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Martin wrote:

I put it on my socks.

Hmm, you don't think your sock have enough malodorous content without the
Deet? Oh poooheee:)

Things like that are readily absorbed by the soles of the feet.

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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:21:34 GMT, Rusty_Hinge wrote:

Anti-perspirants contain aluminium compounds. It has been found that
users of such anti perspirants are more prone to cancers associated with
a build-up of aluminium compounds in the tissues.

Is that true, or a fallacy ?

It was an item in a programme like Medicine Now, Casenotes or similar on
Rajo4 or World Service a few months ago, so I'd say it was true...

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Bobbie wrote:

big snippy
How is the allotment coming along?

Bobbie

Thanks for asking. Slowly......soil is heavy clay. Digging out bramble roots
is killing my back. Hope to get some tatties in over Easter,
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LOL I smell quite nice after a shower, but my Pickles, being a hound
dog, has a particularly sensitive nose and perfume makes her sneeze, so
unless I am going out I tend not to use it.

Perfume makes me ill. This may be one reason why I'm still a bachelor...

Never touch the stuff.
I had a bottle of Marston's Pedigree whilst watching the Manchisstoh
Hunited match tonight, though.

No flies on Rooney, just to stay on topic.
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Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
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When in the countryside where the midges are at their worst,
I would tuck a sprig of bog myrtle behind my ear,

Compo sent me some Caithness bog myrtle roots, but after a year they
began to die - indeed, all but one did. I found this was due to vine
weevil, so I've only got one plant left.

Any vine weevil wanting to munch the roots of *THAT* one will need a
snorkel...

hint

Any roots gratefully received!

/hint

Not a lot of bog myrtle growing in Persha, medear - unless on Rannoch
Moor? If I get the chance this summer I'll "liberate a root or two for you.

Coming, as Compo's does, from the Flow Country, you'd better keep
the roots "weel weet".

I use the leaves as a tisane - you don't need nearly the weight of bog
myrtle leaf as you would of tea - it is said to be a nerve-tonic, and it
certainly makes me feel a lot more alive and - a lert.

Never needed a nerve tonic, though an eye tonic would come in
well handy right now! 8-(

(Lerts Rule OK)

How are you feeling after your hectic day? I do hope you get the
chance to rest Annie. Make the most of your much deserved holiday

Bobbie

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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:46:06 GMT, Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
from Aries contains these words:
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:21:34 GMT, Rusty_Hinge wrote:

Anti-perspirants contain aluminium compounds. It has been found that
users of such anti perspirants are more prone to cancers associated with
a build-up of aluminium compounds in the tissues.

Is that true, or a fallacy ?

It was an item in a programme like Medicine Now, Casenotes or similar on
Rajo4 or World Service a few months ago, so I'd say it was true...

:(

They did say that there was (as yet) no evidence as to whether it was
the cause of the cancer, or the cancer was the cause of the absorbtion.

However, it did seem to find that people who used those deodorants who
had the cancer, absorbed aluminium compounds, especially from underarm
ones.

(Modern first-class cricketers should be exempt, as underarm deliveries
are no longer legal...)

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"Sacha" wrote
after "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

There was a small cloud of midges over our pond this morning but I have
also
seen small black flies, about pin head sized, that I think may be the
suspects.

Is that those horrible little "no see 'ums" that leave a ferocious itch
behind? I think they look like delta wing aircraft in miniature.

Yes, the ones that fly past your face and you only catch a glimpse then are
gone only to return a few moments later (having taken a bite)

--
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Bob Hobden

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On 7/4/09 23:12, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote
after "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

There was a small cloud of midges over our pond this morning but I have
also
seen small black flies, about pin head sized, that I think may be the
suspects.

Is that those horrible little "no see 'ums" that leave a ferocious itch
behind? I think they look like delta wing aircraft in miniature.

Yes, the ones that fly past your face and you only catch a glimpse then are
gone only to return a few moments later (having taken a bite)

Ah yes, those little b.........lighters! ;-)) My other less than
favourites are the flies that look like ordinary houseflies until they nip
you, leaving a ferocious itch behind. In fact, they fly a bit slower than
houseflies do and have a white marking underneath, IIRC but you certainly
know when you've met one.

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Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

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"Bobbie" wrote in message
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Snip


They don't seem to have reached us here in Dorset. I have never been
bothered by them, nor by the mozzies that gather round the pond.

