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‘When I Say Infested I Mean Infested’: Passengers Describe Disgusting Bus Ride

Mar. 16, 2013 5:15pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Image source: WABC-TV

Greyhound bus riders were accompanied by some uninvited passengers during a trip to New York on Friday.

Hundreds of cockroaches emerged from the vents and began scurrying over the windows, walls and on the passengers themselves.

“Roaches started crawling up on our clothes, crawling out of the ceiling,” passenger Gregory Simpson told WABC-TV.

Forty-eight passengers were on the bus from Atlantic City, N.J. to New York City, according to the station. The problem started just 15 minutes into the ride — just a few at first, then more and more.

“There were too many to count,” passenger Dejuana Alexander said . “When I say infested i mean infested…[passengers] were in the aisles literally brushing roaches off.”

In a statement to WABC, Greyhound apologized for the “inconvenience” and said it was looking into the cause of the problem.

“We apologize for this inconvenience and our team will be transporting the first bus back to our garage to investigate the situation and determine its cause,”the statement said.

Greyhound gave all passengers a refund on their fare.

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woodyee
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 1:05am
Most of the important points having been covered, I’d like to touch upon a sensitive one –

Receiving GUESTS from NY or NJ, or most major inner cities in our Country.

Because if just ONE, JUST ONE, egg carrying German roach makes a successful trip in the baggage of one of your guests to your home, you WILL be INFESTED within the year, and you’ll start having serious problems with them in cupboards and drawers, in just a few short months.

The thing about German roaches is, if they’re not eradicated before they have a chance to expand from your house into the neighborhood, then it’s all over for you and your neighbors. And it takes a full tent fumigation to fully eradicate them – most of the time.

I HATE German roaches.

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- loriann12
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 9:49am
  Yea, but if the picture is accurate, that wasn’t a German cockroach. We had them in Bermuda in off-base houseing and had to move. Apparently, the perso next door moved, and they all came to visit us. The exterminator said there’s not really any way to get rid of them. They’re resistant to pesticides that haven’t been banned. We had the appartment sprayed anyway, and were lucky enough not to bring any with us to the next place.
  
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- Priscilla King
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 3:47pm
  Good news: you are mistaken. It takes persistence to get rid of German roaches, but it’s safe and cheap. If it weren’t, these vermin would have followed me from Silver Spring all across Virginia and Maryland…and they have not. Thanks for handing me a blog topic!
  
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- lowerclassrepublican
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 4:03pm
  boric acid will kill them all, but you will be living with white powder all over the place for a while.
  
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- FensterKarton
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 4:44pm
  Boric acid kills roaches and any roaches that eat the dead ones. To make them lust for it mix it with egg yolk. I have seen a circle of roaches stay even when the light is turned on, they like it that much. You have to make a fresh batch daily. Bedtime is good. Leave drops on counter.
  
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- LDSmommy
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:32am
  I would DIE. My husband grew up in Hawaii and said even the Gov’s house had them (80s-early 90s)…and they FLY. I would empty a clip! No way, no how. If I saw one in my house, I would MOVE! Same with snakes. Even outside. I would die!
  
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SilentReader
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 12:13am
Disgusting!

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mlimberg
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 11:58pm
With all the cuts, I’ll bet the White House isn’t much better…..

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- pollyanna
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 12:37pm
  The roaches have been in D.C. for nigh on 5 years now.
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 11:53pm
Do a search and type in: Rats in Tehran. They are battling mutant rats that are bigger than cats. Cats are afraid of them. …all of these pest carry diseases, cockroaches do too.

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- pandora665
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 12:03am
  Where’s Willard when ya need him, with him around we would never have a problem with Iran again.
  
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- ahberns
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 12:36pm
  Tehran is not seeing anything new. Chicago has had rats that size for decades so has New York City and many other large cities that have a water source like Lake Michigan for example.
  
  That is where the rhyme “Rats that kill cats and eat babies in their cradles”
  My mom told me about that in the 50′s. She grew up in Chicago in the 30′s and 40′s.
  
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Zeke48
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 11:19pm
grayhound rented that bus to Obama for his 2012 election and never cleaned it when he gave it back to them.

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- GONE_SOVEREIGN
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 1:29pm
  ROFLMAO! I was thinking that the roaches were probably “liberals”
  
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DennisWG
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 10:44pm
Sounds like Greyhound is still far better than Amtrak. I would prefer the cockroaches over the horrible Amtrak trip I made in 2011.

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jbcheesehead
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 9:59pm
This is one reason why when I take any trip, my clothing comes into my home in a plastic bag and immediately to the washer with the bag thrown away outside. Then I either empty the rest of my belongings out of the suitcase and let them freeze a couple days in the winter or sit in the summer heat & sun for a couple days including my suitcase until I’m sure nothing could possibly still be alive inside. It’s also why I travel less and less.

