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shawner88



Joined: 01 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zed wrote:
rapier wrote:
Zed wrote:
I've never used a mosquito net here nor felt the need for it. 3 years - 7 different apartments.

Really? does thw whining sound of bloodsuckers landing on you and biting, not bother you at all???
For the small number of them that I've encountered here, not really.



You've been lucky so far, Zed. Do you have aircon? When I had aircon I never noticed mogies because I never had to open the window and mogie's hate cold.

If you don't have one, I betyour luck runs out soon. Now that you're thinking about them you're gonna feel the sting of a zillion angry zappers! Twisted Evil
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never had air-con before now but I don't like cold either. I'm either lucky or not as sensitive to them as others I guess.
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kangnamdragon



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:58 am    Post subject: Re: Mosquitos Reply with quote

TECO wrote:
how are they in korea?

I kill them by the dozens each night here in Taipei.


bad...take vitamin B
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vitamin B wards off mosquitos?

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Homer
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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For successful sleep in Korea, you must have a) a mosquito net b)ear plugs to block out the noise from the street c) work out regularly to make you tired on time d) Keep off the caffiene and cigarettes


Interesting.


I use screens on my windows.
No ear plugs as I live high enough not hear the traffic and one side of the building is on a mountain side.
I do work out but in the morning.
I drink coffee in the afternoon.

And....(drum roll)

I sleep like a baby.

I guess it varies from people to people.

Back home I lived in a busy city neighborhood so noise is the same...I take no notice.
Mosquitoes...at my parents place in the country you cannot stay outside at night they are so many of them.

I get the odd stinger and sucker in the house but not that many (we are lucky).
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desultude



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If there is one buzzing around my apartment, I just put a little repellant around my shoulders. Nothing like what I had in Alaska! What's a few mozzies!
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shawner88



Joined: 01 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn. Alaska is a must-see on my list. Is it really THAT bad?
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desultude



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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shawner88

Damn. Alaska is a must-see on my list. Is it really THAT bad?


Just look at the my previous post on this thread- you decide.
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ryleeys



Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Southern Maryland = penninsula = mosquitos.

I'm curious as to what I get here... I've travelled everywhere in America during the summer and the worst I've seen is still at home (worse than the swamps of Florida).

I do however want to get an A/C... just not sure how it'll work with this whole lack of windows thing my apartment has...
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

shawner88 wrote:
Damn. Alaska is a must-see on my list. Is it really THAT bad?
I expect that you could avoid the worst of it by going at a particular time of year like August perhaps.
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:57 am    Post subject: Re: Mosquitos Reply with quote

kangnamdragon wrote:
TECO wrote:
how are they in korea?

I kill them by the dozens each night here in Taipei.


bad...take vitamin B
Why should I take vitamin B?
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really? They are in abundance through any warm period there?
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shawner88



Joined: 01 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder if they are doing anything about the problem or if they cant because of environmental laws against chemicals or whatever.
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desultude



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
shawner88

I wonder if they are doing anything about the problem or if they cant because of environmental laws against chemicals or whatever.


Yeah, why don't they just ask Exxon for advice?
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kangnamdragon



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zed wrote:
Vitamin B wards of mosquitos?


yes
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