DR. Danie Roux van Middelburg s\u00ea dis nou die tyd van hittegolwe in die Karoo. Dis warm, die humiditeit is hoog, dis bedompig, jy sweet en die muskiete is uit op \u2019n bloedmakietie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Snags smag jou uitgepute lyf na slaap, maar teen die tyd dat jy jou kussing ses keer omge-draai het en al sy kante ewe nat gesweet is, is die laken soos \u2019n wors om jou klewerige lyf opgerol. Uiteindelik dommel jy van pure uitputting \u2019n bietjie in. Maar dan, glo my vry, word j\u00f3\u00fa lyf \u2013 die hele een \u2013 die lekkerste somerpretpark vir al die muskiete in die distrik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die afgelope naweek het ek so \u2019n aanval met hand en tand probeer afweer. Niks het gehelp nie, maar ek het \u2019n les of twee geleer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Muskiete \u2013 hulle is baie georden, want hul weermag bestaan net uit vroue \u2013 sit met hul voorvoetjies netjies bymekaar in \u2019n duikposisie terwyl hulle met hul agerpote aan plekke soos prentlyste, bo-op gordynkappe, in skoene of selfs stilletjies onder die bed vasklou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op \u2019n teken van die sersant majoor (v) gaan hulle vinnig bewegende vlerke oor tot aksie met \u2019n trillende gezoem wat spesiaal ingestel is op een hele desibel ho\u00ebr as irriterend. Hulle swiep met \u2019n massabeweging, deur die spoedgrens, op die niksvermoedende slaper neer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hul suigsnawels is uit, bloedverdunners in, en hulle trap op jou met al drie pare pote stewig vas. En moet nou net nie dink daar is nie fynprowers onder hulle nie \u2013 bloed van die O-groep word glo net aan die beste swerms voorgesit, en hulle verkies glo klam, swetende lywe van mense wat hard asemhaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musietmannetjies \u2013 die ordentlike goed \u2013 lewe van nektar, vrugtesap en water en het glo nie van hierdie terroristiese suigslurpe nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou weet ek almal gaan my probeer raad gee, maar hulle moet my nie vertel van olietjies, pomades of spuitjies wat hierdie zoemende kolonie in toom hou nie. Daar is eenvoudig nie iets wat jou van voor Klaas Vakie tot n\u00e1 daeraad veilig beskerm nie. Ek w\u00e9\u00e9t, want ek h\u00e9t probeer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek het selfs nou die nag, in die huis van \u2019n nie-roker, ure lank na vuurhoutjies gesoek om \u2019n groen spiraalbesigheid aan die brand te probeer steek \u201cwat jou die hele nag deur sal beskerm\u201d. Le\u00eb beloftes, want die groen krul was uitgebrand lank voordat die son opgekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met apologie aan AD Keet is daar maar net een raad: Muskiet, jou vabond, ek sal jou kry, van jou sal net \u2019n bloedkol bly, hier op my kamermure, deur jou vervlakste gonsery, deur jou gebyt en plaery, kon ek nie slaap vir ure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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