is there anywhere in scotland (ideally central) that doesn't have midgies?

[AitchTwoOh]

we just camped in York, it was amazing to sit out in the evening without being mugged by wee beasties...

have just bought avon skin so soft for our move to kirkudbrightshire...
..and now you tell me there's no midgies!

I lived there ngdb there are midges in that part of the world.

good, because i've bought the skin-so-soft, and i'm determined that it'll work.

see you in brighouse bay, db.

eeeh aitch..york isnt in scotland.. unless the scottish parliament have staged a coup this afternoon

yes, i was initially concerned that you thought york was in scotland.

we were being polite in not mentioning it.

i know that, fm, thank ee very mooch. we were in york, camping... it was so pleasant not to have to put up with being bitten or slathering ourselves in greaseball stinky shite. (and yes, i do mean skin-so-soft).

tsk. you CAN read, can't you db?

aye

she's right about skin-so-soft making you feel greaseball, though. and if it gets in your hair it's soooo rank.

for the record, can i poiint out that dr hauschka's sun tan lotion also contains citronella and smells heavenly? we used this last time in midgie heaven (ayrshire) and didn't get bitten. however, the stoopid EU has insisted it be taken off the market so you have to buy up old stock.

wonder if i can get it from the US. i'll see and then if you want i'd be happy to get you some more, Aitch.

i think they're just not making it any more. poxy eu.

fuck! that sucks!

why did the EU have a problem with it?

i hate to have to get the DEET + sunscreen stuff from the US but it's the only thing that works and isn't greasy.

it's because they were using the australian uva meter (not the right word but ykwim) and if they were to use the euro guidelines they'd have had to put in some wierdy ingredients. annoying.

dr hauschka.

I was gutted. We used it on the DCs and it was great.

i get to sick of that EU shit sometimes. that's why Lupe Pintos can't import monterrey jack cheese anymore. bastard!

lol expat monterey jack tastes like shit. lolol.
i live near lupe pintos, you know. best chorizo out there imo.

Oh yy aitch. We have to make regular treks to Gt Western Road for cooking chorizo. Though we did get a damn fine one in Waitrose recently too.

oh, aitch.

how can you say that about jack cheese? it's one of the only ones i like. and now she can't get it in. and some other stuff, too.

dammit.

i buy loads of them and freeze them. they defrost really quickly, in fact it's easier to get the skin off when they're a bit harder.

I buy loads of them and freeze them, too.

and the canned green chile/salsa verde.

and Zartrain's red beans and rice.

great for breakfast with scrambled eggs and corn tortillas.