<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I was doing english ivy removal both times. The second time, I got it from leaning against a vine that was on a tree infested with english ivy, that I was doing an intervention on. Got it through a cotton tshirt; thought I might've had shingles!<br><br>From Kathi Mestayer's Cellphone</div><div><br>On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:16 PM, "Carol" <<a href="mailto:Carol2339@verizon.net">Carol2339@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Benadryl gel is great! </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">We've found that you can be immune in one part of
the country and then get poison ivy in another region, so don't get cocky.
We learned this through Americorps teams who can to work with us.</font></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="kwren@widomaker.com" href="mailto:kwren@widomaker.com">Kathi
Mestayer</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="dhmerkey@gmail.com" href="mailto:dhmerkey@gmail.com">David Merkey</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Cc:</b> <a title="dwbealer@yahoo.com" href="mailto:dwbealer@yahoo.com">dwbealer@yahoo.com</a> ; <a title="maipc@lists.maipc.org" href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 03, 2013 6:36
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MAIPC] Poison ivy
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<div><br></div>p.s. you can get poison ivy in the dead of winter. I've
done it two Januaries in a row. I'm a slow learner.
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Kathi Mestayer</div>
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understand binary and people who don't."</div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">- Anon.</div>
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<div>On Sep 3, 2013, at 5:22 PM, David Merkey wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
<div dir="ltr">Mr. Bealer,
<div>(1) Yes, the oils can remain active even if the plants are old and dead.
Under NO circumstances should the plants (dried or alive) be burned, the oils
can become airborne and breathed in with the smoke, causing the rash in the
lungs.</div>
<div>(2) It depends on where they were discarded and whether or not they and
the soil were moist. It is possible that they might re-root. </div>
<div>(3) Depending on the situation you are in, the amount of PI you have on
site, and the time line you are working with, you might also consider fencing
in the area and letting goats eat the PI. They are immune to the toxin. You
could also get a dumpster service and place the PI directly in there so that
workers would only have to handle it once. Also, again depending on how much
you have; sleeve-length rubber gloves might be necessary to protect workers.
Lastly, rubbing alcohol dissolves the oil so have plenty of that on hand.
Workers will have 15 minutes from the time of contact to clean up with rubbing
alcohol to help avoid the rash; all tools should be wiped down at the end of
the day. Again, depending of the size of the vines you're working with; if you
just have a few big ones, cutting them with hand tools and painting the stump
with a brush kill will kill the root so you don't have to dig it up.</div>
<div>Good luck, </div>
<div>David Merkey</div></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:05 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meginnv@yahoo.com" target="_blank">meginnv@yahoo.com</a>></span>
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<div>Any thoughts for Mr. Bealer?<br><br><br>Begin forwarded
message:<br><br></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Dennis Bealer <<a href="mailto:dwbealer@yahoo.com" target="_blank">dwbealer@yahoo.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 3,
2013, 3:35:10 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:info@maipc.org" target="_blank">info@maipc.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:info@maipc.org" target="_blank">info@maipc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Poison ivy
management</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Dennis Bealer <<a href="mailto:dwbealer@yahoo.com" target="_blank">dwbealer@yahoo.com</a>><br><br></div></blockquote>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">After 2 hours of web research,
it seems that the best way to dispose of poison ivy is to place it in
plastic garbage bags and send to a landfill.<span> </span>Articles
discourage burning or composting.<span> </span></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span></span><u></u><u></u></span> </div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(1)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If we
uproot the plants and discard on the surface to dry out, would we endanger
other workers who might contact the dead plants in subsequent weeks on the
jobsite (since some web articles state that urushiol persists even in dead
plants)?</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(2)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If we
uproot the plants and discard on the surface, do you suspect that the
discarded plants would re-root, especially considering the approaching
autumn leaf fall?</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(3)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Do you agree the best disposal
is plastic bags in the landfill?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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