The symptoms of contact with Giant Hogweed resemble that of an exaggerated sunburn. Severe red rashes, blistering, boils, and red to dark purple skin discolourations appear and can last for several months, and may persist for at least five years, reactivated by exposure to sunlight.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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The symptoms of contact with Giant Hogweed resemble that of an exaggerated sunburn. Severe red rashes, blistering, boils, and red to dark purple skin discolourations appear and can last for several months, and may persist for at least five years, reactivated by exposure to sunlight.
I wonder if that's what I have on my face then. It's been a few years and always looks worse in the summer. I thought I had splashed some acid on my face in the lab, but maybe I got into some of that; I know there's some around our neck of the woods.
Pretty sure that is how a new STD gets started....
There used to be a big field of it at the back of the DuPont plant. Went to take the dog for a walk there once and had to turn back. Council posted up big warning signs
I had the same thing on the bridge of my nose near my eye-line. Just showed up after a day at some parks I hadn't been to before. 3-4 burn-like bubbles, lasted a while (I have poison ivy often, this was not the same). Almost 20yrs later I have 3 pock-marks on my nose as leftover scars from them.
General cleanup around the house and back yard.
And our first fire of the season.
And our first fire of the season.
Squirrels (probably) in the attic and I are having a fight. I have a few live traps, a few death traps in the attic and a death trap near their probable access point where they ripped down the soffit ( in the hardest to access location on my roof). So far squirrels are winning. Approaching throwing in the towel and paying to evict them. I started climbing the ladder to fight them but dont thinking can move around in the attic to set traps close to where they are. Current traps are with arms reach of the hatch in a path they have used.
Moved a big dirt pile probably 20 yards of dirt and large rocks looks better with it gone one more small pile to tackle but it has about 10 large tree stumps in it so it will be more of a pain to deal with.
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Opened ours last friday. No surprises thankfully. Water was 48 F. Let the sun heat it up and it was 70 a week later.
Maybe leave the heater powered with no gas next winter. As least then you get revenge.
Mad Mike
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I've had racoons and squirrels (like to destroy roofs) , rabbits (destroying landsaping) and mice (destroyed hot tub, ate car wiring, and now my pool heater transformer).
The vermin have damaged a lot of stuff here.
The heater was powered, the heat off the transformer probably helped them choose that as a hideout. No fried mice, low voltage wires knawed bare, transformer knawed through, not a bite mark on the 220vac feed.
My neighbour's cat has been keeping the chipmunk population in control, but I still have squirrel issues. My fault for having bird feeders I guess. I finally rigged them so they can't lift them and drop them on the ground. It also helps to prevent the trash pandas from doing the same, but one of them must have been heavy enough to break the cable (it was partly frayed to be fair). I'll repair it and give them another chance. I have live traps, and have taken a few over the hill to a nice swamp they seem to enjoy. If they keep being a pain I may have to break out the lead injector.
When I'm bored I grease up the pole and watch the squirrels try to get up to the bird feeder...good times as they try and try and fail and fail.
Mad Mike
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And it got worse. Attacked the wiring to the controller and sensors.
I think I got a picture of the leader.
My neighbours just had rats go through their Highlander. Cost about 2k to fix.
This is a car that was used every few days. The rodents didn't touch the Volt.
This is a car that was used every few days. The rodents didn't touch the Volt.
Hmm. Interesting idea. Put a hungry cat in the attic and use it like a heat seeking missile to either dispatch or evict the rodent.After seeing @Mad Mike post, I am a little more thankful for the stray cats in the neighbourhood. There is the grey cat which likes hanging around my front door or sleeps under the front tree sometimes. Probably keeps the mice away.
sburns
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I've found a few dead mice on my driveway over the years. It must work.
I would 100% have a cat to kill any squirrels or mice/rats in the area. Unfortunately my allergies prevent this from happening.After seeing @Mad Mike post, I am a little more thankful for the stray cats in the neighbourhood. There is the grey cat which likes hanging around my front door or sleeps under the front tree sometimes. Probably keeps the mice away.
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