Actually, this idiot really appreciates the advice! My kids are always
racing to reach for the box, under stumps, leaves, etc. I was worried about
poison ivy and prickers, but I never thought of snakes, spiders and all.
With my crew, we'll never walk softly, but we will carry a big poking stick
from now on. Thanks for the warning! BeMa
>From: gbecket@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
>Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:11:27 EST
>
>Most people won't need this advice, but:
>A couple of months ago we were out looking for a box in Northern VA. My
>oldest son and his best friend ran from fallen tree to fallen tree,
>scooping
>piles of leaves and debris away looking for the box. Under one tree I saw
>an
>interesting funnel web which I stopped to look at for a while, quite large
>and a bit sloppy, going back through the leaves under the tree. Something
>about it was very familiar but I couldn't place the species that made those
>until yesterday, when I finally found that web in an encyclopedia. It was
>a
>black widow's web.
>Usually I remind the boys not to reach in with their hands first, to use a
>long stick to make sure they won't be disturbing anything living or that
>there isn't glass or something else dangerous sharing the hiding place with
>the box. This time they were excited and I didn't think about it but what
>a
>tragedy if they'd been bitten and I'd had to hike three miles with five
>kids,
>one with a black widow bite, to the car and then drive to the hospital.
>In Northern Virginia we also have timber rattlers and cottonmouths and
>other
>locations have their own dangerous species and I will remind myself of this
>for me and my kids, that not everything you have to watch out for is big or
>noisy, every time we go out.
>Chastened, Mother of Crickets
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The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
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Started on 2002-11-26
The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-11-26 14:11:27 UTC-05:00
Most people won't need this advice, but:
A couple of months ago we were out looking for a box in Northern VA. My oldest son and his best friend ran from fallen tree to fallen tree, scooping piles of leaves and debris away looking for the box. Under one tree I saw an interesting funnel web which I stopped to look at for a while, quite large and a bit sloppy, going back through the leaves under the tree. Something about it was very familiar but I couldn't place the species that made those until yesterday, when I finally found that web in an encyclopedia. It was a black widow's web.
Usually I remind the boys not to reach in with their hands first, to use a long stick to make sure they won't be disturbing anything living or that there isn't glass or something else dangerous sharing the hiding place with the box. This time they were excited and I didn't think about it but what a tragedy if they'd been bitten and I'd had to hike three miles with five kids, one with a black widow bite, to the car and then drive to the hospital.
In Northern Virginia we also have timber rattlers and cottonmouths and other locations have their own dangerous species and I will remind myself of this for me and my kids, that not everything you have to watch out for is big or noisy, every time we go out.
Chastened, Mother of Crickets
A couple of months ago we were out looking for a box in Northern VA. My oldest son and his best friend ran from fallen tree to fallen tree, scooping piles of leaves and debris away looking for the box. Under one tree I saw an interesting funnel web which I stopped to look at for a while, quite large and a bit sloppy, going back through the leaves under the tree. Something about it was very familiar but I couldn't place the species that made those until yesterday, when I finally found that web in an encyclopedia. It was a black widow's web.
Usually I remind the boys not to reach in with their hands first, to use a long stick to make sure they won't be disturbing anything living or that there isn't glass or something else dangerous sharing the hiding place with the box. This time they were excited and I didn't think about it but what a tragedy if they'd been bitten and I'd had to hike three miles with five kids, one with a black widow bite, to the car and then drive to the hospital.
In Northern Virginia we also have timber rattlers and cottonmouths and other locations have their own dangerous species and I will remind myself of this for me and my kids, that not everything you have to watch out for is big or noisy, every time we go out.
Chastened, Mother of Crickets
Re: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: be ma (bema57@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-26 21:08:14 UTC
Re: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-11-27 09:00:41 UTC-05:00
In a message dated 11/26/2002 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, bema57@hotmail.com writes:
Yeah, I find that it works well if at the beginning of the hunt I help my guys each find a "walking stick" and then they love to poke and whack things with it anyway.
Actually, this idiot really appreciates the advice! My kids are always
racing to reach for the box, under stumps, leaves, etc. I was worried about
poison ivy and prickers, but I never thought of snakes, spiders and all.
With my crew, we'll never walk softly, but we will carry a big poking stick
from now on. Thanks for the warning! BeMa
Yeah, I find that it works well if at the beginning of the hunt I help my guys each find a "walking stick" and then they love to poke and whack things with it anyway.
