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03 Jan 2019, 4:30 pm

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Ha ha! &^ This

I would go for the cold river if the current wasn't so strong that it was a life threatening endeavor to cross it even though cold water can be intensely unpleasant for me.

Like Blabby, if I could wear some tick protective clothing I would go for the grass, but without it, in my area walking through chest high grass would be a recipe for picking up as many ticks as a lint brush picks up lint. I'm the eccentric person who wears white canvas "painter's pants", a white long sleeve shirt and boots to which I tuck my pant legs into and then duct tape around the top of the boots to make a seal when I go out in my yard or my woods to do work...... The good thing is, where I live, there is generally snow on the ground for 6-7 months of the year. No bugs!



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03 Jan 2019, 4:37 pm

SentientPotato wrote:
Grass. I'd welcome it so I can try for a shiny pokemon.


Finally someone gets it!


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03 Jan 2019, 4:44 pm

I would pick the water....It might be cold for a moment----but I'd get used to it.



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03 Jan 2019, 5:10 pm

Grass - I have major sensory issues with both coldness and wetness, and I expect the mud would also be cold and wet enough to be an issue for me. But yep - gotta do a very thorough tick check afterward, as several people have pointed out. I can usually feel ticks do a "test bite" before they really dig in, but on occasion I miss the little deer ticks, which are the ones most likely to transmit Lyme disease, until they've thoroughly attached. It's a good thing I'm not as freaked out by external parasites as I am by internal ones (I absolutely have a true phobia of those), or I'd have to move.


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03 Jan 2019, 5:28 pm

dragonsanddemons wrote:
Grass - I have major sensory issues with both coldness and wetness, and I expect the mud would also be cold and wet enough to be an issue for me. But yep - gotta do a very thorough tick check afterward, as several people have pointed out. I can usually feel ticks do a "test bite" before they really dig in, but on occasion I miss the little deer ticks, which are the ones most likely to transmit Lyme disease, until they've thoroughly attached. It's a good thing I'm not as freaked out by external parasites as I am by internal ones (I absolutely have a true phobia of those), or I'd have to move.


5% chance of lyme disease per bite, and if you get it it is very easily treatable.


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03 Jan 2019, 6:04 pm

Arganger wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
Grass - I have major sensory issues with both coldness and wetness, and I expect the mud would also be cold and wet enough to be an issue for me. But yep - gotta do a very thorough tick check afterward, as several people have pointed out. I can usually feel ticks do a "test bite" before they really dig in, but on occasion I miss the little deer ticks, which are the ones most likely to transmit Lyme disease, until they've thoroughly attached. It's a good thing I'm not as freaked out by external parasites as I am by internal ones (I absolutely have a true phobia of those), or I'd have to move.


5% chance of lyme disease per bite, and if you get it it is very easily treatable.


Yep, that's why I don't fret about it too much if I find one that's attached itself - just remove the tick, keep an eye on the bite area for a while, and if it develops a bullseye-shaped rash (or if you're not able to get the head of the tick out), go to the doctor. I've been bit by ticks lots of times, I know the drill by now. There are other tick-borne diseases as well, but I think Lyme disease is the most common one in my area.

And if you can bring the tick in with you to the doctor, they can test the tick itself for diseases it may have transmitted.


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03 Jan 2019, 6:44 pm

I'll walk through the grass. I can't swim should something go wrong while wading in water and I assume I would suffocate in the mud.


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04 Jan 2019, 2:36 am

Arganger wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
Grass - I have major sensory issues with both coldness and wetness, and I expect the mud would also be cold and wet enough to be an issue for me. But yep - gotta do a very thorough tick check afterward, as several people have pointed out. I can usually feel ticks do a "test bite" before they really dig in, but on occasion I miss the little deer ticks, which are the ones most likely to transmit Lyme disease, until they've thoroughly attached. It's a good thing I'm not as freaked out by external parasites as I am by internal ones (I absolutely have a true phobia of those), or I'd have to move.


5% chance of lyme disease per bite, and if you get it it is very easily treatable.

but amuuuurican health care is EXPENSIVE.



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05 Jan 2019, 10:10 am

SentientPotato wrote:
Grass. I'd welcome it so I can try for a shiny pokemon.

Yess!


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06 Jan 2019, 11:00 pm

Magna wrote:
Raleigh wrote:
How to torture an aspie:
Give them only basic information and ask them to make a choice.


Ha ha! &^ This

I would go for the cold river if the current wasn't so strong that it was a life threatening endeavor to cross it even though cold water can be intensely unpleasant for me.

Like Blabby, if I could wear some tick protective clothing I would go for the grass, but without it, in my area walking through chest high grass would be a recipe for picking up as many ticks as a lint brush picks up lint. I'm the eccentric person who wears white canvas "painter's pants", a white long sleeve shirt and boots to which I tuck my pant legs into and then duct tape around the top of the boots to make a seal when I go out in my yard or my woods to do work...... The good thing is, where I live, there is generally snow on the ground for 6-7 months of the year. No bugs!

By protective clothing, what do you mean?



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07 Jan 2019, 5:48 pm

I thought the grass at first but there could be nasty bugs or venomous snakes hiding in there. I think I'll take the mud. Besides, certain kinds of mud are supposed to be good for your skin. :lol:



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21 Jan 2019, 2:34 am

lostonearth35 wrote:
I thought the grass at first but there could be nasty bugs or venomous snakes hiding in there. I think I'll take the mud. Besides, certain kinds of mud are supposed to be good for your skin. :lol:

Interesting. Never heard that one before.