It's bugging me
Jun 17th 2004, 2:28 pm
#16
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The little buggers go after me too, I have also been using Avon Skin-So-Soft to good effect. If I do happen to get bitten, I've found the best thing is to dab the bite with rubbing alcohol as soon as possible. Someone told me last week that eating a lot of garlic keeps them away, but it might just keep everyone else away too! 
Jun 17th 2004, 2:39 pm
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Possibly a stupid question. Can you buy Avon in shops or is it only from the ding dong lady?
Jun 17th 2004, 2:40 pm
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Re: It's bugging me
Originally posted by BrigieDarling
If you put your foot over your head and lick your bum, don't forget to wash your paws.
If you put your foot over your head and lick your bum, don't forget to wash your paws.
Jun 17th 2004, 2:44 pm
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Originally posted by sibsie
Possibly a stupid question. Can you buy Avon in shops or is it only from the ding dong lady?
Possibly a stupid question. Can you buy Avon in shops or is it only from the ding dong lady?
http://shop.avon.com/avonshop/default.asp - the left-hand menu has it listed under "outdoor protection"
and it looks like it's half price at the moment!Debbie
Jun 17th 2004, 3:04 pm
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Thanks Debbie, I've ordered a load. Top price too.
Jun 17th 2004, 6:58 pm
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Originally posted by sibsie
Thanks Debbie, I've ordered a load. Top price too.
Thanks Debbie, I've ordered a load. Top price too.
Where'd Frank go btw?
Elaine
Jun 17th 2004, 7:07 pm
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I am becoming more and more convinced that the bugs over here target ones like us with 'foreign' blood. My wife doesn't seem to get bitten much, and the bites don't react with her, but with me they turn into horrible sores that take ages to heal.
Steve
Steve
Jun 17th 2004, 8:24 pm
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I have to admit that the bugs are one thing I don't miss about NC. Our apartment seemed to be a meeting house for the local centipede population - some of the were pretty big too..
I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, switched the light on and there was one about four inches long in the middle of the bathroom floor....when I went towards it, it reared up and waved its anntenae (and its front twenty legs) in a very agressive way as if to say 'You want some, eh?? Come on then, I'll have ya!!).
Needless to say, one of us had to leave, and it wasn't me....
So far the bug population in WA seems on a pretty UK level...anyone know any different...??
I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, switched the light on and there was one about four inches long in the middle of the bathroom floor....when I went towards it, it reared up and waved its anntenae (and its front twenty legs) in a very agressive way as if to say 'You want some, eh?? Come on then, I'll have ya!!).
Needless to say, one of us had to leave, and it wasn't me....
So far the bug population in WA seems on a pretty UK level...anyone know any different...??
Jun 17th 2004, 8:27 pm
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Biting insect regions
CONNECTICUT:Tabanids: Chrysops or deer flies with green or golden eyes very common and of many varieties. Prevalent May to August with June worst. Often fly around the head. Some specialize in sea coast and marshes, others in boggy woods, others dry woods.
Who are they kidding... we've got bloody everything.
CONNECTICUT:Tabanids: Chrysops or deer flies with green or golden eyes very common and of many varieties. Prevalent May to August with June worst. Often fly around the head. Some specialize in sea coast and marshes, others in boggy woods, others dry woods.
Who are they kidding... we've got bloody everything.
Jun 17th 2004, 9:20 pm
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Well today I resorted to using a thing called Tri-Wound. I use it on my horse for cuts and grazes. It's yellow and gloopy, stinks to high heave but it seemed to work on me.
Jun 17th 2004, 10:05 pm
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does anybody else have a problem with "chiggers" or are they a Texan thing?
Jun 17th 2004, 10:14 pm
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Originally posted by Brit'n'TX
does anybody else have a problem with "chiggers" or are they a Texan thing?
does anybody else have a problem with "chiggers" or are they a Texan thing?
Jun 17th 2004, 10:17 pm
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Originally posted by sibsie
No but I have a real problem with Cheggars. I kill myself. Really I do.
No but I have a real problem with Cheggars. I kill myself. Really I do.
and mine ...
and what right did he have to Maggie Philbin anyway?
Jun 17th 2004, 11:04 pm
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Re: It's bugging me
Originally posted by sibsie
The bugs. I can't take anymore of the damned bugs.
The bugs. I can't take anymore of the damned bugs.
I now make my own mix; essential oil of eucalyptus, couple drops of glycerin and water in a spritz bottle. Everyone's chemistry is different, but this one works for me (skin so soft does work for some bugs, but attracts dirt to stick to your skin). Citronella, for example, doesn't do much for me, but I like to add lavender to the euc. oil spray. I've never found a remedy for the itch, and I've tried everything (ice, amonia, etc etc etc).
Since the female mosquitoes that do the biting are drawn to the scent of your carbon dioxide exhales (hey, that's what I heard), you can always try not breathing
PS: look for Avon in mall kiosks now!