+The HERB5 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 2 near me with nettles GCMBP6 and GCN7MY maybe worh avoiding for now... Quote Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I thought you meant "Bergerac" Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hardly an extinct species yet... Are they...? Quote Link to comment
+Rebel Alliance Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I love nettles The way you tingle after you have been stung We have done a fair few caches where the nettles where a little extreme, once you have been stung once it really can't get any worse (can it?). Although I have had my extremities tingle for days after a good stinging OOPs sorry wrong forum Quote Link to comment
+Daisy&me Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Be nice to nettles? Yeah, when they start being nice to me! Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Or do what Alibags and I did once and send in a eager teenager [who was wearing shorts at the time] armed with a long stick, and let him do all the work... *evil laugh* Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Eager teenager was keen to do it all again on saturday, but no handy cache nearby alas Quote Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Be nice to nettles equipment is available Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Heard that in Australia there is a rare giant nettle species that lurks in the deep jungles of Queensland that apparently is strong enough to kill humans....at least the caches wont get muggled...didnt believe this till I saw a programme with David Attenborough pointing gingerly to one and explaining what it did Nettle wine anyone...? Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 An 'informative' cacher recently told me that one can actually 'stroke' a nettle without getting stung. I tentatively tried this last week - and it's true! Jon Quote Link to comment
+Naefearjustbeer Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 An 'informative' cacher recently told me that one can actually 'stroke' a nettle without getting stung.I tentatively tried this last week - and it's true! Jon My primary school teacher took the entire upper school outside on a sunny day and showed us how to grab nettles and pick them without getting stung, it worked much to our surprise Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 So just how do you "stroke" a nettle? Quote Link to comment
+GAZ,NES and LAYLA Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 with gloves on VERY CUTE Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 An 'informative' cacher recently told me that one can actually 'stroke' a nettle without getting stung.I tentatively tried this last week - and it's true! Jon My primary school teacher took the entire upper school outside on a sunny day and showed us how to grab nettles and pick them without getting stung, it worked much to our surprise Yeah I tried that when I was a kid, must have had bad technique Quote Link to comment
Team 'James W' Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Apparently, the Romans used to beat themselves with buches of nettles to keep warm! Kind of like an early Polartec thing. Yoikes. Quote Link to comment
NickPick Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 And of course, there's Nettle Underwear! Quote Link to comment
+marinor Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 And of course, there's Nettle Underwear! stroking those nettles would result in handcuffs rather than little white lumps Quote Link to comment
+Clyde. Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 And this: 'Natural Nettle extract stimulates the scalp' http://www.lotionandpotion.com/Hair_Care/K...le_Shampoo.html I bet it does Quote Link to comment
+marinor Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 And this:'Natural Nettle extract stimulates the scalp' http://www.lotionandpotion.com/Hair_Care/K...le_Shampoo.html I bet it does scalp gets stimulated, but you cant use your hands for two weeks until swelling subsides I think I would rather get the handcuffs, looks like a hell of a lot more fun Quote Link to comment
+Turkey Trotter Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 And of course, there's Nettle Underwear! Now that's one use for nettles I'd like to see take off Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Nettles i hate them. No comments about our Sudoku cache which is incredibly well defended at present. Quote Link to comment
+M3ZPY Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) This was my post when I was hunting a cache just recently Steviep5 And there was hardly a single dock leaf to be found!! Edited July 20, 2005 by izzardno1 Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 An 'informative' cacher recently told me that one can actually 'stroke' a nettle without getting stung.I tentatively tried this last week - and it's true! Jon Went out caching last night and had the oppotunity to put stroking nettles to the test. They didn't like it - they stung me I was only trying to be nice to them Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 I had always thought that if you took hold of them firmly (hence the espression "grasp the nettle") you would be okay. It works for nettle leaves anyhow, not too sure about nettle stems... and then again, although I used to do this when I was a kid, I am less inclined to try again now... oh how we become risk averse when we are older... Quote Link to comment
+M3ZPY Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 The trick on not getting stuck by a nettle leaf and you want handle one is to actually get your thumb and forefinger in a picer like grip, and with thumb at the base of the leaf and finger at the top, press down onto the said leaf you want inspect and sharply tug it away from the stem. I am not saying you wont get stung by the leaves above the one you are tugging at but it does work. Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 If you like nettles, you'll LOVE this geocache of mine... make sure to read the last log Here's the link: I Like Rusty Spoons Quote Link to comment
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