Oh and I just about forgot, there is a kind of vitamin B that you can take that keeps them from biting, but you have to take it for a while. I need to look into that some more 
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Mosquitoes dont seem to like me very much. I get a bite from time to time but thats about it. I can tell you this though the size of mosquitoes here in FL are nothing compared to the monsters out in Texas. I was in Houston for about a week and those .......s were massive. I thought I had gone back to the dinosaur days the first time I saw one.
Seems for several years, mosquito bites would get me and then disappear within a day without being much of a bother. It was weird. Great, but weird.
Mysteriously that fantastic condition went away, and I'm back to itching ankles while waiting in lines, like the rest of you
Mysteriously that fantastic condition went away, and I'm back to itching ankles while waiting in lines, like the rest of you
thought i would post about the buggies too..going through skeeters in the house and fleas..bleh...read and saw to get diamatacious earth..got it at the feed store you put it on the carpet outside, on the animals and anywhere else you want and it only harms the bugs!! will let you know how it works got a 40lbs bag of it...killed almost all the fleas with a salt treatment on the floors....and tide in the back yard..fun fun fun 3 dogs 2 cats...tons of bugs..lol
That stuff does work, and so does borax powder..the kind for laundry. Be careful when you shampoo the rug..vacume first or you will be up to your ankles in suds.
But bubble raves are always fun... Not sure how much fun the clean up would be though.
... Not sure how much fun the clean up would be though.
haha lol .... bubbles....too funny we just got throught the salt treatment we did for the carpets...now are planning on putting the de down..wish me luck...tired of buggies real real tired of them..lol
Funny, you should mention Borax. I recently "rediscovered" it and it is currently my new best friend, lol. I got it to try to kill some weeds in parts of my yard that don't have plants.
It is quite versatile:
20 Mule Team Borax
Extraordinary Uses for Borax | Household Item Uses | Reader's Digest
Our power was out for 2 weeks during charlie. Lucky my son was born in a nice A/Ced hospital at the end of it all. What a crazy year that was. The 7-11 were actually letting one at a time in the store to make purchases. Everyother house had the blue tarp on it.
wow...i am keeping a big watch on bill...only cause i know how wrong the weather man can be...need to go to the store stock up on water and batteries....when charlie came i let all the neighbors use walkie talkies we had so if anyone needed anything they could call one of us to help..nice solution to help everyone..power was out for 3 days tree fell on my house neighbors cut it down and we used it for a bon fire luckily no damage to the house..however the back fence we had just put up fell...so we had to fix that or the dogs wouldn't have been able to go out. love florida hate the storms wth the wind...terrible
Corkie! Shame on you! Look at that poor kitty's eyes!
We were talking about books in the Women's Room" and I remembered a book about Central Florida.
"Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank. pub. 1959. Has anyone one here read that? It about what amounts to the end of the world by bomb. The story takes place here in Florida and concerns a group of survivors. They learn to cope with the radiation, the lack of fresh water and food and what they do to survive in a world filled with marauders. The places are real except their hometown. There are a lot of good survival tips in the book. No E-Cigs though!
We used to have to buy at least one a year because people kept borrowing it and never returning.
when i was in high school in about 1975 - i read that book alas babylon and i remember it well - fort repose - the highway men - radio active jewelry
anyway i also wanted to say that my favorite way to thwart the mosquitoes is to eat plenty of raw onions and or garlic - they don't bite - they don't even lite ...
edlogic, Glad you got in Ed! The problem with your solution is no-one esle will bite you either!! But garlic and onion sure taste good in Italian food..
But garlic and onion sure taste good in Italian food..
edlogic, I've read that book as well Alas Babylon still have a old paperback copy of it sitting on my shelf. Been a while since I;ve read it but if I remember correctly McDill AFB was mentioned in the book and was one of the reasons this area was targeted.
If anyone likes reading scifi/fantasy books that in some way relate to Florida you should check out any of the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony.
They are a funny yet lighthearted read.
If anyone likes reading scifi/fantasy books that in some way relate to Florida you should check out any of the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony.
They are a funny yet lighthearted read.
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Alas,Babylon - great book - Ft. Repose is based on Mt. Dora.
I just read again afer 40yrs.
Reality based apocalyptic fiction "Florida style"?????
Alas,Babylon - great book - Ft. Repose is based on Mt. Dora.
I just read again afer 40yrs.
Reality based apocalyptic fiction "Florida style"?????
I guess I'll have to make a trip to Barnes and Noble! I thought I'd read it all, but obviously I am mistaken. Thanks Guys and Gals!
Me too! I bet those tail feathers would make a pretty fan..after the bird is finished using them of course!
Welcome to the Florida Vapor's Club!
Welcome to the Florida Vapor's Club!
I posted this in the Women's Room, but I thought you guys would like it too. It was a beautiful launch! This was the view from Central Florida about 20 miles below Orlando. I wish the red glow at the tree line was visable! My stupid flash went off after I thought I turned it off!
Yes that was a beautiful launch When I get the chance I'll post the video on here. I got pretty close this time.
Hey Mary is there going to be any more meetings soon? Central Fl
Hey Mary is there going to be any more meetings soon? Central Fl
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