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> It was then that the troop unanimously decided to cut the camping trip short and go to the beach, which was far more our speed. We got into the water...
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> And we promptly came right back out. All of us got sea lice.
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Sea lice??!! I've never heard of sea lice. Is that something that's indigenous to the Florida area (i.e.: Atlantic, Gulf, or otherwise), or do I now need to start worrying about picking up lice at the beach, even though I never have before? There's nothing quite like an all new paranoia.

> I actually like being outdoors, though I'd like to be able to take the computer with me. My mother and most of the rest of the troop will never go camping again.
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> -Fob"still got the badge for that one"ulis

One time when I was still dating my wife, we decided to "camp out" on her deck. About an hour or so after trying to fall asleep I happened to roll over onto my stomach, thus putting my arm across my pillow in front of my face. I was immediately grossed out big time as I felt the slimy gooiness of the slug that had oozed its way onto my pillow.
A bar of soap, and a new pillowcase later, I proceded to pour a perimeter of salt around my sleeping bag. I offered to do hers as well, but she didn't see why it would be necessary. Had she encountered the slug, she would have.

Tra "strange irony that there's a slug and snail bait with virtually the same name as her..." nio