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quarryman · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 417 Location: Sligo

Good one. It will be the best I have smelled in years Laughing

BT Graney · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: Midges and all thing bitey

I'm so glad to hear it's not only me who gets eaten alive. I have had to go to the doctor's twice with blood poisoning from, I think, horse flies! My arm swelled up like a balloon and about a month ago my right hand looked as though I had elephantitis! I find that any 'natural' cream doesn't work for me. It has to be 'Jungle Formula' with Deet! It's so expensive too.

Last night I was sitting weeding our parking space with 2 citronella candles about under my nose and one Christmas Candle that gives off some sort of pong. It worked for a while but then the attacks came again.

Someone told me about some Avon body cream so I duly bought some. It smelled ghastly and didn't work either!

I need some sort of full net body suit. I have tried working in an old bee keeper's net but you can't really see through it very well. I think the device mentioned, expensive or not, would be worth it if it kept them off me!!

blowin · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:13 am Post subject:

blowin · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:46 am Post subject: Re: Midges and all thing bitey

BT Graney · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:40 am Post subject: Bitey things

Thanks for all your advice Blowin. I might give the cream a go before I shell out for the machine. A kilo is an awful lot of midges!!

God in his wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why! (Ogden Nash)
xx

quarryman · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 417 Location: Sligo

Blowin and family going out to strim Laughing

blowin · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject:

blowin · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:23 am Post subject:

Pleased to report that the fish in the pond only took a couple of days to get used to the sort of iceburgs of dried midge I have been floating across it . They now come onto feed straight away and take them with an aggressive rolling swirl . Difficult to see the fish in this dirty water but I am pretty sure they are putting on weight . Still no more than 6 oz at a guess but something bigger went across with a pretty impressive bow-wave ...

GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

You might try packaging them for the tropical fish trade, as you have them in such numbers they might get you a penny or two. After all, it sounds like they have had their pound of flesh off you so "turn abouts fair play" Wink

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BT Graney · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: Midges

I am truly considering getting one of your midge gobbling machine.

Yesterday teatime/evening I ended up weeding with a bee keepers hat on. I did look a picture and, being green, I couldn't see much through it, but it certainly kept the blighters off me! Our neighbours came up and fell about in hysterics! Can't think why....