GWNF VIII - Spring 2008 Wheeling & Camping Trip

Quote from Slimer

I know most of you are more savy campers than me (since I have only camped 3 or 4 times in my life), but you might find this info helpful:

Tick Removal

A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works.

I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20).
The tick will come out on it's own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, "It worked!"
everyone needs this helpful hint.

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So how long would it take for the tick to remove itself using this process?? 15-20 seconds??

We are packing up and getting ready to roll!

we just left. Had a minor issue with a cup of coffee in my front seat, on my jacket . . .
then the small cooler fell off since we forgot to put it in the jeep

fyi- construction on beltway 95 south and new york ave in dc. Traffic sucks!

Have fun Flutterby, the moms (and BJ) will miss you!

The weather is nice-hot and cleae. THE WATER IN THE LAKE IS COOL AND REFRESHING!