More fire!
Ten long days of rain... That should be enough. Nothing more was necessary to bring one down into the dumps, to depress one, to bore one to TEARS!!! But in our case, it was not enough! The rains have brought with them the "joys" of a swarm of mosquitos. The little satans are everywhere. They need blood in order to breed, apparently, and so the spawn of the devil are attacking us all. They bite and suck our blood. Our skins develop welts from the irritant in their saliva, and begin to scratch and burn. They buzz most annoyingly around your ears and sometimes it is difficult not to suck them into your nose or mouth. Worse than that, some of them carry diseases, like dengue and encephalitis. Can you imagine? Mosquito saliva! In our blood!
There is only one way for me to have satisfaction for all this blood letting Natty, MB. Jr. and I have endured... They must die! I went to the Discount (HA) Pharmacy and looked around at the state of the art in weaponry. I hefted fly swatters. I wielded insect spray cans. I lovingly stroked the seemingly innocent mosquito destroyer... In the end, I chose an electronic insect terminator, and I am not unhappy! Rather, I am filled with a sort of unholy glee. Now I am able to strike back.
This is a lovely toy. It looks like a tennis racket, but the metal strips that are in place of the strings are electrified, and they pack quite a wallop! To use it, you simply depress a little button on the handle and wave the racquet at the mosquito. It doesn't seem to displace much air hence they have little warning, and once they come in contact with the "strings", their number is up!
Another thing about this tool is that you get a much more personal satisfaction out of using it that you get from using a spray, or Mosquito Destroyer. With this baby, you go out and hunt the enemy. It is a seek and destroy mission. I have not previously hunted any creature, but this little racquet of death transforms you. You begin to live for the hunt.
It brings out deeply hidden atavistic instincts buried deep within you and you begin to prowl in search of prey. Once you see them, you freeze... test the wind. Circle a bit, so as to have the clearest path to them for the final charge... Then you spring! You wave the bat. Maybe you miss once or twice, then you strike the death blow. Electricity surges through the body of the mosquito, and you can often smell their flesh burning. It is a good smell! Finally they burst with a most satisfying pop. It is wonderful! I love this terminator. I'd recommend it to anyone...
Incidentally, the Ministry of Health is about to launch a big islandwide eradication drive against the mosquitos. They will be driving around and spraying with Malathion in an effort to kill the enemy out. I really wish them the best of luck, or the mosquitos will be the death of us all...
Posted by madbull4 at June 03, 2002 10:06 PM
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Problem! I have allergies and so does mbj. Cannot stomach mosquito destroyers much less MALATHION! Thing is, they dont tell you when they are coming. Recently i was at my mother and i was putting mbj in the car and all i heard was a very loud humming sound and looked down the road and what i saw appeared to be FOG! IT WAS THEM! THE TERMINATORS! (no not exterminators). These people intend to kill not only mosquitoes but humans as well. Do they stop to think that people have allergies and asthma? Dont they realize that they are not POISONING BIG PEOPLE much less children? Also if you have fish in a tank ...DEM DEAD TO!
YEAH ..."WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST!"
Posted by: natty on June 3, 2002 11:26 PM
I know the 'tennis racquet' to which you refer MB. It's pretty cool. Make sure that you don't touch the 'strings' while killing the little bloodsuckers though or you'll get shocked!
As for the spraying with Malathion. Don't even get me started. I think I'm going to give my Ministry contact a call. Fogging with pesticides has been shown to have little effect on mosquito control. But they persist nevertheless. (What else is new?) Not only is it rass stink to smell, but it does make people's allergies and sinuses act up. All it does is cause the mosquitoes to fly from the area being sprayed to another. As you say Natty, you know not when they are coming to kill, it's usually in the evening. Recently, I had to run to lock up the windows in my poor ailing Aunt's room one evening when I heard the humming coming down our road. The stink smell did reach her nevertheless and she started coughing uncontrollaby in her already weakened state. Makes me wonder if they never helped to contribute to her death. Anyhow, I don't recommend mosquito destroyer either, as the smoke cannot be healthy to inhale and repellants can irritate and burn the skin, especially in children. The Vape mats are pretty good though, no smoke and a pleasant smell. I can't sleep without mine going and I hate the fine high pitched noises mosquitoes make in your ears. Maybe you could try the Vape mats if you haven't I endorse them. Anyhow, MB, have fun with your electric swatter. I can't even begin to think how the people who live in Portmore survive in times like these, they must be under a plague of mosquitoes.
Posted by: Dr. D. on June 3, 2002 11:50 PM
insecticide is just fun.
Posted by: kd on June 4, 2002 04:27 AM
How do you think I know it packs such a wallop, Dr. D.
Posted by: Mad Bull on June 4, 2002 06:08 AM
We're lucky so far this year, no big problems with the little buggars. I really REALLY hope it stays that way. I frickin' hate mosquitos. I've not seen this racquet, but it sounds like a fun toy. ;)
Posted by: skits on June 4, 2002 11:28 AM
MB and Natty, while living in Ja - I NEVER left my windows open at all....they were always closed! I almost always had on the a/c and the ceiling fan :) It was a pleasure to be in my room and I was never bothered by mosquitoes and more importantly croaking lizards - I am deadly afraid of those - deadly!!! Ask Dr. D, he used to refer to my room as 'winter in Jamaica.' Don't leave your windows open as you just allow the mosquitoes in, take my advice and buy a powerful ceiling fan and invest in an air conditioning unit, if you haven't already done so. It worked perfectly for me.
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Problem! I have allergies and so does mbj. Cannot stomach mosquito destroyers much less MALATHION! Thing is, they dont tell you when they are coming. Recently i was at my mother and i was putting mbj in the car and all i heard was a very loud humming sound and looked down the road and what i saw appeared to be FOG! IT WAS THEM! THE TERMINATORS! (no not exterminators). These people intend to kill not only mosquitoes but humans as well. Do they stop to think that people have allergies and asthma? Dont they realize that they are not POISONING BIG PEOPLE much less children? Also if you have fish in a tank ...DEM DEAD TO!
YEAH ..."WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST!"
Posted by: natty on June 3, 2002 11:26 PM