One of the girls at work came in and asked us if she could borrow some alcohol this morning. No, not the fun kind. The kind that burns when you put it on a cut. Well, I guess they would both do that. But you know what kind of alcohol I'm talking about!
Of course, I had to ask her what was wrong. I work in the safety department. I'm nosy that way. She proceeds to tell me a story you all will NOT believe. I know I almost didn't.
She shows me this place on her arm that's pretty red and tells me she thought she had a mole there... LAST WEEK! Okay, huh? I mean, I know everyone is worried about cancer and stuff, but looking at her arm it's obvious there was never a mole there. I've cut moles before, since I have them all over me. (Thanks for passing those down, parental units!) Those suckers bleed like crazy, I'm here to tell ya.
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She was actually treating the tick with Neosporin and a Band-Aid while it was making it's best effort to give her freakin' Lyme Disease. I just thought that was too bizarre not to come share it with you people. Do you feel enlightened now? Do ya?
Happy freakin' Friday, folks! I am soooo ready for cocktail-thirty to get here. That would be 4:30 to most of you who use clocks to determine when you get off work.
26 comments:
YUCK. Good thing her colleagues have brains. Hope she got it out of there.
xoRobyn
Umm you should be able to notice a darn tick.
It's a proven fact that ticks are mildly annoyed by Neosporin. I think she was probably just trying her best to be diplomatic about the situation.
At least that's what I'd say.
Robyn.. She seems to have gotten it, but it's pretty red as you can imagine after a WEEK.
OT.. I know, right?!
Travis.. Are they really? Well, she didn't know that. She just said she can't SEE very well. I think that was a given after the story she told.
Kat.. Because they are nasty little fuckers, that's why you take it personally! I am knocking on wood here, but I haven't found any on Bailey. I had to help my neighbor get one off of her dog though. Can you imagine? For a WEEK it being on you?
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew!!!! How can some one not notice a tick on their arm!!! Moles don't move or have legs... I feel sorry for this poor lady. :/
Tick, tick, tick, Boom!
(a little visual effect here would be nice)
But when you really think about it she's lucky her co-worker wasn't part of the dim bulb package she came from.
It's no laughing matter really!(okay, I split a gut over it)
Great freakin' friday post.
Jenny
There.
Are.
No.
Words.
Except, maybe, wow.
Happy Friday!
Holy Crap!!!!!! I hope she went to a doctor!
I don't eat peas because they remind me of blotted ticks. Yuck.
Sunny.. I swear I am still floored by the whole thing.
Jenny.. I laugh too, but it's certainly serious. Now if she ends up with Lyme Disease I might feel bad. No, I won't because she was "treating" a tick for a WEEK!
Sam.. Amen to that, sistah! Happy Friday!
Stephanie.. I don't think she did but her arm is pretty red.
Mrs. Tuna.. Peas are gross whether they look like ticks or not! 'Course I'm not a veggie person. I would starve if I had to be vegetarian.
Oh. My. God.
Seriously?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! I'm running around like I'm on fire, hyperventilating, just imagining that. GROSS. I have a similar story about a bug embedded in someone's stomach and this just brought it all back and well. GROSS! :) I have goosebumps. ICK!
omg that is to strange how did he not know
J.Day.. Seriously! I think you'd notice a tick on a horse or cow before a week was up.
Assassin.. Take slow deep breaths, dear! I don't think I wanna know that story of your bug.
becca.. You tell me and we'll both know. How do you mistake that for a mole?
Great, I'm wicked skeeved out now. Thank goodness it's after five. I'm going to get a drink.
Al.. I feel like I've made it to the big time if I can skeeve you out! Cheers, pal.
What can I say that hasn't already been said? God, that is so gross. It makes my skin hurt.
A Cappelli... I know! Me, too. Icky, is all I can say.
Heather.. You said it!
did someone say drink thirty?
i think i will!
mebbe 5 or 6...
That is so gross!
Ew ew ew, I am itchy after reading this! So gross. Nice to know you work with some clean co-workers, right?! Haha, have a good weekend!
The redness on her arm is likely an infection that may need
medical attention.
If anyone is interested in knowing how to remove ticks, go to http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/tick_removal.html
Maybe she always wanted a pet and her parents never let her have one. This little barnacle might have just filled the bill.
On the other hand, I think this chick might be sipping from the alcohol a bit back at her desk. Good lord. May the force be with you.
GROSSS GROOOOOOSSSSSSSS GROSSSSSSS! Ticks are some of the grossest things on the planet to me.
Ew that's gross. I hope I don't get too many moles like my mom.
Bruce.. It's just about drink thirty again today! And it's a day made for it.
Soapbox.. Funny thing is that she just got new contacts because I had to sign the form for her to get an exam for safety glasses!
Yvonne.. No doubt!
TexaGermNadian.. Yeah, it made me wonder about her, that's for sure.
Don.. I'm definitely going to save that site you gave me. Everyone seems to have their own full-proof way to do it.
Abby.. If she's nipping from a bottle at work, we have bigger problems... well, kinda. LOL
Nicki.. I know! What exactly is their purpose anyway?
Adorkable.. Good luck with that since I seem to develop them all of the time.
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