no rain today. mr. sun is trying to dry things up. now there is plenty of skeeters

I think I killed 20 mosquitoes about three or four at a time in about ten minutes.

Learned from a doc, Vitamin B-1; I take 500 mg during mosquito season, seldom get bit, only draw back, when sweating or on occasion smell or get taste of B-1/baby vitamins.

Actually, I think I heard that years ago. I can't remember how well it worked.

I am not sure how well it works in the "swarm" conditions that exist now. I think I'll put a can of "deep wood's off" in the car.

I lived on a lake, surrounded by a state park, shared this info with neighbors & they could not believe the results. Slowly most of the 80 homes around me were doing the same. I am a big guy, smaller people cut the amount in half. F Y I.

Thanks, I'll give it a try. I really don't like spraying "Deet" all over me!

Here's some stuff I found on the net.



"A study back in the 1960s indicated that taking vitamin B1 (thiamine) may be effective in discouraging mosquitoes from biting. However, studies since then have been inconclusive.18 The theory is, taking more vitamin B1 than your body requires causes the excess to be excreted through your urine, skin, and sweat. Vitamin B1 produces a skin odor that female mosquitoes seem to find offensive.

This vitamin is water-soluble, and there is no danger of toxicity—even at high doses—so it is a safe measure to try. Dr. Janet Starr Hull recommends taking one vitamin B1 tablet a day from April through October, and then adding 100 mg of B1 to a B100 Complex daily during the mosquito season to make you less attractive to mosquitoes. You may also want to forgo bananas during mosquito season, as something about how they are metabolized appears attract mosquitoes. Research also suggests that regularly consuming garlic or garlic capsules may help protect against both mosquito and tick bites."

This is what I woke up to at 5:30am this morning. When will it ever stop????

The rivers are over the banks. The dams are overflowing. People are being washed downstream.

NOW ... huge clouds enter Texas for more rain and severe weather.

Who needs hurricanes?

No **** all the lakes are closed around here, due to all the rain... It has stopped just a little bit ago, but more is on it's way..

Joe how are you doing at your house? Hope all is staying far enough away from y'all...

I built on the high end of the airport so I don't flood even when the other end of the runway is under a foot of water. Water is flowing over the dirt road at the far end of the runway so we aren't getting mail (the mailman to too lazy to drive around to the other end of the runway). Hundreds of cars are pulled over to the side of the road where they promptly went into the ditch and are now under about five feet of water. Several of the Houston freeways went completely under water.

I have seen it much worse around here and if the big rains hit today again, it might get that way. I'll be on high ground no matter what.

(but I went out last night and got a bucket of fried chicken just in case!!!!)

Wow that is wild for sure have seen a lot of the pictures from Houston & Austin. Just unbelievable for sure.. Glad that you are where you don't have to worry about it...

I'm good where I'm as well just will be glad when it is all over..

My daughter is having a pool put in right in the middle of all this stuff. Of course it is at a stand still..

This was shot of downtown Houston a couple of days ago.

You sure have big bridges over Texas creeks!

You know it's bad when the OVERPASS goes under water!

We have this thing in the sky not sure what it is it warms your face when you look up and makes you smile

So glad u r all getting some much needed sun. I hope everyone is okay, both physically and emotionally and your homes have not flooded. It has been quite a month for you guys and hope the rain is done for awhile.

Actually we are suppose to have sunshine all week till the weekend then chance of rain again...But maybe by then it will give a few places chances to dry out... And they can let water out of some of the lakes hopefully not flooding even more people....

As far as where I'm will be battling with the fire ants... Shshs they are all over my yard... Going to buy rain boots and ant killer to put out all over the yard... tonight... Can not walk across the yard without them getting me... Well can barely walk across the yard it is so soaked

Ortho Home Defense is a good, safe long lasting, pest killer. Where dry, spray on house, concrete, etc. Will kill till it is washed off & will not bother pets.

forecast is for mostly sunny all week, with highs in the 90's. canyon lake is at 100% capacity, so summer water sports at the lake and guadalupe river should be nice