Thread: mosquitos!!
View Single Post
  #14  
Old 05-29-2007, 08:59 PM
300SD81's Avatar
300SD81 300SD81 is offline
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: University of Georgia
Posts: 1,082
Quote:
Originally Posted by nate300d View Post
What has worked for me when I get mosquito bites is to apply some rubbing alcohol. It does not completely eliminate the itch, but it does greatly reduce it.

rubbing = isopropyl? I've got a gallon of it sitting around for biodiesel titrations, will give that a try next time..


Quote:
Originally Posted by Tirebiter View Post
They are so big in Alaska that they need NAV numbers and I think they can be tracked on radar. Each one can take a pint of your blood every twenty minutes.

DEET works well. I have dropped a chunk of dry ice in an an empty five gallon bucket and found thousands of them dead in an hour or so.

I take a shot of vodka every few minutes until I don't care about the itching
how does the dry ice thing work?
__________________
Ich liebe meine Autos!

1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL | Megasquirt MS3-Pro | 722.6 transmission w/ AMG paddles | Feind Motorsports Sway Bar | Stinger VIP Radar | AntiLaser Priority | PLX Wideband O2 | 150A Alternator | Cat Delete
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday...
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage.
2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot

Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!
Reply With Quote