Yes Jim, that's kind of the way I remember it from my year there.
Insects sure weren't much of a problem.
Rand E.
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"James N. McBride" wrote:
>
> A lot of people around here really believe in vitamin B12 as a mosquito
> repellant. I've never bothered to test it. The little rascals only live
> about a month here anyway since the first good freeze kills them. We have
> those good freezes all year around. In fact, it was only 11F this morning.
> /jnm
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bruce Kolber
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 1:39 PM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Mosquito Repellant - was HELP: what should I take
> > !?!?!
> >
> >
> > it's no wonder the toast and bread is safe from mosquito attack!
> >
> > Bruce Kolber
> > St. Petersburg, FL 33715
> > USA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris O'Neill" <coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Roger Wesson" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> > <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 3:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Mosquito Repellant - was HELP: what should I take !?!?!
> >
> >
> > > On 4 May 2001, at 18:49, Roger Wesson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anecdotal evidence suggests that people who eat Marmite are much less
> > > > likely to get bitten by mozzies. For list members not familiar with
> > > > Marmite, it's a yeast extract, thick and black, which is slapped
> > > > liberally on bread and toast.
> > >
> > > I think I'd rather get eaten by mosquitoes! Thanks, anyway! :-)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
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