In article m, Tim
Challenger "timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"@?.? writes
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 14:16:05 +0000 (UTC), Franz Heymann wrote:

The way recommended here by the doctors I've asked *is* to remove the tick
with tweezers or fingernails (if it's big enough) by pushing and twisting,
very much like a UK bayonet light-bulb fitting.

According to a farmer friend of mine, the best way to remove a tick:

1. fill egg cup with neat brandy
2. place egg cup over tick so that tick is immersed
3. wait for tick to remove itself voluntarily ))))))))
4. doesn't take long

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