West Nile

I just had someone from the county come by, and tell me of 47 mosquitos trapped on the street, one tested positive for West Nile Virus. Oh, joy. I got munched by mosquitos a couple weeks ago, watering the lawn in the back yard. It was my reminder to stay indoors at dusk.

Anyway, he'd come by to ask if there was any standing water on the property, and to confirm the pool was still empty and dry. Yeah, it is. Unfortunately. I emptied it in early 2006, with plans to have it resurfaced (as it had lots of cracks, and appeared to be leaking). But then my sister got arrested, and I had to deal with that financial mess, and could no longer afford to have the pool repaired. So it still sits empty.

When it was full, I had the filter running eight hours a day during the summer, and plenty of chlorine, so it was never a breeding ground for mosquitos, anyway. However, one of my backyard neighbors seems to have their sprinklers running around 2 AM every morning, so it's likely one of them is breeding the little blood suckers without even realizing it.

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Another county employee came by, to again tell me about the discovery of West Nile Virus on the street. Only this fellow actually lives here, and was able to tell me in which yard the infected mosquito was found. Way down on the opposite end from me, which is wonderful.