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What drives me crazy are the mosquitoes! - there's a way

Posted: Jun 18th, 2022 - 11:11 pm In Reply to: I don't tolerate the heat outside, and the bugs, gnats, etc., - drive me crazy. Can't deal with it.

On the west coast, we've got a really nasty breed of mosquito buzzing around that leaves huge welts wherever they bite you. I've never been allergic to bug bites before, but these mosquito bites are so awful and very painful - makes me wonder if I'm allergic to these horrible insects. So I have to be very careful whenever I'm outside doing anything in the yard. I wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed toe shoes. I use insect repellent sometimes, but the smell gets to me after a short while and I have to wash it off.

I kind of miss just being able to be spontaneous when going outside, especially at dusk anymore...darn bugs!

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