"Gettysburg Part of America's Soul"

[BettyO]

Maddie -

Do ya'll have chiggers in the UK?! Now, they are horrid as well! Only they go in GROUPS! Little red tick like creatures....and OMG do they ITCH!!

Back when I was about 16, my sister and I were helping my dad and another man cut hay - when we got home, we found we were covered in chiggers! And yes, they itch and itch - they pepper your legs and arms like you have the measles - little red itching spots! They burrow under your skin.

We had to get into a tub filled with hot water and put rubbing alcohol all over us - only thing that got rid of them.....

All that beautiful swaying Spanish Moss in Florida is also covered with them - or so Lew Powell's great niece told me! She told me not to touch it as it was covered in chiggers....

BTW - CONGRATULATIONS!! I see that you've reached "Forum Master" status!! HA!