I couldn't help but feel sorry for Trish. No, not Easton, for Trish. That's how I think--I immediately feel sorry for the adult in the situation. As a parent, I would hate having to try and remove tar from every square inch (OK, I'm slightly exaggerating) of my child. What's fun about that? Who wants to listen to the griping and complaining that would come with a tar removal session? Not I! Judge me if you need to, but I'm just being honest here. Poor Trish.
It's a good thing Darren, our security expert, was there. He quickly located the tar bucket way off in the scrap wood pile, and removed it from the scene. It is now hidden from all little hands. I think Darren needs to start doing routine safety inspections. Obviously, we need that!
This story has a happy ending. Trish tried a few tricks to remove it, but nothing seemed to work until she tried the solvent that warned "AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN." What a silly thing to put on a bottle that works so well! Good thing for Trish she's such a dare devil with her child's flesh. When she tried it out on him, he just said it "tickled a little." Nothing's wrong with a little tickle. She happily reported on Sunday night that he was by no means perfect, but that she could send him off to school without being humiliated.
All's well that ends well.
Update for those of you who do not read the comments from Trish: Follow up: The hair had to be buzzed. That stuff just wasn't coming out of the hair. Oh well. Weather getting warm. It will be good for the summer.
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Follow up: The hair had to be buzzed that stuff just wasn't coming out of the hair. Oh well weather getting warm it will be good for the summer
That is hilarious! I thought I recognized that boy when I saw the pictures. You will definitely be sharing this story with his girlfriends! :)
See, now you know why I haven't been out much...I knew you had a tar bucket just waiting to grab some cute kid :-) If that had been Eric, oh my my my, he'd still be complainin'! Leave it to a boy to try using dirt to remove a different kind of 'dirt'!!
That's a true little cowboy there. Whenever something is wrong, Cowboy Max always says, "rub some dirt on it!"
boys will be boys.
I would say this is the true "tar baby," but I'm not sure that is politically correct in today's world.
Oh well. My un-politically correct mouth has gotten me in trouble before so this will be nothing new.
When I was a kid, we used to get globs of tar from the street on hot days when it would melt and bubble up. We would chew it like bubble gum. It's a wonder I'm still alive.
Dan
That is the cutest story ever!
Chew it like bubble gum?!?! I think at that point I would be concerned for my kids. That can't be healthly. Funny I guess I have limits out at the ranch and that would be it.
See, there was a bright side to this whole story...Trish got her way & Easton got a buzz. Who knew that a little tar was all it'd take. (Do you think she put him up to it?)
I have used a citrus based jell for removing tar and grease from carpets, it would haved have worked on hair and skin too with out too much work
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