Relationship Chat thread #9 (official, guys, Texas, brother)

[fleetiebelle]

We've had stink bugs starting to show up around here, but I haven't seen anything remotely like that picture, above. Stick bugs are annoying but harmless, so I let them be.

[TheBeagleLady]

Originally Posted by Union Federal

We have greenhead flies here, probably the most vicious fly that exists on this planet. Luckily, they only exist near the salt marsh areas. Their bite feels exactly like being stabbed by a thumbtack. Makes mosquito bites feel like a Swedish massage.

The Greenhead and You - Atlantic County Government

I sometimes drive through the salt marsh near my house, and hundreds of them viciously swarm my truck. I give them the finger.

LOL

I'll try not to complain too much about the mosquitoes!

[TheBeagleLady]

Originally Posted by Union Federal

Ohhh, man. I was in Virginia during the last cicada emergence. I think it was the 17 year swarm. It was like a Biblical plague. They were dropping out of trees by the dozen and landing on my head. They are harmless, but they grip your skin for dear life and are ugly as sin. And they were the size of a freakin' cell phone. Crazy.

Gross! I could do without ever experiencing that.

[SeaOfGrass]

**sob** They just towed our old car away...

[cricket_factor]

Originally Posted by SeaOfGrass

**sob** They just towed our old car away...

Awwww...light a candle.

[jacq63]

Sigh. I only wish I had your insect problems. Union Federal, the flies we experience in rural NSW feel like a red hot poisonous thumbtack when they bite. The mosquitos here....well I bet they could airlift a small child. Good thing there are so many deadly spiders here, b/c they're good at keeping some of the 'skeeters at bay. Some of the fatter spiders are kept in check by the red-bellied black snakes, occasionally by the more deadly brown snake. Don't get me started on the dingoes..

Right now in the dead of winter, we only have to worry about being turned out of our home by mice. One peeked over the top of the drapes as we were watching "Mystic River" on DVD, but I think he'd already seen it.

This is getting like Monty Python..."you lived in a shoebox?? when I was young we didn't have anything so luxurious"!

[SeaOfGrass]

Originally Posted by cricket_factor

Awwww...light a candle.

Originally Posted by jacq63

Sigh. I only wish I had your insect problems. Union Federal, the flies we experience in rural NSW feel like a red hot poisonous thumbtack when they bite. The mosquitos here....well I bet they could airlift a small child. Good thing there are so many deadly spiders here, b/c they're good at keeping some of the 'skeeters at bay. Some of the fatter spiders are kept in check by the red-bellied black snakes, occasionally by the more deadly brown snake. Don't get me started on the dingoes..

Right now in the dead of winter, we only have to worry about being turned out of our home by mice. One peeked over the top of the drapes as we were watching "Mystic River" on DVD, but I think he'd already seen it.

This is getting like Monty Python..."you lived in a shoebox?? when I was young we didn't have anything so luxurious"!

LOL!

Mosquitos eat me alive, too, but luckily haven't had a problem yet this summer. Ours are just "normal" mosquitos, though, I guess.

[TheBeagleLady]

[quote=jacq63;15123558]Sigh. I only wish I had your insect problems. Union Federal, the flies we experience in rural NSW feel like a red hot poisonous thumbtack when they bite. The mosquitos here....well I bet they could airlift a small child. Good thing there are so many deadly spiders here, b/c they're good at keeping some of the 'skeeters at bay. Some of the fatter spiders are kept in check by the red-bellied black snakes, occasionally by the more deadly brown snake. Don't get me started on the dingoes..

Right now in the dead of winter, we only have to worry about being turned out of our home by mice. One peeked over the top of the drapes as we were watching "Mystic River" on DVD, but I think he'd already seen it.

This is getting like Monty Python..."you lived in a shoebox?? when I was young we didn't have anything so luxurious"![/quote]

Of course not! We walked barefoot to school in the middle of a blizzard, 10 miles each way. LOL

[SeaOfGrass]

Originally Posted by dogwalker425

Of course not! We walked barefoot to school in the middle of a blizzard, 10 miles each way. LOL

Uphill both ways.

[TheBeagleLady]

Originally Posted by SeaOfGrass

Uphill both ways.

Yeah, I don't know how I forgot that part. LOL