Post by: SkyePrizm on October 02, 2007, 04:27:47 pm
Post by: derickw on October 02, 2007, 08:29:35 am
Post by: Todd on October 02, 2007, 02:40:40 am
Quote from: davepeck;161390
my hands are itchy.
Put a drop or two of ammonia on the stings.
Post by: bdfreetuna on October 01, 2007, 08:36:16 pm
You gotta take into account a honey bee stings you once and its dead. A yellowjacket will bite and sting you at the same time until it forgets why it was so ornery in the first place.
Getting some of those up your pants leg is a good time. Ahhh memories of 6th grade..
Post by: skalnbyc on October 01, 2007, 08:19:48 pm
Quote from: davepeck;161384
Quote from: FreeSpirit;161383Quote from: davepeck;161382my uncle\'s gun fell out of his pants while we were running, so we had to go back in and get it.
:wah: you ned a gun walking through the woods?! wow. this world has def changed ;) I\'m glad you are all okay - bee stings hurt like hell :banfire:
no, i think there\'s always been things like bears, wolves, and coyotes in the woods that you need to protect yourself (and your animals) from.
that said, my uncle carries a gun everywhere. the funny thing about "neding" a gun is, you never know when you\'ll "ned" a gun. :)
Yeah, a girl in my office was sexually assualted outside the building while I was away last week. We are in a statistically "low crime" area. You definitely never know when you\'ll need to protect yourself or someone nearby, whether it is man or nature.
Post by: jocelyn on October 01, 2007, 07:13:15 pm
Quote from: bdfreetuna;161389
quit complaining the YellowJacket is only a 2 on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index!
# 1.0 Sweat bee: Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
# 1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
# 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
# 2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
# 2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
# 2.x Honey bee and European hornet: Like a matchhead that flips off and burns on your skin.
# 3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting. Somebody is using a drill to excavate your ingrown toenail.
# 3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic & burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
# 4.0 Pepsis wasp: Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath (if you get stung by one you might as well lie down and scream).
# 4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch nail in your heel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index
AWESOME
Post by: davepeck on October 01, 2007, 07:12:56 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;161388
You have woods and wildlife in Connecticut? ;)
I have never carried anything beyond a knife while walking in the woods for protection, even up north.
not everyone carries guns. i know this.
Quote from: bdfreetuna;161389
quit complaining the YellowJacket is only a 2 on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index!
# 1.0 Sweat bee: Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
# 1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
# 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
# 2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
# 2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
# 2.x Honey bee and European hornet: Like a matchhead that flips off and burns on your skin.
# 3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting. Somebody is using a drill to excavate your ingrown toenail.
# 3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic & burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
# 4.0 Pepsis wasp: Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath (if you get stung by one you might as well lie down and scream).
# 4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch nail in your heel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index
mr. schmidt sounds like a tool. **** him, my hands are itchy.
Post by: bdfreetuna on October 01, 2007, 07:07:27 pm
# 1.0 Sweat bee: Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
# 1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
# 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek.
# 2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.
# 2.0 Yellowjacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W. C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue.
# 2.x Honey bee and European hornet: Like a matchhead that flips off and burns on your skin.
# 3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting. Somebody is using a drill to excavate your ingrown toenail.
# 3.0 Paper wasp: Caustic & burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
# 4.0 Pepsis wasp: Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath (if you get stung by one you might as well lie down and scream).
# 4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch nail in your heel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index
Post by: jocelyn on October 01, 2007, 07:05:46 pm
I have never carried anything beyond a knife while walking in the woods for protection, even up north.
Post by: davepeck on October 01, 2007, 06:06:52 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit;161383
Quote from: davepeck;161382my uncle\'s gun fell out of his pants while we were running, so we had to go back in and get it.
:wah: you ned a gun walking through the woods?! wow. this world has def changed ;) I\'m glad you are all okay - bee stings hurt like hell :banfire:
no, i think there\'s always been things like bears, wolves, and coyotes in the woods that you need to protect yourself (and your animals) from.
that said, my uncle carries a gun everywhere. the funny thing about "neding" a gun is, you never know when you\'ll "ned" a gun. :)
Post by: FreeSpirit on October 01, 2007, 06:04:14 pm
Quote from: davepeck;161382
my uncle\'s gun fell out of his pants while we were running, so we had to go back in and get it.