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yaya
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 8:06pm
Those are german roaches. They multiply very quickly and will eat almost anything. I hope the passengers washed their clothes and cleaned their shoes because they can carry them home very easily. They are a nightmare to get rid of! Cockroaches are bigger and scarier….especially the ones that fly…yikes!

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- Chuckji
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 4:49pm
  Yes the American Cockroach can fly and are large but they are different then german roaches. They won’t stay in cold weather.
  
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Southernsoul
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 7:55pm
Bloomberg should limit the number of cockroaches allowed on a bus.

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- johnsell
  Posted on March 16, 2013 at 8:02pm
  NO more than 16 ounces and no refills……….. ;>)
  
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pandora665
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 7:49pm
Reason 101 of why I refuse to ride a bus. Roaches on a bus, bedbugs in hotels and libraries, can we start using DDT again? This is ick, just ick.

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- FensterKarton
  Posted on March 17, 2013 at 4:48pm
  absolutely.
  just ban its use by farmers. They are the ones who applied it by the ton.
  
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bikerdogred1
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 7:48pm
This is what happens when pest control goes to the low bider,I took a greyhound once and I would never do it again the driver’s where the biggest idiots have have seen in my life they are the ones who can’t run a county so they make them bus drivers.

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billo
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 7:33pm
I suspect a “setup”. All of a sudden a mass of roaches just suddenly appears? I would investigate the first person to hire an attorney!

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sURFNmADNESS
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 7:29pm
Reinstate DDT and lets get control of the world again.

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PutGodBackInAmerica
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 6:33pm
At least the officials did the right thing and refunded the money and more. Finally that seeks to satisfy the customers.

Nasty but it can happen. Probably a bag with a lot of food in it left hidden in the buss somewhere for a length of time. They will clean the buss thoroughly. Roaches can not survive with no food.

Perhaps the food got into the heating system somehow and was difficult to see. Or perhaps someone simply did not properly inspect the buss. The roaches did not appear for a while it is even possible one of the passengers brought them all on board in luggage perhaps grabbing the wrong bag that had trash in it instead of clothing or whatever.

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WhiteFang
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 6:12pm
Roaches, mice, rats, ants only arrive if there is food for them to scavenge.

Keep your house and yard clean of food trash and you will not have a problem.

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- kadster01
  Posted on March 16, 2013 at 7:07pm
  Yeah? Well, why is it I only ever find them in my bathroom? I assure you I flush my toilets and there is nothing in there to eat! And the bathroom is on the other side of the house. Nowhere near the kitchen.
  
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KickinBack
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 6:08pm
Get ready Greyhound. I can hear it now…”Passenger sues Greyhound for 1.5 million dollars for ‘emotional distress’ due to a roach infestation on one of its buses.”

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- 83plus
  Posted on March 16, 2013 at 6:22pm
  Yep time to start the stopwatch, who will be first?
  
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afishfarted
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:58pm
Bedbugs~~roaches~~ THEY’RE EVERYWHERE !!!!!!!

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AMERICA4EVER
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:52pm
I think liberals like roaches…puff puff…………

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MDECKER
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:42pm
Big Sis had to release them somewhere.

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Ghostmaker
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:41pm
10 Things to Say to an Obama Voter Who Just Got Laid Off —

1. “Hey, at least that successful Mormon businessman didn’t win.”

2. “Didn’t your lady parts wa…rn you this would happen?”

3. “Look at the bright side, gay marriage passed in four states.”

4. “Hey, Big Bird still has a job. Isn’t that the important thing?”

5. “I am sure Obama cares deeply about your situation. Maybe he’ll send you a postcard from Hawaii.”

6. “Well, look at the bright side, Rush Limbaugh is getting a massive tax increase.”

7. “Hey! Now you’ll have more time to play with your unicorn.”

8. “Isn’t it worth losing your job to know that religious organizations now have to pay for abortions and contraceptives?”

9. “Well, now you and Keith Olbermann have something else in common.”

10. “Forward!

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- NLN
  Posted on March 16, 2013 at 6:58pm
  Super funny, thanks.
  
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goldstox
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:40pm
ladies and gentlemen, we’ll be serving hordourves shortly and … what? the hordourves seem to have left the pantry? the buffet is now open!

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:38pm
The roaches realized where they were going and panicked, trying to get off the bus?

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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:37pm
La Cucaracha, La Cucharacha….

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spirited
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:36pm
Greyhound’s decline is synonomous to the deliberate driven path of America

Hopefully it’s an Atlas Shrugged image of our future:
The dirty ride is over; the Barack bamboozle-bus is going back to the station for a gut and clean.

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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:25pm
Oh my gosh that is tooooooo creepy and icky! YIKES! O_0

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- M13
  Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:29pm
  This is what happens when you use Encinom Pest Control Company.
  
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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on March 16, 2013 at 5:40pm
  Heya M13…Now that you mention it… cockroaches are alot like Liberals.. look how they’ve infested the White House…
  
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