Spike's Bitches 25 to Life
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hivemind question: So I woke up yesterday with a small, flat red bite-type thing on the inside of my arm, about the diameter of a pencil's eraser. It had a darker red dot inside it, but it didn't itch, wasn't raised, and I decided to ignore it. By last night, it had raised, was itchy, and is now somewhere between the diameter of a quarter and a half dollar. It hurts a little bit if I push on it. Any clue what it could be?
It can't be a tic -- I wasn't outside at all that day, except for in the car, and it's not in a place where I wouldn't have noticed a tic burrowing in. Spider bite, you think? Can I ignore it, or just put some caladryl lotion on it and *then* ignore it?
All in all, it wasn't as bad as it could be and I actually had a good time. Mostly.
Well, that's good news.
It can't be a tic -- I wasn't outside at all that day, except for in the car, and it's not in a place where I wouldn't have noticed a tic burrowing in. Spider bite, you think? Can I ignore it, or just put some caladryl lotion on it and *then* ignore it?
If it feels warmer than the surrounding ok skin, prolly spider bite.
It can't be a tic -- I wasn't outside at all that day, except for in the car, and it's not in a place where I wouldn't have noticed a tic burrowing in. Spider bite, you think? Can I ignore it, or just put some caladryl lotion on it and *then* ignore it?
I am tick shy right now, because of Scott's Lyme Disease (which the Dr.'s office confirmed this morning), but that said, I've seen ticks get inside houses, before, and not just houses with pets. We have no idea where/when/why/how Scott got his tick bite.
That said, it sounds like it could be either a spider bite, or a reaction to a moquito bite. Do you have a doctor in your new area, yet? If not, can you call your old doctor? /gunshy
Well, I'm glad NOLA looks mostly okay, but now I'm worried for Biloxi/Gulfport. That's even closer to home for me, and I definitely have friends there, and friends with family there.
The reports on NOLA look really mixed (at least they do through my Buffista filter). It was spared the huge storm that was expected last night, but there seems to be significant flooding and damage in some areas, and I can't quite make out if the time of the storm surge has passed, or is yet to come.
Scott's Lyme Disease (which the Dr.'s office confirmed this morning)
Oh, damn. Truth to tell, that's what made me question this, but I just can't imagine that I wouldn't have noticed a tick (which I just realized I was misspelling) on my arm, below my elbow. Hmmm.
Could be a spide bite, I guess, although it's not hot. And I am a mosquito's favorite meal, apparently -- I get bitten all the time, and I've never had a reaction like this one.
I'm worried for Biloxi/Gulfport. That's even closer to home for me, and I definitely have friends there, and friends with family there.
I know. The thing about it missing NOLA is that it has to go elsewhere, and Biloxi/Gulfport are getting hit hard. {{{vibes}}} for your friends there.
It looks, Cindy, like NOLA is probably not going to have the devastating flooding it could have had. Katrina was a Category 3 by the time it hit the area, and the eyewall missed New Orleans, so it didn't get the worst of it.
There IS significant damage, probably billions of dollars worth in New Orleans alone, but it's not the loss-of-life disaster area it could have been if all of the levies had been breached (as would likely have happened if Katrina had stayed Cat 4 or 5 and hit the city directly). We're probably looking at a death toll in the hundreds, not the thousands or tens of thousands, though it's always impossible to tell until everything is over.
I'm trying to find more information on Biloxi now. I've spent a lot of time down there and, though I think the city is rather disgusting, I still don't want it to be devastated, and want the people there to be safe.
Well, at least Biloxi/Gulfport isn't below sea level - AFAIK.
Well, at least Biloxi/Gulfport isn't below sea level - AFAIK
It's right on the Gulf. IOW, not below sea level. But also not very far above.
Well, at least Biloxi/Gulfport isn't below sea level - AFAIK.
True. The potential for total destruction isn't as large, which is why most of the coverage focused on NOLA.
I just hope the people that LIVED there realized that they still needed to get out.
