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Old 07-21-2021, 03:26 PM
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2021 0721 Wednesday @ 16:22
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+ I do agree that the mosquitos seemed to be attracted to some much more than others (e.g. my daughter and my "girl friend").
+ If I keep moving, I seem to be able to successfully evade the bugs.
+ I am surprised that more Villages residents don't fret spraying (but understand the incredibly effective effect it has in making evenings so pleasant).

Are You Ready For This - Sit Down & Fasten Your Seatbelt
It dawned on me, long ago (I grew up in Louisiana; also own in Maryland [now]), that my every exhalation seemed to be <the lure> for mosquitos. I was reminded of this in 2019/2020, here in TV. I would go to the squares and sit and listen to the music. That was in 2019 and toward the beginning of 2020.

Then it all changed - It just stopped!

Wearing a mask seemed to completely thwart the mosquitos' advance. I could be sitting "directly beside" other people (who were not wearing masks) These other people might be waving their arms about and grousing about being attacked. Not I; I felt as though I was in a protected bubble.

Go figure! BTW, I am quite serious. I think the mask, by stifling my exhalation, removed the mosquitos attraction.