[at-l] OT: DEET and NC post.

[rafe.bustin@verizon.net (Raphael Bustin)]

At 08:14 PM 7/6/2002 -0400, sAunTerer wrote:

>Possible reasons for US longevity stats aside from DEET:
>As a nation we are more overweight than ever.  (Lack of exercise/lousy 
>eating habits).
>Pollution.  (We probably encounter more poisons in our 'civilized' daily 
>routines than any hiker gets from using DEET).
>Stress, stress and more stress.
>A medical system that is designed to treat illness, not make us healthy 
>and that only if you have insurance or can afford to pay.
>I could go on, but you get the picture.


Ah, indeed I do (and have) though I'm sure others see it differently.



>I rarely use any insect repellant.  Insects are merely annoying most of 
>the time but I live and hike  North of the Adirondacks.  Even lyme disease 
>is unusual here.  If I were doing a thru I'd consider carrying DEET.


I dunno.  Between May and July, as I recall, the bugs *own* the
Adirondacks, as I recall.


rafe b.
aka terrapin


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