MellaWDWnut
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2006
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- 538
Can I make it to 500 in 12 days?
I always have the Sweet & Sour Chicken with NO sauce! yumo!!
WOOHOO!! and here i thought i was all alone!!! MAybe it's a MAYer thing???
OK, guys, listen up, this is REALLY IMPORTANT. And I'm not trying to freak anybody out, but this is stuff you need to know. Got everyone's attention now? Good...
Bed bugs are making a comeback, and they are getting more and more common in North America. We used to think they were eradicated in the US, but since we've stopped using DDT (since it's so harmful to the environment), the little monsters have been seen more and more. They have been found in apartment buildings, college dorms, and hotels -- not fleabag places, but upscale hotels, very busy, with lots of international travelers. It really has nothing to do with cleanliness, even a ritzy places can have them. If you think about it, that describes the WDW resorts pretty well. I don't know anything about specific reports, but they could be found pretty much anywhere.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS. When you first check in, don't just plunk your suitcases down on the bed -- if you are using ME, I'm assuming they'll put the cases on luggage racks or on the floor? Pull up the covers and sheets from around the bottom of the mattress and look carefully in the seams/welts on the edges of the mattresses, and pull the headboard out and look behind it (with a flashlight if you have one). The signs are pretty clear if you know what you are looking for:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11877871/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11915026/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11916682/
If you see no signs, it's probably just fine, but it's better to take a quick look first, especially with the couple of reports of them being found at WDW -- which may or may not even be true. It's good to be careful at ANY hotel, ANYwhere. And YOU DO NOT WANT TO BRING THEM HOME. They will hitchhike in clothes and suitcases, and once you have them in your home they are very difficult and very expensive to get rid of.
Again, I'm really sorry I do NOT want to upset anyone or scare anyone You have to understand, I am absolutely terrified of bugs. But I just want to make sure anyone that travels knows about this stuff and is careful.
Did anyone watch the Greys Spin-off start today??? I like it 100xs better than Greys!!
Elly- I bought the leash last year for Isabelle but I never used it and never returned it. You are more than welcome to it. It is the one with the teddybear. I just have to find it.
I love the Broadway Mall. That is only about 15 minutes from me. I am south of that.
Next time you are over my way. Email me and we should meet up.