True, I can see how this might look bad. As if the house had a slight mosquito problem, for example. But think of it this way: maybe it’s actually holding the mosquitoes in. Just don’t try to sleep in this bed and you’ll be fine.
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Loveliest comment, by Rhonda: “The recession hit Mrs. Murphy hard, but nothing would stop her from her dream of one day owning a canopy bed.”
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“Lifetime supply of quinine included with house purchase.”
FTW!!
Maybe they were going for the British Colonial India look.
I’ve been known to do that, but I don’t think you have to go all the way and actually seal the netting up .. with clothespins it seems …
The listing SAYS it’s in Kentucky–but it’s actually in Houston, and the mosquito netting is electrified. Gulf Coast mosquitoes are the size of RC helicopters!
Are you in Houston? Me too! Ditto on the skeeters. After heavy summer rain, they’re terrifying. I’ve seen them the size of wasps. The worst I ever saw was after TS Allison in ’01 when half the city was covered in standing water. I took a 3-minute walk down a sidewalk through a swampy area and looked like I had chicken pox afterwards from the bites.
I have lived in Houston for over twenty years, how come I haven’t ever heard of electric mosquito netting. FTW!! It would be a joy every night to hear another one die *evil laugh*
I actually live in the Highland Lakes area, with a miniscule sliver of the lovely Lake LBJ shimmering through the trees past my sun deck–but my Dad pushes barges on the IntraCoastal Waterway and they have a house in Surfside Beach, so we’re very familiar with the vile mosquitoes…and palmetto bugs…and love bugs…ugh…
Howdy neighbors!
I have family in the Heights, Deer Park and Stafford. And my Dad’s fleet office is in Pasadena. Hubby grew up on Lake Houston, so between the two of us we know the area pretty well. Did you get smacked by Ike?
Howdy neighbors.
I’m in West Houston. We did get smacked by Ike but not as bad as the coastal areas. Miraculously, I got my power back in 2 hours when NOBODY else had it. (I am in between a substation and a hospital, so that could have something to do with it.) I know Surfside got hit bad.
I’m trying to get rid of the palmetto bugs and assorted other six-legged wildlife from my kitchen right now.
Yay! No awkward “freezer surprise” for you then !
My MIL had no power for a week and a couple hundred dollars’ worth of spoiled food she had to clean out of her fridge and deep freeze. BLEAGH!
Surfside got smacked pretty bad, and the row of houses abutting the beach were trashed. But Mom and Dad’s beach house is ICW-side so it didn’t get as much damage. Which isn’t saying much, when the damages still ran more than the house originally sold for. Dad was on his towboat when the surge hit, it lifted the vessel 14 feet in the air, dragged her over the dock they were at–leaving a nasty hole in the hull–and left her scuttled sideways and the guys scrambling to stay afloat. Praise the Lord that another vessel was nearby who saw the incident and stayed upright, so they could rescue Dad and his crew. But it’s better than several of my Dad’s co-workers, who lived in Crystal Beach.
Or what WAS Crystal Beach…
Shame about the Balinese though. I miss that place…
My MIL’s house in the Heights had a fallen tree in the back yard that took out her fence, but nothing worse. my DIL and his wife had nothing more than leaves. My SIL’s place got some flood damage but nothing bad. My Aunt’s place was hit by 10 feet of water that took everything out and they only survived because they hid in the attic.
It was nice to have a relatively quiet year this year. I don’t think anyone on my husband’s side of the family could afford another Ike anytime soon. Or my parents, either. That just about tapped them out.
I live in Katy now, we had all wind and barely any rain. Thank goodness we had electricity as other parts of Katy were out for two weeks and I find it difficult to live without ice. I live in a place in Katy that seems to avoid all the rainfall all the time. Not sure why.
You’re lucky you don’t live in Finland. The mosquito is our national bird, so it’s illegal to kill them. (Just kidding. Finland actually has an annual mosquito slapping contest, among other crazy contests.)
can’t be any worse than Luling’s annual Watermelon Thump. Or Oatmeal’s annual celebration of…well, take a wild guess.
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Sorry if it sounded rude!
The server appears to need a fainting couch, because I can’t get it to load for the life of me.
During the night, old Perkins got his leg bitten sort of… off.
Eh, there’s a lot of it about — probably a virus. Keep warm, plenty of rest, and if you’re playing any football try and favor the other leg.
“The recession hit Mrs. Murphy hard, but nothing would stop her from her dream of one day owning a canopy bed.”
Is it just me, or does the kitchen not have a sink? I looked at it from all available angles, but I can’t see one anywhere. Maybe they wash their dishes in the washing machine conveniently positioned next to the stove? I actually think this is a super-cute house, but it probably needs some decent TLC.
I saw an Amish hotel room like that. They owned a gothic style wooden house with the bedrooms in the corners being in round turrets with spires. Each room was given a different theme. One room had a “swimming with the fish” theme with fishing nets, a trunk, fishing rods and mounted trophies. I’m desperate to find that site again.
also, keep kitties away from net, may enlarge holes
well, the yard is pretty overgrown. perhaps someone who lives there is really, really, really, allergic to mosquitoes.
Eh, I live in Austin, this is nothing. At the store where I work, they were actually breeding in a disused toilet.
An unused toilet in Austin that wasn’t being used as some edgy art project or cheesy flower planter?!