Natural ways to keep spiders and kreepy crawlies out of the house

Summer is fast approaching and with all the wet weather and warmer conditions we've been seeing lately it's a haven for Spiders. Here's some ways that you can stop them from getting into your house.

Steps to Natural Spider Control
1. Find out how they are entering your home. Find and seal all cracks in basement walls and in window casings and doorways. If there is just a tiny crack in your house, spiders will crawl through.

2. Clean any places there are lots of spider webs, clean both inside and outside. Use a broom to sweep down if inside or use water to remove them outside.

3. Keep clutter picked up inside the house so spiders won't have a place to hide. They won't stay in an area that is completely smooth and clutter free.

4. Make your house unfriendly to other bugs. Spiders eat bugs, if their dinner isn't handy, there's no reason for them to hang around.

5. Inside the house, look under beds, couches, and other furniture for hiding places and clean out with a broom. Any spiders can be sprayed with an indoor spray formula (described below).

6. Essential oils:
Rose oil
Citronella Oil
Lavender Oil
Cinnamon Oil
Peppermint Oil
Citrus Oil
Tea Tree Oil
any of the above oils will kill spiders and other insects on contact!

A Natural Spider Spray Formula for inside the house: To get Immediate Relief from spiders inside the house buy 8 oz bottle of Peppermint or Lavender Soap, or any other natural soap. Go to your local drug store (I've found a great supplier at the local arts and crafts store) and buy 1 oz of Essential oil.
Add 5 tablespoons of the soap per quart water. Add 5 tablespoons of any natural citrus oil to the quart water which you added the soap and label it spider control spray. Add to sprayer and spray inside house where spiders are seen. Should be done as often as needed. This is not a long term solution but will provide you immediate help.

You can also add 1 drop of any of the above (depending on preference to you) to 1 quart of water:
Test for strength.

7. Spray outside the house: Spray outdoor trash and recycling bins with any natural soap. Use the same formula as in #4 to spray the containers and the area around it with. You can also use any natural citrus based cleaner at 1 oz per quart water. Spray around the outside of the house and along any places that you see too many of them.

8. Wear long sleeved shirt and long pants when cleaning up in areas you know have brown recluse spiders. Have spray bottle ready with spray formula.

9. Clean up around the outside of the house and garden. Less trash, less spiders. Less places for them to hide in. Do spring cleaning every year and get rid of piles of wood etc that you are not using. You will be glad you did.

10. Keep your trash bins away from the house because spiders will stay around them, hoping to catch the bugs that are attracted to them.

11. Remove old vegetation or wood from against the house foundations. Spiders like to hide in these things and often find entrance from there.

12. Trim back trees, bushes and other vegetation from touching the house walls.

13. Keep pet food tightly covered to keep from attracting bugs which attract spiders. (Don't leave pet food in a dish all day.)

GO BOYS!!!!!

Make sure ur tuned into 92.9 from 2.45 this arvo with Josh,as he keeps you updated with live scores as Farrer MAHS takes on Eagle Vale High School in the University Shield Final at Shark Park in Sydney.Live scores and news from the game live from 2.45pm.Go the Mighty Farrer boys!!!!! - Josh Out!

Tamworth Sport

Well Tamworth have done it again,our sporting teams will host 2 local Grand Finals in the same week.Well done to the Mighty Pirates for securing a home Grand Final berth last weekend with a gutsy win oner Minor Premiers Inverell at Inverell.While in the Group 4 Rugby League the West Lions won in a back and forth hard earned fight against Wee Waa.Up the Mighty Pirates and West Lions-bring home both Cups.......Josh out!!!!

Want A Baby Girl

Scientists have done some research into how mum's can have a baby girl. Apparently cutting out salt and going on a diet of beans and hard cheese gives you a higher chance of having a baby girl.

So if your planning on having a girl, cut out foods containing sodium like Olives, Bacon, Salami, Smoked Salmon, Potato's, Meats, Bread and pastries. Try eating foods that are rich in Calcium and Magnesium like Yoghurt, Spinnich, Hard Cheese, Rhubarb, Tofu, Almonds, Oatmeal, Brocolli, Oranges, Brazil and Cashew Nuts, Whole Wheat cereals and Figs.

