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joe blow
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by joe blow » Mon 21st Jul 2008 01:40 pm
will i need repellant, ive heard that this time of year their rampant, i dont want maleria!!!!
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axeman9
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by axeman9 » Mon 21st Jul 2008 01:42 pm
Dont think ive ever come across moaquitos in Amsterdam.
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joe blow
Posts: 76 Joined: Sun 13th Jul 2008 10:27 am
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by joe blow » Mon 21st Jul 2008 01:47 pm
axeman9 wrote: Dont think ive ever come across moaquitos in Amsterdam.
yea my spellins shit,so is my pot!!!!!!!!! couldent get much worse!!
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Boner
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by Boner » Mon 21st Jul 2008 01:50 pm
I've seen swarms of mozzies (I cant spell for shit either) in places like Marken & Volendam but only a few in Amsterdam, I always take something with me as they seem to love the taste of my blood (I reckon its the weed & beer) so if they like you then I'd take something with you.
joe blow
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by joe blow » Mon 21st Jul 2008 02:01 pm
Boner wrote: I've seen swarms of mozzies (I cant spell for shit either) in places like Marken & Volendam but only a few in Amsterdam, I always take something with me as they seem to love the taste of my blood (I reckon its the weed & beer) so if they like you then I'd take something with you.
cheers boner,ill be takin some,only 4 weeks to go!!!!!!
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Tall Guy
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by Tall Guy » Mon 21st Jul 2008 03:38 pm
There is no malaria or dengue fever in the Netherlands, I think you are quite safe.
I have never seen any mossies at all, and they LOVE me in the tropics. Apparently they do exist though.
If you want to worry about something, vermin-carried diseases are much more likely. And the clap.
Boner
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by Boner » Mon 28th Jul 2008 07:31 pm
A friend of mine just spent a week in Amsterdam and got bit to death, his wife got bit on her finger and had to have her wedding ring cut off, the mossies are about.
Prestoned
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by Prestoned » Mon 28th Jul 2008 08:00 pm
I read that the way they bite you makes it impossible to catch aids and such. But Im not a doctor
CHELSEA_SMOKERS_SOCIETY
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by CHELSEA_SMOKERS_SOCIETY » Mon 28th Jul 2008 08:24 pm
joe blow wrote: will i need repellant, ive heard that this time of year their rampant, i dont want maleria!!!!
i understand that smoke is a good repellent for mosquitoes and other insects alike. need i say more?
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Ash333
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by Ash333 » Mon 28th Jul 2008 09:59 pm
when we have outdoor smoking sessions in blighty in the summer we use these:
http://www.blacks.co.uk/Mosquito-Coils/ ... fe-Systems
harmless to humans, they smolder like incense and seem to work.
With big open windows pop one just outside and the insects wont come in.
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milehigh
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by milehigh » Tue 29th Jul 2008 08:41 am
Tall Guy wrote: There is no malaria or dengue fever in the Netherlands, I think you are quite safe.
West Nile Virus? :check:
Bring some repellent.
DC
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by DC » Wed 30th Jul 2008 11:49 am
5 bucks from Blokker.
Tall Guy
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by Tall Guy » Wed 30th Jul 2008 11:52 am
milehigh wrote: Tall Guy wrote: There is no malaria or dengue fever in the Netherlands, I think you are quite safe.
West Nile Virus? :check:
Bring some repellent.
Blimey, I didn't know that! thanks for the tip MH.
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by Lemming » Wed 30th Jul 2008 07:44 pm
We got bitten to death by mosquitoes when we were there at the beginning of July. Never encountered mossies there before.