September 13, 2006: Fogging health workers in India

Undertoad · 09-13-2006, 01:37 PM

xoB suggests this WaPo day in pics item. It's health department workers in Srinagar, India.

They've had massive monsoon rains that have flooded wide areas in the Kashmir valley. Apparently one of the things they do is to spray disinfectant as soon as the flood waters recede.

So I guess that guy is disinfected, then.

Unimaginable and strange. A combination of cleanliness and utter filth. Of forward thinking and backward living. Maybe it's just the best choice in a bad situation.

Elspode · 09-13-2006, 01:47 PM

Somehow, being sprayed in the face with DDT doesn't quite fulfill my idea of what a Health Department should be doing.

Shawnee123 · 09-13-2006, 03:05 PM

I hope he thoroughly read the Material Safety Data Sheet.

milkfish · 09-13-2006, 03:42 PM

Maybe it's just a whole lot of Drakkar Noir eau de cologne.

TropicFever · 09-13-2006, 03:43 PM

Actually I believe this is a photo of a man with the world's largest puffy white beard

Flint · 09-13-2006, 04:03 PM

Nobody has a larger, puffier, whiter beard than God.

Spexxvet · 09-13-2006, 04:28 PM

It's the MOSQUITO MAN!!!!!

barefoot serpent · 09-13-2006, 05:34 PM

I think it looks Photoschopped to make it more whitier and puffier.

mitheral · 09-13-2006, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Somehow, being sprayed in the face with DDT doesn't quite fulfill my idea of what a Health Department should be doing.

As chemicals go DDT is fairly safe for humans.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-13-2006, 07:16 PM

No matter what kind of insecticide they use, every time I've had contact with those bug foggers they left an oily film that smelled like kerosene. It's probably some kind of petroleum distillate, so it will coat the surface of any standing water and not evaporate quickly. I should think they probably use the same (primitive) technology over there.

capnhowdy · 09-13-2006, 07:23 PM

The guys on the truck look like they're saying "Take that, beatch!". "Watch this guy... he's really gonna DO it!".

I reckon legs are exempt from disinfection. As long as you get the face really well.

Clodfobble · 09-13-2006, 08:47 PM

I agree with barefoot serpent; the area to the upper left of the guy's head looks totally photoshopped, clone tool style.

glatt · 09-13-2006, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I agree with barefoot serpent; the area to the upper left of the guy's head looks totally photoshopped, clone tool style.

I thought he was joking until I read your post and went back and looked. There's no question it was photoshopped. WTF? Why?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-13-2006, 09:44 PM

Hmmm, yes it does, the thinner smoke above the heavy cloud coming out of the gun. Maybe trying the block something on that building? Quick, call Little Green Footballs, we got the goods on the Washington Post.

PS ~ I just checked the WaPo web site, it shows up clearly, but God knows why they would do it unless the picture got damaged in the transmission?

wolf · 09-13-2006, 10:36 PM

There are some days leaving work when I feel like someone should do that to me before I walk into my house or otherwise engage in contact with normal society.

09-13-2006, 01:37 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	September 13, 2006: Fogging health workers in India xoB suggests this WaPo day in pics item. It's health department workers in Srinagar, India. They've had massive monsoon rains that have flooded wide areas in the Kashmir valley. Apparently one of the things they do is to spray disinfectant as soon as the flood waters recede. So I guess that guy is disinfected, then. Unimaginable and strange. A combination of cleanliness and utter filth. Of forward thinking and backward living. Maybe it's just the best choice in a bad situation.

09-13-2006, 01:47 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Somehow, being sprayed in the face with DDT doesn't quite fulfill my idea of what a Health Department should be doing. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-13-2006, 03:05 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I hope he thoroughly read the Material Safety Data Sheet. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-13-2006, 03:42 PM	#4
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Maybe it's just a whole lot of Drakkar Noir eau de cologne. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

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09-13-2006, 03:43 PM	#5
TropicFever Jotter of Notes Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 11	Actually I believe this is a photo of a man with the world's largest puffy white beard

09-13-2006, 04:28 PM	#7
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09-13-2006, 05:34 PM	#8
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I think it looks Photoschopped to make it more whitier and puffier. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

09-13-2006, 07:16 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No matter what kind of insecticide they use, every time I've had contact with those bug foggers they left an oily film that smelled like kerosene. It's probably some kind of petroleum distillate, so it will coat the surface of any standing water and not evaporate quickly. I should think they probably use the same (primitive) technology over there. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-13-2006, 07:23 PM	#11
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	The guys on the truck look like they're saying "Take that, beatch!". "Watch this guy... he's really gonna DO it!". I reckon legs are exempt from disinfection. As long as you get the face really well. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

09-13-2006, 08:47 PM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I agree with barefoot serpent; the area to the upper left of the guy's head looks totally photoshopped, clone tool style.

09-13-2006, 09:44 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hmmm, yes it does, the thinner smoke above the heavy cloud coming out of the gun. Maybe trying the block something on that building? Quick, call Little Green Footballs, we got the goods on the Washington Post. PS ~ I just checked the WaPo web site, it shows up clearly, but God knows why they would do it unless the picture got damaged in the transmission? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 09-13-2006 at 10:03 PM.

09-13-2006, 10:36 PM	#15
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