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Not a chance of catching it in Scotland, no mozzies live here, but the Scottish midge is pretty fierce.

In Aussie JH,we mainly worry about the Ross River Virus..but only if you are up around Ross River,,But then we have Aerogard,,(anyhow Avagoodweekend )..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThi7SFGNlI

There have been some cases reported here. I'm not actively "afraid" of mosquitoes, but I really don't like them. 

....hope not to encounter any

Hate them! The past 2 weeks have brought millions here!  Nasty creatures!

Yes. Has deet shown any promise in repelling them?

Nah. The chances of me giving birth are getting slimmer by the year. 

country bumpkin

Funny!

Ducky

Are you sure? Lots of new technology!

Nah, mosquitoes in Canada are not that big, so I'm not worried.

Seriously, they are less of a problem here due to our change of seasons (and colder weather) but one never knows.

I have friends that own the original Aquascape Bronze link and so I have seen how the material patinates over time and it's very cool. It turns to link a dull brownish-green color with a ton of character. For those who don't like that sort link of thing it is easy to polish up a bronze watch back to its original state.