I noticed this in the mcdonalds parking lot, so I poked around in it with a stick to try to clear the drainage path.

I came to the conclusion that it has no outlet at all, it’s a permanent stagnant pond. It stinks pretty bad.

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      Oof, stay warm up there, and stay safe…

      Fuck ICE, except the kind of ice that freezes the mosquitoes…

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        except the kind of ice that freezes the mosquitoes.

        Even that kind of ice sucks. The mosquitoes that live in those frozen places thrive because all the ice melts into ponds and lakes all over, creating breeding grounds for the mosquitoes whose eggs can survive freezing.

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          Oh? Well maybe my elders weren’t as well educated, as that’s what I was always taught, that hard freezes supposedly kill off the eggs. Fuck I dunno, if you go out of the city and into the sticks, the skeeters are hella crazy for blood!

          I dunno, but here in south Mississippi of all places, I’ve probably only been bitten by mosquitoes like 6 times in the past 10 years. But the retired mosquito control guy is covered in what’s basically obvious skin issues and even skin cancer, likely from the chemicals…

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