Trees with poison ivy

Jeremy9

Jeremy9

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Looked at ten trees to be removed. All covered with the worst poison ivy that I have ever seen. I was just curious if anyone got paid more for climbing tree with poison ivy.
 
Samples from Sherrill? ;D

So, to some its inert, and to some its caustic /forum/images/graemlins/zombie.gif. If you happen to have the non-allergics on your team, payroll might not need to be adjusted.

I just cleaned out an infested hedge of photinias. Wearing a Tyvek suit over my clothes and a face mask they said I looked like someone from CDC with a chainsaw. I worked at most 1/2 the day and then peel, reverse, and toss the Tyvek suit each day. Dizzyingly hot in that thing.

No extra pay for me, but I got privileges. By noon it was 85F outside the suit, I went directly into the shower /forum/images/graemlins/bath.gif with some P.I. cleanser and did shop work the rest of the day. In the end, I only had some irritation around my nose and a few blisters on the back of my wrists where the skin was barren.
 
Saw this review:

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Excellent product! This homeopathic remedy helped me prevent rashes from all forms of rhus toxicodendron poison plants (even the evil and infamous Caribbean Poison Wood Tree). I used to consume bits of poison ivy leaves to achieve the same effect. This way is definitely safer by delivering a known and controlled dosage unit.


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Anyone ever try eating PI leaves?

Been looking around for price. This is the best I've seen @ $6.99: http://www.seacoastvitamins.com/Store/product_info.php?products_id=183

Here's one from Yahoo Store:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/drkowalski/botaorivyli1.html

Jim
 
I have always just covered up from head to toe. Gotten done, put all contaminated gear into a garbage sack - then directly home. Stuff in the wash and a good shower. Be sure not to handle your "gear" before showering.

Find someone to do it. In Austin, I worked with enough guys from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras that would do PI work. They didn't get a reaction from it and often laughed at us when we got it.
 
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Oral Ivy has been keeping me right for years now.

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What do you consider "right"? /forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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When I get exposed to it my reaction is maybe 1/4 or lower a reaction than if I wasn't using it, and it's gone completely by the time I've showered.
I highly recomend giving it try, it has my seal of approval, for sure!
 
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Oral Ivy has been keeping me right for years now.

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What do you consider "right"? /forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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When I get exposed to it my reaction is maybe 1/4 or lower a reaction than if I wasn't using it, and it's gone completely by the time I've showered.
I highly recomend giving it try, it has my seal of approval, for sure!

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I guess that my remark wasn't so funny after all. I was trying to get a laugh out of you by suggesting that you aren't all that "right".

I spent all day yesterday until late last night behind the wheel, so I could be a little tilted myself today (more so than usual).
 
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Oral Ivy has been keeping me right for years now.

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What do you consider "right"? /forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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I was sure MB was taking more then oral ivy
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Two trees I worked in today were covered with PI. One had 6"+dia vines on it and climbed 50' into the tree. The other had smaller vines but the leaves were everywhere. I used my Zubat like a machete in the jungle. /forum/images/graemlins/bud.gif
 
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