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MnSam said:
Been there, well almost there. Northern Wisconsin last May for trout opener. The ticks get very thick up there. I woke up in the middle of the night with an itch way up high on my inner thigh. Figured it was a tick so got up to check it out. Went out into the kitchen of the cabin, turned on the light, and sat down on a chair. That's when my buddy John woke up, walked into the kitchen and caught me doubled over peeking at the at my crotch area with my legs spread wide. "What the **** are you doing!" Good laugh, and it turned out all right. Gotta watch those buggers though, my niece has had lymes once and my mom has had it twice.
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Was also up there for a week last October for grouse season with my dog. Came home, and the wife found a bloated one on the floor that fell off the dog. After a tongue lashing I took the dog in the bathroom, and twenty six ticks later came out with a tick free dog. Could not believe it. It was late in October, cold and rainy, and temps down to the 30's and 40's. Never would have thought they were out so thick. Wife still thinks I only found "a few" on the dog, otherwise I'd never get her to go up there anymore.
 
wow, don't come to the U.P. than them things will burrow in yer sack all the time. Ya gotta be kidding me ya went to the hospital, you cidiots make me almost spit beer all over my key Bord but I have heard it before. buy some good tweezers for cri'en out loud!!!!!!!! un ####en real man just unreal!:dizzy:
 
This is a hilarious thread! Serious business, though. Serious, indeed. I know two women whose lives have been basically ruined by chronic Lyme disease. A third has big struggles.

I got it once from a rock climbing trip to Arkansas. One tick got past the tick check, swelled up so I could see it, and thankfully I drew a circle around the bite, because three days later, I felt really weird, and there was a red bulls-eye rash around the bite. Straight to the doc. Never was I more willing to take a prescription than that day. "I'll take the pills, Doc. I'll take them for linger if you think I should, Doc." The antibiotics knocked it out right away. Freaky stuff, though. Well worth a blush from a VA nurse....:clap:
 
Speaking of blood sucking parasites. . . I'z gots the IRS stuck to my wallet, and I CAN'T GET THEM OFF!!

I've tried that new Fedaway spray, but it just made them dig in deeper. :laugh:
 
yooper said:
wow, don't come to the U.P. than them things will burrow in yer sack all the time. Ya gotta be kidding me ya went to the hospital, you cidiots make me almost spit beer all over my key Bord but I have heard it before. buy some good tweezers for cri'en out loud!!!!!!!! un ####en real man just unreal!:dizzy:
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Well,you must be able to bend over a LOT further than me to get a good view close to where the sun dont shine like that..i heard about guys like you being in #### movies ??
with that thing burrowed in all the way werent no way was going to attempt it myself...i take off the ones i can get to,and get all out,dont like leaving the head in to fester..
as it was it ended up breaking apart for the DR. with him spending MORE time to get the rest out..
i figure i'm smart enough to know when my capabilities are limited and know when to call in a pro...messing around with something as life threatening as the diseases you can get from them bugs sometimes is not a DIY project..
not a question about being a "man" about it,,the answer is being "smart" about it..
the reason i get to go to the VA is because i did "man up" at one time,and am partially disabled because of it..
"CITIOTS" ?? not here man,township does have "A" traffic light tho :)
 
Last fall I started spraying my work clothes will Permanone, trade name Repel (and probably others). Lasts up to three days without respraying and kept the seed ticks off me all fall. Seed ticks are the just-hatched larvae and if you think the adults are hard to find, try finding these printed period sized ones. Doesn't work on the skin because of something about it degrading with skin oils rapidly so spray your socks and boots well.
 
teacherman said:
This is a hilarious thread! Serious business, though. Serious, indeed. I know two women whose lives have been basically ruined by chronic Lyme disease. A third has big struggles.

I got it once from a rock climbing trip to Arkansas. One tick got past the tick check, swelled up so I could see it, and thankfully I drew a circle around the bite, because three days later, I felt really weird, and there was a red bulls-eye rash around the bite. Straight to the doc. Never was I more willing to take a prescription than that day. "I'll take the pills, Doc. I'll take them for linger if you think I should, Doc." The antibiotics knocked it out right away. Freaky stuff, though. Well worth a blush from a VA nurse....:clap:
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Wood ticks, seed ticks deer ticks all of them if unchecked can cause really big health issues. Old time guy used to carry a baby food jar with two stroke mix in it with a plastic eye dropper. If the tick could be seen one drop of mix and seconds later would drop off.

Old time trick for your yard if you have dogs, buy the cheapest laundry soap you can buy WITHOUT bleach in it. Broadcast by hand like seeding grass seed or fertilizer, ticks can't stand it, neither can chiggers, or go to your local farm store and buy a box of chickens, they just love them bugs. I watched and ole hound dog that would seek out chickens just so they would peck the tics off of him, smart dog.

:cheers:
 
scattergun13 said:
Hey yooper, I think I got a tick on me, how would you like to make another dollar the hard way?
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Awwww, leave yooper alone. There's an Internet toughguy in every crowd. Hey, I hear those country guys will cry if you poke them too hard. :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

You'll laugh at the tick stories until you catch yourself a case of lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases. Then it's just not that funny anymore.

I don't want to see a pic of space's woman friend with a tick attached to her privates. Well, she's probably an imaginary or virtual friend anyway. :D :D
 
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yooper said:
Man if I had a dime for every wood tick I dug out of my sack in the past year I would have me a dollar!!!
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Yup, Me too, I never even thought about a hospital. Usually just grab them with the fingernails and pull them off. I've never even put any cream or nothing on the spot. Been lucky i guess. I di know someone who had rocky mountain fever. It was some serious stuff.
 

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