Hi John Gunter and oppos Magic here again at the start of the week end seems to come round dam quick these days. Remember in Kluang weekend seemed ages away planning the next island trip or one to jb and singers. Well this weekend I am roady as my partner (I’m the live in ) is doing a gig at the senior service club on Saturday night. Quiet good fun actually as they have a raffle mostly bottles of rum “ I wonder why” which always gets passed round great stuff . No rations here for those who have been on a ship.
Back to the reunion have you got any ideas where or when. I’ll put up a bottle of whisky for the one who has travelled the furthest for the men and a bottle of gin for the ladies. How’s that for a start . Have’nt heard anything from a Kluang trip yet , May next year seems to be bandied around anything further. Any way thinking of it and the approach of our summer a bit of writing for you to pass the time below.
MIDGES, DEET AND THE SUN
Summer will soon be amongst us, so it is time to get ready to repel midges and mosquitoes as it’s not cost effective to buy tigre or anchor beer to drink a way to keep mossis away, may I remind folk to use some effective anti midge/mosquito repellent. Practical user trials have shown that only those repellents that contain DEET are up to the job. DEET is the common name for Diethyl Toluamide. If the repellent has it, it is extremely effective, if it doesn't, it isn't. For Brits, Boots the Chemist sells suitable stuff, but beware!!! Both the DEET stuff and the non-DEET stuff are similarly packaged. Also, I've never worked out why pumps and sprays are so popular. The pumps cost more and weigh more, and it's difficult to get the last little bit out.
If the hot sun persuades you to have a swim, then don't forget to re-DEET your body when you emerge from the water.
I guess that no-one needs to be reminded to apply sun-screen before hastening out in to the sun. Sun burnt and bronzed bodies are very much more liable to skin cancers but then again at our age we aint goin worry that much after a few I zikky zum bars and a skin full of tigre cant wait for 2011.
Regards to all have a super weekend
Toodle pip Magic
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