I’ve heard the term “backpacking” pandered around before—a new phenomenon apparently all the rage with the Contiki set—however, the idea of strapping all my worldly possessions to my dorsal, sharing sleeping quarters with hormone-charged and alcohol-fuelled strangers and doing things the Lonely Planet way is not my idea of a holiday. Blergh.
Apparently, this … backpacking thing is the number one cause of bedbug epidemics and across the globe. That is disgusting. In fact I hear New York was recently plagued by them, including the SoHo Hollister outlet (but who cares?). Biological fashion warfare, perhaps? More likely a marauding bunch of the great unwashed, I say.
Getting rid of the horrid little creatures used to mean a costly visit from the exterminator, disruption to one’s week and the sheer humiliation of the neighbours knowing you had a mite infestation. Now BedbugLogic provides an organic and eco-friendly solution and primarily a preventive measure against all medieval creepy-crawlies, even lice. It’s a shame nothing can be done to exterminate that godawful louse mothership—the backpacker. Nothing a good trap set with beer and loose morals wouldn’t fix …
Published on 17 May 2011 by Agony Uncle