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It appears I :fluffle: /Fluffled poison ivy.

Oh dear, I've owned myself without trying. Oh bother.

:mad:

I don't get it...

Ouch dude, why the hell did you do that? :confused:

Never had poison ivy. Actually, I did, just once, and in a very small place. Right on the tip of my little finger. No clue where I got it. I typically take pains to avoid it, and am quite capable of recognizing with a casual glance.

1OO% certified pwn4ge!

What?

Ouch dude, why the hell did you do that? :confused:

I work landscaping. I deal with plants daily. I'm still not good at IDing poison ivy.

from my feet to my junk to my neck it all itches.

Why in the world would you touch yourself there with Poison Ivy?

1OO% certified pwn4ge!

Yes, I apparently pressed the self-owning button that morning when I woke up.

DM--->:fluffle: <---Poison Ivy

SUprised noone came up with that already

Why in the world would you touch yourself there with Poison Ivy?

I scratched myself man.

And it spread all over.

Yes, I apparently pressed the self-owning button that morning when I woke up.

DM--->:fluffle: <---Poison Ivy

SUprised noone came up with that already

I'd rather try it with a tree.

I used to own myself, too.

But then I got short of cash.

At first I just subleted myself. But It wasn't enough-and the subleters where flaky.

So I had to rent myself. But I couldn't find a longterm renter.

So I had to lease. But the leasees didn't want to put in to something they wouldn't get back. They insisted on a lease to own.

But maintence is more than the lease, so I had to borrow against myself.

But the lease only covers minumum payment.

Now I owe more than I'm worth.

I scratched myself man.

And it spread all over.

You scratched your gonads? With your hands!?

You scratched your gonads? With your hands!?
What do you use? A shoe horn?

I'm still not good at IDing poison ivy.
Fingers three don't touch me.

Thankfully we dont have it in Nevada, but the Sierra Foothills has its evil cousin, Poison Oak and a friend of mine learned the hardway that it looks remarkably like wild strawberries. We quickly learned that ryme to keep from touching it again.

I used to own myself, too.

But then I got short of cash.

At first I just subleted myself. But It wasn't enough-and the subleters where flaky.

So I had to rent myself. But I couldn't find a longterm renter.

So I had to lease. But the leasees didn't want to put in to something they wouldn't get back. They insisted on a lease to own.

But maintence is more than the lease, so I had to borrow against myself.

But the lease only covers minumum payment.

Now I owe more than I'm worth.CToaN - ya know all that poison oak up there in the redwoods?
I spent all my weekends up there. I'm immune to that stuff.
I'd always invite the other kids up there to play "hide & seek" in the bushes. I was an evil lil' bastard :D

You scratched your gonads? With your hands!?

Well you aren't going to scratch them for me eh?

:eek:

Sheez, I didn't lick them or anything. Scratch your junk once and everyone thinks your a pervert. Not like I was giving myself a dirty down there.

What do you use? A shoe horn?

What's a shoe-horn?

What's a shoe-horn?
This: http://www.imprintproducts.com/shoehorn.jpg

CToaN - ya know all that poison oak up there in the redwoods?
I spent all my weekends up there. I'm immune to that stuff.
I'd always invite the other kids up there to play "hide & seek" in the bushes. I was an evil lil' bastard :D
I'm so allergic to poison oak that just talking about it might have given me a case.

Curse you. And yeah, it's everywhere-but usually with (gasp) the oaks, which are north of here, I live in the redwoods.

I'm so allergic to poison oak that just talking about it might have given me a case.
Ah, contagion. If it makes you feel better, i could tell you my chicken pox story (sorta like revenge i guess)

Curse you.Chalked. :D
And yeah, it's everywhere-but usually with (gasp) the oaks, which are north of here, I live in the redwoods.I miss 'em. Gonna vacation there in the next year or two - problem is, i'm not likely to leave. It'd be hard to leave the 'net, but i'd seriously consider.

Dumb Arse!

Ah, contagion. If it makes you feel better, i could tell you my chicken pox story (sorta like revenge i guess)
Chalked. :D
I miss 'em. Gonna vacation there in the next year or two - problem is, i'm not likely to leave. It'd be hard to leave the 'net, but i'd seriously consider.
This place has a lot of permanent vacationers ;)

This place has a lot of permanent vacationers ;)
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
*nods*
Perhaps Ladamesansmerci will hike all the way down from BC ... ?

