On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:18:41 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote:

>On Jul 2, 5:05*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:01:28 -0400, Dave Smith

>>
>> Powdered detergent makes me itch like crazy. *It's like using Irish
>> Spring bar soap. *I think they put Poison Ivy in it.
>
>You probably have hard water, and because you have hard water you are
>apt to be using more product than you need, so you are hit by a double
>whammy.

Chicago has some of the best water in the world.

Lou