35 minutes being Devoured by Gnats in Pillow Carnival Grounds Today

[jeff of pa]

September 26, 1938





























Very Irritating 35 Minutes today.
I forgot to take Bug Spray with.
Though the Thickness of them may have Rendered the spay useless anyway.
I won't forget it Tomorrow.

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Relics



& 2 Toasted Wheaties




One on the Left Possible Dates
1909 - 1913 - 1915 or 1919
considering mintage's 1919 is most likely

one on right 193? or 195?
The green Color suggests to me Very early 30's

 

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[Tedyoh]

I know all too well of those viscous PA gnats...head net is the only way to go when its hot....nice finds!

 

[Kurios1]

Nice of you to post! Thanks for resisting the gnats and getting a few keepers. It's getting cooler!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Great shots, Jeff! Love the old church. Yep, gnats during the day and skeeters at dusk..ugh. Did a night hunt recently and my headlamp attracted SO many bugs it was almost impossible to detect. I put a hat on and doused my head and neck area with half a can of Deep Woods Off...im not sure what was worse, the bugs or the toxic fumes I was breathing lol...Thx for sharing, Ddf.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

You did well for the conditions!

 

[jeff of pa]

Great shots, Jeff! Love the old church. Yep, gnats during the day and skeeters at dusk..ugh. Did a night hunt recently and my headlamp attracted SO many bugs it was almost impossible to detect. I put a hat on and doused my head and neck area with half a can of Deep Woods Off...im not sure what was worse, the bugs or the toxic fumes I was breathing lol...Thx for sharing, Ddf.

I normally Use This in Unscented form.

Almost out, Cans I have feel so light,
I'm afraid if I try to test the spray I will empty them just witth 1 Quick Push.
Si I went on Ebay & grabbed this deal.

I do have a Large Unused Can of Unscented REPEL



as a backup.
no idea which is better.
both I have are surly expired by now.
probably 5 years old or older.

the AVON Usually lasts 10 Minutes Before the Gnats seem to get used to it.

smoking used to be my best remedy.


Punks after I quit



I may have to look into them again

 

[A2coins]

great post Jeff I hear ya the musqitos by me are very freakin irritating

 

[Rookster]

Way ta hang in there Jeff. You showed those nats who's the boss. Nice pics and finds.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

The little Bass Turds are up in my room constantly flying into my eyes. Just sprayed the trash can again......

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! And gnats really do suck!

 

[GaRebel1861]

I thought we down here in the Deep South had a monopoly on those gnats.

 

[jeff of pa]

I thought we down here in the Deep South had a monopoly on those gnats.

I wish

 

[Digger RJ]

Congrats on the finds!!! I understand the feeling. We ran into some biting black flies on Washington Island on Lake Michigan that were like flying piranhas. Pesky bugs!!!!

 

[Dug]

Not sure about your gnats, but the ones we have in coastal South Carolina bite. Finally figured out why they hurt so much when a magnified picture was taken of one.





Food for thought. I'm not a smoker but recently took up cigars when I found out that gnats and mosquitos do not like cigars.

 

[jeff of pa]

Not sure about your gnats, but the ones we have in coastal South Carolina bite. Finally figured out why they hurt so much when a magnified picture was taken of one.


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Food for thought. I'm not a smoker but recently took up cigars when I found out that gnats and mosquitos do not like cigars.

I did actually Get bit Yesterday.
when I hopped in the car to leave I noticed a tiny hole in my hand
in the General Area between my thumb & My Pointer finger.
that Itched & Swelled slightly.
Not a mosquito , that I am pretty Confident.
the itch went away before I even got out of town.
Personally I think it was one of those super tiny Yellow Bees/flies.
(not yellow Jackets)

 

[texjim]

Good job on getting a couple of oldies..

 

[Rydog]

For what it's worth, if those gnats are like the kind I'm familiar with, vanilla extract does wonders.

The cheap imitation vanilla extract is what I use but be sure to get the kind without sugar. Otherwise it's a bit sticky.

 

[dokc]

I've had good luck with dryer sheets - you take one and rub it over your hair, shoulders and arms then tuck one in around the collar of your shirt or sleeves. It works pretty good!

 

[jeff of pa]

the Avon Spray worked 100% on Friday the entire 30 Minute Hunt.
I Don't remember seeing even one. Of course that may have been
due to weather or Location..
But it was just a Typical Day in a Park Setting.

Only thing the AVON is sitting for over a Year,
and Almost empty. Is labeled "unscented" but Smells like bug Spray.
so it may be very Concentrated from sitting unshaken for a year or more