http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/2008/07/booker-t-washington-activities/ The Premier News, Lifestyle and Entertainment Blog of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/2008/07/booker-t-washington-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-40105 Paul Moore Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:00:17 +0000 http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/?p=1712#comment-40105 Some good reminders John. I don't think I have ever gotten into poison sumac, or else I did not react to it. It sounds as if I don't ever want to either. Thanks for the information and positive feedback! Some good reminders John. I don’t think I have ever gotten into poison sumac, or else I did not react to it. It sounds as if I don’t ever want to either. Thanks for the information and positive feedback!

]]> http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/2008/07/booker-t-washington-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-40101 John Roberts Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:55:30 +0000 http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/?p=1712#comment-40101 Poison Sumac is by far the most difficult of the "poison" plants to spot, and there are a number of plants that look very much like it. Poison Ivy and Oak are easy to spot and to avoid. You also have to watch the mistakes of others. I got some bad dermatitis on my arm after touching a ski lift bar in the summer (there was nothing else that I touched). So it's easily spread, also by pets, especially cats, which like to rub up against plants and, well, anything else that's standing still. It's a wicked group of plants. I use my plant killer spray to kill the Poison Ivy and every other plant in the vicinity. I don't want any of it to come back, so I wipe out an entire area; and after it dies, you also have to be careful about removing it. The dead vines can also menace people, though it usually requires some direct handling. Great website! Poison Sumac is by far the most difficult of the “poison” plants to spot, and there are a number of plants that look very much like it. Poison Ivy and Oak are easy to spot and to avoid. You also have to watch the mistakes of others. I got some bad dermatitis on my arm after touching a ski lift bar in the summer (there was nothing else that I touched). So it’s easily spread, also by pets, especially cats, which like to rub up against plants and, well, anything else that’s standing still. It’s a wicked group of plants. I use my plant killer spray to kill the Poison Ivy and every other plant in the vicinity. I don’t want any of it to come back, so I wipe out an entire area; and after it dies, you also have to be careful about removing it. The dead vines can also menace people, though it usually requires some direct handling. Great website!

]]> http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/2008/07/booker-t-washington-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-33024 Tommy Phame Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:19:49 +0000 http://www.smithmountainhomes.com/news/?p=1712#comment-33024 Booker T. Washington deserves the monument and the park. Booker T. Washington deserves the monument and the park.

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