FLY CONTROL

We received a tip from the email list about homemade fly repellant. The idea is that a ziplock baggie filled halfway with water with pennies (just a few) added to the water, zipped shut and hung over a doorway, will repel the flies. Does it work? You tell us!

TAKING AWAY THE STING: This info comes from one of our members.

It might be wise to carry a penny in your pocket while working
in the yard.......... BEE STINGS !

A couple of weeks ago, I was stung by both a bee and hornet
while working in the garden.

My arm swelled up, so I went to the doctor. The clinic gave me
cream and an antihistamine. The next day the swelling was
getting progressively worse, so I went to my regular doctor. The
arm was Infected and needed an antibiotic.The doctor told me - "
The next time you get stung, put a penny on the bite for 15
minutes".

That night, my niece was stung by two bees. I looked at the
bite and it had already started to swell. So, I taped a penny
to her arm for 15 minutes. The next morning, there was no sign
of a bite. We decided that she just wasn't allergic to the sting.

Soon, I was gardening outside. I got stung again, twice by a
hornet on my left hand. I thought, here I go again to the doctor
for another antibiotic.

I promptly got my money out and taped two pennies to my bites,
then sat and sulked for 15 minutes. The penny took the sting
out of the bite immediately.

In the meantime the hornets were attacking, and my friend was
stung on the thumb. Again the penny. The next morning I could
only see the spot where the hornet had stung me. No redness, no
swelling. My friend's sting was the same; couldn't even tell
where she had been stung.

She got stung again, a few days later upon her back---cutting
the grass! And the penny worked once again.

Wanted to share this marvelous information in case you
experience the same problem. We need to keep a stock of
pennies on hand.

The doctor said that the copper in the penny counteracts the bite.
It definitely works!

LUNCH AND LEARN GROUPS

We've had great success with our classes and are finding different ways to get the word out. Our latest is this; you put a group together (lunch and learn, enrichment, mothers group, etc.) and we will come teach a class for you! Of course it is free and a great way to help your friends out with some preparedness info that is valuable for all. For now, we are featuring the water safety class. Please email foodstoragenow@gmail.com if you are interested in doing a class from your home!

Come See us at Macey's Little Theater!

We would love to meet you at our clean water class, presented by Joan Elder, at Macey's Little Theater! There will be water filters there that you can take a look at and purchase if you so desire. I also have it on good authority that there will be TREATS! (I am SO there.)

Details:

Tuesday, Aug. 4
7-8 PM

Class is FREE. Held at the LOGAN Macey's. See you there!