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05-26-2004, 06:48 PM

David Kerber wrote:

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>>You may remember a thread from last January where I posted about
>>getting a bad rash on the way to work. If you don't, here's the source
>>from Google:
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>>Here's more on this topic, since I've had on-going problems with this,
>>including today:
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>>1. I only get this rash when it is wet enough to permeate the lower
>>parts of my tights and socks.
>>2. Recent snow or not, it doesn't matter -- I got this rash today in
>>May, just like I did in January.
>>3. Not cold related -- today it was probably in the upper 50s.
>>4. I only get this rash when I ride the section between the Mercer
>>Island P/R and where the trail ends at Hiawatha. In other words, I
>>don't get the rash if I load the bike on Mercer Island and unload at
>>the Rainier/freeway stop. The irritant must either be from something
>>from the Mercer Island lid park, the bridge, or the Seattle park. I am
>>particularly sensitive to weed & feed type pesticides, so this is high
>>on my suspect list.
>>5. Mercer Island Parks and Recs denies use of these sorts of
>>pesticides, so either the City is mistaken, or perhaps it is from the
>>Seattle park, if indeed the pesticide is the source of the problem.
>>
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>It's probably not the "feed" part of that (fertilizers tend not to be
>very allergenic), but might be an insecticide used to control the bugs.
>My wife gets hives when her skin comes into contact with many common
>insecticides.
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How bout that? Insecticides are poisons. Designed to kill living
things. Claire do you ride part way on a railway right of way? RR's
tend to poison weeds heavily, country or urban. Our overuse of
pesticides and herbicides is distressing.
Bernie