Itch

05-26-2004, 12:30 PM

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:

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.

This only reinforces me wanting to load the bike on the bus when it's
pouring rain on the way to work. It's not just that I'm soaked
through, that I'm itchy as hell when I arrive.

Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
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