:wah: you ned a gun walking through the woods?! wow. this world has def changed ;) I\'m glad you are all okay - bee stings hurt like hell :banfire:
Post by: davepeck on October 01, 2007, 06:01:24 pm
my uncle and i were out with his 2 dogs and tyson in the woods, and just walking along the path. i had a sweatshirt on, and the sleeves were about a quarter-way down my hands. all of a sudden i feel something \'bite\' me under my right sleeve (i thought it was a horsefly), and i was like, "ah, sonofabitch!". i pulled back my sleeve to see a bee stuck to the bottom of my thumb, and as i\'m doing that, i get stung on my left hand. "WHAT THE ****?!"
it all happened so fast, but i heard my uncle yell "NEST", and i took off my sweatshirt and started swinging it around in the air as we sprinted back the way we came from. seemed like they were following us for a while too. we finally got to a "safe" spot, and assessed the damage. my uncle got stung 4-5 times on his arm, and it looked like the dogs got stung a few times as well (though it didn\'t look like tyson did). we went right back to the house for some benedryl (for us and the dogs).
my uncle\'s gun fell out of his pants while we were running, so we had to go back in and get it. i also lost tyson\'s leash (it wasn\'t on him). we waited a little while for the bees to calm down, and headed back in (which i dreaded). we started walking really slow when we got near, and he grabbed his gun. i couldn\'t see the leash anywhere, but i did see the "nest" - a hole in the ground on the edge of the path, and TONS of bees diving in and out of it. after looking at it from a distance for a few seconds, i thought i saw a couple coming our way, and we sprinted the **** away again.
it sucked. really ruined a nice walk in the woods with the dogs.
Post by: jocelyn on October 01, 2007, 05:32:47 pm
Post by: stefpav on June 04, 2007, 12:04:13 pm
Post by: lele on June 04, 2007, 11:53:25 am
We removed a tick from me last evening ...
We were doing yard work on sat. & I checked myself & showered after we were done & I didn\'t find anything, but none the less...it appeared on me on Sunday....
No rash yet (just a small dot)...feel ok too...
I\'m sure I\'ll be just fine...not into the antibiotics thing...So, I\'ll just want & see how I feel..
Damn ticks :mad:
Post by: stefpav on May 26, 2007, 09:48:05 am
Post by: oldnewbie on May 25, 2007, 11:17:16 pm
Post by: stefpav on May 25, 2007, 10:17:18 pm
imo, in order to fully respect and enjoy nature one has to appreciate each aspect that comes with it. This includes all the nasty, disease ridden, blood sucking critters that are found in nature....don\'t get me wrong...it\'s not like i enjoy having ticks on me, but it is kinda nifty knowing that something so small and mindless can invoke such a debilitating ailment. and each species (flora and fauna), such as ticks, have evolved over billions of years to keep the environment in check. so maybe diseases like lyme, cancer, Lou Gehrig\'s, etc. have developed over time to keep us in check...know what i mean?
Post by: jocelyn on May 25, 2007, 06:49:51 pm
Post by: Todd on May 25, 2007, 06:24:03 pm
Post by: jocelyn on May 25, 2007, 04:46:31 pm
Never ended up with Lyme disease. My horse had it once.
Post by: Todd on May 25, 2007, 10:08:15 am
Post by: derickw on May 25, 2007, 09:23:51 am
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Post by: bellbottomtear on May 23, 2007, 09:49:02 pm
All we wanted was a nice hike and a picnic and the beauty of the outdoors had to be corrupted.
Havent read this whole thread just thought Id put in my 2 cents.
Post by: antbach on May 23, 2007, 08:30:10 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;146177
<- can\'t wait until I can grow a bad ass comb over.
not even 26 yet and I\'m all but there. reasons i keep my hair a little longer, my \'bangs\' hide it well. but now that I know Dave has rogaine, I may raid his cabinets next tuesday, but please don\'t ban me from .info or any pecoraro summer bashes for doing so though.
as for the lyme, good luck with that, I think you\'ll be alright though, i\'ve been bit a shitload of times and never got it, then again I went through a 5 or so year period where i was sick at least 8 times a year for week long clips, maybe they never caught it.
Post by: oldnewbie on May 23, 2007, 07:41:12 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;146177
<- can\'t wait until I can grow a bad ass comb over.
the wait is never as long as you think!
has anyone else noticed that dave swears funny on the internet?
Post by: FrankZappa on May 23, 2007, 07:18:11 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on May 23, 2007, 06:36:50 pm
I knew a kid who actually grew hair back, then lost it again once he built tolerance. It works, but all you\'re doing is buying time.
Also it only works for the back crown of your head balding. For the "two scoops" receding hairline (see coyote,wild) it does nothing.
Keep those clippers oiled ;)
Oh yeah, and good luck with this tick thing.
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 04:55:19 pm
Quote from: stefpav;146155
she said that if the tick carries lyme that it has to be feeding off your blood for 16 hours before it can pass the disease on
Yeah, forgot to mention this as well. This is why it\'s a good thing to "fine tooth comb" your body after going back inside. I\'ve also found that ticks, unless they\'re in deep, hate Neutrogena shampoo.
