Bleeh Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Friend of a friend in the US was cutting some hogweed in shorts with a strimmer not knowing what it was. Here are the results (For those who don't know, the Sap of a Giant hogweed plant, combined with sunlight does this to your skin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Ouch! Lampy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefy Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 realy bad stuff we spray lots of them at work seen them well over 10 ft high keep well away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Oh lordy...poor him. That looks very nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangBangNik Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Dear god!!!!!!! That's horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy220 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 ****!!! There is loads of that on my permission I didn't know it could do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Bloody hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyr8 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 it destroys the skins natural protection from the sun get it on your skin and its instant sunburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant8681 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hell up! I have had a few come up before but nothing like that, it must be driving him mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Didnt know that, thanks for the heads up !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) I have been burned by it a few times when I have strimmer it not knowing it was there. But nothing like that. Edited July 1, 2012 by rimfire4969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I got a couple of splashes whilst strimming - the piccies are up on here somewhere. Nasty stuff. They say the skin is perma-****** UV resistance wise thereafter. The real danger is the hollow stems are used by kids to blow through and the burn isn't immediate so they don't know or feel the danger and keep playing with it. Result is burnt, swollen and seized wind pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroku moocher Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) had a few burn's meself. a few a year ago[ nowt compared to the poor guy in the pics] me and a mate were clearing a fishing spot on the river :blink: didnt know about this stuff back then doctor told me if it doesnt come in contact with sunligh[ say you chopped em down at night then washed it off] it wouldnt blister up it's the uv light that triggers the burn. Edited July 1, 2012 by miroku moocher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Ordinary hogweed does the same thing but not as severely. I think I would avoid strimming in shorts altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 and it will NEVER go away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 it does go away after a while i think? A good friend of mine had that all over his hands and forearms but nothing like as bad, its faded away over the last three months, but like i said its nothing like as bad and the scaring is going to be horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 horrible stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Here we go: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Bugga, the amount of times I've snicked through a hedge where that stuff is without thinking it was such bad stuff. What about the poor kids who play in it. Seems like it ought to be a notifiable weed; but having said that, ragwort was and it's still rife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thanks for the heads up mate, I never knew it could that to you I hope that you mate's legs heal soon. They look very nasty! They must be driving him mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 ouch very nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Seems like it ought to be a notifiable weed; but having said that, ragwort was and it's still rife. It is, I always flag it up when undertaking habitat surveys and it is classed as an injurious weed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I strimmed a bit back in the hot spell we had a couple of months ago. I came up in small blisters on my arms and around the neckline of my t-shirt but nothing like that! I wouldn't want to be him, it scars up pretty badly for a while. At least (in my experience anyway) it doesn't hurt as much as it looks like it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Very nasty stuff indeed. Thats the worse case I`ve ever seen. The poor bloke must be in agony!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge007 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Them toe nails need a good strimming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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