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RickG
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Post by RickG »

Hey, I walk the dog in the morning!

She makes lots of comments and interacts with lots of the threads, but it takes a lot to get her to post. She, like 90% of the registered forumites, rarely posts. 20 posts works to about one per month.

The ratio of people who read but never register is even higher.

Cheers, RickG
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martini girl
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Captainvic said it's been raining for 3 days....is he on STJ??? If so, OMG, does that mean major mosquitos in 7 days from then? We're heading down in 8 days, I am dead if there's an onslaught of mosquitos. :(
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Post by augie »

It rained a lot the week before we went - and they weren't bad at all (disclaimer - we are from Florida, where the mosquito is unofficially the state bird, so it may take more of them for us to consider it "bad").

I would go prepared to deal with them, but don't let thinking about them fill you with dread or anything.
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Looking at the web cam it sure looks nice
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martini girl
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Post by martini girl »

Augie - too late! I am filled with dread. Last trip, I had 86 bites on just one of my legs...if you do the math, you'll see my reason for concern.
I will be showering in bug repellant...maybe I will start today. Will also keep rum punch by my side at all times to distract my itching.
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Post by captainvic »

Yes, I am on STJ. the weather finally broke yesterday afternoon.
It is just perfect now.

I have not experienced weather like this before, so I can't comment
on the bugs--except to say that the first few days before the rain, I
was a mosquito buffet. : (

Rum punch may be the antidote!

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krislbi
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Post by krislbi »

Think I heard somewhere that you can take a vitamin a few weeks before vacation to make you not "taste very good" to the mosquitos...vitamin b6 or 12? Not sure. Anyone else know?
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Garlic and/or Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
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