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09/8/2014 at 11:24am
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I'd never heard of Smidge before, I used to Jungle Forumla the camping and outdoor one before a couple of friends told me about Avon Skin So Soft.
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09/8/2014 at 11:57am
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Avon Skin So Soft did nothing for me...but a) the midges love me above all other creatures, and b) we camp in places with notoriously bad midge infestations. I am a glutton for punishment, clearly.
I can't stand the feel, taste or smell of Jungle Formula or the revolting Deet. I'd rather endure the bites, than wear that stuff.
I hear Smidge is good. I am going to buy some.
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09/8/2014 at 7:28pm
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why do people talk about going to Scotland as if that pinpoints where you're headed, ie like it's a region ? :/ Scotland is a country ! Some regions of Scotland have a midgie problem others don't - where exactly are you heading & when ?
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09/8/2014 at 7:55pm
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Bad Penny, the OP has already stated where they are staying and when, both in their signature and in replies to others.
Every other poster has pinpointed their own experience in various areas of Scotland as well.
I don't see what the issue is, we often go to France and Italy too and that is what we tell people, both of these are countries rather than regions, but we don't necessarily pinpoint where we are going, unless it is relevant to the conversation or someone asks.
The main issue was the fact that the OP was needing advice on midge repellent, presumably the OP had already found out that the areas they are going to had a midge problem, there were no assumptions made that this affected the whole of Scotland.
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12/8/2014 at 7:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by tentaddict7 on 09/8/2014Bad Penny, the OP has already stated where they are staying and when, both in their signature and in replies to others.
Every other poster has pinpointed their own experience in various areas of Scotland as well.
I don't see what the issue is, we often go to France and Italy too and that is what we tell people, both of these are countries rather than regions, but we don't necessarily pinpoint where we are going, unless it is relevant to the conversation or someone asks.
The main issue was the fact that the OP was needing advice on midge repellent, presumably the OP had already found out that the areas they are going to had a midge problem, there were no assumptions made that this affected the whole of Scotland.
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Hi Jane, sorry I don't understand what you mean about the signature, but should have perhaps ben able to work it out by reading all the replies.
However I do find that generally speaking most people travelling from Scotland to England don't just say `I'm going to England' - they say which county (at the very least) however it doess seem the majority of folks going from England to Scotland don't specify - which rather seems to assume that Scotland is pretty much the same all over/not very big/both !
I didn't bother to add my own felings about midge repellant earlier as it's been pretty much covered - differing opinions & who can say which it `right' ? - only what filks have found right for them... I personally think that may well be dependent on how bad the midgies are at that particular time in that particular place as well as how well or badly the individual copes. Some folks just react far worse than others.
Anyway didn't mean to be grouchy (though I do get hacked off when Scotloand is consistently treated as a wee region of Britain) so sorry if if seemed an unfounded grouch ... & my personal recommendation is NETS ! When the midgies are really bad (& they can be bad in Invernessshire & the East too - it's totally dependent on the climatic conditions & the actual environment & both east & west have areas that are midgie nirvana) none of these repellants will keep the blighters off.
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12/8/2014 at 10:39pm
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can I suggest coming to the east of Scotland our midgies are not nearly as pesky as the west coast ones and the eastern highlands are very beautiful as well.
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