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: Brian, Ryan & Lori (bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com) |
Date: 2002-11-27 16:37:07 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., gbecket@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 11/26/2002 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> bema57@h... writes:
>
> > Actually, this idiot really appreciates the advice! My kids are
always
> > racing to reach for the box, under stumps, leaves, etc. I was
worried
> > about
> > poison ivy and prickers
Hello,
People should also be on the lookout for ticks. I picked up my own
little "Hitchhiker" last weekend in MA and
have to see my Dr. today because I'm feeling crummy and may have
Lyme Disease. I thought they were only
a summer problem in this part of the country but apparently not.
TeamGreenDragon
> In a message dated 11/26/2002 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> bema57@h... writes:
>
> > Actually, this idiot really appreciates the advice! My kids are
always
> > racing to reach for the box, under stumps, leaves, etc. I was
worried
> > about
> > poison ivy and prickers
Hello,
People should also be on the lookout for ticks. I picked up my own
little "Hitchhiker" last weekend in MA and
have to see my Dr. today because I'm feeling crummy and may have
Lyme Disease. I thought they were only
a summer problem in this part of the country but apparently not.
TeamGreenDragon
Re: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: be ma (bema57@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-11-27 17:37:52 UTC
As long as they don't whack eachother! And most of the wildlife is smart
and would run away! (I'm only kidding -- my kids really don't whack each
other -- they may tease and poke a bit....) BeMa
>From: gbecket@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
>Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:00:41 EST
>
>In a message dated 11/26/2002 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>bema57@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > Actually, this idiot really appreciates the advice! My kids are always
> > racing to reach for the box, under stumps, leaves, etc. I was worried
> > about
> > poison ivy and prickers, but I never thought of snakes, spiders and all.
> > With my crew, we'll never walk softly, but we will carry a big poking
>stick
> >
> > from now on. Thanks for the warning! BeMa
> >
> >
>
>Yeah, I find that it works well if at the beginning of the hunt I help my
>guys each find a "walking stick" and then they love to poke and whack
>things
>with it anyway.
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and would run away! (I'm only kidding -- my kids really don't whack each
other -- they may tease and poke a bit....) BeMa
>From: gbecket@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
>Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:00:41 EST
>
>In a message dated 11/26/2002 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>bema57@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > Actually, this idiot really appreciates the advice! My kids are always
> > racing to reach for the box, under stumps, leaves, etc. I was worried
> > about
> > poison ivy and prickers, but I never thought of snakes, spiders and all.
> > With my crew, we'll never walk softly, but we will carry a big poking
>stick
> >
> > from now on. Thanks for the warning! BeMa
> >
> >
>
>Yeah, I find that it works well if at the beginning of the hunt I help my
>guys each find a "walking stick" and then they love to poke and whack
>things
>with it anyway.
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Re: [LbNA] Re: The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-11-27 14:26:54 UTC-05:00
In a message dated 11/27/2002 11:39:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, bconnoll@marksonrosenthal.com writes:
Yeah, ticks are really a problem in VA too and especially this last summer there were signs up in the Fairfax Co. parks warning about them. Always check yourself, kids and pets after being out very carefully and if you find something that looks like a deer tick stick it in a small bottle and save it in case anyone gets sick. Then you can take it to the doctor or vet with you to show them.
People should also be on the lookout for ticks. I picked up my own
little "Hitchhiker" last weekend in MA and
have to see my Dr. today because I'm feeling crummy and may have
Lyme Disease. I thought they were only
a summer problem in this part of the country but apparently not.
TeamGreenDragon
Yeah, ticks are really a problem in VA too and especially this last summer there were signs up in the Fairfax Co. parks warning about them. Always check yourself, kids and pets after being out very carefully and if you find something that looks like a deer tick stick it in a small bottle and save it in case anyone gets sick. Then you can take it to the doctor or vet with you to show them.
Re: [LbNA] The Idiot's Guide to Safety Outdoors 101
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-11-27 14:30:07 UTC-05:00
In a message dated 11/27/2002 12:38:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, bema57@hotmail.com writes:
My Blue Cricket is a three-year-old male and he has recently discovered the joy of whacking but has yet to learn its downsides. The airspace in our house is sometimes full of potentially dangerous flying objects. Fortunately, in the woods we can all run faster than he can.... Mother of Crickets
As long as they don't whack eachother! And most of the wildlife is smart
and would run away! (I'm only kidding -- my kids really don't whack each
other -- they may tease and poke a bit....) BeMa
My Blue Cricket is a three-year-old male and he has recently discovered the joy of whacking but has yet to learn its downsides. The airspace in our house is sometimes full of potentially dangerous flying objects. Fortunately, in the woods we can all run faster than he can.... Mother of Crickets