Acrawl

footfootfoot · 04-13-2013, 08:30 PM

I was on the shoulder of the road today photographing the bike race.

The shoulder of the fucking road. I get back into the car and I am covered with huge brown dog ticks, which means, I am sure, that I must be covered in invisible deer ticks. Fine, whatever.

But ever since this afternoon I have the sensation of little critters crawling all over me, everywhere.

Thank god I'm not tripping.

I haven't found one yet, but I know they are here.

orthodoc · 04-13-2013, 08:51 PM

Get 'em off within 72 hours and you won't have to take a dose of doxy. Once you get the tweezers on one, just pull slooowly so the head stays on. Probably not how you were planning to spend Saturday night.

zippyt · 04-13-2013, 09:39 PM

Ughh Feetz Deet is yer friend ,

Aliantha · 04-14-2013, 01:15 AM

Yuckety yuck! I hate tics!

eta: actually, it should read, Ickety Ick! I hate a tic!

Sundae · 04-14-2013, 04:23 AM

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
I'll raise a glass of coconut water to your health. Can't do any more from this distance.

footfootfoot · 04-14-2013, 06:15 AM

Thankfully, tic free but still acrawl. Going out again today, with DEET and pyrethrin.

I've got one of those awesome tick scoops.

Griff · 04-14-2013, 11:34 AM

Will ticks respect deet?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-14-2013, 11:54 AM

No, ticks only respect brute force. Carry a big hammer and when you see one on you smash it.

Well OK, DEET and Permethrins help some, but physical barriers are best. Like tucking pants into socks.

footfootfoot · 04-14-2013, 02:56 PM

Permethrin! That's the fellow, not that other one.

ZenGum · 04-14-2013, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, ticks only respect brute force. Carry a big hammer and when you see one on you smash it.

If *I* had followed that advice...

OWWWWWW!!!!

Maybe if you pull the tick off your balls first, then smash it with a hammer...

orthodoc · 04-14-2013, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

... pull the tick off your balls first, then smash it with a hammer...

Good advice!

nowhereman · 05-10-2013, 10:22 AM

First tick of the season yesterday, and it looks to be a deer tick

Got it out, but may head to the docs to be sure. It was just far enough around my side that I can't quite see if it's all gone. Definitely caught the crawlies ...

glatt · 05-10-2013, 10:36 AM

If you get it out within the first 24 hours, you won't get lyme, even if it was a carrier.

Ocean's Edge · 05-10-2013, 10:42 AM

so far I've been lucky and with great diligence haven't found one bit into the skin.... bad enough that I'm pulling 4, 5 6, off my clothes when I come in - dogs have flea and tick prevention on, but with a big black dog its still hard to tell if they're riding around on him - gotta do a comb out and spray with cider vinegar this afternoon - not looking forward to it...

creepy crawly feeling keeping me awake at night

glatt · 05-10-2013, 10:57 AM

Very good article about why the tick population is exploding and what we might be able to do about it.

04-13-2013, 08:30 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Acrawl I was on the shoulder of the road today photographing the bike race. The shoulder of the fucking road. I get back into the car and I am covered with huge brown dog ticks, which means, I am sure, that I must be covered in invisible deer ticks. Fine, whatever. But ever since this afternoon I have the sensation of little critters crawling all over me, everywhere. Thank god I'm not tripping. I haven't found one yet, but I know they are here. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-13-2013, 08:51 PM	#2
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Get 'em off within 72 hours and you won't have to take a dose of doxy. Once you get the tweezers on one, just pull slooowly so the head stays on. Probably not how you were planning to spend Saturday night. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

04-13-2013, 09:39 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Ughh Feetz Deet is yer friend , __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-14-2013, 01:15 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yuckety yuck! I hate tics! eta: actually, it should read, Ickety Ick! I hate a tic! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-14-2013, 04:23 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I'll raise a glass of coconut water to your health. Can't do any more from this distance. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-14-2013, 06:15 AM	#6
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Thankfully, tic free but still acrawl. Going out again today, with DEET and pyrethrin. I've got one of those awesome tick scoops. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-14-2013, 11:34 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Will ticks respect deet? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-14-2013, 11:54 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, ticks only respect brute force. Carry a big hammer and when you see one on you smash it. Well OK, DEET and Permethrins help some, but physical barriers are best. Like tucking pants into socks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-14-2013, 02:56 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Permethrin! That's the fellow, not that other one. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

05-10-2013, 10:22 AM	#12
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	First tick of the season yesterday, and it looks to be a deer tick Got it out, but may head to the docs to be sure. It was just far enough around my side that I can't quite see if it's all gone. Definitely caught the crawlies ...

05-10-2013, 10:36 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If you get it out within the first 24 hours, you won't get lyme, even if it was a carrier.

05-10-2013, 10:42 AM	#14
Ocean's Edge is a beach Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: One step back from the end of the world Posts: 245	so far I've been lucky and with great diligence haven't found one bit into the skin.... bad enough that I'm pulling 4, 5 6, off my clothes when I come in - dogs have flea and tick prevention on, but with a big black dog its still hard to tell if they're riding around on him - gotta do a comb out and spray with cider vinegar this afternoon - not looking forward to it... creepy crawly feeling keeping me awake at night __________________ *Schrodinger's cat is a koan.*

05-10-2013, 10:57 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Very good article about why the tick population is exploding and what we might be able to do about it.

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