Don't say that, I was just looking at hitting Post Canyon.
F'n Ticks
- Thread starter Westy
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i was clean and so was my girl. The pup ran all over the underbrush and picked the nasty buggers. She also got one at the sandy river delta park. That one started to feed before i found it.....mmmmm
the only reason why i do not like building on my land is everytime i get under a tree, i feel like ive got ticks all over me.
Actually had a tick embedded in my taint yesterday. My wife was yelling at me for picking my ass until I showed her the Lil bugger.
That's where my previously mentioned tick attack happened- I was camping, so the little jerk had plenty of time to dig in.
When wumpus and I went to monkeyfest in AR, I got the only tick I've had in my adult life. I blame sherpa.
Ticks are no joke and it'll only get worse. We have so little info on how to prevent exposure. The health risks of dabbing have never been more real. Lyme incidence has doubled every year for the past 10 years in NH. No need to freak out. You've got 24 hours so check, every day, regardless of whether you went out or not, they come in on pets and gear you used days ago. Our kids get a thorough check every night when we brush teeth. Pulled 2 black legged ticks off the kids so far this year.
- Wear light colored solid clothes.
- Check every day - feet, groin, pits, hairline, behind ears, back of knees, waistline.
- The way you landscape your yard can make a difference at home.
- Know how to yank them the right way.
- Don't dab.
- Bigger the tick, the less you have to worry (about Lyme).
- Black legs are bad legs.
- Don't be afraid to order a Lyme test if you've got the funk, if you're in a red area on that map and you ride you're already in a high risk group.
- Don't go to Cape Cod.
NO JOKE: Tea Tree Oil
I put that and Lavender on my dogs and it keeps them away in tick country. It's pretty cheap too, worth a try!
I put that and Lavender on my dogs and it keeps them away in tick country. It's pretty cheap too, worth a try!
Also, anyone ever see that episode of House where this girl was super sick and they couldn't figure it out... until he got the brilliant idea to check her vag, and low and behold--a tick!
Nice plot line, but ticks bail out long before symptoms beyond local irritation appear.
Tea Tree Oil is toxic to cats and dogs. Look it up.
OK, we are in agreement that vaginas are a Good Thing.
It can be safe in small quantities on dogs, not for cats, but the human can sure use it!
Not to derail the vag blather, but i witnessed arguably one of the coolest things ever in the history of tick disposal a few weeks ago.
So I intercepted one of the the little bastards en route to my grundle, and placed him upon the alter of punishment (ie- a small igloo cooler holding approximately 4 beers) and start looking for something sharp and metally. Then a red ant rolls up and donkey tackles said tick, only to be joined by several of his bros in short order. I was stunned as those red rascals made off with that 8 legged disease vector, which moved me to spill a little beer near their ant hill hole in thanks. They may be souless ginger arthropods, but I sincerely approve of their actions on this day.
So I intercepted one of the the little bastards en route to my grundle, and placed him upon the alter of punishment (ie- a small igloo cooler holding approximately 4 beers) and start looking for something sharp and metally. Then a red ant rolls up and donkey tackles said tick, only to be joined by several of his bros in short order. I was stunned as those red rascals made off with that 8 legged disease vector, which moved me to spill a little beer near their ant hill hole in thanks. They may be souless ginger arthropods, but I sincerely approve of their actions on this day.
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I like to spray ticks with insect repellent. I don't know if it kills them but I assume they develop a strong self-hatred and get really depressed.
Yesterday was the first time I've ever ridden Morrison Creek trail and not picked up a tick. At least, not that I've found. 
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Check your vag.Yesterday was the first time I've ever ridden Morrison Creek trail and not picked up a tick. At least, not that I've found.
Haven't seen a tick in a solid week. I don't think it is a coincidence that the local spider population finally decided to wake up/hatch.
Or perhaps an uptick in the presence of vaginas?
Nope, spiders.
Just to be clear for some of the less worldly/long time married monkeys, the above pictures are not vaginas.
Invaginate that!