If you get Lyme disease, which is highly-prevalent among ticks found where I live, your post will no longer seem quite so witty to you. I know several people whose lives have been devastated by Lyme disease. It's much like living with MS. Myself, a few years ago I found a tick while on a camping trip with my son. It had been attached for only about an hour, but in the next couple of days I developed the classic Lyme disease "target" around the tick byte. That's despite the fact that many of the Lyme disease websites say the tick has to be attached for 24 hours. Fortunately a strong dose of antibiotics took out the Lyme disease. About half the time, there are no immediate symptoms of Lyme disease, so if you get bit by a tick, make sure to save it so that the tick itself can be checked for Lyme.
I still go camping, anyway. Life is full of risk. Nick On Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:35:32 PM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > There's a lot to be afraid of in the woods: Lyme disease, West Nile Virus, > Hanta virus, wild beasts, stabbing yourself in the hand while cutting > summer sausage, crashing your bike into a tree, lightning, tornados. > Sometimes there are sadistic serial killers roaming around in the woods. > > On balance, I'd say S24O trips are pretty terrifying, but fun enough to > make it worth doing anyway. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8gO320l881oJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
