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Originally Posted by A930Rocket
If I see a wasp (or any flying/stinging bug), they are dead, just as fast as I can kill them, with anything I have.
About 25 years ago, a friend and I were walking a lot to build a house on and I walked up to a tree, that had an opening at the bottom.
As I stood there, I said that looks like a great place for bees. As soon as I said that, a black cloud of yellow jackets came up out of the ground and stung me 18 times, as I was running away. My friend didn’t move and only got stung one time.
I had a real phobia/aversion to stinging insects after that, for years.
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That would have killed me. I mowed over a ground bees’ nest and got stung in the leg twice like I got hit by rocks from a slingshot. Started itching like crazy, I turned beet red, my lips swelled and mouth went numb. I did made it to the hospital and went into anaphylactic shock, throat tightened up and was sweating profusely. Epinephrine shots. Doc pulled the Chief Sandwicher aside and told her if my reaction didn’t reverse in the next two minutes, I was a goner.
1/2 hour later I was sitting on the porch having a beer being quite thankful.
Doc said if I ever get stung again immediately go to ER. Now, when I see a bee/wasp/Yellowjacket/whatever it’s DEFCON V, search and destroy, shoot to kill, aim later.
The following summer I got stung again. Drove myself to the ER told the receptionist the situation, she took down my info and I waited.
Nothing.
ER doc came out and asked why am I here? Blah, blah. He says Ok. How about we pretend you were never here, delete any evidence of it and be done.
I’m good with that and good to go.