Apparently a weed called Giant hogweed can cause some serious effects on people

http://news.yahoo.com/giant-weed-cause-blisters-even-blindness-160604532.html

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I read where it can even cause death. You would think it would be illegal wouldn't you if it is as dangerous as they say.

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So that's what you young kids are calling it these days?

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15 feet tall with "umbrella" sized flowers? Doesn't sound like something you'd accidentally stumble into.

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You'd think a story about identifying hazardous plants would include a photo, right?

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Obviously grain-fed...see, I told you grain-fed was no good.

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I am 100% with you on that !!!!
All pasture fed here.

I wonder what the kids were doing after messing with the weed to get the blisters?

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

I had to google what it is so I know to stay away from it.

They are relatively common in Europe.
In the 70's they were popular garden plants, in the suburbs there were competition for growing the tallest one.
Now they are most of them are removed.

The effect of touching the sap is a bit like touching poison ivy, it burns.
I never chopped one down without gloves.

I did see a couple of kids once who had cleared a field in their bathing suits, a couple of hours later they all looked like ripe tomatoes (all survived).

Rob

thank you....

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