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MiHale

(13,175 posts)
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 07:47 PM Apr 27

Ticks are the worst this year...this is when you find your true friends....

When you ask …”Is that a tick or a hemorrhoid?”

😂🤪😂

Be careful check often those things are sneaky!

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Ticks are the worst this year...this is when you find your true friends.... (Original Post) MiHale Apr 27 OP
Years ago I had an itch. Checked my pubic hair and thought I found the worlds largest crab.. multigraincracker Apr 27 #1
They are bad in N.J. too, this year. There are a couple of brans of repellent with Picardin in them, available on Amaz. 3Hotdogs Apr 27 #2
I used to love hiking trails and woodlands. The ticks have put a stop to that. Midnight Writer Apr 27 #3
I just picked... GiqueCee Apr 27 #4

multigraincracker

(38,053 posts)
1. Years ago I had an itch. Checked my pubic hair and thought I found the worlds largest crab..
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:22 PM
Apr 27

It was a tick that had crawled up my leg.

3Hotdogs

(15,548 posts)
2. They are bad in N.J. too, this year. There are a couple of brans of repellent with Picardin in them, available on Amaz.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:29 PM
Apr 27

I volunteer in a swamp in summer. I started using this and I don't even have to use my mosquito jacket.... not one mosquito when in the swamp or tick when hiking.

Midnight Writer

(25,752 posts)
3. I used to love hiking trails and woodlands. The ticks have put a stop to that.
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:45 PM
Apr 27

The last few times I have gone hiking I have found multiple ticks on me.

I'm too old to fight off a tick-carrying disease. Now I walk in town. It just ain't the same.

GiqueCee

(4,746 posts)
4. I just picked...
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:04 PM
Apr 27

... the first tick of the season off me today! My wife's a tick magnet; I gotta pull one off her every other day, seems like.
A Q-tip soaked in alcohol and swirl the tick around until it lets go. Deer ticks are harder because they're so small, but it usually works.

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