royal York in Toronto…and getting a free extra night as compensation, I think.