Pet Peeves

[Isadora]

The no-see-ums are out

I hate those dang things.

 

[muddy75]

I hate those dang things.

Me toooo! They leave big welts where I get bitten

 

[muddy75]

Me toooo! They leave big welts where I get bitten

And they can bite through my leggings

 

[Isadora]

And they can bite through my leggings

Time for chain mail.

 

[muddy75]

Time for chain mail.

I keep saying I’m going to get that propane bug catcher!

 

[Isadora]

I keep saying I’m going to get that propane bug catcher!

Is that some kind of zapper?

 

[Bonkerelli]

I think that's what we have here. The kids have little welts on their necks that bleed when they get bit. Nasty creatures.

@Iluveggers they're called horse flies in my neck of the woods. They take a chunk outta your skin and will share for a couple hundred feet.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

@Iluveggers they're called horse flies in my neck of the woods. They take a chunk outta your skin and will share for a couple hundred feet.

Yup, get a bite in Spring and there's a red mark there til Christmas!

 

[Isadora]

Yup, get a bite in Spring and there's a red mark there til Christmas!

I got bit by a tick practically two weeks ago now and there's still an itchy scab there.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I got bit by a tick practically two weeks ago now and there's still an itchy scab there.

Ticks are nasty!