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> Hello folks!
> We had a sunny Friday, and a sunny Saturday... until a terrific
> thunder and lightning storm hit us.  Wow!  Fairly spectacular, with
> lightning flashes directly above us, ear-splitting thunder and
> torrential rain.  Did I mention we had old-fashioned tents with metal
> poles?  Hmm.  Interesting.  We all hid in our tents for about 2 hours
> while it bucketed it down, then emerged like wary rabbits for dinner.
> Good thing we'd already gone on a walk to the waterfall, because all
> other activity was out!
> Anyway, today (Sunday) we built shelters in the woods, did tie-dying
> and then tidied up the camp, downed tents and came home.  I already
> have my second load of laundry in the wash, have my backpack unpacked
> and put away, have had a shower and a cup of tea, and am now writing
> out the course guidelines for an evening class I'll help teach this
> autumn.  I'm covered in midge bites, but it's good to be home!

> -- Jo in Scotland

> Hello folks!
> We had a sunny Friday, and a sunny Saturday... until a terrific
> thunder and lightning storm hit us.  Wow!  Fairly spectacular, with
> lightning flashes directly above us, ear-splitting thunder and
> torrential rain.  Did I mention we had old-fashioned tents with metal
> poles?  Hmm.  Interesting.  We all hid in our tents for about 2 hours
> while it bucketed it down, then emerged like wary rabbits for dinner.
> Good thing we'd already gone on a walk to the waterfall, because all
> other activity was out!
> Anyway, today (Sunday) we built shelters in the woods, did tie-dying
> and then tidied up the camp, downed tents and came home.  I already
> have my second load of laundry in the wash, have my backpack unpacked
> and put away, have had a shower and a cup of tea, and am now writing
> out the course guidelines for an evening class I'll help teach this
> autumn.  I'm covered in midge bites, but it's good to be home!

> -- Jo in Scotland

> I have no idea what a midge is. When we were on vacation in the Tennessee
> mountains last week, something bit me. "What was it?" asked DH.
>     How would I know?
>     I did not stay awake identifying anything that might take a bite of my
> wrinkled old hide.
>     Whether a boa constrictor or a tarantula, it itched like mad.
>     I tried all the logical reliefs - and nothing helped.
>     Totally wild and desperate - the *Bite* had gone from a tiny little pink
> spot to an enormous whelp with sibling whelps appearing around it.
>     I tried a ridiculous coat of something I'd read about in the newspapers.
> Here in the usa it's called "Vick's Vaporub".  Contains, maybe, menthol,
> turpentine and eucalyptus. Ordinarily, it would be helpful for a stuffy
> nose.
>     This was not an ordinary situation.
>     Absolutely desperate (not to mention, borderline ***), I tried
> rubbing the Vicks on the bite.
>     Ahhh.  Peace.  Quiet.
>     Smelling like the***ens but who cared?
>     And just one more silly cure - sometimes painting the bites of vile
> little critters with nail polish - clear, psychedelic puce or fire truck
> red, no matter, - will put the bites to rest.
>     Rest.
>     Ah, yes.
>     That is a good thing.  Polly

>>Hello folks!
>>We had a sunny Friday, and a sunny Saturday... until a terrific
>>thunder and lightning storm hit us.  Wow!  Fairly spectacular, with
>>lightning flashes directly above us, ear-splitting thunder and
>>torrential rain.  Did I mention we had old-fashioned tents with metal
>>poles?  Hmm.  Interesting.  We all hid in our tents for about 2 hours
>>while it bucketed it down, then emerged like wary rabbits for dinner.
>>Good thing we'd already gone on a walk to the waterfall, because all
>>other activity was out!
>>Anyway, today (Sunday) we built shelters in the woods, did tie-dying
>>and then tidied up the camp, downed tents and came home.  I already
>>have my second load of laundry in the wash, have my backpack unpacked
>>and put away, have had a shower and a cup of tea, and am now writing
>>out the course guidelines for an evening class I'll help teach this
>>autumn.  I'm covered in midge bites, but it's good to be home!

>>-- Jo in Scotland

> MIDGE: A midge is a tiny dipteran (two-winged) fly, a relative of the
> mosquito. There are thousands of midge species, however those of most
> interest to us are members of the Ceratopogonidae family - the "Biting
> Midges". This family belongs to the genus Culicoides, which consists of
> over 800 species in total. These biting midges are equipped with very
> specialised mouths that enable them to pierce skin.

