Ok, so I love my job…..LOVE IT!! It is awesome getting to hang out with kids and do amazing outdoor activities in beautiful parts of the country. The only downside (and I know you haven’t heard this before!) is the rain and worse, the midgies. I hate midgies with every single fibre of my being and when I was a kid wasn’t pursued by them…..however, I appear to have taken on the likeness of a fresh Aberdeen Angus steak as they chase me everywhere I go….kind of like the bees in the pink panther cartoons.
So what is the solution (apart from eradicating the bams for good)??? Well, this stuff called Deet. Deet is put in insect repellant and you may think, hey!! There goes the midgie problems and you’d be right….but I am a little concerned with it….because you’re allowed to apply it to your skin but you aren’t allowed to put it anywhere near synthetics, plastic or your contact lenses (!!) because it’ll melt right through them…..but it’s ok to put it on your skin…..hmmmmmm….does anyone else see my concern here??
So the question is, do I not use the Deet and get totally violated like one of hannibal lecters victims? Or do I use the Deet worrying that my waterproof jacket may melt off my body?
Ok, what to do is get a hold of one of the midges and tell him that if any of his buddies bite you, even if it is not him, you are going to give him the kickin’, so its up to him to ensure nonr of them bite you. It’s basic Midgey Psychology. Works like a charm and no danger of melted synthetics. Jobs a Good un!