[AT] Are we alive?

[charlie hill]

There's a place about 50 miles from here that is the jumping off point for 
the world.  It's a huge marsh point of a few thousand acres with one ridge 
down through it that some folks have lived on back to colonial times.  I 
used to know a guy there, he's passed now, that told me what ever I did when 
I was there NOT to kill a mosquito.  I asked him why.  He said that's the 
only thing that keeps us from being like XXXXXXXX,  another nearby town, 
that used to be a fishing village too but is now a major tourist trap and 
home to transplants from far way places with strange sounding names.  So I 
guess they do have a purpose.   I know another old guy in his 90's who grew 
up with my dad.
He told me he was down there once and saw a mosquito standing flat footed 
"mating" a turkey.   He said two more grabbed his brother by the shoulders 
and were flying off with him until he grabbed his brothers ankles.  grins.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jennelle
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 7:39 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Are we alive?

Ahh, that's okay Charlie.  I'll try to make do without them.  Thanks anyway.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 7/14/2012 5:40 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> I can send you some Ron.  Water is a constant here even when it's dry out.
> There are so many rivers, creeks and swamps here that there's always
> somewhere for the mosquitoes to breed.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Cook
> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 6:10 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Are we alive?
>
> Charlie,
>       Now that you have mentioned it, I have not notice much in the line
> of mosquitoes.  There were a very few in June, but I have not noticed
> any as of late.  Sure sign of drought.
> No waterholes for them to hatch out of.  Can't say I miss the
> mosquitoes, but a rain would be most welcome.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
> On 7/14/2012 1:35 PM, charlie hill wrote:


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