Is the droning real?
Aug 4th 2006, 12:34 am
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Is the droning real?
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Been in Nova Scotia nearly a month now and what I want to know is ...when you're in that half way stage of sleep...asleep but vaguely conscious and you hear that mosquito droning next to your ear...is it real??? Or, have you just been bitten so many times that you are imagining it in some wierd adaptation like way vaguely reminiscent of The Fly?
Been in Nova Scotia nearly a month now and what I want to know is ...when you're in that half way stage of sleep...asleep but vaguely conscious and you hear that mosquito droning next to your ear...is it real??? Or, have you just been bitten so many times that you are imagining it in some wierd adaptation like way vaguely reminiscent of The Fly?
Aug 4th 2006, 12:36 am
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It's real ..... be afraid..... be very afraid!!! :scared:
Aug 4th 2006, 12:39 am
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Re: Is the droning real?
Originally Posted by h_henry
Hi
Been in Nova Scotia nearly a month now and what I want to know is ...when you're in that half way stage of sleep...asleep but vaguely conscious and you hear that mosquito droning next to your ear...is it real??? Or, have you just been bitten so many times that you are imagining it in some wierd adaptation like way vaguely reminiscent of The Fly?
Been in Nova Scotia nearly a month now and what I want to know is ...when you're in that half way stage of sleep...asleep but vaguely conscious and you hear that mosquito droning next to your ear...is it real??? Or, have you just been bitten so many times that you are imagining it in some wierd adaptation like way vaguely reminiscent of The Fly?
Get on your knees and thank god its not a black fly or deer fly that will take a chunk of skin with them when they bite!
Aug 4th 2006, 12:41 am
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Ahh i think we've escaped the Black Flies this season ????? But deer flies,...yes they are plaguing the dog. I read they like black moving objects so he doesn't stand a chance as he's black and can't stand still for two seconds unless you have cheese on you.
Aug 4th 2006, 12:42 am
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I'm seriously considering buying one of those popup rooms off the web..bit like pop up tents but a box like room where you can sit in and taunt the little buggers
Aug 4th 2006, 12:43 am
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I can hear them now. It is when you really listen closely and they stop, that freaks me out :scared: They are watching us!!
How are you liking NS?
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Aug 4th 2006, 12:44 am
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Originally Posted by h_henry
Ahh i think we've escaped the Black Flies this season ????? But deer flies,...yes they are plaguing the dog. I read they like black moving objects so he doesn't stand a chance as he's black and can't stand still for two seconds unless you have cheese on you.
They LOVE any warm blooded animal - human or otherwise believe me!
Aug 4th 2006, 12:46 am
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Yes and I'm hearing them everywhere now..today i couldnt' work out whether it was the overhead electric wires buzzing or the million and one mosquitoes sampling my OFF Botanical (one final chance at non chemical remedy but i'm edging ever closer to deet.).
Apart from that I'm liking NS...oh apart from the dodgy cell phone networks and systems...but that's another rant
Apart from that I'm liking NS...oh apart from the dodgy cell phone networks and systems...but that's another rant
Aug 4th 2006, 12:54 am
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Just wondering...how high can mozzies fly? If i sit on upstairs decking will they bite there too? Or, are you fairly safe 12ft off the ground? Dont really want to sit there at dusk and put it to the test in a scientific manner..still getting over the 20+ bites I got at the weekend.
Aug 4th 2006, 12:58 am
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Originally Posted by SAW 04
I can hear them now. It is when you really listen closely and they stop,....
Aug 4th 2006, 1:00 am
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Originally Posted by h_henry
Just wondering...how high can mozzies fly? If i sit on upstairs decking will they bite there too? Or, are you fairly safe 12ft off the ground? Dont really want to sit there at dusk and put it to the test in a scientific manner..still getting over the 20+ bites I got at the weekend.
Hon - speaking from experience here, the only way you will escape mozzies anywhere during the summer is to sit in a screened area and even then the dirty buggers can sometimes get in!
Aug 4th 2006, 1:04 am
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Can you hear my loud "sigh" from here?!! Damn..thought maybe there was some way to escape them...
What doesn't help though is taking your dog camping and him deciding he wants to go out for a wee in the middle of the night, thus letting in all the mozzies into your tent...
What doesn't help though is taking your dog camping and him deciding he wants to go out for a wee in the middle of the night, thus letting in all the mozzies into your tent...
Aug 4th 2006, 1:07 am
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Originally Posted by h_henry
Can you hear my loud "sigh" from here?!! Damn..thought maybe there was some way to escape them...
What doesn't help though is taking your dog camping and him deciding he wants to go out for a wee in the middle of the night, thus letting in all the mozzies into your tent...
What doesn't help though is taking your dog camping and him deciding he wants to go out for a wee in the middle of the night, thus letting in all the mozzies into your tent...
They will land on your god and come in that way as well. The worst part is when they lay eggs on the poor creature.
Welcome to Canada!
Aug 4th 2006, 1:09 am
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My uncle is in NS and he describes how you are allowed to lift your ball while playing golf to wipe the bugs off, as it turns virtually black with them! :scared:
Aug 4th 2006, 1:11 am
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PMSL - just be thankful you dont live in Manitoba during the summer!