You're a wise man Sellam,
The brown recluse spider just loves places like that. An aquaintance was
bitten by one several years ago. The wound spread to about a 3" diameter
circle of putrifying flesh that had to be surgically removed. Very nasty
little buggers indeed!
Craig
Sellam Ismail wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Carlos Murillo wrote:
>
> > >Nice catch Sellam. Well planned and executed operation.
> > >Looks a bit ratty (sorry, couldn't resist) but I've seen worse looking
> > >stuff still clean up pretty well.
> > >Looks like there's a very good chance it's restorable to functioning
> > >condition.
> > >
> > >Geoff Roberts
> >
> > Hmmm... looks like it might be a good idea to carry
> > some nose and mouth protectors in the field trip toolbox...
> > rodents are vectors for so many diseases... hantavirus
> > comes to mind.
>
> It did cross my mind, but Hantavirus is only prevalent in the southwest of
> the U.S. (Texas, New Mexico...)
>
> Louis didn't understand why I didn't want to touch any of the stuff with
> my bare hands. He just dove right into it. He's braver than I :)
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
Received on Fri Mar 02 2001 - 09:41:06 GMT