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wis bang

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You might be a redneck if "You've ever missed work because of chigger bites."
 

Ben Ruset

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wis bang said:
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You might be a redneck if "You've ever missed work because of chigger bites."

I haven't missed work because of them, but some of mine are STILL itching and it's been just about a month now.
 

woodjin

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A month is way too long!! That sounds odd. Chiggars hit me for 3 days tops before the itching stops, but I am very lucky in that insect bites don't last long with me. Tick bites can last a while before they heal entirely.

Jeff
 

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Yeah, the itching can last a long time, but I suspect that has to do with allergic reactions and also how much you irritate the spots with scratching. A month seems a little long... but maybe it just feels like a month.... Ben, you posted your chigger story about 18 days ago :) http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=2923

Yeah, tick bites do seem to last forever. I have scabs from well over a month ago...
 

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Boyd said:
Yeah, the itching can last a long time, but I suspect that has to do with allergic reactions and also how much you irritate the spots with scratching. A month seems a little long... but maybe it just feels like a month.... Ben, you posted your chigger story about 18 days ago :) http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=2923

Yeah, tick bites do seem to last forever. I have scabs from well over a month ago...

Well it feels like a month!!!
 
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