tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post2253433076223566283..comments2023-12-15T09:44:25.056-05:00Comments on Frozen Woman: Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why I Hate BugsLaurie Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-56749128501461948512010-07-25T12:55:26.439-04:002010-07-25T12:55:26.439-04:00Oh my gosh, my camping trip was amazing, but I was...Oh my gosh, my camping trip was amazing, but I was completely eaten by bugs! And, I react really badly, too :( Not to mention I got stung by a bee IN the car while we were driving. They love me, I must have sweet blood, too :DPonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502461808889145260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-75493416407113830742010-07-13T15:59:00.634-04:002010-07-13T15:59:00.634-04:00Toothpaste, vinegar to soothe bites, Avon moisturi...Toothpaste, vinegar to soothe bites, Avon moisturizer + blanket to avoid them – I shall try them all!<br /><br />:) L<br /><br />P.S. Glad you liked the "lolling," Squirrel; I rather like it myself!Laurie Grassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-49564100945772426402010-07-13T15:25:08.765-04:002010-07-13T15:25:08.765-04:00Eek that one's a beauty eh? My mum's a bu...Eek that one's a beauty eh? My mum's a bug magnet, I get a few but not as bad. Mosquitoes hate Avon moisturiser, it's weird. Whenever I go out at night I slap that on.<br /><br />Can I also say I love that you used the word 'lolling'. :D <br /><br />Hope the bites fade soon, sounds like an awesome vacation though!Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087794277683329143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-18762370528302419892010-07-13T11:23:00.980-04:002010-07-13T11:23:00.980-04:00Good that you got away, bad that you are a bug mag...Good that you got away, bad that you are a bug magnet. Looks like a nasty little bite. I'd carry a blanket with me at night, if nothing else, people will think you're homeless and leave you alone. lol<br />I was stung by a hornet a couple of months ago and it took forever for the place to go away. It looks like it is going to leave a scar now! Scars are cool if you have a good story to go with them ... getting stung is not a good story.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575686459496908135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-9993199272810916122010-07-12T22:44:53.440-04:002010-07-12T22:44:53.440-04:00Vinegar also can reduce the inflammation and itch ...Vinegar also can reduce the inflammation and itch of mosquito bites. Stinks. Maybe I'll try the toothpaste next time my kids get bit.<br /><br />To avoid mosquito bites, you might try taking B vitamins (it's either B6 or B12, and I can't bring myself to go hunt for the book that holds this info). Apparently an excess will excrete something through your skin and mosquitos don't like the smell. My kids who won't take B vitamins get bit all summer; those of us who take a daily B-complex don't get bit.<br /><br />Glad to hear you had a couple nice mini-vacations :)WarmSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192702662231361355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-6455593872574016252010-07-12T22:06:01.331-04:002010-07-12T22:06:01.331-04:00OK, I have heard of toothpaste...just not in this ...OK, I have heard of toothpaste...just not in this context, lol!!Laurie Grassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-88567967873241052032010-07-12T22:05:25.409-04:002010-07-12T22:05:25.409-04:00See! People have no sympathy!!
And, no, I've ...See! People have no sympathy!! <br />And, no, I've never heard of toothpaste...must go put some on now so it dries before I go to bed.<br />:) L<br />P.S. Some day I'll share my wasp bite story...Laurie Grassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-65602074312396842822010-07-12T21:54:47.612-04:002010-07-12T21:54:47.612-04:00Wow, Laurie, if you react that badly to mosquito b...Wow, Laurie, if you react that badly to mosquito bites, I don't blame you a bit for hating them! I'm not real fond of them myself, but thank goodness, I don't have your problem.<br /><br />My bug story: When I was about 7, I went camping at Yosemite with my cousins and aunt and uncle. We kids had a tent and sleeping bags. Just as we were getting ready to go to sleep, my cousin Diana screamed that there was a "giant ant" in the tent. Naturally, we all had to try to get away from it, and naturally, it disappeared. Finally, after shifting sleeping bags around, etc., we all got settled ... and I felt this ticking on the back of my hand. I looked -- it was the GIANT ANT! Sucker was a good inch long, big and black! I screamed and shook my hand as I shot out of my sleeping bag, but it STUCK. It BIT me! It hurt! I was hysterical. Someone managed to get the thing off my hand.<br /><br />My uncle came in, stomped the ant, and tried to calm me down. "He BIT me, Uncle Tommy!!" I sobbed.<br /><br />"Well, did you bite him BACK?" He and my cousins laughed and laughed. I was deeply insulted. Obviously, none of them cared that a GIANT ANT had bit me and hung on! They thought it was funnY! I don't think I slept for the rest of the camping trip ...<br /><br />(laughing) Anyway. I've since learned that the ant was actually a carpenter ant, common anywhere there's rotting wood and wood duff. They DO look like giant ants. And every time I've seen one since I shudder.<br /><br />Anyway. Thought I'd share. ;) Hope you're feeling decent and that your bites have calmed down ... toothpaste works on mosquito bites, did you know?<br /><br />-WrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-51368527983032533822010-07-12T19:25:05.611-04:002010-07-12T19:25:05.611-04:00Haha! Those Italians – they just like being poetic...Haha! Those Italians – they just like being poetic! :) LLaurie Grassihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297964722383351333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551994216062621619.post-46443888784195422472010-07-12T19:06:23.395-04:002010-07-12T19:06:23.395-04:00I've been a magnet for biting bugs since I was...I've been a magnet for biting bugs since I was a child, too I was also told about the 'sweet blood' thing. Personally, I think it's something they say to make us feel better while we scratch.Lene Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223128667829847717noreply@blogger.com