That other C word...

[TRx]

... seeing an marked increase in the number of people out with confirmed cases of C_ _ _ d. I'm really not up to having to go through this crap again.

[PerryHall]

The democrats need another covid pandemic so they have an excuse to change the voting laws (mass mailing of paper ballots, bundling, drop boxes, no voter ID's required, etc) so they can steal the election like they did last time.

[Rollo Tomassi]

biden and mcconnell are my faves.

[Comrade Renski]

Recently, a couple of FedEx pilots had stroves, toast,...healthy guys in their 40's.

I'm not sayin' it's the jab,...

[Rollo Tomassi]

It's not. Dirty needle.

[surfinx]

Recently, a couple of FedEx pilots had stroves, toast,...healthy guys in their 40's.

I'm not sayin' it's the jab,...

I'm glad your not!

[RMan]

Recently, a couple of FedEx pilots had stroves, toast,...healthy guys in their 40's.

I'm not sayin' it's the jab,...

FedEx joined the party and made employees get jabbed?

[Comrade Renski]

Recently, a couple of FedEx pilots had stroves, toast,...healthy guys in their 40's.

I'm not sayin' it's the jab,...

FedEx joined the party and made employees get jabbed?

Not at all, while other airlines 'encouraged' their crew to jab, FedEx did not. Smoe of our pilots got 'em for their own personal reasons.

[HappyLittleTrees]

Ton of coworkers in Houston have it. It is also going around up here. Pretty sure I just had it again but did not get tested.

[Flatwoods]

I got poison ivy.
Not like normal but all over Frankenstein Elmo.

[TRx]

I got poison ivy.
Not like normal but all over Frankenstein Elmo.

Worthy of its own whine thread. That Elmo sucks

[Flatwoods]

I got poison ivy.
Not like normal but all over Frankenstein Elmo.

Worthy of its own whine thread. That Elmo sucks

Yeah. It's bad this time. The alcohol and chlorine helps though.

[RMan]

Recently, a couple of FedEx pilots had stroves, toast,...healthy guys in their 40's.

I'm not sayin' it's the jab,...

FedEx joined the party and made employees get jabbed?

Not at all, while other airlines 'encouraged' their crew to jab, FedEx did not. Smoe of our pilots got 'em for their own personal reasons.

Thanks I was curious.
Good for fedex on letting people make their own choice. I've nothing against people who WANTED to get jabbed, getting jabbed. I do have an issue with the employers and government FORCING it on people when, while MRNA isn't new, this actual (non) vaccine was.

[surfinx]

I got poison ivy.
Not like normal but all over Frankenstein Elmo.

Worthy of its own whine thread. That Elmo sucks

Yeah. It's bad this time. The alcohol and chlorine helps though.

You did say it was all over. Did ja roll in it, or burn it?

Speaking of, since you have it, you should get a big pile on your driveway and torch it when the wind is blowing toward those pesky neighbors….I mean…uh..did I say that?

[Flatwoods]

I got poison ivy.
Not like normal but all over Frankenstein Elmo.

Worthy of its own whine thread. That Elmo sucks

Yeah. It's bad this time. The alcohol and chlorine helps though.

You did say it was all over. Did ja roll in it, or burn it?

Speaking of, since you have it, you should get a big pile on your driveway and torch it when the wind is blowing toward those pesky neighbors….I mean…uh..did I say that?

Cut lots of it with a chainsaw and drug it out of the road.
It was as big as my leg at the bottom.
That juice flies everywhere.

[BigMark]

The trick is to clean up like you have axle grease everywhere.

[PerryHall]

Are there any herbicides that will kill it down to the roots? It would be nice if you could buy something cheap like agent orange at the surplus store.

[WhyNot]

Best treatment for poison ivy once it has erupted is good old calamine lotion. Not caladryl ! The CL will ease the itch and burn but more importantly it will help dry it out which is needed for recovery. Put it on 2-3 times a day over and over.
You can take Benadryl too to cut down your histamine which is only making it worse.
Whenever you are working near or with poison ivy you have about a 1 hour window to wash off the oil off your skin. Just hop in a cool water shower and use lots of soap and it will never erupt.
The oil is also long lasting so if you got the poison ivy oil on your gloves, boots etc you have to wash it off or the next time you grab those gloves the oil will start all over again, even months later.

[WhyNot]

Edited to add…. You grab those gloves and then get the oil on your hands. Scratch your arm - now you get a rash on your arm. Scratch your balls - oh yeah there too. Then wipe the sweat off your brow.. boom. And on and on and on.
And remember only the oil causes the reaction. You can’t spread it by touching the rash, only the oil itself causes the problem.

[Flatwoods]

Edited to add…. You grab those gloves and then get the oil on your hands. Scratch your arm - now you get a rash on your arm. Scratch your balls - oh yeah there too. Then wipe the sweat off your brow.. boom. And on and on and on.
And remember only the oil causes the reaction. You can’t spread it by touching the rash, only the oil itself causes the problem.

It's devilish stuff. I got it all over a safety harness once. Got all in it hanging a stand.
Was miserable for a couple weeks.
Washed harness really well. Wore harness many times with no issue.
The next year I was hunting and it rained. Harness got wet.
Yep. Got it all over again. Miserable for another two weeks.
Threw harness away.

The oil is tough to get out of clothing.
My best snake boots are covered in it now. Debating on whether to throw them away or wash the hell out of them.
Might chunk them in the pool. I wonder if chlorine will kill it.