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MouseWife · 07-08-2007, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack

I think I got a mosquito bite

LOL Really? That's it?

I thought we'd be eaten alive because the house we stayed at was completely opened day and night!!! The bathroom had no door and it was full of mosquitos. Somehow I did not get bit once.

By a bug anyways.

blueerica · 07-08-2007, 09:15 PM

How do these black toenails that fall off even happen? Ill fitting shoes? Too much weight to bear? I've been on a few long hikes in my time, but this is the fourth person I've heard of this summer to have nasty big toenails after hiking.

Mousey Girl · 07-10-2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

How do these black toenails that fall off even happen? Ill fitting shoes? Too much weight to bear? I've been on a few long hikes in my time, but this is the fourth person I've heard of this summer to have nasty big toenails after hiking.

I did it during a DLR trip. I was wearing tennies, and just my big toes rubbing on the inside, top of the shoe was enough to bruise both toes. It was incredibly painful and I would have been better off if I had drained the blood out from underneath the nails.

Stan4dSteph · 07-10-2007, 10:20 AM

I haven't lost a toenail, but I've gotten some bruised ones from soccer and running. The key for hiking is to tighten up the laces before going downhill to prevent your foot from sliding forward in the shoe. You should loosen them some once you start uphill or hit the flat though.

Morrigoon · 07-08-2007, 09:23 PM

I, on the other hand, didn't get bitten until after I got home... apparently my dog got a flea, and that flea begot more fleas. Thankfully, my shiny new can of unscented Raid seems to have done the trick.

(and in the process my mom confessed to me that the reason our pets stayed flea-free all those years was because she sprayed down the furniture with flea spray every night before bed)

The more you know...

innerSpaceman · 07-08-2007, 09:50 PM

[shudder]I would never be able to pee in a bathroom full of mosquitos!![/shudder]

MouseWife · 07-08-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

[shudder]I would never be able to pee in a bathroom full of mosquitos!![/shudder]

Did you not catch there wasn't a door???? That freaked me out. I spent a lot of time swatting at the mosquitos but worried more about the blanket I placed over the doorway falling down....

It was private, though. Freaky to me but private.

Not Afraid · 07-08-2007, 09:52 PM

How about a stand of trees full of mosquitoes?

€uroMeinke · 07-08-2007, 10:14 PM

I got three bug bites, but nothing as bad as Disneyphiles

Disneyphile · 07-09-2007, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I got three bug bites, but nothing as bad as Disneyphiles

Envy my rotting flesh!

I've already lost one layer of skin. I'm just waiting for the thick black tissue to fall off. It'll be interesting. The doctor said that would be the "normal" healing process.

That was one hell of a fly.

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07-08-2007, 09:15 PM	#2
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	How do these black toenails that fall off even happen? Ill fitting shoes? Too much weight to bear? I've been on a few long hikes in my time, but this is the fourth person I've heard of this summer to have nasty big toenails after hiking. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I haven't lost a toenail, but I've gotten some bruised ones from soccer and running. The key for hiking is to tighten up the laces before going downhill to prevent your foot from sliding forward in the shoe. You should loosen them some once you start uphill or hit the flat though.
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07-08-2007, 09:23 PM	#5
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I, on the other hand, didn't get bitten until after I got home... apparently my dog got a flea, and that flea begot more fleas. Thankfully, my shiny new can of unscented Raid seems to have done the trick. (and in the process my mom confessed to me that the reason our pets stayed flea-free all those years was because she sprayed down the furniture with flea spray every night before bed) The more you know... __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	[shudder]I would never be able to pee in a bathroom full of mosquitos!![/shudder]
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	How about a stand of trees full of mosquitoes?
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I got three bug bites, but nothing as bad as Disneyphiles __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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