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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:12 PM Aug 2014

Bedbugs discovered on Lexington Ave. line after four N trains are sent for fumigation

PETE DONOHUE

Bloodsuckers have transferred to the Lexington Avenue Line.

Days after bedbugs were discovered on the N line, a No. 5 train was taken out of service on Friday after a rider reported seeing one fall off a homeless man, said Joe Costales, chairman of the conductor/tower division of Transport Workers Union Local 100.

There also was more bug trouble on the N line on Friday: an entire N train was taken out of service because a motorman reported bedbugs in the cab, a transit source said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bedbugs-found-lexington-ave-subway-line-article-1.1897493

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Bedbugs discovered on Lexington Ave. line after four N trains are sent for fumigation (Original Post) hrmjustin Aug 2014 OP

I feel sorry for everyone who rode those trains. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #1

I do as well. This is gross and has to be taken care of right away. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #2

They spread quickly. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #3

yes they do. It started to get bad here 10 years ago and never went away. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #4

I considered myself lucky last year when I didn't bring any home with me after In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #5

You got lucky. From what I heard they are hard to get rid of. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #7

40 years ago I used to see rats on those tracks HockeyMom Aug 2014 #6

Those rats are sometimes as big as cats. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #8

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. I feel sorry for everyone who rode those trains.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:30 PM

Aug 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. I do as well. This is gross and has to be taken care of right away.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:31 PM

Aug 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

3. They spread quickly.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:38 PM

Aug 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. yes they do. It started to get bad here 10 years ago and never went away.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:42 PM

Aug 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

5. I considered myself lucky last year when I didn't bring any home with me after

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:53 PM

Aug 2014

encountering them in Pikesville, Kentucky. The town no longer allows overnight parking of oversize loads so pilot car drivers (like me) won't be turning in complaints.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

7. You got lucky. From what I heard they are hard to get rid of.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #5)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:59 PM

Aug 2014

HockeyMom

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6. 40 years ago I used to see rats on those tracks

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Sat Aug 9, 2014, 02:58 PM

Aug 2014

I supposed you could take bed bugs back home with you,but seeing rats running around wasn't much fun either. I always took off my shoes when I got home.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

8. Those rats are sometimes as big as cats.

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 03:00 PM

Aug 2014

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