I didn't get bothered by midges and mozzies much when I lived in Dorset
either.
The bloody Blandford fly was another matter :-{

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Sacha wrote:
On 7/4/09 23:12, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote
after "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

There was a small cloud of midges over our pond this morning but I
have also
seen small black flies, about pin head sized, that I think may be
the suspects.

Is that those horrible little "no see 'ums" that leave a ferocious
itch behind? I think they look like delta wing aircraft in
miniature.

Yes, the ones that fly past your face and you only catch a glimpse
then are gone only to return a few moments later (having taken a
bite)

Ah yes, those little b.........lighters! ;-)) My other less than
favourites are the flies that look like ordinary houseflies until
they nip you, leaving a ferocious itch behind. In fact, they fly a
bit slower than houseflies do and have a white marking underneath,
IIRC but you certainly know when you've met one.

Anthisan is the answer! Anything that won't calm down needs antihistamine
taken internally. Very recently, Enzo had to take some meds which gave him
a rash and intolerable itching. Anthisan sorted it out, so it seems to work
on many things that cause itching, not just bites.

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Aries wrote:
On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:00:36 +0100, Ophelia wrote:

Sacha wrote:
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Anthisan is the answer! Anything that won't calm down needs
antihistamine taken internally. Very recently, Enzo had to take
some meds which gave him a rash and intolerable itching. Anthisan
sorted it out, so it seems to work on many things that cause
itching, not just bites.

I've been taking a non drowsy antihistamine tablet every day now
since I first started getting bitten :(

So long as you are sorted out:)

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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
from Aries contains these words:
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:46:06 GMT, Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
from Aries contains these words:
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:21:34 GMT, Rusty_Hinge wrote:

Anti-perspirants contain aluminium compounds. It has been found
that users of such anti perspirants are more prone to cancers
associated with a build-up of aluminium compounds in the tissues.

Is that true, or a fallacy ?

It was an item in a programme like Medicine Now, Casenotes or
similar on Rajo4 or World Service a few months ago, so I'd say it
was true...

:(

They did say that there was (as yet) no evidence as to whether it was
the cause of the cancer, or the cancer was the cause of the
absorbtion.

However, it did seem to find that people who used those deodorants who
had the cancer, absorbed aluminium compounds, especially from underarm
ones.

(Modern first-class cricketers should be exempt, as underarm
deliveries are no longer legal...)

That is me out then! Never could throw a ball overarm:( My boys were
definitely not impressed:)

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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
from "Ophelia" contains these words:
Martin wrote:

I put it on my socks.

Hmm, you don't think your sock have enough malodorous content
without the Deet? Oh poooheee:)

Things like that are readily absorbed by the soles of the feet.

The skin absorbes Deet?

Isn't it too early for midges?
 

Kathy wrote:
"Bobbie" wrote in message
...

Snip

They don't seem to have reached us here in Dorset. I have never been
bothered by them, nor by the mozzies that gather round the pond.

I didn't get bothered by midges and mozzies much when I lived in Dorset
either.
The bloody Blandford fly was another matter :-{

Although I was never bitten myself I do believe it was a real problem at
one time. I read that things have improved considerably in the past years.
quote

Bites from the notorious Fly have been dramatically reduced thanks to
aggressive treatment of rivers.

Authorities along the River Stour, including North Dorset, East Dorset
and Poole Councils and the North Dorset Primary Care Trust, contribute
to the treatment, which is carried out by the Centre for Ecology and
Hydrology.

The larvae are sprayed as they emerge from the river in late April to
prevent them reaching adulthood and causing a nuisance to local people.

North Dorset District Council, which contributes over £8,000 a year to
the treatment, manages the project as the concentration of the insect
has traditionally been highest in the district.

end of quote
North Dorset District Council

Bobbie

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Not a lot of bog myrtle growing in Persha, medear - unless on Rannoch
Moor? If I get the chance this summer I'll "liberate a root or two for you.

Ta. I found some round the Killin area a while ago - 1958 IIRC. It's
probably not there any more...

Coming, as Compo's does, from the Flow Country, you'd better keep
the roots "weel weet".

They are so. Drookit. Agus bog floch.

I use the leaves as a tisane - you don't need nearly the weight of bog
myrtle leaf as you would of tea - it is said to be a nerve-tonic, and it
certainly makes me feel a lot more alive and - a lert.

Never needed a nerve tonic, though an eye tonic would come in
well handy right now! 8-(

You never know - worth a try, as eyes are just funny lumpy nerves with
bits on.

--
Rusty
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