With all the travel we’ve been doing this summer, we started researching bed bug products before our trip to DC. We were not sure about the hotel we were staying at since some of the reviews I read online mentioned the hotel was old. One review in particular said the kitchens (attached to the rooms) were scary. That raised my apprehension level. It also didn’t help that I had recently watched the third Oceans Insert Number Here movie; the one where they sabotage the new hotel with all sorts of disgusting germs and bugs and things that give me nightmares. All of these factors made me so pleased to discover a great source for mattress encasements, bed bug monitors, BugZip Travel encasements, PackTite Bed Bug Heater, and on and on.
I ended up getting an assortment of travel encasements, since I wasn’t entirely sure which products I needed.
As you can see, I have the large luggage encasement, a garment bag encasement, a medium luggage encasement, and a drawer-size. For our DC trip, I put all our undergarments and socks and whatnot into the drawer size encasement prior to packing. I know, I know, that’s not the intent, but I found it very convenient to have our underthings all in an easy to find bag-type-thing. And since it’s a BugZip Travel encasement, as long as I kept it closed, I didn’t have to worry about any gross creepy crawlies getting into our most personal of clothing items while we were in our hotel.
Fortunately, the hotel was very clean. I still utilized the large luggage encasement, because I had it with me, but I think it was unnecessary. But it’s nice to have that piece of mind, dontcha think? Imagine if there had been bed bugs at the hotel. The simple act of closing my suitcase in the bag would have prevented the infestation from invading our clothes, and then hopping a ride back to Pereiraville to start a new colony. Ugh. Stuff of my nightmares!
They recommend you discard the bug zip bag and leave it behind at the hotel so that if any bugs were on the exterior of the bag, they remain at the hotel rather than hitching a ride home with you. I won’t lie to you: $19.99 for the large luggage encasement makes me a little sad to leave the bag behind, but that’s still better than bringing disgusting creatures home with me.
I use the drawer liners at home in the dressers. I love it, and it keeps the inevitable palmetto bug off my unmentionables. Sadly, I live in Orlando, and palmetto bugs are going to get into my house. But not on my underthings!
I highly recommend these products. Sure, the zippers are a bit tough, but that just reassures me that creepy crawlies are not gaining access to my stuff. And you really can’t put a price tag on peace of mind.
I have called my congressman and urged him to vote against it. Sadly, he’s a democrat and won’t listen to me. But I called and voiced my concerns.
Other people have expressed themselves more eloquently than I will be able to, but I want to go ahead and turn myself in to your freedom-of-speech police: I DO NOT APPROVE!
And I am scared to death when I hear my government is trying to supress my freedom of speech. The American citizens elected a president, not a dictator. Shame on you, Comrade Obama, for overstepping your duties.
I guess you were expecting me to post something today?
I guess you were disappointed?
I stayed in bed until 930a, when my person texted and suggested I go play with his cats for about four hours. I’m happy to help a vacationing friend with lonely cats.
In other news, I got season one of True Blood on bluray on Friday for 50% off. HBO shows are ridiculously expensive, so the 50% off coupon was irresistible. As such, I’m spending a lot of time watching blood sucking and s3x. I lurve it. I finished the first book on Sunday and just picked up the second this evening. As there are a number of books in this series, I expect to have vamps on the brain for a little while.
The books are better than the series.
Said sherlock, “why didn’t you buy the box set (of books) the other night?”
Um, because it was $55 and I was already spending $40 on the bluray, plus the other $30 we spent on books that night… we couldn’t afford for me to drop another $55 on the entire book set.
He agreed. He’s humoring my latest vampire obsession. I’m sure he’s glad it’s more, um, b00balicious than the Twilight series. Which, of course, means it is not a series of books/tv show we can let RTY experience.
In other news, it seems I am, once again, allergic to my toothpaste. We had to switch flavors since Crest apparently stopped making the flavor we’ve been using for the past seven or so years. This flavor: it’s killing my gums. My gums are receding to the extent that sucking air is brutal on my increasingly visible roots. This pay period will find me buying myself a new flavor of toothpaste.
Honestly, who’s allergic to toothpaste? In 1999, when I first started not dating sherlock, he was a Colgate user. My mouth broke out in a nasty rash/open sores, especially around my lips. It was really attractive. It took weeks of analyzing my diet before someone suggested I might be allergic to toothpaste and asked if I had switched recently. ::lightbulb:: Then, in 2003, I think it was, we tried a new flavor Crest came out with. Cue receding gums and large open wounds on the inside of my mouth. You can imagine my dismay, then, when we hit several stores and could not find the flavor we use. With much fear and trepidation, I bought a new flavor two weeks ago. After a few days, I decided I was allergic, but hoped my mouth would adapt. It has not; time to try another new flavor.
Eating and drinking is becoming an issue.
Stupid allergies. Honestly. I have issues with soap, laundry detergent (also soap), perfumes, and farookin toothpaste. Could I be any more high maintenance?
This boring post brought to you by orange-colored Crest whitening. If you see cinnamon-flavor Crest, please tell me where to find it.
Okay, I got that out of my system. Kids, I found a product that is a must-have for you or someone in your life. We all know (or are) someone who can benefit from the remarkable fartypants underpants.
The Under-Ease pants have an in-built multi-layered, replaceable filter, made of felt, charcoal and fibreglass wool.
To prevent gases escaping without passing through it, the underpants are made from air-tight fabric and completely sealed with elastic around the waistband and legs.
I appreciate that idea of filtered underpants, but one of the things that gets me is the air-tight fabric… completely sealed with elastic. Sounds sweaty.
Then, there’s the unsightly bulge that will look so attractive in my skinny jeans:
Um… are you sure that model is not wearing a pair of Oops! I Crapped My Pants?
Please, if you decide to purchase a pair of these amazing scent-filtering underpants, let me know how they work for you. Honestly, if I had some cash to waste, I’d get a pair as a gag gift for the men in my life!
Oooh! I wonder if they can be worn in combination with the Gas Right Posterior Strips?
BTW, the wonderwear can be purchased for the bargain price of $24.95. What a deal!
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