Don't play with the devil's helmet

[Freaki Li Cuatre]

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But mine's ok if you fancy a quick twiddle, er, ladies....

[xoggoth]

Got lots of Giant Hogweed in our garden. Neighbour's shed is just over the fence and always been tempted to smear the juice on his tools. It causes a painful sensitivity to light that can last for years apparently. But that looks even better! I could kill the b*.

PS That reminds me. Lilies are supposed to be fatal to cats. Must get some.

[NotAllThere]

Got lots of Giant Hogweed in our garden.

There's certain legal responsibilities you have then. E.g.

You are not obliged to remove or treat invasive plants, but you must not:

allow invasive plants to spread onto adjacent land - the owner of that land could take legal action against you
plant or encourage the spread of invasive plants outside of your property - this can include moving contaminated soil from one place to another or incorrectly handling and transporting contaminated material and plant cuttings

We rented a house a few years back, which had a gardening service paid for by the landlord. We warned the gardener that there was giant hogweed growing, but he just shrugged it off with a "daft foreigner, I'm the expert here" kind of attitude. He got a nasty burn from it, as he hacked at it while not wearing gloves.

[BrilloPad]

always been tempted to smear the juice on his tool

Sounds fun.

Is playing with the devil's helmet worse than playing with satan's doorbell?