This morning it became undeniably clear that the bed is hosting bed bugs. The ugly evidence on Lloyd's elbow:
So we emailed Josh and Yael (hoping to save on iphone bills) to let them know the sad situation. After several exchanges, Yael decided to hire an exterminator and send us to a hotel. So we put the bed linens in the small washer in the kitchen, intending to hang them out in the sun before departing. Alas, the spin and drain cycles don't work and water leaks onto the tile floor, so we gave up and left the sheets in the machine.
Lloyd took our pile of dirty clothes to a nearby laundry just in case they might contain bugs. We packed our other stuff, pulled our (thankfully small) bags several blocks to the hotel and checked in. Facilities are NOT equivalent to American ones, in case you wondered. We went for a walk, treated ourselves to a compensation lunch here
Then L returned to pick up our clean clothing, only to learn that he had left his pen in a pocket. The shop didn't check - so now ink is added to our troubles. You know how L. loves his (formerly) white shirts. Sigh. The laundry closed at 5:30 and is of course closed for shabbat. So the man at the counter claimed that they have chemicals to remove the ink and said come back at 5:30 Sunday. Do you blame me for being skeptical?
Hope to follow up with a happy resolution update soon.
Oh my goodness. Oh dear. Oh that sucks.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Poor Dad with all those bug bites, which I know can be so terribly itchy. I hope the magic chemicals take out the ink stains, the bug bites subside quickly, the fumigator does a good job, and someone comes to fix the washining machine! Meanwhile, at least you have sushi, even in Israel!
ReplyDeleteBoo-hoo. So much for all those romantic pictures. Feel free to come by our apartment on the way back to KY, we have bleach here :).
ReplyDeleteOh no!!!! I guess "Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite," is in order.
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