Message #5814

[midwif]

I put down fertilizer last weekend...then skied Sunday.

Glenn:  With this crowd you may have to be more specific. 
By "put down fertilizer" do you mean you went #2 in the trees and some landed on your skis???      

Well, as someone who has blisters on their hands from wielding the hoe, rake, shovel etc, this weekend, this had me on my a** laughing it off!
Manure season is on its way!

A little lesson Jim: human manure should not be used until thoroughly composted. Those early americans were FULL of parasitic worms because they used "nightsoil" AKA, human sh*t for fertilizer. Full of those nasty eggs of parasites. Deworming concoctions were often the realm of midwives! Probably helped to cut down the number of intestinal parasites, but not a cure. Anemia was a big problem for those folks and then when they got sick the local doctor would then "bleed them" to cure various ailments.

So, I am SURE, that Glenn, being a clearly intellectually superior fellow, I mean, look where he goes to for ski adive and boot advice (unsolicited though it may be)?
I am SURE Glenn does not befoul the areas he plans to mow and garden.