Good chance I will have it in a few days too. Weed whacking around it.

But thank you LORD I never have had it again. Most people that play in it as kids,had it real close to the house as babies never get it.

 My BIL was the same as me never had it. Then he was getting treated for cancer( I don't remember which treatment, but that makes you sick if you were not already) Which he handled pretty well. So he was out to the ranch looking things over and get a load of firewood, just about all if which has had poison oak climbing the oak trees we cut.And he needed to pee. Needless to say just like the DUDE he had some bad days tell it got better.

So Thad you been taking any strong medicine? Or maybe lost of stress that has you just knocked down? I sure hope you don't get it again.......................... cause that means I could get it then. An I sure don't want it ether.

I have found, that if you know you have touched it, and can get to cold water and lye soap, within 20 minutes, you can lessen or get rid of it, thataway...

 With a cattle empire of 70 head and 3000 acres hard  to keep track.  If you are one of them have to see them all  everytime you look you would be bald.

But back to poison oak, at the cemetery in middle of the of the empire there was a vandalism problem. Mainly cause of all the kids looken for spot to get off the road out in the country to drink beer, an.......... well you can guess. But of coarse what else you going to find in the cemetery after dark when your drinking  A GHOST. This O'l gal that had been a truant officer in the hood way down on the boarder in Caly took on running the cemetery. She had had it and locked the gate at dark every night, but the going under and over the 4 foot chain link. So  somebody cut up little bits of poison oak and spread it all along the inside of the fence.  Must not of been anybody crawled under,never any reports of having poison oak after a visit in all the picture of ghost and stories  about the Adelaida Cemetery.

I use to check that site every once in a while and one year Halloween was on a Friday. All the ghost people decided to have a party out here,  I told the old gal. The neighborhood had are own party about 40 people and the sheriff deputy and the wildland fire station crew was still open so they came and had a little food too. Several car loads of ghost hunters pulled in, they kinda figured out not there kind a people and moved on.

I am sorry for leading everyone as far off from giving sympathy to Thad for his problems. But if he's laughing maybe it don't itch.

 

With poison oak even around my yard, the washing good real soon helps a lot. Several times I have asked people "you know that is poison oak right next to you". Only to get "no is that what it looks like,I get it real bad".  Have them wash several times with what ever soap is around, and if they get it still much less than they have had in the past,and most none at all.

No Shameless I have never planted it. I think it is the birds that eat the little BB size seeds and then leave it all over. I spray it with Roundup real heavy................. but that may  be worse than poison oak.

chas you don't need to come visit me,cause I see this big black cloud following you around just waiting to cover you in "pretty" .

 This reminds me of my only'ist time with thet stuff, since I guess it don't grow in this part of the country. My first assigned job as supervisor was  to do a demolition project at a refinery in Potwin, Kansas. The friggin weeds was way over our heads and bein desert boys,we just walked em down around the towers and would take our breaks by layin in the shade RIGHT on them weeds, after that second or third day,,, 3 of the four of us had the dangest case of the itches and scratchies we had ever had, and I finally took the whole crew to a Dr cause we all had red welts all over,,,!! Since three of us had been "partyin" pretty hard,,we thought it may be something else,,,?? The Dr laughed and said,,"You boys got poison Ivy,,,AND a bad case of  CHIGGERS,,,chit I had never even heard of chiggers!!!,,,but sure was glad it wasn't thet other thing I was worried bout. They gave us all a shot and some creams to use and sent us on the way,,,with a stern warnin to NOT lay down in the weeds of Kansas,,,,

As for the itch of chiggers, ain't found much that helps...

For PI, PO, or sumac, google jewel weed (native impatiens).  If it's in your area, it will be found in bottoms, likes sun, little orange flower, that will snap a seed pod at you, hence its other name, touch-me-not.

Take a goodly handful of the succulent stems, flowers, leaves and all, put in a 5 gallon bucket, with about 2-1/2 gallons of water in it, crush them stems up good, and cover with lid, let sit in sun for a coupla hours, strain and you have a liquid to spread on the itch...

Grandpa always said for chiggers, rub whiskey and sand on them.  Doesn't get rid of em but sure is entertaining to watch em get drunk and throw rocks at each other.

Seriously, another use for the wife's fingernail polish, coat the top of the chigger bite generously with the fingernail polish, it supposedly cuts off their air supply and they die.  I've found it usually takes 2 to 3 days.  Be sure to re-apply if it starts to come off.

Thad hope your feeling better.

Never had chiggers around here. You can keep them.

Regards,

 Chris

shameless dude wrote: I don't get PI rashes, but them stockholders do, I try to drop off a chunk of it each year somewhere where they'll hafta grab it! sometimes i'll put a chunk of the vine in their firewood box!

 Boy,,I'll tell ya'll what,,,,,my Good Buddy is a character,,,ain't he,,,,???

 Chit,,I'm just thankful he on my side and we live far enough apart he ain't gonna be dreamin up any meanness agin me,,,,,,,,,,,at least none I know bout,,,yet,,,,