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To: MississippiMasterpiece

If you suspect you have contacted poison ivy/oak with your skin, wash the area immediately. Watch out for chiggers — they are the worst....


3 posted on 06/14/2007 5:06:56 AM PDT by expatpat
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“Watch out for chiggers — they are the worst....”

You are so right. I drove up from Ga with the family to look at some lake property in S. Illinois and must have got into a nest of em. It was a 20 hour drive back home so I couldn’t change my clothes for a day and a half and they got me everywhere from head to toe. I must have had 1000 bites my ankles and lower legs were solid. Most miserabl;e 3 weeks ever.


17 posted on 06/14/2007 5:16:59 AM PDT by traderrob6
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A word to the wise: when you wash an area of skin affected by poison ivy be sure to use cool or cold water only. If you use hot water, the oil will get deeper into open pores and the rash will be greatly intensified.
58 posted on 06/14/2007 6:10:49 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh
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