Enough is enough.  We need a government that actually listens to the people.

Quote from: Alex on September 08, 2026, 02:47:24 PMThe sun was out this morning, now it's gone very dark and looks like rain.  I'm off with another delivery for the charity shop, another mixed box of goodies. 

On behalf of charity shops, thank you! I took a load to ours at the weekend, courtesy of my daughter in law. I must sort out some of our stuff, can't be bothered atm. 😑

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I use Anthisan it's a cream antihistamine and it's very effective .

Apparently the little pests only bite in their lavar stage they look like tiny ticks .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombiculidae

Booked my car in now for about 10 days time.    
They are going to run me home,   then bring it back when they've finished.

I hope it passes everything alright,  as I'm skint now I've paid the decorators!    

A busy day.  
Hospital appointment follow up appointment this morning,  pouring with rain along the A14, ,  then dashing home again to the decorators working on my spare room since yesterday.

They have been so good,  really hardworking,  no sitting in their van drinking coffee half the day,  and helped me with one or two other jobs while they were here, too.   They loved the dogs too,  so that made life easier too.   Good blokes.
They started yesterday morning,  and worked non-stop,  and have finished tonight.  I am really pleased with what they've done.

So tomorrow I want to shampoo the carpet,  and once that's dry, I can start moving all the stuff back out of the living room and back into the spare room again.  So that will keep me busy for the next few days.  

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Quote from: Alex on September 08, 2026, 02:49:45 PMI've never heard the name before either.  Mosquitos make a bee line for me so I have a couple of Citronella candles on the patio table.  They don't always work 

Gnats always make a bee line for me too, Alex.   
Every summer I get bad bites,  even ending up on Penicillin for the worst ones.   My Mum used to be the same.
I read somewhere that they are attracted to certain blood groups,  but have never understood how they could know what blood  group someone is before they even bite them?

Something has been biting for about the last month again,  but so far I am keeping on top of it.


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Quote from: muddy on September 08, 2026, 03:04:54 PMMosquitoes don't bother me ..
In face I am usually impervious to bites but not to chiggers .
They just love me .

Muddy,  I have two or three things I use with these wretched bites now.
There is a 1% Hydrocortisone cream I get from the chemist which is helpful,  but also,  for something more 'natural',  have a look at the this website:

https://www.lessmosquito.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo3ZmxT8e647nGnaVnTSUSSQ-9jSAweEi4YIobMIfF2LV2LghCY

I have their little electric shock gadget which works if you can use it straightaway,  but I prefer their 
After Bite  liquid, it's good.   It's in a little applicator with a spongy bit on the tip, and you just dab it onto the bite.   I find it good.


I don't use Citronella  essential oils or the candles at all,  as they are unsafe for dogs and pet birds to inhale.  (I don't know if they are safe around cats or not).

Quote from: Alex on September 08, 2026, 07:02:20 PMhttps://metro.co.uk/2026/09/08/rnli-boats-denied-entry-two-ports-met-protesting-crowds-portsmouth-29562896/

The RNLI boats that picked up 140 migrants in the English Channel were denied entry to two larger ports and forced to go ashore during large protests, it has been revealed.

Crews on the boats were also threatened with legal action if they approached either Southampton Port or Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire.

Crews were forced to bring the migrants to Eastney, Hampshire, where around 500 protestors met police, firefighters, Border Force and other officials opposing the operation to bring the migrants ashore.

Eastney is in Portsmouth but is several miles further east along the coastline from Portsmouth Harbour.

A broadcast on an open marine VHF radio detailed that Southampton Vessel Traffic Service and King's Harbour Master Portsmouth denied the RNLI permission to enter both of their ports and their approaches.

The broadcast also informed RNLI coxswains from Bembridge and Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight that failure to comply with this would lead to direct criminal prosecution against them.

A spokesperson for Associated British Ports (ABP) confirmed the crew was told not to come to Southampton.

They said: 'ABP did receive an enquiry about landing recovered migrants at the Port of Southampton.

'We had to decline the enquiry as the Port did not have suitable reception facilities available. If there had been a safety of life at sea issue where Southampton was the closest port or if we had received a formal Direction from the authorities, then we would have played a role.

Nearly 800 illegal men in 24  hours
What is the RNLI up too ?
They must be doing this with the full knowledge and consent of the government .