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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
I seem to recall that I was the only one complaining of being used as a local blood bank when we met! DITTO for my visits with the
M/M BMG's! I'm ON to you guys!  |
Let's see, we tried a virtual party while trying to grill bacon wrapped Pacifico. The virtual party flopped and we discovered that grilling bacon
wrapped Pacificos isn't the next new great idea.
Then we had the flan cookoff. Best party idea LinguineLinguine ever came up with. Definitely a do-over next year.
Perhaps the next party should feature a bloodsucking bug contest? Will need to make rules about what the minimum sized welt has to be in order to
score a point. Might even be fun to have a little parimutuel betting on the side if we can find enough suckees.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Pescador
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Consumer Reports did a test on Avon Skin So Soft and found that it had absolutely no repellant properties at all, so you might just as well rub on
your favorite lotion or something that will probably work as well. I had a friend that used it but we noticed that he always had lots of little red
bumps, but he sure swore about how effective it was.
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Cypress
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Just depends upon how hungry those little blood-sucking demons are, some folks seem to be more tastey than others.
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Stay inside sunrise and sunset.
Iflyfish |
Which, of course, is exactly when the fish are rising.
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DianaT
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Looks like I am not the only one. John says I am the best mosquito repellent around, for him that is. Black flies, mosquitos, sand fleas or any
other stinging insect within 10 miles finds me. 
I have tried just about everything---garlic, B vitamins, bounce sheets, and every natural product on the market.
I won't use Skin so Soft because I am sure the only reason it might work is that it smells so AWFUL.
So, if I really need something, I will use a product with deet. I don't like it, but for me, it is the only thing that works. 
I have also been know to wear socks, long pants, a long sleeve shirt and mosquito head gear in the tropics---not a pretty picture.
Will be reading to see if anyone comes up with another product I have not tried.
Diane
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Oso
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I haven't tried this yet as ,luckily, we rarely have any mosquitoes around the house- too dry and windy. My mom just forwarded this to me. I'd like
to find out if it works. If any nomads try it, let us know.
I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine,
and the little demons disappeared.
The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a
picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.
During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.
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OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS:
I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works - in f act, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me
$1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of spray you buy th at doesn't last 30
minutes. So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame.
Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
I haven't tried this yet as ,luckily, we rarely have any mosquitoes around the house- too dry and windy. My mom just forwarded this to me. I'd like
to find out if it works. If any nomads try it, let us know.
I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine,
and the little demons disappeared.
The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a
picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.
During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.
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OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS:
I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works - in f act, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me
$1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of spray you buy th at doesn't last 30
minutes. So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame.
Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house |
Sounds good, but it's apparently an urban legend.
http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Iflyfish
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Stay inside sunrise and sunset.
Iflyfish |
Which, of course, is exactly when the fish are rising. |
Which is exactly why I want him inside!
Iflyfishwhennotschemingabouthowtoskunkmyfishingpartner
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Oso
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
I haven't tried this yet as ,luckily, we rarely have any mosquitoes around the house- too dry and windy. My mom just forwarded this to me. I'd like
to find out if it works. If any nomads try it, let us know.
I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine,
and the little demons disappeared.
The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a
picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.
During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.
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OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS:
I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works - in f act, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me
$1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of spray you buy th at doesn't last 30
minutes. So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame.
Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house |
Sounds good, but it's apparently an urban legend.
http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp |
Aarrgh! I shoulda run it by Snopes first. Mom is always sending me crap she gets from her friends that end up being bogus per Snopes.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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DavidT
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A pint of whiskey and sand.
Pour the whiskey on your skin, roll in the sand.
When the mosquitoes land they get drunk and throw rocks at each other.
David
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidT
A pint of whiskey and sand.
Pour the whiskey on your skin, roll in the sand.
When the mosquitoes land they get drunk and throw rocks at each other.
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Now that is even better than the old treatment for crabs with lighter fluid, a razor, and an ice pick.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Consumer Reports did a test on Avon Skin So Soft and found that it had absolutely no repellant properties at all, |
Well, I would NEVER doubt any CR test results, but the fact of the matter is that Avon Skin So Soft is the only thing that prevents them from biting
me. And I am a mosquito magnate too.
