The breeze to the knees carries away the fleas?

**sirdaniel1975** · 27th September 06, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Graham

Oh don't be "girlie men", little beasties indeed, we have to contend with bare legs and dangerous snakes, crocodiles, red-back and funnel web spiders and the like!

Yeah, well.

Lime disease should change some folks minds. You get it from tick bites, and the disease will ruin ones own life. These infested ticks are in many parts of the USA. The biggest reason why I'll never go hiking kilted.

I knew some one who got Rocky Mt. fever from a tick bite... Well, he's no longer with us (family friend).

Spray your body with "OFF" or something.. maybe that will help. Me, I'm not chancing it.

**jfellrath** · 28th September 06, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975

Lime disease should change some folks minds. You get it from tick bites, and the disease will ruin ones own life. These infested ticks are in many parts of the USA. The biggest reason why I'll never go hiking kilted.

Lyme Disease is preventable even if you've been bitten by a tick with the bacteria if you are treated with antibiotics soon after the bite. You'll know that you have been bitten because a couple days after the inital bite you'll get a bullseye-shaped rash/scab growing around the bite location, about the size of a quarter.

I was bitten when I was younger, went through a penicillin treatment, and I've never had a problem. Don't wait too long!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

**sirdaniel1975** · 28th September 06, 09:51 AM

Well,

I don't like having to go and have antibiotics administered in the first place. It's called inconvenience, and as a struggling musician, I have no Medical insurance... I've never seen the logic in:

if I get bitten, I'll just go to the doctor
if I break a bone, I'll just got to the doctor
etc.???

I was brought up in the practice of PREVENTION!

Now hiking, kilted on a nature reserve, where the brush is trimmed and all, that makes cense to me. Where I live, the brush is thick, and I tend to hike in the winter time... less bugs, snakes, BEARS.... etc... plus I prefer wool kilts and tartan, and I would hate to put a snag in a kilt as well. I also avoid being around other persons dogs while kilted. Dogs tend to really like me and jump up on me, with their slobber and their claws...

This reminds me of the officer in the Blackwatch during WWII, he snaged his kilt on barbed wire, and took the kilt off in order to preserve the tartan. Fought bottom half naked for the battle. The story goes: he scared the %^$#$# out of the Germans.

I liked to be kilted, I'm a little choosie as to when I am. I to avoid hiking and animals while kilted... Just my personal practice. Those that do hike and spend time around animals kilted, more power to you..

**McClef** · 28th September 06, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975

This reminds me of the officer in the Blackwatch during WWII, he snaged his kilt on barbed wire, and took the kilt off in order to preserve the tartan. Fought bottom half naked for the battle. The story goes: he scared the %^$#$# out of the Germans.

Naturally, as anyone who has seen Carry On Up The Khyber will know!

**jfellrath** · 28th September 06, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975

I don't like having to go and have antibiotics administered in the first place. It's called inconvenience, and as a struggling musician, I have no Medical insurance... I've never seen the logic in:

if I get bitten, I'll just go to the doctor
if I break a bone, I'll just got to the doctor
etc.???

I was brought up in the practice of PREVENTION!

I agree with you 100% - I was just stating some facts about the disease. The best medicine is not to need any.

**canawler** · 28th September 06, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by jfellrath

Lyme Disease is preventable even if you've been bitten by a tick with the bacteria if you are treated with antibiotics soon after the bite. You'll know that you have been bitten because a couple days after the inital bite you'll get a bullseye-shaped rash/scab growing around the bite location, about the size of a quarter.

I had lyme disease 2 years ago. Not fun at all. Many people do not get the bullseye rash and have the disease undetected for years. When the bacteria has time to attack the various organs you will suffer permanent damage. I had a very large sort of round rash that covered half my back and wrapped around my side to the front but it was not really the traditional bullseye. I got very bad flu-like symptoms, extreme joint aches and pains, and then a very strange skin hyper-sensitivity were it was excruciating to have anything touching me including clothes. This all cleared up after undergoing a long course of strong antibiotics. My cousin-in-law spent a couple of years battling what they though was colitus and it later turned out she had had lyme disease for several years. It affects everyone differently.
Anyway, make sure you check for ticks whenever you spend any time outdoors, including even while doing yard work.

**RCallan** · 28th September 06, 04:32 PM

Not for nothing, but...in Wonderful Sunny Florida....

If it can bite you and kill you...we more than likely have it here.
Deer Fly, Horse Fly, Black Fly, Mosquitoes, Red bugs, Spiders, Snakes, Alligators and what ever else I forgot....

Plus right now the annual "Love Bug" thing is going on.

DEET is my favorite friend!