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
*nods*
Perhaps Ladamesansmerci will hike all the way down from BC ... ?
That's a long fucking hike, even if your going to the Oregon redwoods...

That's a long fucking hike, even if your going to the Oregon redwoods...
I like to tell myself i could do it, but in reality - i couldn't do it w/out wireless :p

One of the vacations i plan is starting in Pescadero, over to Half Moon Bay, scoot through Cruz ;) , up to Memorial Park, down to the Ripley's Museum in SF (and Fisherman's Wharf), avoid Oakland at all costs, go to Penitencia (sp?) Creek in San Jose to look again to see if that tree i fell out of is still there, head across the bridge and see Monterrey and some of the Napa area, up to Eureka and Point Bragg. Hopefully on mopeds, but we'll see.

I like to tell myself i could do it, but in reality - i couldn't do it w/out wireless :p

One of the vacations i plan is starting in Pescadero, over to Half Moon Bay, scoot through Cruz ;) , up to Memorial Park, down to the Ripley's Museum in SF (and Fisherman's Wharf), avoid Oakland at all costs, go to Penitencia (sp?) Creek in San Jose to look again to see if that tree i fell out of is still there, head across the bridge and see Monterrey and some of the Napa area, up to Eureka and Point Bragg. Hopefully on mopeds, but we'll see.
Monterey is south of Santa Cruz, but otherwise that sounds cool. You could, if you had the upfront bank roll, buy a vintage Vespa when you get here, ride that the entire time (get a 200 so it doesn't take completely forever) and then sell it when you leave.

Straughn has a TG for what it is worth...

DM, I feel your pain. I don't get along well with Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac either. Go to Wal-Mart, and pick up the Aveeno bath treatment with colloidial oatmeal, and Solarcaine Medicated spray. The colloidial oatmeal helps stop the itching, and the Solarcaine is a topical spray for pain and itch relief.

It appears I :fluffle: /Fluffled poison ivy.

Oh dear, I've owned myself without trying. Oh bother.

:mad:
WTF?

How can you not be able to spot poison ivy/oak from yards distant if you work outside all the time? The leaves are a dead giveaway, just look at 'em, you can see the fucking oil.

It appears I :fluffle: /Fluffled poison ivy.

Oh dear, I've owned myself without trying. Oh bother.

:mad:

http://www.p0stwh0res.com/images/pwned3.jpg

How can you not be able to spot poison ivy/oak from yards distant if you work outside all the time? The leaves are a dead giveaway, just look at 'em, you can see the fucking oil.

Leaves of three, leave 'em be.

Leaves of three, leave 'em be.

Exactly the way I learned it.

It appears I /Fluffled poison ivy.

Oh dear, I've owned myself without trying. Oh bother.

OUCHIEOUCHIEOUCHIEOUCHIE (been der done dat - but a full on chigger infestation of the "area" is heaps worse....)


Fingers three don't touch me.

Thankfully we dont have it in Nevada, but the Sierra Foothills has its evil cousin, Poison Oak and a friend of mine learned the hardway that it looks remarkably like wild strawberries. We quickly learned that ryme to keep from touching it again.

Reminds me of the summer I spent working as a volunteer for the USFS in NorCal (Trinity Alps Wilderness). We had a big fire on the district for a couple of weeks, and some of the crew chiefs shared quarters w/ us. The stories they told... The worst was a guy who had had charge of a California Department of Corrections fire crew - the guard ran the poor crew up a ridge covered w/ poison oak...

What's a shoe-horn?

Don't mean to be rude but that's just :eek:

OUCHIEOUCHIEOUCHIEOUCHIE (been der done dat - but a full on chigger infestation of the "area" is heaps worse....)

Was that chiggers or crabs? :p

Was that chiggers or crabs? :p

Huge difference - if you'd ever had a case of chiggers you'd know crabs < poison ivy "there" < Chiggers "there" (never had crabs but my friends who attended Uncle Sams Misguided Children camp have put it in perspective...)

Worse than any of the above, albeit for a much briefer time period, is the accidental application of habanero sauce to the "area".... http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/krank/kran1k.gif

(ALWAYS wash your hands when dealing w/ chilis....)

Huge difference - if you'd ever had a case of chiggers you'd know crabs < poison ivy "there" < Chiggers "there" (never had crabs but my friends who attended Uncle Sams Misguided Children camp have put it in perspective...)

