OT - Here's something we can use to negatively recruit OSU and MSU
Apparently, Columbus has passed even Detroit in the annual bed bug infestation rankings, jumping up to an impressive #5 overall. Lansing checks in at #32, while A2 is nowhere to be found.
https://www.orkin.com/press-room/top-50-bed-bug-cities-list-baltimore-remains-front-runner/?utm_source=pressrelease&utm_campaign=JSPRESS
January 14th, 2019 at 11:10 AM ^
Dirty cities, so yeah, not surprised.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:15 AM ^
Scabies and airborne hpv are prevalent in both east Lansing and Columbus
As a side note, I'd like to congratulate the biochemistry department at Michigan for doing such good work
January 14th, 2019 at 11:32 AM ^
There is no such thing as airborne hpv (unless you count spread by vaporizing lasers in surgery). You know what, username checks out.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:57 AM ^
That's what the thanks to the biochem dept was for. Fail on my part.
January 14th, 2019 at 12:16 PM ^
No...fail on Rob’s part
January 14th, 2019 at 1:01 PM ^
Now wait a minute...
January 14th, 2019 at 11:57 AM ^
rob, just guessing about hillbilly's post, but maybe...
January 14th, 2019 at 11:49 AM ^
Also ecoli from shared cooler poopers is a big issue in Columbus
January 14th, 2019 at 12:42 PM ^
The situation has improved somewhat since a PSA was aired near and around Columbus informing people that rinsing a "used" cooler out with flat Mountain Dew Code Red will not satisfactorily disinfect it
January 14th, 2019 at 12:59 PM ^
OMG, what a waste of good pop. Hell use Dr. Pepper instead!!!
This proves that fanbase is uncivilized!!!
January 14th, 2019 at 2:41 PM ^
Dr Pepper is the best pop you heathen
January 14th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
Cleanliness has nothing to do with bed bug infestations.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:25 AM ^
What about coolers filled with poop and burning coaches left on the sidewalk? Do those factor into bed bug infestations?
January 14th, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
I believe the word you were looking for is “couches”, but I like where your head is at.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:41 AM ^
Would burning coaches left on the sidewalk in both those cities be such a bad thing?
January 14th, 2019 at 12:16 PM ^
Freudian slip...
January 14th, 2019 at 1:22 PM ^
Considering we are talking about urbz, izziot, dee-antony, was it really???
January 14th, 2019 at 11:57 AM ^
Trust Jasper on this. DanaGoBlue is correct. Bedbugs are more likely in skanky neighborhoods, but they do not respect socioeconomic boundaries and household cleanliness is largely beside the point. They've appeared in nice places in Chicago, for example. NYC, too
January 14th, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
There are nice places in Chicago?
January 14th, 2019 at 12:46 PM ^
Someone's paying $10 mill for paces downtown/Gold Coast/Lincoln Park, so I guess yeah. You also need a couple million to move into some south side places, like Kenwood.
January 14th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
So, let me get this straight. If you walked into hotel room to stay for the night and everything was sterile save for the fact that it contained bed bugs, you would consider that "clean."
Gotcha.
January 14th, 2019 at 12:02 PM ^
From the article:
“Bed bugs are the number one urban pest in many cities today,” said Chelle Hartzer, an Orkin entomologist. “They are master hitchhikers, so no one is immune. Sanitation has nothing to do with prevention: from public transit to five-star resorts, bed bugs have been and can be found everywhere humans are.”
January 14th, 2019 at 12:08 PM ^
You know what does have something to do with prevention? Being aware that a problem like this is ubiquitous and subsequently being prepared to deal with it immediately.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:33 PM ^
If you mean "preventing a mild infestation from mushrooming into something really nasty," I'll buy what you're pitching.
As for a completely successful defense of *any* infestation, good luck with that. It's scientific and statistical. A single pregnant bedbug can inconvenience a nice Manhattan hotel.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:11 AM ^
They must be exterminated.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
Who? The burning coaches?
January 14th, 2019 at 11:11 AM ^
Have you emailed Coach Harbaugh?
January 14th, 2019 at 11:12 AM ^
Gross
January 14th, 2019 at 11:15 AM ^
I live in Dayton, OH and own real estate. I can confirm that it seems the entire state of Ohio is infested with bed bugs. I have also confirmed it is infested with a bunch of fanatic morons.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
osu counters with 9-1 record in The Game, the last 10 years.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
What’s being covered in bugs, when you’re winning games?
January 14th, 2019 at 11:51 AM ^
What's (insert bad thing here), when you're winning games?
This really has been the mantra in Columbus and East Lansing for many years.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
While the sample is only Orkin customers, I am surprised to see Grand Rapids in the top 20 (well, they are ranked 20). Nice to see my hometown of Flint cracking another list too!
January 14th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
I mean if their greatest coach of all-time can lie to everyone about keeping a domestic abuser on staff for years and years and still not affect recruiting, they aren't going to care about this.
January 14th, 2019 at 12:31 PM ^
For a given definition of greatest. I would consider the descriptor "great" when applied to a coach to encompass many more aspects of his humanity than "games won". Perhaps it would be more accurate to just say "winningest".
January 14th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
People who never travel to hell don't realize how large it is. They have more people than Cleveland and Cincinnati combined. They have more people than Detroit and still only have 1.5 major professional teams.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:43 AM ^
Columbus is also geographically larger than Cinci and Cleveland combined (Columbus=223sqmi vs Cinci (82 sqmi) and Cleveland (79sqmi)). They're also much larger than the City of Detroit (142sqmi).
January 14th, 2019 at 2:34 PM ^
i think the fair city of detroit is closer to 190 sq mi., but your point still stands.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:54 AM ^
Why are you only counting the Blue Jackets as .5?
January 14th, 2019 at 12:41 PM ^
He might be referring to OSU's semi-professional football team.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
Bingo.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:39 PM ^
I count OSU football as fully professional
January 14th, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
The METRO areas of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus are all pretty much the same size at around 2.1 million. The physical size of Columbus is much bigger so the population within the city limits is bigger. As far as amenities (hospitals, shopping, theatre, sports teams) I think both Cincinnati and Cleveland have more to offer. And no OSU so there's that too.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^
Lansing would be ranked higher, but the couch fires take out a goodly number of those bedbugs annually.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:18 AM ^
Without looking at the link, I'm guessing Lindsay Lohan is #1.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:23 AM ^
I'm willing to bet that the Kardashian's main house has her beat several times over.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:23 AM ^
Bedbugs and crabs are in the same family, but they are not the same thing.
January 14th, 2019 at 12:19 PM ^
Did you learn that from a friend?
January 14th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
Not to humblebrag, but yeah.