>I have no idea what a midge is. When we were on vacation in the Tennessee
> mountains last week, something bit me. "What was it?" asked DH.
>    How would I know?
>    I did not stay awake identifying anything that might take a bite of my
> wrinkled old hide.
>    Whether a boa constrictor or a tarantula, it itched like mad.
>    I tried all the logical reliefs - and nothing helped.
>    Totally wild and desperate - the *Bite* had gone from a tiny little
> pink
> spot to an enormous whelp with sibling whelps appearing around it.
>    I tried a ridiculous coat of something I'd read about in the
> newspapers.
> Here in the usa it's called "Vick's Vaporub".  Contains, maybe, menthol,
> turpentine and eucalyptus. Ordinarily, it would be helpful for a stuffy
> nose.
>    This was not an ordinary situation.
>    Absolutely desperate (not to mention, borderline ***), I tried
> rubbing the Vicks on the bite.
>    Ahhh.  Peace.  Quiet.
>    Smelling like the***ens but who cared?
>    And just one more silly cure - sometimes painting the bites of vile
> little critters with nail polish - clear, psychedelic puce or fire truck
> red, no matter, - will put the bites to rest.
>    Rest.
>    Ah, yes.
>    That is a good thing.  Polly


>> Hello folks!
>> We had a sunny Friday, and a sunny Saturday... until a terrific
>> thunder and lightning storm hit us.  Wow!  Fairly spectacular, with
>> lightning flashes directly above us, ear-splitting thunder and
>> torrential rain.  Did I mention we had old-fashioned tents with metal
>> poles?  Hmm.  Interesting.  We all hid in our tents for about 2 hours
>> while it bucketed it down, then emerged like wary rabbits for dinner.
>> Good thing we'd already gone on a walk to the waterfall, because all
>> other activity was out!
>> Anyway, today (Sunday) we built shelters in the woods, did tie-dying
>> and then tidied up the camp, downed tents and came home.  I already
>> have my second load of laundry in the wash, have my backpack unpacked
>> and put away, have had a shower and a cup of tea, and am now writing
>> out the course guidelines for an evening class I'll help teach this
>> autumn.  I'm covered in midge bites, but it's good to be home!

>> -- Jo in Scotland

>> MIDGE: A midge is a tiny dipteran (two-winged) fly, a relative of the
>> mosquito. There are thousands of midge species, however those of most
>> interest to us are members of the Ceratopogonidae family - the "Biting
>> Midges". This family belongs to the genus Culicoides, which consists
>> of over 800 species in total. These biting midges are equipped with
>> very specialised mouths that enable them to pierce skin.

> Ah.  In my dialect, we call those "no-see-em's."  Little tiny bugs with
> bii-ii-ii-iig teeth!  The swelling you get is far out of proportion to
> the size of the bite.  *** little creatures.

> sounds like what we call chiggers.  And they do itch like crazy!
> http://www.FoundCollection.com/
> http://www.FoundCollection.com/
> I got itchy just reading the articles about them!

>>I have no idea what a midge is. When we were on vacation in the Tennessee
>>mountains last week, something bit me. "What was it?" asked DH.
>>   How would I know?
>>   I did not stay awake identifying anything that might take a bite of my
>>wrinkled old hide.
>>   Whether a boa constrictor or a tarantula, it itched like mad.
>>   I tried all the logical reliefs - and nothing helped.
>>   Totally wild and desperate - the *Bite* had gone from a tiny little
>>pink
>>spot to an enormous whelp with sibling whelps appearing around it.
>>   I tried a ridiculous coat of something I'd read about in the
>>newspapers.
>>Here in the usa it's called "Vick's Vaporub".  Contains, maybe, menthol,
>>turpentine and eucalyptus. Ordinarily, it would be helpful for a stuffy
>>nose.
>>   This was not an ordinary situation.
>>   Absolutely desperate (not to mention, borderline ***), I tried
>>rubbing the Vicks on the bite.
>>   Ahhh.  Peace.  Quiet.
>>   Smelling like the***ens but who cared?
>>   And just one more silly cure - sometimes painting the bites of vile
>>little critters with nail polish - clear, psychedelic puce or fire truck
>>red, no matter, - will put the bites to rest.
>>   Rest.
>>   Ah, yes.
>>   That is a good thing.  Polly