Post by: stefpav on May 23, 2007, 02:49:29 pm
you could always just take the tick in to the doctor to be tested for precautionary reasons. but i agree with todd on the whole antibiotics-is-a-bad-idea-if-you-don\'t-have-the-lyme thing. if you don\'t have it and took the antibiotics, the next time (god...or whoever...forbid) that you actually do get the disease the antibiotics will not be as effective because your body is becoming immune to the medicine.
good luck mr. peck. i hope everything turns out ok...although i\'m sure it will. :)
Post by: Stephengencs on May 23, 2007, 02:19:54 pm
Quote from: phirehead;146148
My brother in law had lyme.
He passed away a couple years ago.
It was nice knowing ya peck....
j/k ;)
:lol: rotfl :lol:
Now that is a "sorry chip"!
Post by: phirehead on May 23, 2007, 12:55:21 pm
He passed away a couple years ago.
It was nice knowing ya peck....
j/k ;)
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 11:32:41 am
Post by: derickw on May 23, 2007, 11:29:05 am
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 11:20:03 am
Quote from: FreeSpirit;146104
:hscratch: Are deer ticks those tiny, microscopic ones? If so, how did you see it?
They\'re pretty damn small:
(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fpnotebook.com%2FIDVectorDeerTicks.jpg&hash=9c9a93f8d8a758dce626b8908cf68e91330e1a2a)
But of course, you can\'t see photos at work anyway!! :shrug:
Post by: davepeck on May 23, 2007, 11:14:34 am
Quote from: Todd;146118
Quote from: davepeck;146114
yeah, the pets all get teh frontline.. unfortunately, i just get teh rogaine, and that don\'t chase the critters away!
I don\'t think it\'s working. :lol:
:finger:
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 11:10:10 am
Quote from: davepeck;146114
yeah, the pets all get teh frontline.. unfortunately, i just get teh rogaine, and that don\'t chase the critters away!
I don\'t think it\'s working. :lol:
Post by: Stephengencs on May 23, 2007, 11:06:21 am
Quote from: davepeck;146114
yeah, the pets all get teh frontline.. unfortunately, i just get teh rogaine, and that don\'t chase the critters away!
HA! I would say quit the rogane and go into the night gracefully......
Post by: derickw on May 23, 2007, 11:05:48 am
Quote from: davepeck;146114
Quote from: derickw;146110Todd\'s got it. i\'ve been biten once maybe twice but have never had the Lyme. I\'m sure you\'ll be fine. do you treat your dog with tick meds. My girl uses Frontline on her puppies and so far so good but that **** is expensive but its a must cuz we go hiking all the time with the dogs. it\'s kind of gross, i guess the tick dies and falls off after it bites the dog.
yeah, the pets all get teh frontline.. unfortunately, i just get teh rogaine, and that don\'t chase the critters away!
does that stuff actually work?
Post by: davepeck on May 23, 2007, 11:01:09 am
Quote from: derickw;146110
Todd\'s got it. i\'ve been biten once maybe twice but have never had the Lyme. I\'m sure you\'ll be fine. do you treat your dog with tick meds. My girl uses Frontline on her puppies and so far so good but that **** is expensive but its a must cuz we go hiking all the time with the dogs. it\'s kind of gross, i guess the tick dies and falls off after it bites the dog.
yeah, the pets all get teh frontline.. unfortunately, i just get teh rogaine, and that don\'t chase the critters away!
Post by: derickw on May 23, 2007, 10:43:02 am
Quote from: Todd;146046
Quote from: Stephengencs;146040I also did hear that giant dog semen is also good to fight lyme infection, the only problem is that it must be taken orally within 4 hours of after pulling the tick off of you....GOOD LUCK Sir Peck!
so.....do we create some sort of gambling pool out of this? I think Peck would want it that way...
rotflrotflrotflrotflrotflrotfl
But, on a SER note...save the tick in between two pieces of scotch tape just in case. What type of tick was it? Big brown dog tick, medium size with a red back, small needle point size black tick, etc., etc. There are several different types around here. Also, are you sure you got the head out?
Wait three or four days and see if you develop a rash. Round red rings with the bite in the center. As someone who has been bitten over a hundred and fifty times by ticks and had Lyme seven times, I can say...DO NOT freak out. The chances of you contracting Lyme are pretty slim. If you develop a rash within the next week, or feel flu-like within the next two, take the tick to your doctor to get tested and then get on the antibiotics. The unnecessary ingestion of antibiotics will only hurt you in the future.
Edit: Just noticed you did say DEER tick...but, again, there are at least four types of deer ticks. How big was it...color?
A little known thing is that Lyme disease actually comes from mice. A tick needs to feed off of a mouse first and then a deer in order for Lyme to become active in the tick.
