[Idyllchat] Mosquitos, anyone?

Kenneth Knoll kngineer@chartermi.net
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:49:58 -0400


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The recent postings about flies brings to mind the question of =
mosquitos.  Up until last year, after living in Luxembourg and Paris for =
several years, and many Untours, we had yet to encounter mosquitos in =
Europe.  Flies - for sure, but no mosquitos.  For those of us from =
mid-Michigan mosquito country, that is something to celebrate.  But last =
year, during our Untour in Austria, our luck finally ran out.  Every =
night, as we went to bed (in one of the nicest apartments around, =
Seiwald in Kuchl), the little buggers would start attacking.  It got to =
be a nightly ritual that, before getting in bed, I would prowl the =
bedroom with a swatter, and invariably get some, but never all of them.  =
So we learned to put up with a few.  On balance, the great time we had =
in Austria, and especially the wonderful hospitality of Terry Seiwald =
and her family, more that made up for a few pesky insects.

Ken and Jan Knoll
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  From: Ray Nagle=20
  To: Paulmickgardiner@aol.com ; joanherriges@sbcglobal.net=20
  Cc: idyllchat@lists.untours.com=20
  Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 11:00 PM
  Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] curious about flies in Meiringen vs. other =
towns...


  We just spent two weeks in Lungern ( 12 -26 July) and the flies were =
there. Although we ate lunch outside in Sarnen and Thun and were not =
bothered.

  Ray
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    From: Paulmickgardiner@aol.com=20
    To: joanherriges@sbcglobal.net=20
    Cc: idyllchat@lists.untours.com=20
    Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:05 AM
    Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] curious about flies in Meiringen vs. other =
towns...


    Isn't that funny. We have been in Switzerland many, many times and I =
don't remember flies. We had lunch in Meirigin last summer outdoors and =
no flies. I don't know if we were just lucky, or what. Both of us hate =
flies, so I am sure that we would have been aware of them.

    Michaela
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<DIV>The recent postings about flies brings to mind the question of=20
mosquitos.&nbsp; Up until last year, after living in Luxembourg and =
Paris for=20
several years, and many Untours, we had yet to encounter mosquitos in=20
Europe.&nbsp; Flies - for sure, but no mosquitos.&nbsp; For those of us =
from=20
mid-Michigan mosquito country, that is something to celebrate.&nbsp; But =
last=20
year, during our Untour in Austria, our luck finally ran out.&nbsp; =
Every night,=20
as we went to bed (in one of the nicest apartments around, Seiwald in =
Kuchl),=20
the little buggers would start attacking.&nbsp; It got to be a nightly =
ritual=20
that, before getting in bed, I would prowl the bedroom with a swatter, =
and=20
invariably get&nbsp;some, but never all of them.&nbsp; So we learned to =
put up=20
with a few.&nbsp; On balance, the great time we had in Austria, and =
especially=20
the wonderful hospitality of Terry Seiwald and her family, more that =
made up for=20
a few pesky insects.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Ken and Jan Knoll</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Idyllchat] =
curious about=20
  flies in Meiringen vs. other towns...</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>We just spent two weeks in Lungern ( 12 -26 July) and the flies =
were=20
  there. Although we ate lunch outside in Sarnen and Thun and were not=20
  bothered.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Ray</DIV>
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10:05=20
    AM</DIV>
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curious about=20
    flies in Meiringen vs. other towns...</DIV>
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    <DIV>Isn't that funny. We have been in Switzerland many, many times =
and I=20
    don't remember flies. We had lunch in Meirigin last summer outdoors =
and no=20
    flies. I don't know if we were just lucky, or what. Both of us hate =
flies,=20
    so&nbsp;I am sure that we would have been aware of them.</DIV>
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