File Under: Danger! Caution!

2/11/2014

Darned old poison ivies. By these signs shall ye know them. Or suspect them.

I wish all dangers were as clearly labeled as these -- regardless the spelling and punctuation irregularity.

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Todd Beck link

2/11/2014 01:13:29 am

After suffering through terrible poison ivy (or oak or sumac) rash from cleaning my yard, I got a book from the state to help me identify the vines. Good luck with that. Even a search of websites seems only to reinforce that it comes in so many forms--a lot depending on the local climate--that any specific plant might or might not be dangerous. I've combed my yard for clues and still haven't identified what nailed me last time. Now I'm scared to do yard work at all. Come put signs in my yard, please. Even if you do spell it "poisen."

Amy

2/11/2014 05:14:32 am

Whoa, Todd, that bites.

It WOULD be helpful to have a solid labeling system in the yard. Like "click here" for information about this plant. Or, like when you go to the opera and t the English translation of the lyrics is projected up above the stage.

I can imagine the scrolling text, maybe more like ESPN's ticker than the opera, with the facts: "digitaria sanguinalis -- safe to weed." Oooh, is this a use for Google-eyes or whatever they are calling the smart glasses?

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