The first time Ken went hunting in Texas, he came down with a large case of chiggers. As he had never seen chiggers before, he was slow to recognize the bites but he knew he was had lots of itchy places on his body. He had not had a bout of chiggers since 1964.
Steve looks after our longhorn cattle. He was at our bonfire before anyone else arrived to see if we needed help. He asked us if we had been bothered by chiggers because he said they are very bad this year. We told Steve that we had been indoors most of the time so were having no trouble. But I was too quick to speak. By yesterday, I have red bites in many places of my body. I have been using the anti itch stuff we use for mosquito bites but tonight I texted Steve for advice. His solution was to use either alcohol or clorox. I could find no rubbing alcohol so now I smell like a laundry. The big question to know is if everyone came down with an attack of chiggers while sitting around the fire? Next time we are at the ranch, I will ask. But not yet. At the moment they are trying not to scratch their bites because that spreads the red blotches and feel worse. Not good to get chiggers. But this too shall pass...I hope.
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