Speaking of ticks

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Beebs52 · #1 Post by **Beebs52** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:21 pm

An old story, but one to remember if you're traipsing about amongst the pines and such.

Back when we first moved here our youngest came in at the end of the day, after playing around the cul de sac. The cul de sac, hello.

He had what appeared to be a piece of dirt at the outer corner of his eye, in his eyelashes. I tried to brush it off and it didn't brush. It was a tick.

I freaked. I got tweezers and pulled that sucker out, along with several eyelashes (he was threeish so I'm sure he's got a memory of his ma trying to kill his eyeball). Put them in a baggie and took them to the doc.

It turned out to be a tick, but nothing came of it. No bites, rashes, etc. However, it was a small tick, which means it coulda been the Lyme disease tick, because the big, bulbous, engorged ticks you find on dogs usually are deer ticks, and the small ones are suspect.

Grossed me out totally.

PSM, I'm so glad you overcame all that, because it has caused big old probs with some people. A former neighbor in Memphis contracted Lyme disease and had a bad run with it.

BigDrawMan · #2 Post by **BigDrawMan** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:25 pm

ewww

I dont think I've ever seen a tick before.

There was no blood engorged creature on my ankle.

Beebs52 · #3 Post by **Beebs52** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:15 pm

BigDrawMan wrote:ewww

I dont think I've ever seen a tick before.

There was no blood engorged creature on my ankle.

Sometimes they ain't engorged. Some of them are REALLY really small. But, you would see it.

ulysses5019 · #4 Post by **ulysses5019** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:35 pm

BigDrawMan wrote:ewww

I dont think I've ever seen a tick before.

There was no blood engorged creature on my ankle.

Well, that ain't true now.

kayrharris · #5 Post by **kayrharris** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:50 pm

Somehow this thread turned into one that is mangling the English language.

I am appalled.

Beebs52 · #6 Post by **Beebs52** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:45 pm

kayrharris wrote:Somehow this thread turned into one that is mangling the English language.

I am appalled.

And well you should be. Someone has to carry the banner.

Going to see the Fab 5 or 4 or something at the local concert in the park. To sweat our guts out and enjoy, well, sweating our guts out.

kayrharris · #7 Post by **kayrharris** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:17 pm

Have fun and be sure and use some kind of stuff to get the bugs away(there's a word for it, but I can't think of it right now.) Oh, now it's coming to me, insect repellent!!!

peacock2121 · #8 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:31 am

Lyme Disease is no joke in these parts. Over 50% of the ticks here carry it. The nymphs are no larger than a small freckle.

Lyme Disease is no fun.