tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post3639514017178788697..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Completely Non-Farmish Rambling, Part 1Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-23715828555896614842013-09-07T08:45:19.629-05:002013-09-07T08:45:19.629-05:00I remember my dad getting chiggers all over his le...I remember my dad getting chiggers all over his legs after gooseberry picking. Mom dabbed RED nail polish all over him. He looked so festive. Mom and I never got them but we didn't bundle up like Dad did, they do love to go anywhere where there is a tight fit. Good luck with finding some relief. Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-63944247033984416632013-09-07T08:01:28.901-05:002013-09-07T08:01:28.901-05:00We don't have chiggers up here near the tundra...We don't have chiggers up here near the tundra (oh, please, please, please, let that be true!), but then we never used to have ticks either until our winters started being so warm that those blasted buggers found they could survive here. However, we certainly do have our share of biting bugs including the crused black flies whose bite feels like a red hot needle stuck into your skin, causes a welt that can itch for two weeks (ask me how I know) and drive you toward the brink of drinking yourself into oblivion. From your above (very humorous) essay, though, I think I'll keep the black flies instead of trading them in for chiggers.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-36109906841950708162013-09-06T07:10:04.351-05:002013-09-06T07:10:04.351-05:00and now i know...sorry about that bite, baby!and now i know...sorry about that bite, baby!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-5827281017766021352013-09-05T23:16:34.851-05:002013-09-05T23:16:34.851-05:00Dab rubbing alcohol on the bite. Repeat if it stil...Dab rubbing alcohol on the bite. Repeat if it still itches.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-73038770739221329222013-09-05T22:33:16.435-05:002013-09-05T22:33:16.435-05:00Hahahaha, As a child in the South, we used CLEAR f...Hahahaha, As a child in the South, we used CLEAR fingernail polish. Can't honestly say it ever provided relief. I still cringe when I see people walk through grass barefooted. Never mind sitting down on the grass in shorts. Can't help it. Just looking makes me itch. Tyche's Minderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672047171988985103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-71214298822683224702013-09-05T17:43:40.490-05:002013-09-05T17:43:40.490-05:00Having lived in Kansas as a youngster, I can hones...Having lived in Kansas as a youngster, I can honestly say that I.DO.NOT.MISS.CHIGGERS.ONE.TINY.LITTLE.BIT!!! I'm not sure I would try PioneerPreppy's antidote though...Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-29243302039446848012013-09-05T17:14:20.318-05:002013-09-05T17:14:20.318-05:00While I would not recommend actually cutting parts...While I would not recommend actually cutting parts of your body off in my opinion you are actually on the right track. Since during most of the main chigger season I am walking around in their main areas tending my bees with plenty of restrictive clothing on I know a bit about chiggers.<br /><br />My solution is scratch em until they bleed and then scratch em some more. The bleeding actually removes the secreted stuff that causes the itching and I would rather put up with the pain of the aftermath of scratching more than the incredible itching. My ankles and lower calves, top of my feet are one big scab until about mid July. <br /><br />Yes the scabs and bleeding is painful but oh my god it feels so good to scratch those areas until the bleed out. It's kinda like dating an exotic dancer named Nicole. You know you will pay for it later but ya just don't care.<br /><br />Also yes introducing Northerners to chiggers is not only very satisfying on a personal level but gives them a horror story they can tell their grand children. Linda like dating a dancer named Nicole.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-87059317302121230992013-09-05T16:27:40.108-05:002013-09-05T16:27:40.108-05:00Carolyn,
You poor thing you, damn chiggers..........Carolyn,<br /><br />You poor thing you, damn chiggers........why couldn't they've founds someone else to chew on??<br /><br />I've hear liquid bluing helps, never used it before. I just picked up a bottle to try it with mosquito bites and whiting my towels.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-37817994239467090442013-09-05T15:13:44.081-05:002013-09-05T15:13:44.081-05:00All I can say is that you are right about the litt...All I can say is that you are right about the little devils and nothing but anti itch medicine is worth using and it really just has to heal. They do seem to be in low damp areas, nice green grass that you would like to lay down in. But now you have ruined all the little fun that was associated with chiggers, now that you have explained everything and word gets out that they are already gone, I can't even help the wife check for chiggers anymore. There are still ticks though.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-87991414713180358522013-09-05T14:46:52.973-05:002013-09-05T14:46:52.973-05:00I apologize for laughing at this post. I am an ig...I apologize for laughing at this post. I am an ignorant Northerner who has never had the 'pleasure' of chigger contact. This is also why you will n.e.v.e.r. see me down there. It has nothing to do with the machine guns attached to your barbed wire gate and the foaming dogs... xxxSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.com