Almost 80 percent of females who stuck to the diet apparently had a girl. So if you want a girl, go through these steps and you never know.

Magpies What To Do When One Swoops

It's Spring and Magpies are nesting again, which means that they could swoop you. Here's some tips on what to do thanks to the Environment Climate Change And Water department.

For most of the year magpies are not aggressive, but for four to six weeks during nesting they will often defend their territory vigorously. People walking past may be seen as 'invaders' of the territory, prompting the magpies to fly low and fast over the person clacking their bills as they pass overhead.

The experience of a magpie attack can be quite alarming, but it is usually only a warning. Only occasionally will a bird actually strike the intruder on the head with its beak or claws. If this unusual behaviour persists, there are ways of reducing the risk of physical injury to humans.

If a magpie swoops at you:

• Walk quickly and carefully away from the area, and avoid walking there when magpies are swooping.
• Make a temporary sign to warn other people.
• Magpies are less likely to swoop if you look at them. Try to keep an eye on the magpie, at the same time walking carefully away. Alternatively, you can draw or sew a pair of eyes onto the back of a hat, and wear it when walking through the area. You can also try wearing your sunglasses on the back of your head.
• Wear a bicycle or skateboard helmet. Any sort of hat, even a hat made from an ice cream container or cardboard box, will help protect you.
• Carry an open umbrella, or a stick or small branch, above your head but do not swing it at the magpie, as this will only provoke it to attack.
• If you are riding a bicycle when the magpie swoops, get off the bicycle and wheel it quickly through the area. Your bicycle helmet will protect your head, and you can attach a tall red safety flag to your bicycle or hold a stick or branch as a deterrent.

Remember Magpies are protected throughout NSW, and it is against the law to kill the birds, collect their eggs, or harm their young. If you feel a magpie is a serious menace, it should be reported to the police or the nearest office of the NPWS.

Drinking Beer Is Awesome

If you think that slurping an ice cold beer after work is only a boys favourite past-time...Think again. According to scientists drinking beer for guys and girls is awesome. Here's why.

It makes you clever - According to research moderate beer drinking has been linked to a healthy brain function helping you out with cognitive functioning

Your Heart Loves It - Researches say that drinking beer lowers your chance of having a heart attack.

It Hydrates You - Researches say that beer can hydrate you more than water - in moderation of course

Lowers cholesterol - Hops are a source of polyphenols believed to help fight cancer, strengthen your immune system and lower bad cholesterol.

It's Good For Your Bones - Beer apparently contains Silicon which helps strengthen bones.

So drinking beer is awesome!

The Friday Send Off

Huge Friday Send Off this arvo from 5.Alan Toungue live to talk up his 200th game and the Raiders good form heading into the finals.Plus both coaches from this weekends Group 4 2nd division final between Werris Creek and Kootingal.PLUS we will talk to both coaches ahead of the CNRU Minor semi this weekend between Quirindi and Narrabri-Go Quirindi!!!!!A HUGE Friday Send Off from 5pm this arvo thanks to The Imperial Hotel Tamworth.Only on 92......Congrats Toungey!

13 things men can't take seriously

13 - Any instrument that doesn't plug into an amp
12 - Anyone else's opinion on sport
11 - Shopping Centre Security Guards
10 - Eastern European's Dress Sense - (1980's sportswear)
09 - Emergency Training Instrustions - (Look around the plane and watch the men read the paper when they do the exit signs)
08 - Women's Magazines
07 - Work Appraisals From The Boss
06 - The Threat Of Illegal Downloads
05 - The Reccommended Alcohol Intake
04 - Politics
03 - More Than 5 Blades On A Razor
02 - Washing Instructions

01 - SPORTING INJURIES.

Is Maths Sexy????

Is maths really sexy???? Well according to scientists (NERD'S) it actually is. Apparently you can forget about personality, breast size or weight when it comes to picking sexual attraction with men, using maths techniques like circumference, algebra and the like you can determine if you are the perfect match for a man by having a 0.7 ratio. How you achieve this is using circumference techniques measure your waist to hip. Then with circumference techniques you can find out your body ratio.

