Rjayader 2009 (My take...)

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Re: Rjayader 2009 (My take...)

Post by Newtsalad » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:55 am

apparently, it's the carbon dioxide in yer breath that attracts 'em. Not a lot of people know that......

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Re: Rjayader 2009 (My take...)

Post by CeeGee » Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:27 am

That's how Deet works, so I've heard, by masking the CO2.

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Re: Rjayader 2009 (My take...)

Post by Newtsalad » Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:15 pm

Oh, right. I've not heard that angle. I just thought it was really toxic to them.
Did you see Tom Cruise in War of The Worlds on telly last night?
Them Tripody type thingy's were what midges aspire to be, weren't they? Sucking all the blood!

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