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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  9/16/2009 01:42 PM,Gene GeRue wrote:
> I looked at some poison ivy a few days ago and now have a rash on my
> arm. We are making the concrete floor of the new shop and on a whim, I
> scooped up some mortar residue from the wheelbarrow and slathered it
> on the rash. It worked so well yesterday that I did it again today.
>
> I recommend it.




When it's fresh, just starting to itch, vinegar poured on it works. 
It burns/stings a little then it stops and the poison ivy is not a 
problem anymore.

I have not tried it on poison oak yet



Rob

becida AT comcast.net
Western Washington State, USA