*Sigh*

[unclejimbo]

Well, today has to rank at just about 9 on the Suckage Meter...

Woke up, looked at the news and saw 31 more kids killed in Iraq. Nice one, Georgie! It grew to 37 by the time I went home from work.

Got to work and found out I had been exposed to scabies. (Narsty little critters that burrow under your skin and make you itch. Normal hygiene is the best defense against them, BTW.) Now Donna and I have to smear this cream all over ourselves to kill off any eggs the narsty little critters left under our skin. Also had to wash the sheets in REALLY hot water (and bleach, just to be sure) to make sure we got 'em all...

And the best for last, some Fucktard left his God-damned SUV on the train tracks in a failed attempt to kill his sorry ass and managed to kill 11 or more people and destroyed two commuter trains and a locomotive.

Story Here

Right now, waiting for the sheets to finish drying so Donna and I can get showered and smeared in the lotion.

Delightful.

Just a bit grumpy right now... Need to watch it. Not fair to take it out on those around me...

Comments

[mountain-hiker.livejournal.com]

Gah. I had scabies when I was like 8 or 9 years old. I got them from the neighbor kids because their house and yard were just completely filthy. They are considered an STD, and they SUCK.

I think the lotion I was on was called kwell or something. The shit NEVER went away, either. I kept getting flare-up well into my teenage years.

[unclejimbo.livejournal.com]

They prescribe Acticin now, one shot and they are gone... At least until you are exposed again.

Some Doctor blew his diagnosis... Now 30+ people have been exposed...

Arghhhh!!! :P

[unclejimbo.livejournal.com]

After a quick check with Donna, Kwell is used to get rid of lice...

I have had the good fortune to never have been exposed to that... Lice are really hard to get rid of, short of shaving yourself bald and burning all of your clothes...

[mountain-hiker.livejournal.com]

I definitely used Kwell (lindane) for my scabies. I've never had lice. Keep in mind that this was back in the mid-80's. I found references to Kwell and scabies after I wrote that last night.

[joggingguy.livejournal.com]

Right now, waiting for the sheets to finish drying so Donna and I can get showered and smeared in lotion.

Normally this would be a good thing, but in this case, you have my sympathy :-(