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This strange #vessel is aground in Fortescue, New Jersey.
The name on the front is Greenhead Hotel.
Greenheads are devilish horseflies that BITE!
I can attest to the truth that Fortescue,
in certain seasons, is a haven for Greenheads.
Maybe greenheads are one of the reasons
fishermen pull gigantic Stripers out of
the Delaware Bay in the Spring.
It looks good just sitting there! Pfft Greenheads sound nasty! We have horseflies and we call them "Clegs" over here in Scotland. I'll tell you about a time I got bitten by one above my left eye at my eye brow. It was during Covid lockdowns and I called the Doctors Helpline NHS 24 on a Sunday, they sent me to an emergency Drs and he said I had Shingles! I have never had Chicken Pox (Varicella-Zoster) so the Dr gave me Acyclovir Viral tablets. Well the next day I woke up and my face was on the left was completely swollen. So I called my local Dr and he tried to get me into the hospital but they were fully booked. I eventually got an appointment with an optician and she said and I quote "There's no way in hell that's shingles" and I said about it being an insect bite! She said yes and prescribed me penicillin and within 6 hours was a lot better! So yeah those pesky horseflies are nasty wee things. Wasn't too chuffed that the first Dr got the diagnosis wrong too! Citronella keeps them away!
ReplyDeleteThat is terrible, and so common to be misdiagnosed. Good thing the optician was smarter. The Greenheads are horrible. They are a type of horsefly. I will remember to call them Clegs next time and amaze everyone. We find a spray of Avon's Skin so Soft mixed with water repels almost all insects. It kind of makes you wonder what is in it that is so powerful since it is supposed to be a bath oil. Yikes! We also have a virulent small biter called 'NoSeeUms', named because they are so small you can't see them. They are all over the coastal East, and oh my, they do bite.
DeleteStrange name for a hotel. Interesting boat. Kind of reminds me of a houseboat!
ReplyDeleteIt does look like a houseboat. I think they rent it out for people to stay in overnight.
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