Post by: FreeSpirit on May 23, 2007, 10:39:57 am
Post by: Stephengencs on May 23, 2007, 10:37:55 am
Quote from: FreeSpirit;146104
:hscratch: Are deer ticks those tiny, microscopic ones? If so, how did you see it?
WAIT! Dont you live at TKA? Todd seems very very well educated on this topic, why wouldnt you just ask him?
Post by: FreeSpirit on May 23, 2007, 10:35:43 am
Post by: lele on May 23, 2007, 10:00:39 am
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 01:50:35 am
Post by: Me! on May 23, 2007, 01:10:51 am
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2007, 12:20:39 am
Oh, btw, I\'m not sure of recent studies and info., but from what I\'ve learned in my many years dealing with these little fuckers, is that it takes over 5 hours from the time an infected tick to bite you until you are susceptible to infection.
Quote from: FrankZappa;146049
I bet this is just another psychosomatic case like when Mrs. Hoover was out sick.
rotflrotfl
Post by: davepeck on May 22, 2007, 10:31:52 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on May 22, 2007, 10:27:58 pm
1979 - 2007
:sadban:
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 22, 2007, 09:38:46 pm
Quote from: Todd;146046
A little known thing is that Lyme disease actually comes from mice. A tick needs to feed off of a mouse first and then a deer in order for Lyme to become active in the tick.
ew that just grossed me out reading that.
Post by: FrankZappa on May 22, 2007, 09:09:26 pm
I bet this is just another psychosomatic case like when Mrs. Hoover was out sick.
Post by: Todd on May 22, 2007, 08:49:44 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;146040
I also did hear that giant dog semen is also good to fight lyme infection, the only problem is that it must be taken orally within 4 hours of after pulling the tick off of you....GOOD LUCK Sir Peck!
so.....do we create some sort of gambling pool out of this? I think Peck would want it that way...
rotflrotflrotflrotflrotflrotfl
But, on a SER note...save the tick in between two pieces of scotch tape just in case. What type of tick was it? Big brown dog tick, medium size with a red back, small needle point size black tick, etc., etc. There are several different types around here. Also, are you sure you got the head out?
Wait three or four days and see if you develop a rash. Round red rings with the bite in the center. As someone who has been bitten over a hundred and fifty times by ticks and had Lyme seven times, I can say...DO NOT freak out. The chances of you contracting Lyme are pretty slim. If you develop a rash within the next week, or feel flu-like within the next two, take the tick to your doctor to get tested and then get on the antibiotics. The unnecessary ingestion of antibiotics will only hurt you in the future.
Edit: Just noticed you did say DEER tick...but, again, there are at least four types of deer ticks. How big was it...color?
A little known thing is that Lyme disease actually comes from mice. A tick needs to feed off of a mouse first and then a deer in order for Lyme to become active in the tick.
Post by: freddiewaht on May 22, 2007, 08:22:37 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;146040
I also did hear that giant dog semen is also good to fight lyme infection, the only problem is that it must be taken orally within 4 hours of after pulling the tick off of you....GOOD LUCK Sir Peck!
so.....do we create some sort of gambling pool out of this? I think Peck would want it that way...
:wah:
Post by: Stephengencs on May 22, 2007, 08:06:29 pm
so.....do we create some sort of gambling pool out of this? I think Peck would want it that way...
Post by: SkyePrizm on May 22, 2007, 07:47:40 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;146037
A **** poll for this. I love it.
Now I am clearly not a smart man, but to the best of my understanding insects can only serve as carriers of the disease (any disease) and getting bit doesn\'t guarantee infection, unless of course the one that bit you was a carrier.
So guess you need a 3rd option for the poll of Quite possibly fux0rd.
For the record I know two people who had Lyme disease and got through it just fine. It was a **** for them to go through, but they are totally ok now.
Go to the Doctor ASAP. ASAP!!! They\'ll put you on some antibiotics. I had lyme disease....the key....antibiotics....and getting them right away....
Post by: wildcoyote on May 22, 2007, 07:16:21 pm
Now I am clearly not a smart man, but to the best of my understanding insects can only serve as carriers of the disease (any disease) and getting bit doesn\'t guarantee infection, unless of course the one that bit you was a carrier.
So guess you need a 3rd option for the poll of Quite possibly fux0rd.
For the record I know two people who had Lyme disease and got through it just fine. It was a **** for them to go through, but they are totally ok now.
Post by: jking on May 22, 2007, 07:16:01 pm
or
put some windex on it.
Post by: Stephengencs on May 22, 2007, 07:15:06 pm
I dont think you are automatically ****.....
but def call the md.
Post by: davepeck on May 22, 2007, 07:06:03 pm