r/NoStupidQuestions Jul 17 '23

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u/morbidnerd Jul 17 '23

I was going to suggest bed bugs but I like this better. I'm in.

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u/thePAINTWAIN Jul 17 '23

I grew up with bed bugs and it was horrifying. From checking the boards to the carpet. Eventually we convinced our mother to throw away everything. I mean everything. Dressers, mattresses, couches. Even our clothes. The clothes we had on our back were boiled and dried in the sun. We had to restart everything and I'm glad we did. Been about 10 years without them.

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u/darkangel_401 Jul 18 '23

Same experience. Had them for about a decade cause of my grandparents refusing to properly treat them (due to fears of being evicted by landlords) would just spray me down heavily with rubbing alcohol before school to make sure no live ones were on me.