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DesertDog





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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 5:51 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
I am certain that body chemistry and diet have a direct correlation with appeal to insects.
I can vividly recall being chewed up when I was a kid while everyone else was unscathed.
I honestly did not see or feel anything biting me this weekend, but I'm covered in bites. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
I think it has a lot to do with allergic reaction. My bites actually swelled up pretty good.

The WCC alien bugs actually gave me a little sting when bitten. These bites I couldn't feel at all, let alone even see what caused them.

Scabies have like a 4-6 week incubation period. I looked it up real quick after reading about them buggers. Shocked
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
HIG wrote:
I think it has a lot to do with allergic reaction. My bites actually swelled up pretty good.


Mine too...dare I say it? ....I got a rash! Shocked

The bite marks would get smaller day by day but the "rash" around them grew quite large, one merging into another...then this morning the rashes were miraculously gone! The bites are still there, but they're much smaller.

But mine never itched at all. Say What?
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
I wonder if that has anything to do with hiking with Todd.... Chin Scratching
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Did anyone get pictures of these? Sure would be curious to see them.
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Ted has a picture of his in his album!
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Wow, how did I miss all the bites? You sure you guys just didn't walk thru a bunch of poisen ivy while taking one of your shortcuts to avoid a swimmer.
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Hikngrl
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Nope! They are bug bites no doubt! Mine are almost gone. Still there and makin my legs look gross but much smaller! NO itching left! Nother couppla days and they will be all gone!
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Hikngrl wrote:
Nope! They are bug bites no doubt! Mine are almost gone. Still there and makin my legs look gross but much smaller! NO itching left! Nother couppla days and they will be all gone!


Me, too.......except all the scabs where I ripped my skin off Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
eeeeew! Wacko
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Hikngrl wrote:
eeeeew! Wacko


Not a comment I'd expect from a nurse........at least you put up a smiley.
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
I tolerate grossness at work... I don't enjoy it....on the inside I am thinking... eeeeeww! All the while with a smile on my professional little face! Mr. Green

Never fear! I won't forget the smilie again! Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Darn it! Now the next time I'm seeking medical attention and the provider is acting compassionate, I'm going to know that inside, they are going "eeeww!". Sad
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PostPosted: 8/10/2006, 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Davis2001R6 wrote:
Wow, how did I miss all the bites? You sure you guys just didn't walk thru a bunch of poisen ivy while taking one of your shortcuts to avoid a swimmer.

Hmmm. Maybe that's why we didn't get eaten Tim. I made all the swimmers too. Thank goodness, I beginning to think all the bugs that landed on me took a wiff and went the way of harri-carri. Razz
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PostPosted: 8/11/2006, 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote
Oh Tracy, not sure if you should have said that..... Don't think Todd heard you yet other wise that part of your post would be all CAPS.... Wink
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