"Don't ask"... John, are you going to make us pry it out of you ? Comon, let us poke fun at ya. What did you do dude to get PI ? Also, be explicit, exactly WHERE did ya get PI... comon dude fess up so we can poke fun at ya
At your age do you have to be told to stay out of the weeds ? So be honest and let us have our fun. Do we have to ask Darlene ? What DA thing did ya do ?
Humph, well I never...well maybe once or twice.
OK here's the naked truth (if squeamish, avert eyes). I borrowed a weedwacker from the CG owner to trim the tall grass/weeds close to my rig at the campsite. He does not want his mower operators to get closer than 3 feet to any rig. It wasn't a jungle, but I wanted to clean it up. No big deal, that. Anyways, I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. I don't recall seeing anything that looked like a leafy plant, but as I trimmed, bits and pieces smacked my exposed (avert eyes, again) flesh. I was wearing safety glasses and hearing protection, though. I brushed off the bits when I was done with a dusting brush and didn't think anymore about it. I had some other outdoor chores to do, I wasn't hot and sweaty, so I didn't shower right away.
Next morning, my shins have a couple of spots that look like fly bites. After a couple of days, I'm seeing more and thinking I must have fed an entire nation of flying jaws (I'm not thinking nasty plants yet). By the time we came back home yesterday, I've got welts, rashes, and blisters on my legs and arms. Lanacaine and Sting-Eaze helped for a short period, but the burn and itch come back with a vengence.
Last night, while surfing the Web at home (hard to do sometimes on CG's WiFi), I look up Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac and see my picture there (or at least what my leg looked like). That's where I read about the hot water. It works.
This is the first time in almost 62 years (and I've been in the woods more than once) that I've gotten this. I just didn't associate it at first. Still not entirely sure what I came in contact with.