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70 minutes of diving, 3 hours of tick search and removal.
It was still worth it.
It was still worth it.
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Ticks? While diving or setting up in the bushes?
sandmanz32
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Where were you diving that you got ticks?
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H2Andy
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so, these ticks, what's their MOD?
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Local diving (finally!) Water temp around 46F, vis about 10 feet, 14 mm neoprene.
Lovering Lake won't be a diving vacation destination any time soon.
The ticks aren't in the water, but they invade you on the way to the cars (thru the long grass) and when you get to your clothes, they have taken residence there.
The buggers are so sneaky. I was chucking them out of the car for the hour drive home, and probably had 12 more hiding in my gear when I got home.
For anyone that isn't familiar with ticks, you can't kill them by squishing them - they're too tough. Then they bite into you (painlessly) and hold on!!! Tweezers are the only way to get rid of them once they bite in.
I'm glad I went, though. Crayfish mating season - they were fighting like crazy.
Lovering Lake won't be a diving vacation destination any time soon.
The ticks aren't in the water, but they invade you on the way to the cars (thru the long grass) and when you get to your clothes, they have taken residence there.
The buggers are so sneaky. I was chucking them out of the car for the hour drive home, and probably had 12 more hiding in my gear when I got home.
For anyone that isn't familiar with ticks, you can't kill them by squishing them - they're too tough. Then they bite into you (painlessly) and hold on!!! Tweezers are the only way to get rid of them once they bite in.
I'm glad I went, though. Crayfish mating season - they were fighting like crazy.
ems_is_4_me
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ticks, got love them
dkktsunami
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Ticks can be fun. Listen to song written just for you: "Ticks" by Brad Paisley.
Nassssssty tickses. We hates them, we do. [/Gollum mode]
It's a constant battle around here to keep them off the dogs. I'm just about to the point of taking everything out of the back yard, and scorching every square inch of the ground with a propane torch to kill them and their eggs.
It's a constant battle around here to keep them off the dogs. I'm just about to the point of taking everything out of the back yard, and scorching every square inch of the ground with a propane torch to kill them and their eggs.
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