Comments for TropiCat's Blog http://tropicat.wordpress.com Jungle Living in Belize, Central America Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Tips & Hints On Things To Watch Out For During Construction by SekSofesherie http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/tips-and-hints-on-tings-to-watch-out-for-during-construction/#comment-343 SekSofesherie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:12:02 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-343 Great, I did not know about that until now. Cheers! Great, I did not know about that until now. Cheers!

]]> Comment on Dangers Of The Black Poisonwood Tree by Patrick http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-poisonwood-tree/#comment-342 Patrick Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:31:44 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-342 Thank you for the very clear documentation on poisonwood and gumbo limbo. After 4 horrendous attacks of dermatitis, your site has finally helped me to identify the cause and also let me find out that I even have the cure growing on my yard. My arm looked exactly like the picture of your hand! Patrick from Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Thank you for the very clear documentation on poisonwood and gumbo limbo.
After 4 horrendous attacks of dermatitis, your site has finally helped me to identify the cause and also let me find out that I even have the cure growing on my yard.
My arm looked exactly like the picture of your hand!

Patrick from Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

]]> Comment on Contact by Sharik Boekee http://tropicat.wordpress.com/contact/#comment-341 Sharik Boekee Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:06:11 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?page_id=7#comment-341 I'm sorry about the health issues that are forcing (have forced?) you to leave your dream home in Belize. Hope you're better soon. I, too, deal with cats and love them, all sizes. I care for domestics with health problems in Northern California (Manila Cat Haven) and have heard that Rigrat (The Belize Forum) is having problems with ferals at his bird rehab. facility in Belize. I'm hoping to retire there and perhaps I can help with the feral population problem. They really do have an impact on the local fauna and are not indigenous to the area. I am a no-kill facility and we have had a fund wherein we trap ferals, have them "fixed", and return them to the wild. Eventually the problem is solved if the "natives" (of all countries) can be educated NOT to dump their pets. You have a great blog and I appreciate all the info therein. It isn't too much different than the "sticks" in the U.S. or Cairo, Egypt (but much friendlier!) Being a woman alone, it will just make it harder to watch them "like a hawk"..... Shar I’m sorry about the health issues that are forcing (have forced?) you to leave your dream home in Belize. Hope you’re better soon.
I, too, deal with cats and love them, all sizes. I care for domestics with health problems in Northern California (Manila Cat Haven) and have heard that Rigrat (The Belize Forum) is having problems with ferals at his bird rehab. facility in Belize. I’m hoping to retire there and perhaps I can help with the feral population problem. They really do have an impact on the local fauna and are not indigenous to the area. I am a no-kill facility and we have had a fund wherein we trap ferals, have them “fixed”, and return them to the wild. Eventually the problem is solved if the “natives” (of all countries) can be educated NOT to dump their pets.
You have a great blog and I appreciate all the info therein. It isn’t too much different than the “sticks” in the U.S. or Cairo, Egypt (but much friendlier!) Being a woman alone, it will just make it harder to watch them “like a hawk”…..
Shar

]]> Comment on Health Issues When Living Abroad by poizJotiaps http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/health-issues-when-living-abroad/#comment-340 poizJotiaps Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:32:16 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-340 hi, you got some exact nice posts here terribly practical and reassuring poop hi, you got some exact nice posts here

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]]> Comment on Contact by Mary http://tropicat.wordpress.com/contact/#comment-338 Mary Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:02:33 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?page_id=7#comment-338 We are considering moving from to Texas to Belize. We would like to build on some acreage possibly in a jungle area as you have done. We have the skills to do so but I don't know where to buy land, who to contact, etc. What info do you have for someone who wants to start the process? Thanks! We are considering moving from to Texas to Belize. We would like to build on some acreage possibly in a jungle area as you have done. We have the skills to do so but I don’t know where to buy land, who to contact, etc. What info do you have for someone who wants to start the process?

