Re: DYING to get rid of critters

[Guest guest]

I misspoke: the ne, for me, was NOT worth the risk

>

> Unless we outlive them, what's the point?

> At one point there was only one way I saw to kill the critters.

>

> Cremation.

>

> Ooooh, I don't think so.

> I'm taking them out, they are NOT taking me out.

>

> This means I had to make a decision to do absolutely everything I

> could to get rid of them as soon as I 1) discovered it 2) could

find

> the $

> without jeopardizing my health.

>

> For me, that meant--

>

> 1. No ne, and no more Clorox on my body. I had already tried

to

> drown myself in Clorox and salt, and my particular set of critters

AT

> THAT TIME just used the buoyancy of the salt water to climb on my

> neck. Two birds with one stone: they got away from the Chlorine and

> they got a free meal! As for the ne, its efficacy was

> questionable at best, and worth the risk (remember, I'm only

talking

> about for me, here).

>

> 2. Finding ways to use/disperse powders/crystals to keep them out

of

> my lungs. I keep a package of those little blue pleated surgical

air

> filters on hand. They are not the best solution, but they are

cheap,

> and they keep most of the airborne particles out of my lungs.

>

> 3. Finding the weakest strength of pesticides and other toxins to

use

> on my body, on my pets, and in my environment--that work.

>

> 4. Using goggles and a respirator when I spray toxins.

>

> 5. Reading ingredients and warning statements.

>

> 6. Making a New Year's Resolution to try to get to bed earlier at

> night. I don't know about y'all, but not only am I a night owl to

> start with, but I dread going to bed only to find that I have to

get

> up, re-vacuum, re-shower, etc (you know the drill).

>

> 7. Recognizing that when I am under a ferocious multifaceted

attack,

> which happened yesterday after I forgot I gave my dogs Frontline

and

> played with them (it was BIG flea world here after that), I still

> need to think about my rules even if, on a case by case basis, I

> throw them out the window (I didn't). (More about yesterday's

attack

> in a separate post)

>

> What are your personal " I won't go there " things?

>

> katie

>