XPost: soc.culture.scottish, soc.culture.irish, soc.culture.british
XPost: alt.religion.druid
From: firstname@lastname.oc.ku
On 5/16/2011 10:26 AM, Robert Peffers wrote:
> "S Viemeister" wrote
>> On 5/15/2011 8:12 PM, Scotty wrote:
>>> On Sun, 15 May 2011 16:02:40 -0400, S
>>> Viemeister
>>>> On 5/15/2011 1:30 PM, Robert Peffers wrote:
>>>>> Over here we have midges. Like small Mosquitoes but more hungry, more
>>>>> aggresive and with far bigger teeth.
>>>>> They also hunt in packs of several billions. BTW: only the females bite
>>>>> and suck blood.
>>>>> Oh! And repellant wont stop the wee buggers.
>>>> If you remember to re-apply it every half hour or so, Avon Skin-So-Soft
>>>> works surprisingly well.
>>>> I have a midge-proof jacket to wear when working in the garden, and
>>>> midge-proof screens in every room of the house.
>>> I saw this last week, still a long way from commercialization but there
>>> is hope for a longer lasting repellant.
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343205/New-
nsect-repellent-last-three-times-longer.html
>>> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/deetstreet/
>>> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/
ew-bug-repellent-is-thousands-of-times-stronger-than-deet-2284584.html
>>> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509151244.htm
>> Deet had been used for years, before we were told it was a neuro-toxin. I
>> hope the new compounds are thoroughly investigated.
>>
> The only thing I ever found to work was the reek from a briar pipe, full of
> Bogie Roll, going full belt. The wee terrors didn't come near the pipe reek.
> Mind you neither did any other living thing. Even the dog kept a good
> distance.
>
I'd keep well away, too!
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