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Contact by Bill Bartmann http://tropicat.wordpress.com/contact/#comment-337 Bill Bartmann Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:32:34 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?page_id=7#comment-337 Excellent site, keep up the good work. I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I'm glad I found your blog. Thanks, :) A definite great read.. <a href="http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/~bill-bartmann"</a> <a href="http://wiki.jfrog.org/confluence/display/~bill-bartmann" rel="nofollow">-Bill-Bartmann</a> Excellent site, keep up the good work. I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks, :)

A definite great read.. <a href="http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/~bill-bartmann"

-Bill-Bartmann

]]> Comment on Dangers Of The Black Poisonwood Tree by Joshua M.Norton http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-poisonwood-tree/#comment-335 Joshua M.Norton Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:35:55 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-335 As a child living in Big Pine Key I never got it so bad.Now that i'm older it's A hundred times worse to deal with.I now got it on my hands and then washed my face.I going to find a Gumbo Limbo right now.:( As a child living in Big Pine Key I never got it so bad.Now that i’m older it’s A hundred times worse to deal with.I now got it on my hands and then washed my face.I going to find a Gumbo Limbo right now.:(

]]> Comment on Water Supply Considerations, Off-Grid In The Jungle by sandrar http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/water-supply-considerations/#comment-334 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:18:25 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-334 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on The Belize Mennonite’s Lifestyle by Lance Mellon http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/belize-mennonite/#comment-333 Lance Mellon Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:18:54 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-333 Hello, I like your articles. My gal and I own a farm near Punta Gorda but we live in San Francisco for the time being. W have a small Mayan house but are planning on building a home on the farm in 6 months to rent out for a week or two at a time and eventually move down permanently. Do you have a recomendation on an Amish or Mennonite builder you might recommend? Thanks, Lance Hello,
I like your articles. My gal and I own a farm near Punta Gorda but we live in San Francisco for the time being. W have a small Mayan house but are planning on building a home on the farm in 6 months to rent out for a week or two at a time and eventually move down permanently. Do you have a recomendation on an Amish or Mennonite builder you might recommend?
Thanks, Lance

]]> Comment on Dangers Of The Black Poisonwood Tree by Cristin http://tropicat.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/black-poisonwood-tree/#comment-331 Cristin Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:12:36 +0000 http://tropicat.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-331 We live in Big Pine Key in the FL keys, and my fiance is a boat mechanic and has lived here his whole life and has never really got poisonwood bad before. But this past month, he's gotten it all over his hands up to where he washes his hands literally, and it won't seem to go away....Over the weekend it heals and when he goes back to work he gets it that evening. Little blisters that get worse by the minute. I feel so bad for him, and we've tried everything to figure out how he's getting it, and we can't get it??? Has anyone heard of getting it, it healing, and getting it again, over and over, all of a sudden?? I feel so bad for him, and don't knw what to do. He's got all the creams, etc. but nothings working. I made gumbo limbo w/ alchohol tinctiure, but I think i'll go to the end of the road and gt some bark. I just want him to be better. His hands are all chewed up looking, and some aread are biggers and touugher than others....HELP! Thanks so much.....Really annoyed in the keys......Cristin We live in Big Pine Key in the FL keys, and my fiance is a boat mechanic and has lived here his whole life and has never really got poisonwood bad before. But this past month, he’s gotten it all over his hands up to where he washes his hands literally, and it won’t seem to go away….Over the weekend it heals and when he goes back to work he gets it that evening. Little blisters that get worse by the minute. I feel so bad for him, and we’ve tried everything to figure out how he’s getting it, and we can’t get it??? Has anyone heard of getting it, it healing, and getting it again, over and over, all of a sudden?? I feel so bad for him, and don’t knw what to do. He’s got all the creams, etc. but nothings working. I made gumbo limbo w/ alchohol tinctiure, but I think i’ll go to the end of the road and gt some bark. I just want him to be better. His hands are all chewed up looking, and some aread are biggers and touugher than others….HELP! Thanks so much…..Really annoyed in the keys……Cristin

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