RE: Re: Re: Catnip as mosquito repellant

Yup, what Ralph said...I don't care to know what his cats think. But, as Ralph was saying, Hike your own hike! Does it work?? Just don't get near any felines if you try it... hmmm, Cougars? Being Playful???? Before or after they dine?
	My thoughts only . . .
		jdm

James D. Marco
302 Mary Lane
Ithaca, NY  14850
607-273-9132 (land), 607-220-9969(cell)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Ralph Oborn
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:25 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Re: [BackpackingLight] Re: Catnip as
> mosquito repellant
> 
> OK before we get to far off topic,
> 
> There are two groups that are talking past each other.
> 
> 1) there are those technical folks who will rightly
> claim that all things are chemicals. So when folks say
> they want to do without chemicals, we wonder how long
> they will last without air and water (both chemicals).
> 
> 2) what they are really saying is they wish to do
> without as many artificial chemicals as possible. This
> also confuses me, since I see artificial chemicals as
> greatly enhancing human life.
> 
> 3) I also get confused by the "good ole days" argument.
> Life was short and in many ways more miserable than my
> comfortable life I have.
> 
> 4) but one of the key parts of this particular
> discussion group is "Hike your own hike" and certainly
> applies to life. So if you wish to do without
> chemicals, go for it, but realize that it sounds silly
> to me when you use an imprecise term.
> 
> 5) And continuing the chemical / no chemical discussion
> seems rather pointless.
> 
> 
> 6) and as this thread was started by a specific
> question about catnip, in order for the information to
> be useful to me, I want to know DOES IT WORK?
> "Chemicals like DEET work, if catnip works as well, I
> might try it, but what will my already psycho cats
> think?
> 
> 
> Ralph
>