Apparently women are a bit easier going then men, they prefer a 0.8 ratio on a man. Try it at home, school or work today and see if you've got the physical sexual attraction and you'll discover that Maths can if fact be sexy! :-)

Tips On Getting Your Kids To Eat Veggies.

There's a number of kids who don't like to eat their vegies. I for one used to be one of those kids who used to spit the veggies back at my mum when she tried to feed them to me. My brother is 32 and still to this day, he refuses to eat vegetables. My mum used to hide them from both of us in Spaghetti's, fritters and the like, and this morning we found out that parents in Tamworth are still trying to hide veggies from their kids. Some use bribery like if you eat your veggies you'll get ice-cream, others use hiding techniques and others try to make eating veggies a game by having colour associations with them. Another tip from medical professionals is to provide kids with veggies as snacks, keep it simple by introducing veggies one at a time to avoid confusion, and get the kids involved in the cooking process. Try these tips mum's and dad's and they'll be keen to eat more and more veggies in the future and if they're stubbon like my brother, don't give up, just keep trying. Scotty 92.9

Scotty's Thoughts

Have you been to check out hotmail lately? What's doing with that? Change the format on us. GRRRRRRR!

Hair Doo - Hair Don't

Well what can i say,enjoy my hair while it's there.Our Hair Doo Hair Don't comp is under way with 10 pix of styles on our website.You guys have got all this week too choose a hair style that best suits me.The style with the most votes is the 1 i get Friday morning,with your chance just 4 voting to score a $200 voucher to spend at Allure Hair.Just had a look at the votes,and well ....... not looking good for me.Might need a place to stay 4 a while because i'll be in the dog house at home with the girl.Play nice and have fun with the comp,4 days 2 enjoy my hair and counting
Josh Out!!!!

IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta say not a HUGE fan of idiot drivers in the wet. Please come on!!! It is flogging down outside, the chance of flash flooding in Tamworth, visibility low and some people find it amusing to screech tyres doing squeelies and fish tails and what ever garbage like that. (Heroes). You do score a prize but , the prize of Tamworth's biggest Douche!

Ashlyn and Lady Gaga Share a birthday!

And while I celebrated here in Tamworth over the weekend, Lady Gaga (who I might add is two years older than me!), celebrated in Brisbane.

During her concert on the big B-Day, her 'people' wheeled out a huge birthday cake and everyone in the audience got to take a peice home!

Which got me to thinking - here at the radio station we bring in a little cake or something yummy to celebrate with our workmates. Last month JB brought in profiteroles! Yum! So perhaps that means we are about on par for the giving of delicious baked goods then?

What else did Lady Gaga do? Well it's something I didn't do!

Got her cans out.

No. Really.

I love Gaga, and I also love birthdays! But don't expect anything this good next year from me!!!


Love and kisses (but no tatas),

Ash
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Would You Play Pinball Like This?

I love Pinball. I'm not sure if I'd like Pinball though if I had to play it like this...




Click the picture for a better look. How would you feel playing pinball with that silly hat on?

Starlings In Peel Street

From the mind of Scotty:- Those damn Starlings have returned down Peel Street creating a massive mess on the streets. It's Clean Up Australia week, and the council wants to remove them with water jets and audio sounds. How would you get rid of them?

The Depth Of The Ocean

One of my friends sent me this on e-mail the other day. It's the apparent depth of the ocean (or what they have discovered so far). Interesting. Enjoy!

PS: Click on the image to see it better...

Do Oasis, Really, Have The Best British Album Of The Last 30 Years?

Britain's music industry has always been a scene full of influences and cultural waves. From the Beatles, to Sex Pistols Punk, New Wave to the 90s Manchester and Brit Pop/Indie scene, English music has always been a topic that is much discussed probably more researched then, say, the American music scene.

That's why I was very interested to see what the 'Brit' Awards this year had the say about awarding the Best British Album Of The Last 30 Years. No matter what the theme is, these 'best of all time' lists always produce much debate and divide music lovers the world over. You can't please everyone. And to try and say 'one British Album is better then all others of the last 30 years' was going to produce more debate then usual. The British music scene of the last 30 years has had some big acts.

The list of possible winners was pretty contemporary.. probably more to do with the 'youngins' that watch the Brit Awards. The nominations included Phil Collins, Travis, Duffy, Coldplay, Oasis, Keane, Sade, The Verve, Dido and Dire Straits. Once again, a pretty contemporary list.

