Re: Running the gauntlet?

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Wow, I can certainly relate to the entire story Krys. What a wonderful Mum you have to pay for your daughter to stay in a hotel... you sure would not want your daughter getting birdmites so Mum did the right thing! She has common sense. That first year when my daughter and grandkids came to visit I was so paranoid about their visit. It had been a year of isolation and throwing away and cleaning like mad people. But we were feeling much more confident after a year. We were buying new furniture to put in the house, I even bought new washer and dryer before they came because I felt the old ones were contaminated possibly. The rug placed on the upstairs hardwood was new because I knew the littlest child would be rolling around on it. They did not get a thing while here. My son borrowed a few books for a trip to Hawaii and I actually steam pressed the books and placed them in plastic zip lock bags... he must have thought I was nuts giving him guide books that had been steam pressed. I would definitely keep those precious photos outside. I think any of these measures do help. I also used to purposely place my car in the hottest places I could find, not under shade, because I knew that when a car reaches 130-140 degrees F in the extreme heat we can have in California it has to be killing off something... after working so hard to get the car mite free, placing it in the hot sun has helped.You aren't being paranoid. You have a sound mind and that is not paranoia, but common sense! From: "Krys Brennand" <krys109uk@...>"bird mites" <bird mites >Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:06:11 PMSubject: Running the gauntlet?

Well, I am running the gauntlet. My daughter has just come over from UK. She first went to my Mother's though my mother was so worried about my daughter bringing back mites she paid for my daughter to stay in a hotel while she was visiting. Anyway my daughter has, at my request, brought back a case of photographs from my mother's house. It had spent the last 5 months in the shed at the bottom of her garden, after being taken from a cupboard in her house at the height of her infestation. The small canvass case is inside some polythene bags & was in the cargo old of the plane flying over. The case is now on our front porch & I shall leave it in the garage over winter, the logic being that here in Minnesota the temps sometimes get as low as -34C & maybe that would kill any remaining mites. I'm probably being paranoid, because bird mites have never previously shown any interest in us but knowing about other people's mitemares, I think caution is justified. Fingers crossed.

RegardsKrys--

I keep six honest serving-men

(They taught me all I knew);

Their names are What and Why and When

And How and Where and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

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Hi, Krys!I really hope things will go well with the photos. The researcher on birdmites from Sweden Jan Chirico wrote with me when I had questions and he claimed no freezing killed the birdmites, only heat. They only go dormant when put in freezing degrees, no matter how cold.. Just wanted to let you know what he informed me.Take care!CeciliaFrom: Krys Brennand <krys109uk@...>bird mites <bird mites >Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06 PMSubject: Running the gauntlet?

Well, I am running the gauntlet. My daughter has just come over from UK. She first went to my Mother's though my mother was so worried about my daughter bringing back mites she paid for my daughter to stay in a hotel while she was visiting. Anyway my daughter has, at my request, brought back a case of photographs from my mother's house. It had spent the last 5 months in the shed at the bottom of her garden, after being taken from a cupboard in her house at the height of her infestation. The small canvass case is inside some polythene bags & was in the cargo old of the plane flying over. The case is now on our front porch & I shall leave it in the garage over winter, the logic being that here in Minnesota the temps sometimes get as low as -34C & maybe that would kill any remaining mites. I'm probably being paranoid, because bird mites have never previously shown any interest in us but knowing about other people's

mitemares, I think caution is justified. Fingers crossed.

RegardsKrys--

I keep six honest serving-men

(They taught me all I knew);

Their names are What and Why and When

And How and Where and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

[Guest guest]

Blimey.......thanks for letting me know Cecilia. No point in leaving them out in the garage then. I'll just have to hope that they're not interested in us. We've had bird mites on the chickens which sometimes got onto our skin, but then they just washed off & caused us no problem....so I hope it will be the same with those in the photos

All the best,KrysOn 28 October 2011 00:14, Cecilia Borg <ceciliaborg@...> wrote:

 

Hi, Krys!I really hope things will go well with the photos. The researcher on birdmites from Sweden Jan Chirico wrote with me when I had questions and he claimed no freezing killed the birdmites, only heat. They only go dormant when put in freezing degrees, no matter how cold.. Just wanted to let you know what he informed me.

Take care!Cecilia

From: Krys Brennand <krys109uk@...>bird mites <bird mites >

Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06 PMSubject: Running the gauntlet?

 

Well, I am running the gauntlet. My daughter has just come over from UK. She first went to my Mother's though my mother was so worried about my daughter bringing back mites she paid for my daughter to stay in a hotel while she was visiting. Anyway my daughter has, at my request, brought back a case of photographs from my mother's house. It had spent the last 5 months in the shed at the bottom of her garden, after being taken from a cupboard in her house at the height of her infestation. The small canvass case is inside some polythene bags & was in the cargo old of the plane flying over. The case is now on our front porch & I shall leave it in the garage over winter, the logic being that here in Minnesota the temps sometimes get as low as -34C & maybe that would kill any remaining mites.  I'm probably being paranoid, because bird mites have never previously shown any interest in us but knowing about other people's

mitemares, I think caution is justified. Fingers crossed.

