Poison Ivy Relief

[Tucker943]

She will survive it. She has survived 7 years of me. Poison ivy is much nicer then my bullshit.

 

[woodworkingboy]

no comment

 

[MasterBlaster]

Lordy, I'd hate to be worse for my woman than PI.

 

[Bermy]

With the Rhus [related to PI] I mentioned earlier, it never bothered me for years until once in Autumn. It seemed to be the sawdust for me but the homeowner, from the US was a mess long before I got there.



As for Lyme disease you're pretty safe Bermy, bit of a news thing at the moment to take peoples minds of something else.

Couple of cases in Western Australia, but most existing cases brought in from Asia. There's been a pretty good checkup going on, ticks here don't carry it yet and hopefully won't.

Ha! See, too new to the country and watching too much Today/Tonight!

 

[Tree Reb]

Some people that watch that show and ACA are to scared to go outside.

I don't think you have Rhus down there but watch out for it anyway, there was some in SA a while back. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/rhus


Hope your wife is feeling better Chris.

 

[Tucker943]

I suppose I'm toxic Butch!

 

[BlackSmith]

Good ol lye soap and jewel weed works great for me...

 

[arborworks1]

Oral ivy has given me good results as well. I tried some jewel weed years ago. Mixed results...

 

[MasterBlaster]

Trust me... the drops work.

 

[SkwerI]

I think I got into a tiny bit of it this week. Just a couple spots on the back of my left arm and a couple more in my right ear. I thought they were insect bites but they have gotten worse over the last couple days. Nothing like Chris or his wife though, thankfully.

 

[Tucker943]

The steroid kicked it right out of my wife.

 

[bonner1040]

I keep checking this thread to see if there are any more pictures of your pretty wife!

Only kidding....

 

[Tucker943]

I can joke around boss, don't be bashful. I actually expected a joke or two!

 

[Bermy]

Flip..can you catch PI over the internet...?!!!

No joke, I have a line of blisters around the left side of my waist...I have NO idea how it got there or what it is!
I thought there wasn't any PI in Tasmania...what did I touch!!!!??? Is wattle dust reactive?? Going to the pharmacist to see if they know.

Can't believe it!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sympathetic reaction....

 

[MasterBlaster]

I once had a baddass hairy caterpillar get caught between my backstrap of my saddle, on my right hip. I thought the burning sensation was because some sawgas had been spilled on my saddle. It put a chemical burn on me like I'd never seem. A 3" by 8" patch of skin turned black and sloughed off.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Dayum!

 

[MasterBlaster]

It surprised me.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Would surprise the hell outta me too. You ever figure out the name of the moth that bit ya?

 

[MasterBlaster]

It wasn't a moth yet.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Regardless.... were you able to identify the culprit that was still in it's juvenile state?

 

[MasterBlaster]

No. It was a gooey mess.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Ewwwwwwe. Seems you have a few different kinds down there that actually are that harmful. Yikes!

20 most toxic caterpillars

Here is a PDF from LSU

View attachment pub1979stingingcaterpillar1.pdf

Nasty little buggers

 

[MasterBlaster]

It was a PITA, for sure.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Something you would rarely even think about working a tree. Wasps yes, bees yes... caterpillars...... Huh...