Comments on: I REALLY hate those little

By: sb158

sb158 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:18:00 +0000

Peroxide? Never tried that. Next time I’ll try it and see what happens…No fire ants is a very good criteria…I agree!

By: Amy (Greenbean)

Amy (Greenbean) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:33:50 +0000

I know what you mean about those nasty little buggers. When DH was looking for a job when we were in Alaska, part of my criteria was no fire ants. I did find that peroxide seemed to kill the itch & help them heal faster if I remember right. I got a nasty infection in my ankle one time from those things (when we lived in TX).

By: sb158

sb158 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:34:05 +0000

I can imagine how much it hurt! I learned my lesson, too, and I’m much more careful about where I stick my fingers without looking!

By: Ribbit

Ribbit — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:09:27 +0000

Hey, Dad braced me up going down the aisle so I didn’t limp and the new man carried me back down the aisle. No one knew until the reception. It hurt, though. Lesson learned. Never take out the trash can in bare feet.

By: sb158

sb158 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:29:57 +0000

OMG, really? It’s funny now, but I doubt it seemed that way at the time! What a mental image, walking up the aisle dragging that bare foot behind! ROFLMBO! Sorry, can’t help it. Life with you must never be boring! And that’s a good thing.

By: Ribbit

Ribbit — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:05:38 +0000

Once upon a time, I was bitten buy several of those blankers on my pinky toe. My foot swelled up so badly that I dragged it around behind me like Igor. Thank goodness my wedding dress was long enough so that you couldn’t see I wasn’t wearing shoes. Seriously.

By: sb158

sb158 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:00:54 +0000

Wow, a sudden epidemic of some Roma-killing plague, I guess. I have to start more zucchini, too. Fresh zucchini is one of my favorite garden things. You might consider trying WD 40 for the mosquito bites; I swear it works. Usually one squirt does it; occasionally need two, though. When I take the dog out at night after some rain, I can come in with 6 – 7 bites if I forget the Off. Give ‘em a few squirts, and by morning you can never even tell I had any bites at all.

By: Annie's Granny

Annie's Granny — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:23:41 +0000

Well, you can take heart that I only got 2 piddly zucchini off of my sickly plant. I replanted, so hope I get some before winter. And what is with the Romas? You’re the second blogger I’ve read today who is having problems, and mine (which looked just fine a week ago) also looks as though it’s going to expire…and it is LOADED with tomatoes!

Ouch, I don’t blame you for having a few names for those ants! I’m getting mosquito bites this year for the first time in years. Our city has always sprayed for them before, so I don’t know what happened this year.