stevec
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 09:33 PM |
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Eaten alive in the garage
Anyone else being eaten alive by mossies and other bugs while working in the garage these warmer evenings?
And more important has anyone got a cunning way of nailing the little gits?
Steve.
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graememk
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 09:37 PM |
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warm evening ? we have the heating on
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v8kid
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 09:56 PM |
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Yup - use Avon Skin So Soft The little buggers hate it. Trouble is when you go in the Pub you get some very strange looks!!!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:10 PM |
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Eat marmite, works for me.
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yahshuatwo
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:30 PM |
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in the southern U.S. we're in drought condition and the Ants are everywhere. i've been bitten twice today.
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caber
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| posted on 25/8/07 at 07:41 AM |
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If you don't fancy skin so soft which even deters the Scottish midge then try EP90 just as effective and less social stigma in the pub . . . .
but don't think of going anywhere near girlfriend/wife!
Caber
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bilbo
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| posted on 25/8/07 at 09:14 AM |
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Dirink lot's of Gin and Tonic 
No, seriously, have a few G'n'T's. You will start sweating out quinine, which they hate.
To be honest, you'll probably get the same result from just drinking the Tonic, but it's not as fun
The bonus of the Gin is if you do get bit, you wont care , jut don't plan on using any power tools
[Edited on 25/8/07 by bilbo]
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Catpuss
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| posted on 25/8/07 at 10:42 AM |
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An easy solution is to light a citrus candle. You can get them from gardening shops quite reasonable price and probably B&Q/Wilko e.t.c
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StevieB
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| posted on 25/8/07 at 02:00 PM |
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Go to Nevisport or Blacks and get some insect repellent with a high percentage of deet - that's the agent in most repellants, but usually only
used in small %ages.
Be carefull though - I used it when I was with the Marines all the time and noticed it did a good job of melting the digits off my compass, and
definately don't get it near your eyes (or other 'sesntive parts', as a mate of mine found out and ended up getting shipped to
Shaiba field hospital with grotesquely swollen testicals )
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minitici
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| posted on 25/8/07 at 08:07 PM |
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The midges in Scotland are murder!
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scotty g
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| posted on 26/8/07 at 06:46 AM |
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I once read somewhere that if you spray catnip on yourself that mozzies hate it, i tried on a trip to the bahamas and seriously it works a bloody
treat, thay can't get away quick enough. Not much you can do about all the cats hanging around though!
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 26/8/07 at 08:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
Dirink lot's of Gin and Tonic
No, seriously, have a few G'n'T's. You will start sweating out quinine, which they hate.
To be honest, you'll probably get the same result from just drinking the Tonic, but it's not as fun
The bonus of the Gin is if you do get bit, you wont care , jut don't plan on using any power tools
[Edited on 25/8/07 by bilbo]
I would have never thought why while hanging over a would not get bitten by mosquitoes....
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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RK
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| posted on 27/8/07 at 01:06 AM |
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Deet. The only really effective solution.
Also, don't wear blue if mosquitoes are the "bibitte" in question (as they say here in Quebec). Bugs and the heat are almost as
frustrating as trying to figure out how to build my car!
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