Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I went outside about two minutes come back in a feel something on my neck. A tiny gnat feasting on me. When I was a child gnats didn’t bite. They would worry the hell out of you and you looked like an idiot waving your hand at the air🤣 That’s a big positive for living near the coast, a good wind will keep them off you. Don’t get me started on the no see ems. Yeah that’s a real bug worse than skeeters.
I have prior year gnat bites that still flare up and itch. There are three on my thigh from just one feast that still itch periodically from three years ago. They linger whereas the mosquito bites are pretty bad for two or three days and then they’re done.
Oh wow that’s horrible. I bet an essential oil would cure them. There’s so many I don’t which one. I’ll do some research. It’s almost like they left a virus in the bites. About ten years ago after a hurricane came through the mosquitos were worse than usual. Maybe they blew in from the Caribbean. My upper arm itched for six months. I finally went to the dermatologist they said my nerves irritated. I was prescribed a very expensive itching lotion. It was worth every dollar!