"Gettysburg Part of America's Soul"

[MaddieM]

(04-24-2013 06:31 AM)BettyO Wrote:  Working as a Engineering Tech - we sometimes have to go out into the field with survey crews. I have found that the ONLY thing that ticks cannot penetrate is....pantyhose!!! Those things are the only material that the little suckers seemingly cannot penetrate because of the fine mesh -- so whenever I have to go into the field in summer, I wear hose under my jeans.... works every time --

BUT....can't convince the guys to wear pantyhose! HA!!

I bet many a Civil War soldier had either Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Lyme Disease caused by tick bites, but they didn't know what it was back then....

That has SO put me off! We call panty hose 'tights' in the UK. Builders wear them under their pants on building sites in winter because it's the only thing that keeps them warm. True.

UGH. Ticks and leeches!!! And flies. Can't stand 'em.

Right...so note to self. On visit to Gettysburg wear panty hose under jeans and over them for extra protection....