RegardsKrys--

I keep six honest serving-men

  (They taught me all I knew);

Their names are What and Why and When

  And How and Where and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

--

I keep six honest serving-men

  (They taught me all I knew);

Their names are What and Why and When

  And How and Where and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

[Guest guest]

I hope so too!You are worth the best!CeciliaFrom: Krys Brennand <krys109uk@...>bird mites Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 1:12 PMSubject: Re: Running the gauntlet?

Blimey.......thanks for letting me know Cecilia. No point in leaving them out in the garage then. I'll just have to hope that they're not interested in us. We've had bird mites on the chickens which sometimes got onto our skin, but then they just washed off & caused us no problem....so I hope it will be the same with those in the photos

All the best,KrysOn 28 October 2011 00:14, Cecilia Borg <ceciliaborg@...> wrote:

Hi, Krys!I really hope things will go well with the photos. The researcher on birdmites from Sweden Jan Chirico wrote with me when I had questions and he claimed no freezing killed the birdmites, only heat. They only go dormant when put in freezing degrees, no matter how cold.. Just wanted to let you know what he informed me.

Take care!Cecilia

From: Krys Brennand <krys109uk@...>bird mites <bird mites >

Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06 PMSubject: Running the gauntlet?

Well, I am running the gauntlet. My daughter has just come over from UK. She first went to my Mother's though my mother was so worried about my daughter bringing back mites she paid for my daughter to stay in a hotel while she was visiting. Anyway my daughter has, at my request, brought back a case of photographs from my mother's house. It had spent the last 5 months in the shed at the bottom of her garden, after being taken from a cupboard in her house at the height of her infestation. The small canvass case is inside some polythene bags & was in the cargo old of the plane flying over. The case is now on our front porch & I shall leave it in the garage over winter, the logic being that here in Minnesota the temps sometimes get as low as -34C & maybe that would kill any remaining mites. I'm probably being paranoid, because bird mites have never previously shown any interest in us but knowing about other people's

mitemares, I think caution is justified. Fingers crossed.

RegardsKrys--

I keep six honest serving-men

(They taught me all I knew);

Their names are What and Why and When

And How and Where and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

--

I keep six honest serving-men

(They taught me all I knew);

Their names are What and Why and When

And How and Where and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

[Guest guest]

Could be expensive Kryes, but you could take 20 at a time to Walmart and have copies made and throw the original out during the winter.

Love and light,

From: Cecilia Borg <ceciliaborg@...>"bird mites " <bird mites >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:28 AMSubject: Re: Running the gauntlet?

I hope so too!

You are worth the best!Cecilia

From: Krys Brennand <krys109uk@...>bird mites Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 1:12 PMSubject: Re: Running the gauntlet?

Blimey.......thanks for letting me know Cecilia. No point in leaving them out in the garage then. I'll just have to hope that they're not interested in us. We've had bird mites on the chickens which sometimes got onto our skin, but then they just washed off & caused us no problem....so I hope it will be the same with those in the photos

All the best,

Krys

On 28 October 2011 00:14, Cecilia Borg <ceciliaborg@...> wrote:

Hi, Krys!I really hope things will go well with the photos. The researcher on birdmites from Sweden Jan Chirico wrote with me when I had questions and he claimed no freezing killed the birdmites, only heat. They only go dormant when put in freezing degrees, no matter how cold.. Just wanted to let you know what he informed me.

Take care!Cecilia

From: Krys Brennand <krys109uk@...>bird mites <bird mites >Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06 PM

Subject: Running the gauntlet?

Well, I am running the gauntlet. My daughter has just come over from UK. She first went to my Mother's though my mother was so worried about my daughter bringing back mites she paid for my daughter to stay in a hotel while she was visiting. Anyway my daughter has, at my request, brought back a case of photographs from my mother's house. It had spent the last 5 months in the shed at the bottom of her garden, after being taken from a cupboard in her house at the height of her infestation. The small canvass case is inside some polythene bags & was in the cargo old of the plane flying over. The case is now on our front porch & I shall leave it in the garage over winter, the logic being that here in Minnesota the temps sometimes get as low as -34C & maybe that would kill any remaining mites. I'm probably being paranoid, because bird mites have never previously shown any interest in us but knowing about other people's mitemares, I think

caution is justified. Fingers crossed.

Regards

Krys-- I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.Rudyard Kipling-- I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who.Rudyard Kipling