Only the people that havent gotten it say that. Doenst mean you wont get it. Dont mess with it if it can be avoided. I managed to get a little bit of it on my arm from that tree I posted about last week. Not a lot, just enought to be as annoying as a few mosquito bites.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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nomad_archer
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Save some cash and use Fels-naptha soap it gets the ivy oils off better than anything I have used and costs way way less then the specialty stuff. Plus you can put it in the washing machine to get the oils out of your clothes.
Lyme dease is no joke and neither is your health. Hope you go unscaved.
Interesting... its made by dial. I use a combination of permetex hand cleaner and the liquid Dial dish soap in attempt to wash any potential oil off me when I get into it... Its not a 100% effective. I'll try some of this soap.
Marshy, I have never seen a deer tick at my property in the NW Catskills, and dog ticks don't carry Lyme, but I don't know the exact geographic boundary of where it is or is not.
Ambull01
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And yes, they aren't uniform lengths and they all fit into the stove and burned just fine!
Is that row is just one split deep? Looks pretty even to me.
How do you like the Permethrin? I'm going to use that and this:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Ultrathon/Products/
SteveSS
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Not sure if it's safe for dogs. Never researched that, but I don't think you're supposed to get it on you while it's in liquid form. I think I read that you spray your clothes and let them dry before wearing them. Supposed to be deadly for ticks. I've never tried it though.
I have had good luck with regular dial bar soap.
I have no history with it, this will be my first time. I usually dont use anything other than Deet for mosquitos. I havent had any issues with ticks in the past but I want to protect myself. My mother gave me the Permethrim so I will use it... You apply it to your cloths. Its not something that you should make skin contact with. Apparently it is effective for a 3-5 washes...
I have a SIL that lives near Woodstock and she has Lymes. She's big into hiking and biking in that area and nearby Catskills but I dont know where she got it from. Lots of deer ticks in central NY...
Not sure if this is similar to other areas but I have only seen deer ticks in early spring and late fall. Wood (dog) ticks come out in May and are thick through June then pretty much peter out.
mainewoods
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That is a single row of splits Ambull, all done by hand. I just "piled" it up like that for a short air drying before throwing it in the cellar. It had already been down or dead standing for a year or more, it didn't need much extra drying. I think it was 6 1/2' H x 40' L. - all different lengths. Hence the disclaimer about uniformity!!
Ambull01
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It has to be safe on dogs. Just bought some flea and tick spot treatment for my dog from WalMart. Also, I believe they make Permethrin flea/tick shampoo for dogs. I've heard it is highly toxic to fish, cats and of course ticks! Die you blood sucking parasites! They also make topical Permethrin solution for treatment of scabies in humans.
I would bet a good amount that anything that can kill a tick is not good for you. Those little B******s R tough!
Ambull01
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What product do you have?
Found this: Less than 1% of the permethrin put on the skin of people was taken into the body. Permethrin is used in cattle ear tags and flea collars, or in spot-on treatments for dogs. There are currently more than 1400 registered products containing permethrin. Some products are used to treat scabies and head lice on people.
They're Back.............
Pulled a DOG tick off of the cat today, Kitty was not happy.
Puppy gets the expensive back of the neck treatment.
Been trying to get the son's GF to do a full body tick inspection on me, but no luck so far.
Winter is not giving up, got a fire going.
Burning lot of pine and chunks and other uglies, saving the good wood for next winter.
Will try for about ten cord just to be on the safe side. That's a row 4x4 eighty feet long.
Where will I put it? Maybe 4x8 forty feet long is better. can find room for that.
Pulled a DOG tick off of the cat today, Kitty was not happy.
Puppy gets the expensive back of the neck treatment.
Been trying to get the son's GF to do a full body tick inspection on me, but no luck so far.
Winter is not giving up, got a fire going.
Burning lot of pine and chunks and other uglies, saving the good wood for next winter.
Will try for about ten cord just to be on the safe side. That's a row 4x4 eighty feet long.
Where will I put it? Maybe 4x8 forty feet long is better. can find room for that.
Yea, it did not stick, but there were snow flurries today!
spike60
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20 minutes with the bow saw.
Like to get out and get a little fresh air when the sun comes up. Sometimes a bike ride on the reservoir, but usually a little woods time. Most often I do some hand splitting, but once in a while I grab my 30" bow saw and do some quiet morning scrounging. (we're talking 6 to 7 am, when even I don't want to hear a saw run.). Would do this more often years ago when the wood supply was uncertain, and I wouldn't let anything go to waste. Most would get cut with a chainsaw, but I always enjoyed going out and cutting a wheel barrow of this stuff by hand. There's tons of this stuff lying all over the woods; just have to go a grab it. Burns good and hot and for early and late season fires, a wheel barrow like that is good for a couple nice evening fires.
Like to get out and get a little fresh air when the sun comes up. Sometimes a bike ride on the reservoir, but usually a little woods time. Most often I do some hand splitting, but once in a while I grab my 30" bow saw and do some quiet morning scrounging. (we're talking 6 to 7 am, when even I don't want to hear a saw run.). Would do this more often years ago when the wood supply was uncertain, and I wouldn't let anything go to waste. Most would get cut with a chainsaw, but I always enjoyed going out and cutting a wheel barrow of this stuff by hand. There's tons of this stuff lying all over the woods; just have to go a grab it. Burns good and hot and for early and late season fires, a wheel barrow like that is good for a couple nice evening fires.
I know two people up by Albany who have had Lymes so it definitely can be around.
