YT2095
Executive Chef
Wow, I astonished reading this, "Chigger" is Not a word you would ever say out loud in Public in the UK!
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
EEE GADS...HELP CHIGGERS, What to do?
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keltin
Washing Up
Wow, I astonished reading this, "Chigger" is Not a word you would ever say out loud in Public in the UK!
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
Isn’t that the truth. I found all kinds of oddities between US and UK English while working with UK proof readers. In the UK, they call “blinders” on a horse, “blinkers”. If you want to say “run for it” they say “leg it” (I really like that one!). And just a bunch of other little subtle differences that are rather interesting. Do they still call cigarettes “fags” in the UK or is that defunct now?
If "blinkers" are "blinders" on a horse, then what do you call a turn signal on you car (we call them blinkers here in the South).
YT2095
Executive Chef
Indicators for a car (or bike)
here`s one though, we still say "fag" for a ciggy, and use "lift for elevator, but you say "Bum" which means to borrow permanently etc...
so in effect, Here if you`re caught Bumming a Fag in a Lift, you get strange looks from folks in the Lobby
here`s one though, we still say "fag" for a ciggy, and use "lift for elevator, but you say "Bum" which means to borrow permanently etc...
so in effect, Here if you`re caught Bumming a Fag in a Lift, you get strange looks from folks in the Lobby
Constance
Master Chef
Good one!Allen, we live in the country, and there are lots of snakes and lots of field mice around, but we've never had any mice in the house. Having a cat helps keeps them out better than anything. It's also important to make sure the house is good and tight.
Don't kill the snakes...they don't do any harm, and they'll help control the rodent population. Learn how to identify them, though...you don't want any rattle snakes around, mice or no mice.
Constance
Master Chef
Wow, I astonished reading this, "Chigger" is Not a word you would ever say out loud in Public in the UK!
the Uk / USA language gap seems quite funny at times
My dad was stationed in Wales during WWII, and he was amused by their expression, "Keep your pecker up", loosely translated as "Keep your chin up".
keltin
Washing Up
so in effect, Here if you`re caught Bumming a Fag in a Lift, you get strange looks from folks in the Lobby
LOL!
Fisher's Mom
Executive Chef
Allen, if you go to WalMart, go to the pharmacy and get a little bottle of pure peppermint oil and some cotton balls. Mice hate this stuff. If you place a few drops on cotton balls and then place them around, particularly the attic and basement and closets, it will definitely repel mice and it smells nice, too. Also, buy some cheap steel wool. If you stuff it into holes or areas that you know mice gain entrance, they will NOT chew through it. Copper scrubbing pads work, too and they don't rust but they are more expensive. I would also do the traps, etc. but it's much nicer keeping them away than having to deal with their little corpses!
Barbara L
Traveling Welcome Wagon
LOL I was thinking about the mice and rats when I mentioned snakes (that's why the snakes are there!).
Oh, please, please, please--no glue-boards. Have you ever seen a mouse on one of them? I have, when a friend used them. I won't get into it here, but I would never use them.
Barbarajpmcgrew
Executive Chef
LOL I was thinking about the mice and rats when I mentioned snakes (that's why the snakes are there!).
Oh, please, please, please--no glue-boards. Have you ever seen a mouse on one of them? I have, when a friend used them. I won't get into it here, but I would never use them.
I agree about the glue traps I just dont have the heart to do it.If I hafto get rid of a rat or mouse Id much rather use a trap and kill them instantly alot less guilt for me.
keltin
Washing Up
Oh good lord, I used a glue trap once, and it was freakin’ horrible. I’ll never, ever, ever use that sadistic piece of junk again. It’s much better to just use a regular trap and end it painlessly. The only up side is, when I used the glue board, after about 20 minutes of work, I was able to get the little guy off the board and let him go in the woods. Still, never again. 
Get a cat.
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LEFSElover
Executive Chef
I would have given my first cats hyde if I could have caught a mouse or rat a year ago on "anything". we tried the glue strips, no such luck.
now about the words not meaning the same, my hairdresser friend from London used to say, "Knock me up would ya" meaning to call me up..............
now about the words not meaning the same, my hairdresser friend from London used to say, "Knock me up would ya" meaning to call me up..............
justplainbill
Executive Chef
Try applying some Campho-Phenique
I haven't read all the responses so I don't know if this has come up yet, but we encountered chiggers when I was young and we were on vacation in the south. The treatment the "locals" used was Fels Naptha soap. Its not always easy to find, but it does work very well. You just wet it and rub it over the affected area. It killed the chiggers and was also soothing to the area as far as the itching was concerned.
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LEFSElover
Executive Chef
I thank you for this.
I do think our idea of moving to Tennessee is out the window now, we just can't get over the bugs living on us, in our bed, in our car, on our clothes, etc. I felt something on my skin yesterday, took it off, laid it on a white sheet of paper to see if it had 'legs'. very scary, but no, it was a hardened tiny little ball of thread. Still, I think we're done here.
