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Tick bites or chigger bites can leave you with an allergy to – GASP – red meat!
tommy-young replied 5 years, 10 months ago 23 Members · 37 Replies
I worked on a ranch in Austin that was being cut into itty bitty lots. We were running the center line routes and cross sectioning for design. 4 man crews with the saw running most of the day.
When you stepped out of the truck you could watch the ticks start up your legs instantly. We sprayed ourselves with agricultural (cattle) type tick repellent. You picked a dozen off at the end of a good day.
About 6 months in I woke up for work feeling rough. Tried to shake it off but the next day was worse. My legs began to turn purple then my eyes went yellow. At the hospital they thought I was a street junkie until they found a few ticks I had missed and got the story.
Those little buggers can kill you. The best thing you can do is cover up and seal points of entry to clothes followed by whatever bug juice works in your area. If youre 100 miles from home get local advice…
My .02, Tom
I just read an article a couple days ago talking about a little girl who was temporary paralyzed from a tick that was still on her. I guess it??s only 2 breeds that can do it, but more common in little girls due to the fact of missing them in their longer hair. Super freaky though if that would have happened to either if my kids. Makes me that much more paranoid about ticks!
https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-release-meat-allergy-inducing-ticks/
A PETA conspiracy?
Another rather disturbing tick related story in the news affecting us up north.
WillyMy wife has this allergy from a tick bite. It has been life changing for both of us. She cannot eat it, and I don’t eat very much red meat anymore either because she cannot.
- Posted by: Williwaw
https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-release-meat-allergy-inducing-ticks/
A PETA conspiracy?
Another rather disturbing tick related story in the news affecting us up north.
That was an April Fool’s Day prank, not a PETA conspiracy. Perhaps you should look at the date of the article.
You people really are afraid of vegetarians. They look just like “normal” people so I guess it’s hard to tell otherwise.
Boo!
Historic Boundaries and Conservation Efforts - Posted by: not my real namePosted by: Williwaw
https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-release-meat-allergy-inducing-ticks/
A PETA conspiracy?
Another rather disturbing tick related story in the news affecting us up north.
That was an April Fool’s Day prank, not a PETA conspiracy. Perhaps you should look at the date of the article.
You people really are afraid of vegetarians. They look just like “normal” people so I guess it’s hard to tell otherwise.
Boo!
Tell me NMRN why it is that vegans have to take everything so seriously. They have no sense of humor when it comes to the subject. Is this possibly a consequence of their diet? Hmmm. Food for thought.
Willy ”You people really are afraid of vegetarians. They look just like “normal” people so I guess it’s hard to tell otherwise.”
I, for one, am not afraid of vegetarians, every vegan I have seen looks like they are malnourished with one foot in the grave. Y’all can have that trend, I’ll take a grilled NY strip steak with fries and home growed yeller baby squash anytime! ?
And Ketchup too.
- Posted by: FL/GA PLS.
….and Ketchup too.
You can keep the ketchup…but I for one enjoy preying on the blood and tender flesh of all the meek and lesser creatures on the Earth, particularly mammalian. But I’m not prejudice..Friday fish fries and a piece of fried chicken or two every no and again are good too.
OK. I’ll admit I do eat ketchup on my fried taters. ?
Cat-soup or catch-up? Never understood the k vs c versions of choice. Many years ago I had a buddy who said he liked his burgers with catshit and mouseturd on top. Not sure what he thought mayonnaise should be called.
- Posted by: holy cow
Cat-soup or catch-up? Never understood the k vs c versions of choice. Many years ago I had a buddy who said he liked his burgers with catshit and mouseturd on top. Not sure what he thought mayonnaise should be called.
Aah, you old drooping boob bovine it’s the red stuff in a plastic bottle. And you wouldn’t know what it is anyway considering all you eat is grass and hay or sometimes when you “accidently” wander into and eat half of the “medicinal pasture” and get loaded. ?
- Posted by: paden cashBut I’m not prejudice..Friday fish fries and a piece of fried chicken or two every no and again are good too.
OK. I’ll admit I do eat ketchup on my fried taters. ?
The best of both worlds…Chicken Fried Steak and Cream Gravy on the taters??
Hey not-my-real-name
I am eating a nice rare steak right now along with jalapenos.
My cholesterol is just fine thank you!
You can chew on rocks for all I care.
This thread has given me the urge to pick up a couple nice NY Strips after work…
- Posted by: holy cow
Amen, Brother Paden. That variety of insect is extremely dangerous for a long list of reasons.
Waiting to watch a commercial featuring a Rhode Island Red chicken saying. “Eat mo’ beef.” Yum!!!!!!
Well, last night found me out and hungry. I’d recovered enough to feel good.
So – when the waitress came around, I ordered a jalapeno burger – rare. Like Dirty Harry, I just had to know. I gobbled it down, and no after effects!
Thanks for all you carnivores pulling for me. Life is still worth living.
Tomorrow, a juicy rare ribeye!
The wife of a friend of mine, who frequently posts here, has this very thing. He considers it odd that she got it and not him, since he is regularly in the woods.
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