tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post100198117703245455..comments2024-03-24T00:01:00.698-05:00Comments on The New Sixty: IMAGINATION RUINED THE DAYArkansas Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-25686838208438161152017-08-06T12:11:55.883-05:002017-08-06T12:11:55.883-05:00Is Avon Skin so Soft still on the market? We used ...Is Avon Skin so Soft still on the market? We used it years ago when we had our farm. It worked even on our dog.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-55929854871861498812017-07-11T00:21:03.480-05:002017-07-11T00:21:03.480-05:00I'm so glad I don't have to worry about ti...I'm so glad I don't have to worry about ticks in Hawaii. I think. I did have a tick episode in Hawaii though when we went camping. I might have to write a blog post about it someday.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-64619179863402711902017-07-09T16:06:35.790-05:002017-07-09T16:06:35.790-05:00No cure here, but I am so very sorry. You can cat...No cure here, but I am so very sorry. You can catch some ugly diseases from ticks.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-33963964955425914862017-07-07T01:51:21.910-05:002017-07-07T01:51:21.910-05:00oh ,sounds scary .we have small garden in our fron...oh ,sounds scary .we have small garden in our front yard ,greenery attracts the insects a lot which often bit and cause inflammation bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-75821992807611935872017-07-06T18:43:55.280-05:002017-07-06T18:43:55.280-05:00Barry,
Well you have certainly pulled out all the ...Barry,<br />Well you have certainly pulled out all the weapons and should be safe--well almost--from them. Ooh, I remember those black flies from a summer in Maine. They are viscous. I hadn't heard of Picaridin before and will check it out. Thanks for all the help. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-62303342442179872552017-07-06T18:40:04.767-05:002017-07-06T18:40:04.767-05:00Joey,
Well you got me curious so I Googled ticks i...Joey,<br />Well you got me curious so I Googled ticks in the UK. You have them and they are getting worse but still not as bad as hear. Got the giggles though over the fact that you have hedgehog ticks. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-11626092854299642762017-07-06T18:38:39.857-05:002017-07-06T18:38:39.857-05:00joared,
Yikes, I think that many of the beasties w...joared,<br />Yikes, I think that many of the beasties would have done me in. They do prefer neverland don't they? :)) The mind sure is powerful. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-60735871159626069592017-07-06T18:36:35.057-05:002017-07-06T18:36:35.057-05:00shoreacres,
You may be right. We were ate up by fi...shoreacres,<br />You may be right. We were ate up by fire ants in Fl and I don't remember ticks being such a problem. By the way, they are in Arkansas now, just not overrun---yet.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-8264175798447032322017-07-06T18:34:50.002-05:002017-07-06T18:34:50.002-05:00TB,
Ha ha. I don't know but I think ursus horr...TB,<br />Ha ha. I don't know but I think ursus horribilus might top my fear of ticks:))Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-57929236410607193802017-07-06T00:46:01.198-05:002017-07-06T00:46:01.198-05:00Hi Patti - I have a multi-layered approach. For ar...Hi Patti - I have a multi-layered approach. For around the yard or when I'm doing my volunteer field work, my Muck boots and jeans are sprayed with Permethrins, and I also use a Picaridin lotion by Sawyer rather than DEET. This also works well for mosquitos and other bugs. Before I go hiking/backpacking, I spray all of my clothes with Permethrins and let them dry the line. This is good for numerous washings before I have to re-treat the clothes.<br />On a recent trip (which I hope to blog about soon), I used 100% DEET on my hat only in a spot where the black flies were particularly thick.<br /><br />I was in the field monitoring and checking American kestrel boxes (three successful nests this year!!!) recently literally up to my waste in high grass, poison ivy, and weeds. Observed dozens of ticks. They were running up the outside of our pants. I keep my jeans tucked into my Much Boots. Between my layers and an intensely obsessive tick checks when I get home, only one got through and had tried to latch on. <br /><br />It's a constant, year-round battle. Lone Star ticks have found their way to Cape Cod. <br />But I refuse to let it keep me from what I love to do.<br /><br />Peace<br />Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469229581743468376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-34669366883341243712017-07-05T16:05:36.370-05:002017-07-05T16:05:36.370-05:00Do you know, I don't know if we get ticks in t...Do you know, I don't know if we get ticks in the UK. If we do I'm glad I haven't met one yet, and hope I never do. Well done for getting that one off your skin in time and down the loo. