Kilties beware, the midge is out there!

**Jimmy** · 18th June 10, 06:19 AM

last night I was up at Helensburgh on the Gairloch and later on in the evening went down to Duck Bay on the southern shores of Loch Lomond, I was'nt kilted but as the weather was very warm most people, like myself were in shorts.
Today, I'm sitting at work still scratching myself after last night's Midge attack, they were certainly out in force on Loch Lomondside last night.

So indigenous kilties and kilted visitors alike, be aware as this seems to be a vintage season for our minute flying friends

**McFarkus** · 18th June 10, 06:23 AM

Arrrrggghhh!

**BoldHighlander** · 18th June 10, 03:09 PM

Didn't someone once say that Skin So Soft was successful in repelling the wee beasties?

Just curious....

**Nighthawk** · 18th June 10, 04:00 PM

I remember my grandmother complaining that she moved out of Scotland to get away from the "bloody midges" only to get to Colorado and get assaulted by the "bloody mosquitoes!" Gods bless her...

**dfmacliam** · 18th June 10, 06:09 PM

Skin so soft was something we took to the field with us, to combat the chiggers.. I laugh when I think back to the Avon lady having Marines lining up to get their orders in...

**English Bloke** · 18th June 10, 06:52 PM

I was up in Aberdeen for the week gone on a course. Can't say the midges were a problem but a seagulls deposited what looked like eight bowls of porridge onto my car.

**BroosterB1** · 18th June 10, 08:50 PM

I live in the desert, the wee nasties dare not live here.

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**Nighthawk** · 18th June 10, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by BroosterB1

I live in the desert, the wee nasties dare not live here.

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Lucky you. I used to live in Chama- they were terrible there!!

**BroosterB1** · 18th June 10, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Lucky you. I used to live in Chama- they were terrible there!!

Midges are not mosquitos, rather a smaller nastier swarming buglet that bites. We have a few skeeters, but my trees have bats.

**BoldHighlander** · 18th June 10, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by peacekeeper83

Skin so soft was something we took to the field with us, to combat the chiggers.. I laugh when I think back to the Avon lady having Marines lining up to get their orders in...

I had some sort of "issued" bug repellent when I was in the Army down at Benning. Don't know exactly what it was, it came in a plain white plastic bottle, marked "Bug Repellent" in black, but whatever it was it worked!

I had a bottle of the stuff when I came home & used it until it was gone.
Wish I had some now