For me the bug season has started, a nice long weekend Victoria Day and the unofficial start of Summer.

Mosquitoes had a feast yesterday, I now have an unscheduled day off work and a trip to the Doctors later. I react to the bites, swelling and blistering, my left elbow is now huge and my right arm is red and swollen from my wrist almost to my left elbow.

So what is new in the bug bite remedy world people?
I am thinking about trying Moziban

It is bug season where I am too.

My family usually have a reaction too. It usually involves running and screaming.

Our first year, we went camping and got eaten alive. It was a very uncomfortable couple of weeks.

now we just apply a ton of insect repellant before we go out.

I used to come up in huge lumps. The good news is that as time has passed the bites dont flare up anything like they used to. I guess your body adapts, or builds up antibodies or something.

However, if I were God for a day, the first order of business would be the eradication of the mosquito.

Certainly seemed an awful lot like summer here, cant believe we have the AC on in May, its unprecedented.

Bloomin hot here too, our AC is on....... Mind you at least the mozzies don't like this part of the day!

Yeah, thats true. I was out last night after dark, trying to find Saturn through our Telescope. I have the bitten ankles to prove it.

Time to move the skeetervac around the front of the house I think...

The thing i'm least looking forward to... i get eaten alive in the UK (current count 3).

Strangely though on a trip to Muskoka in June last year I hardly suffered at all

I've heard rumours that the muskokas are mozzie free ( at least thats what the guy trying to flog us a cottage their at an expo claimed !)

Canadian mozzies are pure unadulterated evil , they get you through clothes , thats just wrong

Nice. Is this something to look forward to in Calgary, also? Or just the damper parts of Canada?

He probably told you that all "cottages" cost up in the 7 figure range too eh

[QUOTE=rubberduckofdeath;8591144]Nice. Is this something to look forward to in Calgary, also? Or just the damper parts of Canada?[/QUOTE

This damper part of Canada doesn't have a mossie problem. Now blackflies is another issue but generally only one that is a problem for a month or so. Currently it is too darn cold for flies.

I was bitten by a mozzie in Calgary last year. The bastard was that big it moo'd as it flew toward me.


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I forget how big this country is ...We have a high of 31 forecast here today.




C, not F

and I hear it snowed in Alberta last weekend!

And I thought British weather was crazy

I believe he also had a bridge that crossed the river thames for sale as well as a large tower like structure in France

Wot, no magic beans? A missed opportunity I think!