Once several years ago I was in the tropics for several months and was attacked by voracious mosquitos (in the days before Avon SSS). I was wearing
shorts and they were mostly on my legs. In the humid weather, the bites became very infected and I became paralyzed from the waist down. I had to
spend two weeks in the hospital on sulpha drugs to clear up the infection. After that we used mosquito coils with pyrethrum in the evening. But
since then, studies show that pyrethrum smoke is a carcinogen.
So name your poison! I am a fan of Avon SSS.
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Bob and jane
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check out Cactus Juice. It works as a sunscreen and bug repellant. I don't have much of a problem with biting bugs, but Bob does. He says this
stuff might not work for a really serious bug attack but is okay for your normal, everyday, mosquito problems. It doesn't kill brain cells (and who
has any of THOSE to spare!) and smells good.
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hookemup
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We find that crocodile herbal insect repellent made by "dancing roots" works almost as well as Deet .We keep a little on hand for local infants when
Dengue pays a visit ,as deet is not for the very young.But the only fullproof method is to hire my Lady to sit by your campfire they can't pass her
by. However she is not very cost effective.
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BajaNuts
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A couple of natural alternative that will help are- Lavender and citronella oils.
Neither will do as good as deet, but as a natural alternative, they do help. You can rub a few drops of pure essential laventer oil on your hands and
rub all over skin.
Or take a small spray/spritzer bottle(4 oz is fine), add water and maybe 1/2 tsp lavender and/or citronella oils to the bottle. Shake well to
disperse the oil into the water and spritz away on skin, clothes, hat, bedding. And it smells good too! Also safe for the bambinos.
The oils are readily available at natural food places or places that have aroma therapy type products. You can buy "Lavender Water" or "Lavender
Hydosol", but they are really expensive and are exactly what you can make yourself with the oil and a spray bottle.
I think "Burt's Bee's" brand of lotions has a natural bug repellant that has lavender, eucalyptus, citronella, mint and several other things in it.
Haven't tried it, don't know if it works.
Also, I make my own bath soap, but you can find lavender soaps many places. The soap I make has lavender and citronella oils in it. Just by washing
with the soap significantly helps keep the bugs off during the day. Seems to help with yellowjackets also.
Good luck!
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mulegemichael
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You can find all your "lavender" stuff at our site, www.purplehazelavender.com ....and yeah, lavender essential oil works!
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Tommy A
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From consumer reports
Another good mosquito repellent
EFFECTIVE Repel spray, $6, protected better than other repellents we’ve tested.
Mosquito repellent with oil of lemon eucalyptus, a plant-based ingredient, was recommended as effective by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention after we had completed tests for our July 2005 repellent report. So we tested again, pitting the oil against a good performer from the
earlier test. The results were impressive.
We compared Repel Lemon Eucalyptus spray, $6, the more-concentrated of the two leading eucalyptus-based repellents, against Cutter Unscented with 10
percent deet, $4.50. Deet has been safely used for years, though some people don’t like how it smells or feels.
Using caged mosquitoes, testers found that Repel prevented bites by an aggressive species for 4 to 7 hours, and more than 12 hours by a tamer type.
That’s longer than with the deet repellent or a deet alternative we previously tested, Cutter Advanced with Picaridin, $5. Picaridin is also
recommended by the CDC. We didn’t test Repel’s claimed efficacy against ticks. Nor did we test a similar repellent, OFF Botanicals, $6, but its lower
concentration suggests briefer protection.
Our sensory panelists found Repel had a lemony odor and felt somewhat tacky on the skin. Like deet, Repel stained leather. But unlike deet, it didn’t
damage plastics.
Consider Repel, especially if you don’t like deet. For less odor and skin sensation, try Cutter Advanced with Picaridin, but you may need to apply it
more often. The Environmental Protection Agency says picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, and deet are all safe when used as directed.
Also check out this link
http://www.slate.com/id/2123291/
[Edited on 5-18-2008 by Tommy A]
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Capt. George
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Limberger Cheese
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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ckiefer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Capt. George
Limberger Cheese |
Are you eating it, or just rubbing it on your body???
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elgatoloco
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http://www.dancingroots.com/rollon.html
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