sepefrio Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Let me repeat that, I HATE TICKS. Inspected a home today that is out in the country and in the woods. About halfway through the inspection, the husband went missing for a bit and when I asked where he was, the wife said, he is checking himself for ticks again. She had just found one on their baby (who never left the living room). He came out and said, yup he had removed three. OK now I was a bit freaked out because, I HATE TICKS. Every little sensation I jumped, is that a ticK? Well, I went through the inspection and didn't actually see any. Thank god. On the drive home, had a small itch on my arm, I swiped it and found a tick in my hands. I quickly opened the window and tossed it out (hope it didn't land in another car, lol). I then call the wife and tell her to put my bath robe and a garbage bag on the back porch. When I got home I went to the back yard, stripped necked, put the robe on, the clothes in the trash bag and jumped in the shower for what seemed like 45m. When done I just threw the clothes into the a hot wash (washed em twice). I HATE TICKS. No one ever told me I would have to wear a flea and tick collar as a home inspector. Ugg. I just hope there aren't any in my truck, taking it straight to the car wash in the morning. Have I said how I HATE TICS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 You been livin' in a bubble? I can't remember a day above 55° that I didn't find a tick on me. Even with repellents and constant tick checks, the boy, the dog and I have all had Lyme disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Ticks, what are those? We don't have anything like that in AZ. Man, you guys sure put up with some weird stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Man, you guys sure put up with some weird stuff! Rattlesnakes, tarantulas and killer bees don't make that list?[:-slaphap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 We have our fair share of tich in Maryland. I handle a couple of dozen each year, mainly we find them on the dog. We never had Lyme but the wifes boss and his dog did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 I had one buried in my side, under my left arm a couple of weeks ago. It got under two shirts while I was hunting turkeys. When I scratched the itch I felt, I realized what it was, freaked, and did the wrong thing. Dug it's head out with a knife later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 I picked up a couple yesterday on the golf course when I was rooting around in the poison ivy looking for my ball. The prediction is for a banner year for ticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Argabright Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 No one ever told me I would have to wear a flea and tick collar as a home inspector. Now that's funny. I don't care who you are. [:-thumbu][^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlord Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Either buy cheap balls or hit a 5 iron off the tee:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 "Rattlesnakes, tarantulas and killer bees don't make that list?[:-slaphap" Yeah, but at least you can see or hear them before they latch on to ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepefrio Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I HATE TICS, and yes I misspelled it, they don't deserve the respect of being spelled right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I HATE TICS, and yes I misspelled it, they don't deserve the respect of being spelled right! Yes they do. I told you. Two shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 I HATE TICS, and yes I misspelled it, they don't deserve the respect of being spelled right! Well, yeah, except that a "tic" is an involuntary twitch. When I first read your header, I thought you were referring to some kind of spasm, not an insect; that's why I corrected the spelling. Sorry if it offended you. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepefrio Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 not all all bud, just having some fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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