Was out hiking yesterday and today; am now feeling the "signature" tingling that is an early indicator of Poison-oak exposure...
Oh the joy of spring and hiking in Southern California: all clothes incl. jackets & shoes are going into the washer... emergency shower... wish me luck... (I've had the rash last year; it lasted for ~6 weeks)
Here's a photo of the villain in the story! Pretty, isn't it? 😜
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@intrepidhero @alexskunz I'm immune, but when I lived in a rural area of California years ago, people that contracted poison oak used to swear by Fels Naptha soap as a remedy. Hope you have a speedy recovery!
@elaterite be very careful, nevertheless. From what I've read, there is no such thing as immunity, just a very high tolerance (about 20% of the population, I think) — and apparently, each exposure reduces it a little bit.
One of my friends who thought that he was immune slipped on a trail & rolled right into a big Poison-oak bush... and then broke out. 😬 @intrepidhero
@alexskunz Ya, I've heard that as well. During a cross country horseback trip we got caught in a downpour & had to setup an emergency lean to. In the morning we discovered we had slept in a bramble of poison oak. Fortunately, neither of us broke out. As a kid I used to play in the Santa Monica Mtns. My friends would breakout but I was always okay. Just a few years ago I saw some poison oak & decided to test my immunity & rubbed some on the inside of my arm. Nothing. Feel lucky. @intrepidhero
