On Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 5:01:48 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-12-24 11:52 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> > Don't take ticks lightly. They're horrible, visible and painless
> > disease pumps. Pay attentions for symptoms for a long time, and tell
> > the doctor about a tick if any symptoms of anything takes you to them.
> > This medical minute has been brought to everyone by me, and you can
> > take it to the bank.
>
> A couple years ago I had a tick on my belly and when I tried to pull it
> off the head snapped off. I could not get it out. People kept telling me
> I had to go to the doctor, so I did. The doctor said there was nothing
> he could do. He would just make more of a mess of it than I had. He
> said that as it healed the head would be pushed out. He was right. He
> was not concerned about disease because it had not been engorged before
> I pulled it.

That's like the worst story that I've heard this Christmas season. Boy, that's creepy. Congratulations?