>>>Hello folks!
>>>We had a sunny Friday, and a sunny Saturday... until a terrific
>>>thunder and lightning storm hit us.  Wow!  Fairly spectacular, with
>>>lightning flashes directly above us, ear-splitting thunder and
>>>torrential rain.  Did I mention we had old-fashioned tents with metal
>>>poles?  Hmm.  Interesting.  We all hid in our tents for about 2 hours
>>>while it bucketed it down, then emerged like wary rabbits for dinner.
>>>Good thing we'd already gone on a walk to the waterfall, because all
>>>other activity was out!
>>>Anyway, today (Sunday) we built shelters in the woods, did tie-dying
>>>and then tidied up the camp, downed tents and came home.  I already
>>>have my second load of laundry in the wash, have my backpack unpacked
>>>and put away, have had a shower and a cup of tea, and am now writing
>>>out the course guidelines for an evening class I'll help teach this
>>>autumn.  I'm covered in midge bites, but it's good to be home!

>>>-- Jo in Scotland

> But ... I was always told that chiggers crawl (not fly) and that they
> burrow under the skin - midges don't do that.

> But ... I was always told that chiggers crawl (not fly) and that they
> burrow under the skin - midges don't do that.

> Regardless, Scottish midges are right up there with Finnish mosquitos, in
> my experience!

> Hanne in London

>> sounds like what we call chiggers.  And they do itch like crazy!
>> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
>> http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/arthopo/chiggers/
>> I got itchy just reading the articles about them!

>>>I have no idea what a midge is. When we were on vacation in the Tennessee
*friendly snipping*

> Howdy!
>   Midges are not chiggers.
> Chiggers burrow in and crawl under the skin,
> and drive you #%&*!%fricken*#&^$%^ nutz!
> Yeah, the fingernail polish can help, and the Vicks,
> or Campho Phenique or ice or anti-itch salves.
> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
>  (Mom usually had fingernail polish in her purse;
> Dad had Vicks nearby.)

> Midges fly.  Some bite, some don't.
> Another form of hell on earth.
> http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/
>  Again, anti-itch creams and calamine lotion give some relief.
> Some.
> Good luck!

> Ragmop/Sandy--staying indoors to quilt ;-D

> Howdy!
>  Midges are not chiggers.
> Chiggers burrow in and crawl under the skin,
> and drive you #%&*!%fricken*#&^$%^ nutz!
> Yeah, the fingernail polish can help, and the Vicks,
> or Campho Phenique or ice or anti-itch salves.
> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
> (Mom usually had fingernail polish in her purse;
> Dad had Vicks nearby.)

> Midges fly.  Some bite, some don't.
> Another form of hell on earth.
> http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/
> Again, anti-itch creams and calamine lotion give some relief.
> Some.
> Good luck!

> Ragmop/Sandy--staying indoors to quilt ;-D

>> But ... I was always told that chiggers crawl (not fly) and that they
>> burrow under the skin - midges don't do that.

>> Regardless, Scottish midges are right up there with Finnish mosquitos, in
>> my experience!

>> Hanne in London

>>> sounds like what we call chiggers.  And they do itch like crazy!
>>> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
>>> http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/arthopo/chiggers/
>>> I got itchy just reading the articles about them!

>>>>I have no idea what a midge is. When we were on vacation in the
>>>>Tennessee
> *friendly snipping*

> Howdy!
>  Midges are not chiggers.
> Chiggers burrow in and crawl under the skin,
> and drive you #%&*!%fricken*#&^$%^ nutz!
> Yeah, the fingernail polish can help, and the Vicks,
> or Campho Phenique or ice or anti-itch salves.
> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
> (Mom usually had fingernail polish in her purse;
> Dad had Vicks nearby.)

> Midges fly.  Some bite, some don't.
> Another form of hell on earth.
> http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/midges/
> Again, anti-itch creams and calamine lotion give some relief.
> Some.
> Good luck!

> Ragmop/Sandy--staying indoors to quilt ;-D

>> But ... I was always told that chiggers crawl (not fly) and that they
>> burrow under the skin - midges don't do that.

>> Regardless, Scottish midges are right up there with Finnish mosquitos, in
>> my experience!

>> Hanne in London

>>> sounds like what we call chiggers.  And they do itch like crazy!
>>> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
>>> http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/arthopo/chiggers/
>>> I got itchy just reading the articles about them!

>>>>I have no idea what a midge is. When we were on vacation in the
>>>>Tennessee
> *friendly snipping*