No good deed ever goes unpunished!!! - Part II 😜

[Texag87]

Lawyers are making a killing off of Roundup. I am surprised it’s still for sale. Strange how most of the lawsuits are consumer and not commercial. Commercial users are exposed much more but I guess the lawyers go with the numbers.

 

[Galeann]

How? Full strength? Poured on the ground around it? Details, Woman, we want details!

Full strength. A few cups of bleach poured on the ground at the bottom of the plant. It was the first and only time I've tried it so far. We have lots of poison ivy on our acreage. I was only concerned with the poison ivy that was growing near the house garage door.

 

[K0k0shka]

Wow! I wish i had known this b4! Haven't seen this at the home-depot.

Amazon has it.

 

[Chickstarrs]

I spent 12 years working as the head naturalist in an Ontario Provincial Park. If poison ivy was a a cash crop, we would be rich. Teaching people how to identify it was the first thing we did with every group or camper.
Leaves of three, let it be; Berries of white, take flight. The middle leaf always has a longer stem than the two side leaves. In the spring we would dig up a small plant and put it in an aquarium to use as an example.

We have a singer/songerwriter who likes to write songs about nature and the parks and will tour the parks with his songs. Here is a little excerpt of the Poison Ivy Song put out by Parks Ontario. (no, neither of those staff are me) Hopefully the link will work.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the...57j69i64l2.11864j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Letting people know that they can get it from their dogs was a great way to encourage them to keep the dog on a leash (as per park rules!). If you think you have come in contact, wash as soon as possible with soap and water. Do not use just water as that only spreads the oils. These oils are present in all parts of the plant.

As others have said, once you have had it, especially a bad case, you are more sensitive and will get it much easier and probably worse. And some people never get it. However, just because they haven't got it yet, doesn't mean they will never get it.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Not dangerous for ducks. FYI, humon is spelled human. I feel for you about the poison ivy, I had to go to urgent care once because I got it in my eyes.

Well not if you're a fan of Deep Space Nine and the way how Quark, the Ferengi bar-keep is pronouncing »Humoons! - I will never understand those!«
And yes, i read about the terrible consequences of Urushiol can have for your eyesight!
I hope everything went well and your eyes turned out OK?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Lawyers are making a killing off of Roundup. I am surprised it’s still for sale. Strange how most of the lawsuits are consumer and not commercial. Commercial users are exposed much more but I guess the lawyers go with the numbers.

Lawyers, better said law firms are one of the largest evils in the world and especially in the U.S. ! Just look at this: https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahom...f-portable-gas-cans-is-going-out-of-business/


Or watch this video:
The Last Week: How Lawsuits Doomed an American Icon

 

[shawluvsbirds]

My yard is full of those! They even come creeping out from under the patio.
I guess i need something like a »full body condom« before i ever do yard-work again!

I have to be careful not to weed eat the stuff and have it fling up on me.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Btw hillbilly we need pictures of your sail shade.

 

[Matejka]

I spent 12 years working as the head naturalist in an Ontario Provincial Park. If poison ivy was a a cash crop, we would be rich. Teaching people how to identify it was the first thing we did with every group or camper.
Leaves of three, let it be; Berries of white, take flight. The middle leaf always has a longer stem than the two side leaves. In the spring we would dig up a small plant and put it in an aquarium to use as an example.

We have a singer/songerwriter who likes to write songs about nature and the parks and will tour the parks with his songs. Here is a little excerpt of the Poison Ivy Song put out by Parks Ontario. (no, neither of those staff are me) Hopefully the link will work.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the...57j69i64l2.11864j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Letting people know that they can get it from their dogs was a great way to encourage them to keep the dog on a leash (as per park rules!). If you think you have come in contact, wash as soon as possible with soap and water. Do not use just water as that only spreads the oils. These oils are present in all parts of the plant.

As others have said, once you have had it, especially a bad case, you are more sensitive and will get it much easier and probably worse. And some people never get it. However, just because they haven't got it yet, doesn't mean they will never get it.

My husband never itched. He would hand pull poison ivy all day and never an itch until.....
One day he went behind a tree and peed. Yep THAT area was sensitive.
He broke out welps itch blisters. He couldn't even stand to wear underwear for a week. He learned.

 

[Texag87]

My husband never itched. He would hand pull poison ivy all day and never an itch until.....
One day he went behind a tree and peed. Yep THAT area was sensitive.
He broke out welps itch blisters. He couldn't even stand to wear underwear for a week. He learned.

I had no idea anyone that close to me was on here? Is your husband from Snook? It sounds like something one of my less than enlightened cousins from Snook would do