[Magdalen] Poison ivy question

[Jay Weigel]

I've never had a reaction to poison ivy either, but give the stuff a wide
berth anyhow. S/O is allergic and very wary of the stuff while mowing, etc.
Wears long sleeves and gloves and the whole works, but manages to cross
paths with a bit somewhere, somehow, every summer.

On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 9:39 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> Another way of getting a heavy dose of sap unwittingly is to mow PI with a
> power mower.Without realizing the danger, one can suffer generalized
> exposure via the pulverized grassdebris.  This is one of those times when a
> timely hot shower and lots of soap (doesn'thave to be Fels Naptha!) can
> save the day after the mowing is completed.  Early onthe sap is removable,
> but wait another day, and the die is cast.
> In a message dated 9/3/2019 12:09:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> houstonklr at gmail.com writes:
>
> My grandmother nearly died from inhaling the smoke from burning PI plants
> back in the 20th C teens.
> Lynn
>