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  1. 06-12-2012, 06:08 PM #16
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    Yeh that stuff just pisses you off unless it rips across your face and you've been sweating. Then it really shits ya
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
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  3. 06-12-2012, 06:15 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    I learnt the hard way not to touch it, Dad said don't touch it it stings so I poked it with my finger.
    Heh, Dad usually knows best

    Had a look for this stuff, here is a wikiwiki article: Urtica ferox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and what the hunter died from Polyneuropathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Very interesting stuff, have never heard of Bush lawyer (plant) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia before but upon looking at the pictures, have definitely encountered it.
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    Wait, what? It can kill a dog?
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    Enough of it can kill a person
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
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    Yikes. My next door neighbour goes there a lot with her Viszla cross. I'll let her know to be careful around the bush edge. Thanks dudes.
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  8. 06-12-2012, 07:28 PM #22
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    It's put horses on the ground in the ureweras, not sure if it's ever killed one.
    Dogs seem to have a lower tolerance like they have to many other things

    The nettles in the ureweras do seem to have a bigger kick than most places though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    It's put horses on the ground in the ureweras, not sure if it's ever killed one.
    Dogs seem to have a lower tolerance like they have to many other things

    The nettles in the ureweras do seem to have a bigger kick than most places though.
    Up in behind ferry springs is a shit load of it. where I was when I poked it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    The nettles in the ureweras do seem to have a bigger kick than most places though.
    The nettles in the Okahu on the side of the track just over the top of the big hill between Skips and Rodgers huts are fucking potent. Stings like a stingy thing and burns like a burny thing.
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    Did you ever have any dealings with the old hungarian (I think) that used to drive round minginui in a big fairmont (had a chevy before that)?
    He used to carry a pair of secateurs with him to let him slip through the nasty stuff.
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    I'm still stinging/sore on my shin, grrr
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    Google stinging nettle remedeys, may have something useful.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougie View Post
    I'm still stinging/sore on my shin, grrr
    Ha ha. It stings like a bitch when you have a hot shower too. Sort of re powers it up again. A good Onga whack will tingle for a day or two.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Ha ha. It stings like a bitch when you have a hot shower too. Sort of re powers it up again. A good Onga whack will tingle for a day or two.
    Okay, yeah thanks. I showered before work and tried to just pat it dry but yep, super powered that fucker!
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    Dougie, the native stinging nettle, ongaonga, is a deciduous plant...it is when it drops its leaves that it becomes potentially more dangerous to dogs as the sting will still be potent!! For humans who have gotten badly stung with it, lots and lots of black coffee is a good way to start!!!



    Addend: the sting of the introduced nettle Urtica dioica can be relieved by rubbing dock leaves over the stung parts...it really does work!!
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