Yesterday I spoke with a friend who was stung by a yellow jacket at about noon… she is highly allergic to stings and has had major swelling and potentially life threatening reactions in the past. Immediately after being stung, she picked some broadleaf plantain leaves from her yard and began chewing them without swallowing any. [...]
Easy Tick Remover
An embedded tick freaks a lot of people out! I’ve tried the usual methods like lighting a match, blow it out, and hold it close to the tick - or - smothering on vaseline cream - or - rubbing the tick in a circular motion for 30 seconds… but the best success [...]
Now that Summer has arrived, the sun is at it’s best for optical fire methods. You can use concave reflectors that you point at the sun and find the focus point where you hold the tinder. Some items that I’ve used include flashlights, soda cans, broken headlights, jewelry, doorknobs, compact mirrors, etc. Also, you can [...]
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