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Re: Midges!
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2010 »
cheers mate.

Back to midges. :P
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2010 »
Quote from: 666_pack on June 18, 2010
Quote from: twentyclicks on June 18, 2010
Quote from: Chuck on June 17, 2010
Quote from: suspectmonkey on June 17, 2010
Mind you, I have to say that Northern Irish midges arent a patch on Scottish midges.  The Scottish midges are fierce and you can actually feel the buggers biting you rather than just waking up with some red lumps the next day.
They are much smaller, so they can sneak through the anti-mozzy mesh that work in the NI.

You need that "no-see-um" material - appears to be what the Americans call midges.

Yes, we sell the Avon Skin so Soft in Tiso.  It's a very fine spray of a moisturising dry oil.  Smell is faint but pleasant.  I just got a bottle the other week but haven't tried it in anger yet apart from helping my sunburnt arms  8)

SORRY HIJACK

ahh you work in tiso?
Do you have any sofie merlins in stock if so how much? (If i'm barkin up the wrong tree sorry in advance)

I got mine in jacksons.
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2010 »
Just back from climbing on Pigeon, ate to bits by midges and we were using boots tropical strength repellent , it was a long stand on belay and fighting off the midges we couldnt ab off quick enough !
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2010 »
My lovely Avon lady gave me a free bottle to try out :) have to put her bin out while she is on holidays but I can live with that
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2010 »
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.....ate to bits by midges and we were using boots tropical strength repellent.....
Thanks for posting the product details...handy to know what to avoid.
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2010 »
I was really lucky on Saturday I didnt get touched  ;D
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2010 »
We didn't see any on the Iplod either. Far too windy prob!
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2010 »
Quote from: Chuck on June 20, 2010
Quote from: alanrsv on June 20, 2010
.....ate to bits by midges and we were using boots tropical strength repellent.....
Thanks for posting the product details...handy to know what to avoid.

I tried a Boots branded insect repellent in Scotland and it was useless (against midges at least!).  It was sticky on your skin and tasted horrible when you clobbered it on your face.  Worst of all, the midges seemed to like the stuff!  Once they landed on your skin they got stuck in the stickiness and so be attached to your body where they could happily munch away.
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Re: Midges!
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2010 »
Hyoid lovely Avon lady is now selling skin so soft half price so stock up and look forward till summer
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