1y ago

This poison ivy along my street

It runs all the way down, flanking both sides. I pretend it's a moat for protection. So lush in some places it's difficult to not touch with your car as you drive along.

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Did you perhaps intend to post this to Seriously Horrifying? I'd be scurrying down the center of the street, holding my breath for fear of inhaling the plant oils. Yikes.
- Man, I just weed whacked some poison ivy last week and some aerosolized plant bits stuck to any exposed flesh on me.
  I’ve learned a powerful lesson. And a lot of self-discipline trying not to scratch
  
  Pro-tip, switch to left-handed whacking when there's poison Ivy. It then flings the noxious juice away from you instead of at your legs. Long-pants also help. And, if you know for sure you screwed up and got some on you, immediately go inside, take a shower, and wash it off with soap.
  
  Are we not doing phrasing in Lemmy?
  
  I just reread my comment... Boy, it's almost like I did it on purpose, but I didn't!
  
  Use technu!
  I use it with success all the time. Have to dry off with a towel ("scrape" your skin dry with the towel, immediately toss towel in washer)
- Unfortunately it's just something we have to live with. It has been like this forever, and not only on our street but many adjacent streets. We live in semi-rural Massachusetts. We try to not let it scare us from never going outside. So we walk our streets.... carefully. Hasn't been an issue walking along the streets.... yet.
  Can't say the same thing about yard work though... I've gotten bit several times by PI just taking care of the lawn. Yes, I do mow over the PI that's along our lawns edge. I'm OK 99 times out of 100; but occasionally something goes wrong, lol.

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