Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24

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Subject: [Leica] Public Service Anouncement
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu Jul 24 12:26:15 2008
References: <87A4649DDF304057961F24B1B18AE446@jimnichols> <4888D228.1050508@gmail.com>

Yama,

If the plant rubs your clothing, the toxin can remain on the clothing and 
can be transferred to your skin later.  Best to avoid it altogether.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yama Nawabi" <mknawabi.lug@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Public Service Anouncement


> If you wanted to cross a patch of land laden with poison ivy, would one be 
> safe with a pair of jeans tucked into some boots? Or would you have to 
> take any further precautions?
>
> Glad I saw your post! I didn't really know what poison ivy looked like 
> before you had shown me :)
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Growing up in the Southern USA, I have long known the difference between 
>> Poison Ivy, which can cause painful rashes on sensitive individuals, and 
>> the more common Virginia Creeper, a harmless nuisance.  However, some of 
>> my neighbors who have moved here from other areas seem to get the two 
>> confused.
>>
>> Poison Ivy leaves grow in groups of three, and the stem is often red.
>> Virginia Creeper leaves grow in groups of five.  Both can have lengthy 
>> vines, often growing up tree trunks.
>>
>> This photo illustrates both species. Poison Ivy is in the center of the 
>> photo, with Virginia Creeper above it.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Poison+Ivy.tif.html
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Public Service Anouncement)
Message from mknawabi.lug at gmail.com (Yama Nawabi) ([Leica] Public Service Anouncement)