My father and i once ran a business together, cleaning lots and clearing brush. He took a job to remove an overgrowth of Poison Oak from a 1/4 acre lot. We were SOOO careful. We both wore coveralls and hoods and face shields and masks and gloves. We used pitchforks and rakes to pick it up, we did everything we could to stop from being exposed.
We both got it from head to foot.
Found out after that when you bend/break a stem it squirts an atomized spray of sap. The spray can hang around for a minute or so. And, it sticks to whatever it comes in contact with. As careful as we were, it didn’t matter.
Ida No about 5 years ago
Yeah, blame the dog. They always blame the dog.
Laurie Sefton Premium Member about 5 years ago
A couple layers of Benadryl lotion, the itching stops, and Spud won’t care he looks like the facial model for the male lead in Phantom of the Opera.
LastRoseofSummer Premium Member about 5 years ago
Again! Poor baby…
butterfly_qvrs about 5 years ago
The good news is that poison oak isn’t dangerous to dogs:)
Yakety Sax about 5 years ago
That story made even Wallace grimace.
maxiesmom2 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Panel 2 is the best – cute dog, the love shining in Spud’s eyes and the seagull hanging over the fence with him!
crookedwolf Premium Member about 5 years ago
The last panel is the best – Wallace’s expression truly is worth a thousand words..!
golfgranny47 about 5 years ago
The seagull in panels 2 and 3.
Perkycat about 5 years ago
No good deed goes unpunished?
scyphi26 about 5 years ago
Well, if it helps, the dog probably got it too, once she caught up with that stick.
GKBOWOOD Premium Member about 5 years ago
Awww Poor Spud!! Poison Oak was torture on my legs- I can’t even imagine it on my FACE!!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 5 years ago
True story.
My father and i once ran a business together, cleaning lots and clearing brush. He took a job to remove an overgrowth of Poison Oak from a 1/4 acre lot. We were SOOO careful. We both wore coveralls and hoods and face shields and masks and gloves. We used pitchforks and rakes to pick it up, we did everything we could to stop from being exposed.
We both got it from head to foot.
Found out after that when you bend/break a stem it squirts an atomized spray of sap. The spray can hang around for a minute or so. And, it sticks to whatever it comes in contact with. As careful as we were, it didn’t matter.
Ken in Ohio about 5 years ago
Others mentioned it too, but I love the seagull hanging on the fence like a little kid.
LJZ Premium Member about 5 years ago
Spud’s a leftie!
Durak Premium Member about 5 years ago
Hate to see the poor dogs mouth.
Tijaro over 4 years ago
what about the DOG?
Yendeoli about 3 years ago
What about the dog
FrankTAW about 2 months ago
What is poison oak doing in someone’s yard?
FrankTAW about 2 months ago
What is poison oak doing in someone’s yard?