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  1. 03-30-2010, 11:03 #1
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    Red face A place no tick should be......

    Well it finally happened last Sunday on the trail, and discovered this morning...
    One of these attached to me....nut's!



    after removal all I can say is unbelievable swelling and agony...bigger than Brazil Nuts.

    I forgot to spray up with pyrithrin, again.
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    Who continued to bother and howl;
    He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
    Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.     . WOO <Audio
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  2. 03-30-2010, 11:06 #2
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    been there, done that. didn't have any swelling or horrid pain though, but still no fun at all.
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  3. 03-30-2010, 11:09 #3
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    This is in the Hiking Humor forum, but I think there should be a Hiking Horror forum so we can put it in there instead.

    Seriously though, get better fast. And maybe see a doctor about the swelling... not really sure why there would be swelling like that.
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  4. 03-30-2010, 11:22 #4
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    The bad news is the tick and its location. The good news is you know about it. You don't look like the commando skirt type and Sunday wasn't summer solitice... Even I keep the chemicals away from the jewels. Solution: MYOG - mesh thong!
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  5. 03-30-2010, 12:46 #5
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    Reminds me of the time I was ... um... creating compost in the Adirondacks. I horsefly bit me there.

    Trust me, horsefly bites are worse than ticks there.. I know!
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  6. 03-30-2010, 12:55 #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by tppreston View Post
    The bad news is the tick and its location. The good news is you know about it. You don't look like the commando skirt type and Sunday wasn't summer solitice... Even I keep the chemicals away from the jewels. Solution: MYOG - mesh thong!

    Pyritherin infused Scrotum Silk Sock Well look at the Acronym!
    There was an Old Man with a owl,
    Who continued to bother and howl;
    He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
    Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.     . WOO <Audio
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wise Old Owl View Post
    Pyritherin infused Scrotum Silk Sock Well look at the Acronym!
    The best acronyms are subject related and easy to remember - well done. What else could a gram weenie use this piece of gear for?

    Let's look at the root cause of this problem. Was is due to a high tick infested area or was it an issue of say, low hanging fruit?
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  8. 03-30-2010, 19:16 #8
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    I have no idea how to answer the above question.....\

    What would warg do?
    There was an Old Man with a owl,
    Who continued to bother and howl;
    He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
    Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.     . WOO <Audio
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    What would warg do?[/QUOTE]

    Now That's funny!
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  10. 03-30-2010, 21:07 #10
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    Penguin got my tongue...


    Thank's Opus.


    OMG mee- nuts hurt...... I got to stop laughing...

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    There was an Old Man with a owl,
    Who continued to bother and howl;
    He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
    Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.     . WOO <Audio
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    Boy, I bet you are "Ticked Off"!
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    Turns out this could have been completly avoided, That day I didn't spray up with off and I wore loose fitting cotton breifs. The polypro briefs are form fitting and would not allow ticks there.
    There was an Old Man with a owl,
    Who continued to bother and howl;
    He sat on a rail, And imbibed bitter ale,
    Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.     . WOO <Audio
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  13. 04-03-2010, 17:11 #13
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    Shouldn't this topic be on the Males Only Forum?
    A fair hiker, but a little unbalanced.

    Springer to Fontana Dam
    Atkins, VA to Troutville
    Manassas Gap, VA to Port Clinton, PA
    N Adams, MA to Danby, VT
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  14. 04-03-2010, 17:13 #14
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    sounds like a ballbusting hike to me
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    .........I suppose you burned it off with a cigarette right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by uhfox View Post
    shouldn't this topic be on the males only forum?
    danger: Thin ice! Keep off.
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    Happened to me in my 2008 "un-thru" from Virginia to Katahdin. It was the only one that bit me on the whole 3+ months, but he gave me LYME'S Disease! aargh. I'm too shy to say exactly where it bit me, but I called him a "Scrotick"!....

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  18. 04-03-2010, 19:06 #18
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    hey snakebait, i just happen to stumble upon your journal on TJ,com though other day, it was awesome! Except for the whole u getting lymes part....that def gave me something to think about. Any of the "heathens" u were walking with make it to Katahdin?hahaha
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  19. 04-04-2010, 07:05 #19
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    The ticks are out in force in here in the southern Berkshires. I'm outside everyday and average two or three tick bites per year, two in last three days, thank fully in non sensitive areas.
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  20. 04-04-2010, 08:34 #20
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    Same here in the central highlands.
    Pulled two Deer Ticks off me yesterday after a walk in the woods and a dog tick day before.
    Its in the news here to be extra cautious after a very mild winter in these parts. Don't forget your dope.
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