Had a scare in the shop today…

[gsmittle]

There I am, minding my own business, putting together a face frame for a bookcase, when a wasp flew in the open door and landed on my crotch.

I don't think I've ever been that still in my life. The little sucker took his/her own sweet time leaving, too.

And I thought I was sweating BEFORE the wasp landed!

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[cabinetman]

There I am, minding my own business, putting together a face frame for a bookcase, when a wasp flew in the open door and landed on my crotch.

I don't think I've ever been that still in my life. The little sucker took his/her own sweet time leaving, too.

And I thought I was sweating BEFORE the wasp landed!

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This should teach you a lesson to never work nekkid.
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[Richard in Smithville]

Funny you should mention this. The other day I was ripping some thin strips when I had a wasp land on the hand that was feeding the wood through the blade. I was worried!

[smorris]

A few years ago I was in one of those thigh to ankle knee braces, sitting on the porch when a wasp landed on my knee and proceeded to crawl under the brace. I sat there for what seemed forever, sweating like a pig, feeling him move around under there before he came out and flew away. I remember thinking that the vicodin I had in me wasn't going to be much help if it went crazy under there.

[billwmeyer]

My worst episode with a wasp was when I was riding my motorcycle. A bug hit the side of my face, and that was nothing unusual. But about 3/4 mile down the road, I discovered that the bug was a wasp and it had glanced inside my helmet and started stinging me right behind the left ear. I went from around 80 mph to 0 and got my helmet off very quickly. It must have stung me at least 5 or 6 times. I found some mud in the ditch to treat it with till I got home.

Bill

[MikeMcCoy]

Mine is a horse fly tale when several years ago I was doing some touch and go landings in a Cessna 150 at the Navy Flying Club area at Millington, TN. I landed and taxiied to a remote spot to answer a call to nature. While I was out of the plane, a horse fly decided it wanted to hitch a ride around the pattern and as I was flaring out to land, it decided to take a bite out of the back of my neck. Those that fly probably can imagine what happened when I jerked my back on the yoke just enough to let me porpoise almost vertically for the next 1000 feet or so. I managed to land safely and taxiied up to the flying club ramp where the other club members were waiting (and watching) as I arrived to attend our monthly safety meeting.

[L. D. Jeffries]

Reminds me, years ago Dad was driving..hot summer day..windows down in the car and then a bumble bee flew in and actually landed on my ear and then crawled BEHIND my ear. I could actually feel him pushing on my ear! Talk about panic stations. Dad stopped the car after my shouts and fortunately the bee decided there was nothing there to eat and took off on his own. Few tense moments!!

[ironhat]

I kept bees for a few years back in the 70's and somehow a bee got inside the veil and nothing happended. Then, there was the time that I stopped by the hives to do a spot inspection. Short cut: I upset a couple of the boxes and they rolled a couple of flips down the hill and into the long weeds. No gear in the truck and I had to wade into the weeds, steppping on them which releases an odor which excites them to sting. I put the hive back together and... well... no stings. Hmmmm, not very exciting. Sorry!

[JR]

There I am, minding my own business, putting together a face frame for a bookcase, when a wasp flew in the open door and landed on my crotch.

I believe the Penthouse Forum version of this story includes CPR from an attractive emergency responder!

It then goes on to describe the emergency room actions of Nurse Naughty and Finnish Dr. Ivana Fixuup to return you to your previous competence with wood.



JR

[Shep]

When I was 10 years old my brother and I were horsing around in my parents old barn looking through junk. Somehow we un-earthed a bumble be nest. We made a B-line (pun intended) for the house, which was about 100 yards away. My brother made it back without incedent; however, that bumble be attacked me the whole way. I remember being stung about 7-8 times and getting verry sick after that.

My brother is always luckier than I.

[gsmittle]

I believe the Penthouse Forum version of this story includes CPR from an attractive emergency responder!

It then goes on to describe the emergency room actions of Nurse Naughty and Finnish Dr. Ivana Fixuup to return you to your previous competence with wood.



JR

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