Re: [Leica] have a beer, everyone

[John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>]

The evil mosquitoes tend to rather thick on the ground in Edmonton too
(thankfully not this year). I find DEET very effective though you have to be
careful not to get it on any plastic camera parts. It also has the side
effect of repelling unwanted suitors as well:-). My funniest bug experience
was when a friend of mine came home from a business trip and dragged me off
on an "old farm building in canola" photo safari. We got about half way
through the field before we were completely overwhelmed by mosquitoes and a
host of other as yet unclassified bugs. One week later I will still finding
them nestled in various nooks and crannies of my body. Ever since then I do
not do sentimental rural scenic photography. Just a small part of my
aesthetic development

John Collier

> From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
> 
> The first time I went to the Mosquito Coast in Honduras everybody warned me
> about how horrible the mosquitoes would be - they will bite through blue
> jeans, you can't breathe without getting them in your nose and mouth,
> etc.  Well, South Carolina is perfect training for the Mosquito
> Coast.  They didn't bother me at all there!  Here I can't walk out of the
> back door without being covered.  I've followed all of the old-time
> remedies - eat lots of garlic, don't eat bananas, don't wear perfume, wear
> light clothes, etc. They still love my blood.  Mosquitos, no-see-ums, and
> horse-flies are the only critters that keep me inside!
>