On 9/18/2015 11:16 AM, Don Wiss wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sep 2015, Don Y wrote:

I have rather intense seasonal allergies. When I finally tried to do something
about it (because I couldn't *breathe*), the MD started with a "scratch test"
on my back (check sensitivities to specific irritants). Of the ~48 (?)
seasonal allergens tested, I produced a strong response to 42 of them.

You can control seasonal allergies somewhat by going dairy-free. You only
need to go dairy-free during the allergy season. The casein in dairy
increases mucous. Some singers avoid dairy for this reason.

My allergies are such that my *skin* itches just from the "crud" in
the air.

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:45:20 -0400,
"(PeteCresswell)" wrote:


This does not have to happen tomorrow, or next week, or even next month.
Storm season is coming and it's probably best to wait until next spring
to actually place the kayak.

Meanwhile, I'd like to kill that poison ivy, have it stay killed, and
not get a case of the stuff preparing/using the site.

Short-term, there's no need for any vegetation at all to survive in that
area.

Long term, I'd try to plant it with beach grass and fertilize it hoping
to maintain a poison ivy-free/erosion-free zone.

Anybody have a plan?
--
Pete Cresswell

Who owns this land? You?

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:14:42 -0400, micky
wrote:

Do mosquito bites make you itch?

No.

I did catch plenty in my mouth boating through the Everglades at
night. Never itched. Skeeter bites did make me itch when I was
younger, though.

Per micky:
Who owns this land? You?

Bay front property?

In my dreams.

The real question is "Who cares"... and the answer so far has been
"Nobody".
--
Pete Cresswell

In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:47:27 -0700, Oren
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:14:42 -0400, micky
wrote:

Do mosquito bites make you itch?

No.

I did catch plenty in my mouth boating through the Everglades at
night. Never itched.

Never had that, but first time I was stung by a bee or a wasp, it was
inside my mouth. It really didn't hurt much. I was amazed. When I was
little, people made me so afraid of being stung.

Skeeter bites did make me itch when I was
younger, though.

Me too. A lot. I once got a mosquito bite bump on top of anoher bite
bump.

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 21:05:13 -0400, micky
wrote:

Skeeter bites did make me itch when I was
younger, though.

Me too. A lot. I once got a mosquito bite bump on top of anoher bite
bump.

That must be awful.

micky writes:

In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:47:27 -0700, Oren
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:14:42 -0400, micky
wrote:

Do mosquito bites make you itch?

No.

I did catch plenty in my mouth boating through the Everglades at
night. Never itched.

Never had that, but first time I was stung by a bee or a wasp, it was
inside my mouth. It really didn't hurt much. I was amazed. When I was
little, people made me so afraid of being stung.

Don't get complacent.
If you haven't been stung since, sometimes they hurt like the devil.
Watch out for wasps.

I've had a few that were mild and a few that felt like I was holding
a 110V wire.

--
Dan Espen