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Originally Posted by TxVicki  I break out in horrible welts if a mosquito bites me. Here in Texas in the evening heat can be a real problem with them. I did something that someone suggested to me. To buy Sea Breeze and use a cotton ball and rub on my feet and leg's, since they said mosquito's hate the smell. So I bought and tried and so far I haven't any bite me at all. Not sure if that may be option for you or not to try. |
Sea breeze? Can you link me to that? As I am sure there are quite a few products labeled that.
The mosquito bites, --- well general insect bites make me highly irritable because usually some of the insects cause welts, and most cause rashes which I either end up scratching and making it worse or feel painful(sometimes those big obnoxious flies that make me want to buy those electric rackets -- out of pure hatred for them)
So when I am standing out there and she's taking her sweet long time at friggin' 9-10 pm because she wouldnt do her business at neither 8 nor 9 and then if she doesnt do it at 9 I'll either try again at 10pm or midnight... but yeah waiting out there for 20-40minutes depending on the day is not very fond if there are a ton of insects trying to make a quick meal out of me....
I am going to be 100% honest, off record... if I was to say a time when I don't mind going out with her to the bathroom (well her bathroom) is during the daytime provided there's no insects, and I am not dying of heat out there... I'll tolerate the cold because I can just gear up (we have coats for that), but if all I am wearing is a t-shirt, shorts and flipflops because the heat is bad-- I can't just very well do anything about that...
Though for next year.. I might just find some way to cool down a potty area by providing shade and a strong fan. Maybe if I could put in some sort of outdoor fan that I can just leave out there -- and just flip a switch or something. It's not that I want to bemoan or something.. I mean recently its been cooler but earlier this month we've had 90degree humid temperatures which end up feeling like 100s....
I kind of want to find a dog friendly sun block as well.. because I've been noticing that the rays have been quite intense recently (compared to say last year-- maybe it's just me but to me I feel like I get burnt by the rays easier lately).
Problem with regular Spf100 sunblock is that if a dog licks you, they'll likely be poisoned by it...especially if you slather it on... or something...