Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 Thought I would give you all a chuckle. I was sitting in the recliner earlier, feet tucked up under me, reading. I thought I saw a bug crawling up my shirt and I smacked it ... hard! Well, only then did I remember that I have on my Lyme Disease t-shirt and the bug was just part of the shirt. I now have a black and blue mark on my stomach. LOL! (Told you I smacked it hard.) Must be having a Lyme-Brain day!! If anyone is interested in these t-shirts, visit this site: http://www.bugshirts.com/ I have no affiliation with this company at all, other than my hubby and I are the proud owners of two Lyme shirts. (And we have both received quite a few comments on them and a LOT of questions.) Hope everyone is having a happy Friday! Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 --- <jeand@...> wrote: > From: " " <jeand@...> > > Thought I would give you all a chuckle. I was > sitting in the recliner > earlier, feet tucked up under me, reading. I > thought I saw a bug crawling > up my shirt and I smacked it ... hard! Well, only > then did I remember that > I have on my Lyme Disease t-shirt and the bug was > just part of the shirt. I > now have a black and blue mark on my stomach. LOL! > (Told you I smacked it > hard.) Must be having a Lyme-Brain day!! > > If anyone is interested in these t-shirts, visit > this site: > http://www.bugshirts.com/ > I have no affiliation with this company at all, > other than my hubby and I > are the proud owners of two Lyme shirts. (And we > have both received quite a > few comments on them and a LOT of questions.) > > Hope everyone is having a happy Friday! > > Ann > > > Ann- Just checked out the shirts and as soon as I can Im going to order a couple. Just think of the statement those would make at a conference if everyone with Lyme wore one to represent the fact that they are indeed infected. I would love to see the press cover that one. L > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Campaign 2000 is here! > > Discuss your thoughts; get informed at ONElist. See > our homepage. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Please send privately messages unrelated to lyme. > /archives.cgi/ > /archives.cgi/Lyme-Docs > Email: -subscribeonelist > You may substitute " unsubscribe " , " digest " , or > " normal " for > the word " subscribe " ( " normal " is the opposite of > " digest " ) > _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 1999 Report Share Posted June 19, 1999 >From: " " <jeand@...> > >Thought I would give you all a chuckle. I was sitting in the recliner >earlier, feet tucked up under me, reading. I thought I saw a bug crawling >up my shirt and I smacked it ... hard! Well, only then did I remember that >I have on my Lyme Disease t-shirt and the bug was just part of the shirt. I >now have a black and blue mark on my stomach. LOL! (Told you I smacked it >hard.) Must be having a Lyme-Brain day!! >Ann Ann, So you had a hallucination of the real kind! LOL! That is hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Whenever we've moved and the spiders have been lodging we just keep putting them out - after a while you get there, but I do know some people who always leave one or two to work on flies etc. With the ants you need to find where they are getting in and then next time you finish a jar of honey put it in their path/trail and try to block any points of access (impossible I know), usually find they don't come back after the honey jar is down. Best of luck Julea ) Things are only impossible, until they're not. The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything. http://www.Emagforall.netfirms.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 QVC sell a device that you lug into n ordinary electrical socket which emits a high pitch which humans and dogs can;t here that frighten the crawlies away. Havne;t tried it myself as we don;t have issues here but others I know foudn them very good MAndi in UK > Does anybody know of an " acceptable " way to rid of ants and spiders? > We live in a new home and we're infested. > > Thanks, Jill > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Don't know about spiders but Borax will get rid of ants, just sprinkle it at their entry point and paths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 In a message dated 1/27/04 1:31:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, Mum231ASD@... writes: > QVC sell a device that you lug into n ordinary electrical socket which > emits > a high pitch which humans and dogs can;t here that frighten the crawlies > away. > Havne;t tried it myself as we don;t have issues here but others I know foudn > > them very good > MAndi in UK My mom swears they are great Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Dear Jill, If you need to get them (ants) off your counter or floors right away, just spray with Windex window cleaner or vinegar and water spray. It kills them dead. I have also heard of sprinkling pepper (white or red) around where their trail is. I only had black pepper and it still seemed to ward them off from coming back. I try not to spray ant spray in the house, but have had great luck going around the perimeter of my townhome and spraying to keep them from coming back in. Don't know how to naturally rid your home for spiders. bugs > Does anybody know of an " acceptable " way to rid of ants and spiders? > We live in a new home and we're infested. > > Thanks, Jill > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I've heard that cucumber peels are sure to send the ants running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Thanks to you all for your great ideas! I believe Windex has ammonia which isn't good around our kids according to DAN! I don't know what is in Borax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 In a message dated 1/27/04 11:00:51 PM, jill_martinez@... writes: << I believe Windex has ammonia which isn't good around our kids >> I've been using the Aubrey cleaning products and really love them. They smell wonderful! Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Shudderrrrrrrrrrrr! . . . . And this is just the basic food products . . . I wonder what lurks in the food processing places? One of our friends grinds her own flour and bakes all the bread products they eat . . . She and her hubby love the breads . .. I didn't know it, but even the flour you buy has been treated with preservatives - otherwise it wouldn't last long enough to make it to your house . . . Yet, they never list the stuff they put in flour! . . . Something you can do when you buy flour - put it in the freezer for 48 hours. . . This will kill any eggs that may be in the flour. . . If you're interested in a flour maker . . . check www.breadbeckers.com . . . A bit expensive to start, but in the long run, it should be much cheaper than buying quality breads. Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I store my flour in the freezer, but for a different reason...it is to keep it fresh. I used to buy my flour in bulk at the health food store, but most people don't realize that ground flours are already rancid by the time you buy them. Do you know why? It is because the oils in the wheat kernel are very susceptible to rancidity once exposed to oxygen. Wheat germ oil oxidizes very quickly, as does flax seed oil and other oils. Oils worst enemies are heat, light and oxygen. So, once the wheat kernel is ground (or flax seed or whatever), the oil that is present is exposed to oxygen. By the time YOU buy it at the health food store, it is already rancid, especially if has been sitting in a bulk bin for awhile. (On another note, NEVER buy ground flax seed. Always buy the whole seed and use a small coffee grinder to grind fresh seed. Flax seed oil is more susceptible to rancidity than any other oil. Buy in small quantities, buy in black bottles, store in refrigerator and use quickly.) You can easily tell when something is rancid...it has a peculiar sour odor that you will identify quickly once you've smelled it. The best way to buy and store wheat flour is to buy the whole grain kernel and grind as you need it. Make it freshly ground, so that the fragile oils are not oxidized quickly. I have a grain mill that actually uses a stone....I make my own stone ground whole wheat flour (but now that I know I am gluten intolerant, I have to find new gluten free grains!) There are several good grain mills out there, but I really love mine! (It was recommended in Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions, called a Jupiter Grain Mill). It's a snap to grind the flour. Takes seconds. Now, I know that most people are not going to run out and buy a grain mill and grind their own flour. So, the next best thing to do is buy good quality flour and store it in the freezer all the time. This will keep the oils as fresh as possible. I guess it also helps keep the bugs away too! Patty Rogene S <saxony01@...> wrote: Shudderrrrrrrrrrrr! . . . . And this is just the basic food products .. . . I wonder what lurks in the food processing places? One of our friends grinds her own flour and bakes all the bread products they eat . . . She and her hubby love the breads . .. I didn't know it, but even the flour you buy has been treated with preservatives - otherwise it wouldn't last long enough to make it to your house . . . Yet, they never list the stuff they put in flour! . . . Something you can do when you buy flour - put it in the freezer for 48 hours. . . This will kill any eggs that may be in the flour. . . If you're interested in a flour maker . . . check www.breadbeckers.com . . . A bit expensive to start, but in the long run, it should be much cheaper than buying quality breads. Rogene How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I gind and make our own bread as well. Half whole wheat and half spelt. My husband LOVES it. Penni Re: BUGS I store my flour in the freezer, but for a different reason...it is to keep it fresh. I used to buy my flour in bulk at the health food store, but most people don't realize that ground flours are already rancid by the time you buy them. Do you know why? It is because the oils in the wheat kernel are very susceptible to rancidity once exposed to oxygen. Wheat germ oil oxidizes very quickly, as does flax seed oil and other oils. Oils worst enemies are heat, light and oxygen. So, once the wheat kernel is ground (or flax seed or whatever), the oil that is present is exposed to oxygen. By the time YOU buy it at the health food store, it is already rancid, especially if has been sitting in a bulk bin for awhile. (On another note, NEVER buy ground flax seed. Always buy the whole seed and use a small coffee grinder to grind fresh seed. Flax seed oil is more susceptible to rancidity than any other oil. Buy in small quantities, buy in black bottles, store in refrigerator and use quickly.) You can easily tell when something is rancid...it has a peculiar sour odor that you will identify quickly once you've smelled it. The best way to buy and store wheat flour is to buy the whole grain kernel and grind as you need it. Make it freshly ground, so that the fragile oils are not oxidized quickly. I have a grain mill that actually uses a stone....I make my own stone ground whole wheat flour (but now that I know I am gluten intolerant, I have to find new gluten free grains!) There are several good grain mills out there, but I really love mine! (It was recommended in Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions, called a Jupiter Grain Mill). It's a snap to grind the flour. Takes seconds. Now, I know that most people are not going to run out and buy a grain mill and grind their own flour. So, the next best thing to do is buy good quality flour and store it in the freezer all the time. This will keep the oils as fresh as possible. I guess it also helps keep the bugs away too! Patty Rogene S <saxony01 > wrote: Shudderrrrrrrrrrrr! . . . . And this is just the basic food products . . . I wonder what lurks in the food processing places? One of our friends grinds her own flour and bakes all the bread products they eat . . . She and her hubby love the breads . .. I didn't know it, but even the flour you buy has been treated with preservatives - otherwise it wouldn't last long enough to make it to your house . . . Yet, they never list the stuff they put in flour! . . . Something you can do when you buy flour - put it in the freezer for 48 hours. . . This will kill any eggs that may be in the flour. . . If you're interested in a flour maker . . . check www.breadbeckers.com . . . A bit expensive to start, but in the long run, it should be much cheaper than buying quality breads. Rogene How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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