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More carbon dioxide makes more noxious poison ivy
Pravda ^
| May 30, 2006
Posted on 05/30/2006 1:03:10 PM PDT by billorites
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To: lafroste
To: mariabush
Benadryl - both topical and internal - will help deal with the itching. Caladryl is still the best stuff on the market to deal with the actual blistering as well.
To: eyespysomething
Thanks for the ping. I'm so allergic to poison ivy I'll probably break out with it just for reading your post.
Ugh. The inside of my arms already itch.
63
posted on
05/30/2006 4:25:04 PM PDT
by
SittinYonder
(Ic þæt gehate, þæt ic heonon nelle fleon fotes trym, ac wille furðor gan,)
To: raybbr
The root will grow for a long way underground. The visible leaves can pop up anywhere along the root. What I have pop up in the yard now is usually from a root I missed.
Brush-b-gone does work better for the big stuff (root etc), you can just paint it on the root where cut and it really works great.
I need to post some pics tomorrow of some tremendous poison ivy growth at my place of employment. Looks like branches of the tree, but its not.
64
posted on
05/30/2006 4:34:30 PM PDT
by
eyespysomething
(Helen Keller's favorite color is Chuck Norris.)
To: eyespysomething
With 3 boys, I sure don't want one of them getting poison ivy, oldest already had it this year, on his neck and face. You can get it from their clothing too. It happened to my mother. My Dad was immune most of his life so he wasn't careful where he stepped while he was running fences. Mom got a terrible case just from dad's overalls.
65
posted on
05/30/2006 4:51:45 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken.)
To: Red Badger
That is not the point. The point is that ALL plants that take in CO2 grow faster when additional CO2 in introduced. Ask any 8th grade science teacher. The article was intended to scare people further into getting on to the global warming bandwagon.
66
posted on
05/30/2006 4:53:29 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Red Badger
I live in Humboldt County CA. The C/O2 equation was well know 30 years ago when the growers were forced indoors by LE over flights. Three crops a years!!!
67
posted on
05/30/2006 5:00:24 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Tagline...I don't need no stinking tagline...)
To: eyespysomething
Unbeknownst to most, and only recently beknownst to me, is the fact that MANGO is in the same family as poison oak, poison ivy and poison sumac, and its sap and leaves (not the juice inside the fruit) contains the same "active ingredient." Two weeks of a nasty rash around my mouth, chin and the tip of my nose taught me that lesson the hard way. Be forewarned!
68
posted on
05/30/2006 5:01:10 PM PDT
by
DryFly
To: maggief
A forester gave me a quart of Garlon several years ago for poison oak and Himalaya Berries on my property on the Klamath River. Very impressive stuff!!!
69
posted on
05/30/2006 5:05:08 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Tagline...I don't need no stinking tagline...)
To: wolfcreek
In Texas, there are 7 types of poison ivy. Some have sets of 5 or 7 leafs. I stand corrected and glad I don't live there.
70
posted on
05/30/2006 5:55:22 PM PDT
by
VadeRetro
(Faster than a speeding building; able to leap tall bullets at a single bound!)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; Doohickey
The Today Show actually referenced the scouts "leaves of three, let it be" motto.
Typical. Libs get in "trouble" they rely on the scouts.
;-)
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posted on
05/30/2006 6:01:21 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: tubebender
I thought all the plants in Humboldt County had seven leaves, not three? :)
(Originally from Shasta County)
72
posted on
05/30/2006 6:11:37 PM PDT
by
Doohickey
(Democrats are nothing without a constituency of victims.)
To: Doohickey
LOL = You just taught me something...
73
posted on
05/30/2006 6:16:45 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Tagline...I don't need no stinking tagline...)
To: billorites
Here's a great tip for those who find themselves stuck with Poison Ivy rash:
Dawn Dish Detergent!
See, the Urushiol is an poisonous oily resin that continues to cause damage long after you've interrupted contact with the plant. You've got to get that resin OFF.
Smear all affected areas (except eyes and mucous membraines) with Dawn dish liquid, rub it around thoroughly, and rinse it off slowly, working the lather.
If you've been sufficiently thorough, the itch should begin to subside pretty immediately, rash should begin to fade in a few hours. If need be, repeat.
And yes, I am speaking from experience.
74
posted on
05/30/2006 6:19:47 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I just love that woman.)
To: Petronski
Membraines, membranes, membrains . . . whatever.
75
posted on
05/30/2006 6:20:17 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I just love that woman.)
To: billorites
I am so freakin there....
76
posted on
05/30/2006 6:21:56 PM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(aka MikeinIraq - WTFO)
To: Petronski
Thanks for that poison ivy remedy. Seriously.
77
posted on
05/30/2006 6:22:31 PM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
To: billorites
78
posted on
05/30/2006 6:26:10 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Tagline...I don't need no stinking tagline...)
To: DCPatriot
Just imagine how relieved I felt when it started working!
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posted on
05/30/2006 6:26:48 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I just love that woman.)
To: Petronski
I can only imagine.
My 8-ball partner is a landscaper and his wife gets it bad. I can't wait to tell them about your cure.
80
posted on
05/30/2006 6:33:08 PM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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