Thank God I'm not allergic
July 3rd 2009 02:51
Most people I've spoken with have never been stung by a bee or a wasp or a hornet in their lives. Good for them. I, on the other hand, seem to pull them in like a tractor beam.
It was less than a month ago that a hornet got me right on my right butt cheek. Of course, I did sit on it. I suppose I'd react similarly in that situation. I've probably been stung about 8 billion times in my life (rough estimate) and today was just another hash mark on the tally.
I went for a walk by the river, enjoying nature, everything was beautiful. The weather was perfect. As I passed by a bench where a couple of kids were eating icecream... it happened.
A terrible burning pain on my collar bone. I looked down, and sure enough, some kind of little black and yellow jerk face decided to pass up the kids and slam right into me, digging in the stinger. I swatted it away and probably spazzed out a smidge, because the kids started laughing. I'm just your dancing monkey. Here to entertain.
Here is an artist's rendering of precisely what happened. (Click on the image to get a better view of the incident!)
Ok, so perhaps I took a few liberties, but this is basically what went down.
So, now I have this big welt on my chest. But it was a very nice day otherwise!
It was less than a month ago that a hornet got me right on my right butt cheek. Of course, I did sit on it. I suppose I'd react similarly in that situation. I've probably been stung about 8 billion times in my life (rough estimate) and today was just another hash mark on the tally.
I went for a walk by the river, enjoying nature, everything was beautiful. The weather was perfect. As I passed by a bench where a couple of kids were eating icecream... it happened.
A terrible burning pain on my collar bone. I looked down, and sure enough, some kind of little black and yellow jerk face decided to pass up the kids and slam right into me, digging in the stinger. I swatted it away and probably spazzed out a smidge, because the kids started laughing. I'm just your dancing monkey. Here to entertain.
Here is an artist's rendering of precisely what happened. (Click on the image to get a better view of the incident!)
Ok, so perhaps I took a few liberties, but this is basically what went down.
So, now I have this big welt on my chest. But it was a very nice day otherwise!
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Comment by Just Writing
Sorry this had to ruin your walk, next time eat ice cream while walking and maybe the stinging thing will decide to try for it instead of you.
As for your artistic rendering, the only exaggeration I could see is the bee talking,t he rest looked real to me.
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Damo, yes it really smarts! Owie!
Comment by Cheryl J
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I feel your pain. I thought I was the walking disaster magnet but you certainly give me a run for my money. Weirder things seem to happen to you!
I love how you are Wonder Woman. Perfectly accurate description from what I see
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I have a nasty habit of standing on wasps and bees that're hiding in the grass. My own fault for running around shoeless I suppose
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I've also stepped on wasps and bees. I almost never wear shoes in the summer time unless I have to. I've regretted that decision a few times.
I was also stung on my bottom lip once. I was at a picnic and drinking a beer, and didn't realize there was a bee on the lip of the bottle. That was probably the most painful sting I've received!
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We have some form of ant in our yard that seems to get extremely pissed off when it gets warm in summer. Well, it was a particularly hot day a while back, and even though I was moving quickly (we have a self-propelled mower) and was wearing sneakers and jeans, the little suckers still managed to crawl up my legs and give me a whole heaps of bites.
Damn, it's not like I mowed down their house or anything....
oh, wait...
Comment by Cheryl J
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It bit me about 9 or 10 times before we extracted it and the whole front of me was a mass of welts. I had to keep putting ice on it for days. We are a great pair!
Comment by Natalina
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Eeew! I've never been bitten by an ant. Luckily the ants I encounter in my area are all pretty benign. I guess the lesson we take away from this is don't sit on or destroy the homes of insects...they will have their revenge!
Cheryl,
Again with the ants! Yuck! Although, I am really getting a chuckle out of imagining you and your mom digging in your shirt. I can picture it! Hahaha! Not funny at the time though, I'm sure! The thought of ants crawling all over my chest and belly and biting...ugh! What a horrible experience!
I received a bee sting to the boob once, but it was probably the least painful sting I've gotten. It got stuck in my bra, the poor thing!
When you and I get together, I think it would be a good idea for us to stay away from nature and heavy machinery! lol
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i like your artists rendering of the incident
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Oh, that artist's rendering is a stunning likeness don't you think!
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