Black Flies..

jms — 10/22/2004 1:24:42 AM (archived)

Did some field work years back in Canada north of Lake Superior. It was May, and the Black flies were waxing. Nearly lost what sanity I had left. Neither cigarettes (I'm years smoke free now) nor cigars nor insect repelent, nor curses, nor appeals to the divine powers would keep those beasties outta my eyes. Advice from the local guide? "When your eyes swell up you'll not feel it anymore."

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I was bearly awake when... - jms - 10/19/2004 3:21:18 PM
- Update: - jms - 10/21/2004 3:59:58 AM
  - Interesting..... - Lindy - 10/21/2004 6:04:12 AM
- Here in the Bay Area it's mountain lions roaming the suburbs. - Tom Brosz - 10/19/2004 3:43:25 PM
  - We've got lions, too. - jms - 10/19/2004 4:28:14 PM
    - Local wildlife - Lindy - 10/20/2004 7:15:05 AM
      - Bugs - LJ - 10/21/2004 8:25:24 PM
        
        Black Flies.. - jms - 10/22/2004 1:24:42 AM
    - Get yourself some tigers, and you'll be in Oz! - Mary Anne - 10/19/2004 6:50:46 PM
      - Starter pistols... - LJ - 10/19/2004 7:35:44 PM
        
        You will pardon my skepticism - David F Mayer - 10/20/2004 5:50:35 AM
        
        re: You will pardon my skepticism - Tom Brosz - 10/20/2004 5:42:01 PM
        
        Pardoned - LJ - 10/20/2004 6:10:21 AM
      - Got tigers, too. - jms - 10/19/2004 7:21:02 PM
- Hey, get your grammer right... - Nick Hoffman - 10/19/2004 3:29:30 PM
  - I saw a bear in my pajamas this morning... - jms - 10/19/2004 11:41:41 PM
    - Were you still in them at the time? (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 10/20/2004 10:41:20 AM
      - Marxist!!! - Mary Anne - 10/20/2004 9:43:21 PM
        
        Marxist Hero - jms - 10/20/2004 11:31:36 PM
      - Now that's just plain KINKY Nick! (n/t) - LJ - 10/20/2004 4:47:39 PM
  - Good word - jms - 10/19/2004 4:23:18 PM

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