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-34824638167284785552017-07-04T01:26:50.697-05:002017-07-04T01:26:50.697-05:00Oh, wow! Reminds me of blackberry picking near La...Oh, wow! Reminds me of blackberry picking near Lake Catherine many long years ago. In fact, in the past I wrote a blog post about it. Came home with a bucket of delicious wild berries, but the strange feeling on my legs during that time which I had ignored, turned out to be literally hundreds of tiny little seed ticks. By the time I dropped my jeans at home and discovered them, they had made their way up to neverland. Know what you mean about feeling them long after having disposed of them. Had the same feeling when I was awakened one night in Hot Springs having been stung by a scorpion on my butt cheek. Must have crawled into my P.J. legs when I had briefly stepped outside just before going to bed that night. All this very unnerving -- creepy feeling! joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-80739534239546570532017-07-03T21:19:16.005-05:002017-07-03T21:19:16.005-05:00Here in Texas, they've discovered one reason w...Here in Texas, they've discovered one reason we have so few ticks. The good news is it's organic and non-chemical. The bad news is that it's fire ants. Apparently our fire ants think ticks are darned tasty, and over the years, they've pretty much decimated our tick population.<br /><br />I certainly wouldn't suggest importing fire ants to get rid of ticks, but it is a suggestion that perhaps, some day, they'll find a biological agent that can deal with those horrid things.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-18537504124490528662017-07-03T21:14:05.581-05:002017-07-03T21:14:05.581-05:00I must admit I'm much more afraid of deer tick...I must admit I'm much more afraid of deer ticks and Lyme disease than my several encounters with grizzly bears flyfishing in Montana. Also I highly favor your "death by toilet flushing" approach though it probably wouldn't work on ursus horribilus....:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-20144017028306998062017-07-03T19:36:41.824-05:002017-07-03T19:36:41.824-05:00Eileen,
Oh no, I was hoping I wouldn't pass on...Eileen,<br />Oh no, I was hoping I wouldn't pass on the itches to my readers. Hope they leave you soon. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-51186086854642155332017-07-03T19:35:36.513-05:002017-07-03T19:35:36.513-05:00Snickelfritz,
Aww, that poor child. I know that ti...Snickelfritz,<br />Aww, that poor child. I know that ticks do like to attach to private areas and that must really hurt a guy. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-18585756091733051822017-07-03T19:34:07.489-05:002017-07-03T19:34:07.489-05:00Linda R,
I know if they had them, I would wear one...Linda R,<br />I know if they had them, I would wear one. Hey, with a little bling they could be stylish:))Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-29799084354998175212017-07-03T19:33:06.206-05:002017-07-03T19:33:06.206-05:00Cheryl,
I did check Burt's Bees and see that W...Cheryl,<br />I did check Burt's Bees and see that Walmart carries it or will ship it to the store. Will definitely try. You have a great 4th also. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-8148397568086078302017-07-03T19:31:35.220-05:002017-07-03T19:31:35.220-05:00Olga,
Thanks so much for the tip. I will check tho...Olga,<br />Thanks so much for the tip. I will check those two out right now. I have used Burt's products before and liked them. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-35977054980383703232017-07-03T19:30:02.133-05:002017-07-03T19:30:02.133-05:00joeh,
I do believe it is effective. However I just...joeh,<br />I do believe it is effective. However I just got my water bill and couldn't believe how it had jumped up. Guess it beats doctor bills. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-73827785275660720322017-07-03T19:28:51.691-05:002017-07-03T19:28:51.691-05:00Dee,
Isn't the mind a powerful thing how it c...Dee, <br />Isn't the mind a powerful thing how it can suddenly make your skin crawl when nothing is there? We just need to learn how to train it to do good to our bodies:))Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-64270114681026369462017-07-03T19:18:38.806-05:002017-07-03T19:18:38.806-05:00Ewwww...I am itchy just thinking about it. I have...Ewwww...I am itchy just thinking about it. I have no rememdy, simply sympathy to offer. <br /><br />EileenSakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-738881148774737892017-07-03T18:55:43.258-05:002017-07-03T18:55:43.258-05:00The ticks seem to love my grandson and he lives in...The ticks seem to love my grandson and he lives in a big woods besides. He gets them in the genital area and his daddy has to pick them off. It is not a fun time when this happens my daughter tells me. I called her once while this was happening and the wailing could be heard over the phone. Poor kid.Snickelfritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631235076617656175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-37035874240448985252017-07-03T18:52:49.062-05:002017-07-03T18:52:49.062-05:00As far as I know, we don't have yicks here in ...As far as I know, we don't have yicks here in Puget sound country, of at least now here in the suburbs. I have never seen one and don't work about them. I am a magnet for mosquitoes, however, and we have plenty of those. I've often thought there should be people flea and tick collars. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-60055125394439264342017-07-03T18:42:39.788-05:002017-07-03T18:42:39.788-05:00Haven't seen many ticks yet, but I've hear...Haven't seen many ticks yet, but I've heard they are thick this year. I wish they'd come up with something to deter them that didn't involve chemicals. I'll have to check out Burt's Bees products. Happy 4th to you! Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.com