Worse than any of the above, albeit for a much briefer time period, is the accidental application of habanero sauce to the "area".... http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/krank/kran1k.gif

(ALWAYS wash your hands when dealing w/ chilis....)

I've gotten poison ivy on the area, but none of the others. I did see a guy on my football (read: soccer for US members) team in high school accidentally slather Icy Hot a little too close to the package. I don't think I've heard anyone scream like that in my life.

I work landscaping. I deal with plants daily. I'm still not good at IDing poison ivy.

from my feet to my junk to my neck it all itches.
Some tips for ID ing poison ivy.

1) There's an old saying "leaflets three, let it be". Poison ivy always has leaflets arranged in groups of three. The margins of the leaves may be smooth or ragged, but the three leaf pattern is constant.

2) It may appear as a vine, soft herbaceous plant, or a small shrub. Don't be fooled, it's a master of disguise.

Here's a picture.

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zvzbiv.jpg

More pictures and information here. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/poison_ivy.htm

I've gotten poison ivy on the area, but none of the others. I did see a guy on my football (read: soccer for US members) team in high school accidentally slather Icy Hot a little too close to the package. I don't think I've heard anyone scream like that in my life.
did that. and did the habanero thing. Icy hot wouldn't be nearly as bad except I didn't notice it untill I got in the shower. Its activated by water, so there really is no good way to wash it off once its there.

Huge difference - if you'd ever had a case of chiggers you'd know crabs < poison ivy "there" < Chiggers "there" (never had crabs but my friends who attended Uncle Sams Misguided Children camp have put it in perspective...)

Worse than any of the above, albeit for a much briefer time period, is the accidental application of habanero sauce to the "area".... http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/krank/kran1k.gif

(ALWAYS wash your hands when dealing w/ chilis....)
Can i get an explanation on what on earth those two bolded items are?:confused:

Can i get an explanation on what on earth those two bolded items are?:confused:

Chiggers are a type of mite that, in their larval stage, are parasitic. They are common in Asia and Sourthern areas of N.America. They attatch themselves to pores and hair follicles and their feeding causes extremely itchy sores - thing mosquito bites x100 (at least) that last for days. Now imagine having your groin, arm pits, backs of knees, and inner elbows infested with several hundred of these.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001333.htm

"Uncle Sam's Misguided Children" is an ironic backronym of USMC (United States Marine Corps).

Chiggers are a type of mite that, in their larval stage, are parasitic. They are common in Asia and Sourthern areas of N.America. They attatch themselves to pores and hair follicles and their feeding causes extremely itchy sores - thing mosquito bites x100 (at least) that last for days. Now imagine having your groin, arm pits, backs of knees, and inner elbows infested with several hundred of these.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001333.htm

"Uncle Sam's Misguided Children" is an ironic backronym of USMC (United States Marine Corps).
Ah ha, thank you.

Chiggers are a type of mite that, in their larval stage, are parasitic.

Oh.. I always thought they were related to chavs. Some previous posts are starting to make sense now...

Oh, jeez. Poison ivy is a crack and a half.

If you touched your clothes/shoes, be sure to get that cleaned up fast as you can. And don't wash anything else with it when you wash it. And wash it like two or three times, and then scrub out your washer/dryer.

But, man. PoiVy rash on the junk. Harsh.

Oh, jeez. Poison ivy is a crack and a half.

If you touched your clothes/shoes, be sure to get that cleaned up fast as you can. And don't wash anything else with it when you wash it. And wash it like two or three times, and then scrub out your washer/dryer.

But, man. PoiVy rash on the junk. Harsh.


It's NOT getting any better. It's left the nether regions (Thankfully) and seems to be concentrating around my legs and lower back. I bath in that pink lotion that supposedly draws it out...

http://www.kantor.com/blog/poisonivy.jpg
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

Man, that sucks! Hope you'll be better soon, don't scratch, and put that stuff against it on there.

(And I wouldn't identify PI as "dangerous", either - looks harmless enough, doesn't it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_ivy )

The poison ivy is fine now, but I razzed up a yellow jacket nest yesterday and got stung 6 times on my upper body. I ripped off my shirt and beat the YJ's off of it and then proceeded to get stung about 32 times on my legs by fireants. In addition, I've got countless holes in my legs from crap thrown up by the trimmer-gravel, rocks, wood, etc. And I also got sunburn on me legs.

I wore shorts to work that day because I was told it would only be about 3 hours long.

Yarr.

You scratched your gonads? With your hands!?

lol!