The winner was Oasis, for their album Whats The Story Morning Glory. When you compare the sales for that album over the other nominations, it wins by a mile (or kilometer, seeing as we're talking Britain). Maybe because I'm not British, I don't understand what all the fuss is about. I just thought there should have been some other British Bands nominated - even if Oasis still won the bloomin' thing.

What is deemed your best British album of the last 30 years? Who do you think should have won it? And who were you happy *NOT* to have seen in the list. Because I guess, the Spice Girls could have won it...

JB

John Mayer Racist?

In a particularly crappy interview with Playboy Magazone, John Mayer has managed to offend millions with these very confusing comments:

MAYER: It’s like I come on very strong. I am a very…I’m just very. V-E-R-Y. And if you can’t handle very, then I’m a douche bag. But I think the world needs a little very. That’s why black people love me.

PLAYBOY: Because you’re very?

MAYER: Someone asked me the other day, “What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?” And by the way, it’s sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a n****r pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, “I can’t really have a hood pass. I’ve never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, ‘We’re full.’"

PLAYBOY: It is true; a lot of rappers love you. You recorded with Common and Kanye West, played live with Jay-Z.

MAYER: What is being black? It’s making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that’s seen as a struggle and making it work for you, or you’ll die inside. Not to say that my struggle is like the collective struggle of black America. But maybe my struggle is similar to one black dude’s.

PLAYBOY: Do black women throw themselves at you?

MAYER: I don’t think I open myself to it. My d*** is sort of like a white supremacist. I’ve got a Benetton heart and a David Duke c***. I’m going to start dating separately from my d***.


Mhmmm. Good work John Mayer, but I think you just lost your "hood pass".

Of course nothing is funny until someone turns it into a cartoon, so for your viewing pleasure, check this one out....




Thoughts??
xoxo Ashlyn

92.9's Winter Olympics

Well, the Winter Olympics has opened in Vancouver and we've done our own opening ceremony. Check out our version online now at fm929.com.au

Every day we'll have a new event so keep checking back!

To go in the draw for an amazing 50 inch plasma TV thanks to LG and Harvey Norman, simply create your own version (it's not at hard at all.. that video only took us about 5 minutes to make up!) on your own digital camera, IPhone, Handy-Cam, whatever - and send a copy to us via the website - www.fm929.com.au.

And if your video is judged the best, you'll win a 50 inch Plasma TV thanks to LG and Harvey Norman Electrical!

So, get filming!!

JB

The Kookaburra Sits In The Down Under Tree

So, I read today that Colin Hay (front man for Men At Work) is heading back to court to fight last weeks decision that Down Under sounds like the classic song you always sang to annoy people 'Kookaburra'.

I'm still sitting on the fence (or branch?) about whether the flute in Down Under does sound like Kookaburra or not. Interested to hear your thoughts on it and where you sit on this issue. Much like I'm still trying to work out whether Lady GaGa is a man or a woman..

Thoughts!
JB

Fall Out Boy have Split?

Fall Out Boy 'have on down swingin' saying they'll be 'dance dance'in out of the music industry. That's right.. the rumours are the guys have split up. Pretty amazing, as whenever I have seen interviews of the guys they have always seemed pretty 'matey' and friendly with one another. But, once again with the music industry, you never know what happens behind closed doors.

Apparently the band have 'grown apart', with Patrick Stump currently working on a solo album (normally the first sign a band is going to split up... Bernard Fanning anyone? ;). Mr Stump said he 'couldn't see the band getting back together' and if they did 'it would be for all the right reasons' and if they didn't it would 'also be for all the right reasons'. Pete Wentz has also kept his pants on *rimshot* and has said that he 'couldn't imagine ever playing with the band again either'. I guess we all know what industry he could get himself into next!

No comment has been issued from the bands record label. We'll keep you posted!

Now, how about Down Under sounding like Kookaburra? ;-)

JB

Scotty chatting to Ken Sutcliffe about the Winter Olympics

Scotty had a chat to Ken Sutcliffe all about the Winter Olympics. Check it out on the postcast now!!

Check it out here