Around the Horn Posted August 7, 2014 Share #26 Posted August 7, 2014 Watch out on the train too.For all we know the sets could have been swapped from the to the WITH THE BEDBUGS.We know (n)s and s can get swapped at either terminal and I have seen GO posters on (q)s and GO posters on trains.Heck I have rode 9077 on both lines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted August 7, 2014 Share #27 Posted August 7, 2014 And what about the other routes that come out of Coney Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted August 7, 2014 Share #28 Posted August 7, 2014 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bedbug-woes-related-n-line-article-1.1894735#qCubVuHUE1k5LDHZ.97 An update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 7, 2014 Share #29 Posted August 7, 2014 sure hope the problem for the trains and that person's home are solved soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 8, 2014 Share #30 Posted August 8, 2014 Maybe you should try the then.... Too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8thAveExpress Posted August 8, 2014 Share #31 Posted August 8, 2014 Maybe you should try the then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted August 8, 2014 Share #32 Posted August 8, 2014 Too far. Even with a bus connection, like the B16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 8, 2014 Share #33 Posted August 8, 2014 Even with a bus connection, like the B16? Yep. Usually I walk briskly so all it takes a short walk but the N is faster can get there in ten minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CT1660- Posted August 8, 2014 Share #34 Posted August 8, 2014 I would pay to see VG8's reaction if he were to see a bedbug on the MNRR or on his express bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2014 Share #35 Posted August 8, 2014 Bed bugs don't give a shit if it's fabric, vinyl or hard plastic. They can and will live anywhere. Getting rid of fabric seats won't make it stop. Researchers are working on modifying bed bug genes so the queens eat their kids, but you can see how it would be difficult to have that band of the bug to take over the native population. Actually you are incorrect about that. They prefer living in environments that are nice and comfy, hence why they are called bedbugs... They can survive anywhere, yes, but they prefer areas where they can hide. They can't do that on hard plastic seats, as they would more likely be discovered. They survive well mainly because they can hide, which allows them to multiply without being discovered. --- http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bedbug-woes-related-n-line-article-1.1894735 Anywho, apparently they're discovering more of them... This is why they shouldn't allow people to stay on the trains after the last stop because it encourages the homeless to set up shop and basically live on the subways (they already do to a certain extent), and it is no secret that they carry all sorts of things. If they don't have to get off, then it's likely that more of them could appear thus making the problem worse. The subway has seats with climate control, so it's perfect when it's hot out and tolerable when it's cold out. I would pay to see VG8's reaction if he were to see a bedbug on the MNRR or on his express bus. It's less likely on MNRR because of the leather seats. The express buses tend to have the soft fabric covers swapped out fairly often, and neither service has an issue with vagrants/vagabonds like the subways, so it's less likely though not impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 8, 2014 Share #36 Posted August 8, 2014 Bedbugs don't care what social class you're from...Riverdale to Bushwick, rich, poor, or upper middle class, everyone is a target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2014 Share #37 Posted August 8, 2014 Bedbugs don't care what social class you're from...Riverdale to Bushwick, rich, poor, or upper middle class, everyone is a target That's not the point at all... People of all classes can get them, as my co-worker had them and she lives on the Upper East Side/Yorkville area. We were talking about the types of environments where they can be found, and given that the subway tends to have vagrants, I'm actually surprised that they haven't found them sooner and more cases of them. If vagrants were found on Metro-North and or the express bus, I'm sure they would be there too, especially the express buses, since they have the soft plush seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted August 8, 2014 Share #38 Posted August 8, 2014 A employee probably bought the bedbugs onto these N trains.. homeless people don't ride in cabs. And I rarely ever saw homeless ride the two lines out of CI that uses these cars. Either a employee bought them on these trains or these bedbugs originally lived in the tunnel between Canal and City Hall and crawled into a layed up N trains is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2014 Share #39 Posted August 8, 2014 A employee probably bought the bedbugs onto these N trains.. homeless people don't ride in cabs. And I rarely ever saw homeless ride the two lines out of CI that uses these cars. Either a employee bought them on these trains or these bedbugs originally lived in the tunnel between Canal and City Hall and crawled into a layed up N trains is my guess. I don't either, but someone posted on the Daily News website that they see them riding those lines out of Coney Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted August 9, 2014 Share #40 Posted August 9, 2014 These things have spread to the Lex lines now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted August 9, 2014 Share #41 Posted August 9, 2014 What? Source? Man I'm glad my trip managed to avoid this debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 9, 2014 Share #42 Posted August 9, 2014 These things have spread to the Lex lines now..... Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted August 9, 2014 Share #43 Posted August 9, 2014 Here you go TTC: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bedbugs-found-lexington-ave-subway-line-article-1.1897493 Hope this helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 9, 2014 Share #44 Posted August 9, 2014 A restaurant manager commuting saw one and had to kill the bug with a metrocard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted August 9, 2014 Share #45 Posted August 9, 2014 Now imagine if they find bedbugs on the and its shorten version soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 9, 2014 Share #46 Posted August 9, 2014 If you have a carpeted apt with furniture nows the time to clean up and vacuum it well. Looks like this crap is spreading. Cant mess with mother nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted August 9, 2014 Share #47 Posted August 9, 2014 Yup. Here you go TTC: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bedbugs-found-lexington-ave-subway-line-article-1.1897493 Hope this helps too. (Thanks.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 10, 2014 Share #48 Posted August 10, 2014 Bedbugs are not cool and its endemic to NYC so one has to make sure his place, mattress, etc is immaculately clean. All holes that are rat openings close them up. Vacuum properly. Its around this time of year they start to multiply like roaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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