tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post5085047530211084382..comments2023-08-08T10:25:47.529+01:00Comments on McCabism: The tickGordon McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-25782645693992780892009-09-29T18:41:45.306+01:002009-09-29T18:41:45.306+01:00I guess if you want to increase the amount of resp...I guess if you want to increase the amount of responses to your columns, you should throw in a tick or two.<br />AnonymousAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059262135699928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-36417753257285036432009-08-10T15:12:27.562+01:002009-08-10T15:12:27.562+01:00You made one mistake. Using a match or any other c...You made one mistake. Using a match or any other caustic materiel to try to smother it or to get the tick to 'back out' might cause the tick to spit up more saliva into the skin. <br />[/boy scouts]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-56833758727582429662009-07-29T17:55:00.449+01:002009-07-29T17:55:00.449+01:00Remarkable. There are indeed plenty of deer in the...Remarkable. There are indeed plenty of deer in the woods and fields beyond my front door, hence I suspect my own tick would have been pleasantly surprised to be feasting on something different from its normal venison diet. Fortunately, however, I presume that it also had impeccable standards of cleanliness, for, as yet, I labour not under the symptoms of lyme disease.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-20872074167288248792009-07-29T13:00:56.339+01:002009-07-29T13:00:56.339+01:00"Is the tick problem getting worse, or does i..."Is the tick problem getting worse, or does it just seem that way at this time every year?" See <a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/more-ticks-more-misery/" rel="nofollow">More Ticks, More Misery</a>.Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-11438406375702196502009-07-26T19:09:05.987+01:002009-07-26T19:09:05.987+01:00Indeed, I'm afraid the younger female ticks do...Indeed, I'm afraid the younger female ticks do tend to over-indulge with the J20, and the results are most predictable.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-70389485666572767252009-07-26T17:19:27.767+01:002009-07-26T17:19:27.767+01:00Using a flame such as a lighted match to burn the ...Using a flame such as a lighted match to burn the tick off is a discredited idea. It actually causes the tick to vomit instead - not a great idea if its head is buried beneath your skin...Doug Hudsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-67237166537503159002009-07-26T16:36:02.912+01:002009-07-26T16:36:02.912+01:00Suppose you've seen this
Gordon? Look out fo...Suppose you've seen <a href="http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/lymedisease.htm" rel="nofollow">this</a><br /> Gordon? Look out for a rash - I know of people that have had this and it is nasty if you don't catch it early. <br /><br />P.S. Elberry and the Dandy Highwayman are right about the scorpion and the cat but I'm afraid a topical application only works in mild cases. For a persistent infection such as this one it is necessary to take the cat orally. Mdame DameAgée (aged 96)Clare Dudmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197558842580794165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-45019375620142283402009-07-24T19:06:50.428+01:002009-07-24T19:06:50.428+01:00Tweezers it is then. I can always punish the tick ...Tweezers it is then. I can always punish the tick in question after its tweezered removal.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-18918261809289293162009-07-24T17:41:24.676+01:002009-07-24T17:41:24.676+01:00The match thing is a bad idea. Sean has it right. ...The match thing is a bad idea. Sean has it right. Don't use your fingers, get some tweezers and then apply gentle but continuing pressure. Get the tweezers on the head if possible (this is why tweezers beat fingers). It can take a minute or two but the tick will let go and then you have it off without leaving the head in your skin.Susan's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862667802025231163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-59169283156756441662009-07-23T18:46:10.433+01:002009-07-23T18:46:10.433+01:00I've just discovered that you can get Babesios...I've just discovered that you can get <a href="http://wiki.medpedia.com/Babesiosis" rel="nofollow">Babesiosis</a> from ticks. Sadly, the symptoms aren't as pleasant as the name suggests.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-49180405221127335612009-07-23T16:32:22.746+01:002009-07-23T16:32:22.746+01:00Elberry, you fool! You use a mouse to eat the tick...Elberry, you fool! You use a mouse to eat the tick, and a scorpion to kill the mouse. The scorpion can then be removed by the careful application of a cat.<br /><br />Then you can use the breadknife.The Dandy Highwaymanhttp://cealdecote.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-57894661293023583722009-07-23T03:40:32.272+01:002009-07-23T03:40:32.272+01:00You should have got a scorpion and applied it to y...You should have got a scorpion and applied it to your leg - it would have killed the tick, but then of course you would need something to get rid of the scorpion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-15506261170574075362009-07-22T23:58:37.403+01:002009-07-22T23:58:37.403+01:00C'est possible!C'est possible!Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-86878018781775362912009-07-22T11:56:55.273+01:002009-07-22T11:56:55.273+01:00I live in my shorts from April to October and I ge...I live in my shorts from April to October and I get allsorts biting, and ive had a few ticks and nothing ever came of it.<br /><br />I am told you twist the bugger out gently with tweezers.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362169593902131947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-74148524513237070302009-07-22T10:22:42.021+01:002009-07-22T10:22:42.021+01:00Alors! Did ze teek hav a Franche accaunt??
Maybe y...Alors! Did ze teek hav a Franche accaunt??<br />Maybe you hav keeled ze new presidaunt of ze FIA?? Zer are several similarities, non?<br />C'est terrible!Jonaldinhonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-7526241108597786282009-07-21T23:25:45.598+01:002009-07-21T23:25:45.598+01:00Nah, I put a cross in that particular box.Nah, I put a cross in that particular box.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-15453677461814761372009-07-21T23:08:35.883+01:002009-07-21T23:08:35.883+01:00did you keep the tick? keep it if you can, for fut...did you keep the tick? keep it if you can, for future refererence.seannoreply@blogger.com