welsh1 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 When i was but a boy and scrumping apples some bright spark in my group threw an apple at a nest, i ended up getting stung over 100 times, hurt like hell, the doctor was very concerned because he said a lot of people went into shock with ther body reacting against it,looking at my medical history and speaking to my Mum it turned out when i was about 2 i bit an apple with a wasp on it and it stung the inside of my mouth, the doctor thought that my young body reacted to the sting and that reaction built up an immunity that protected me at 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 When I saw the title I thought you had been KO'd by a dodgy out of date curry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 47 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Shame it was your leg! Well it is the only part of the body in that area that do get swollen nowadays as you will no doubt find out when you reach the ole allocated life span , mind you , the ole memory bank is still in good nick so at least I can look back at the good times when certain parts did stand up to attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Thought them Nurfuk boys never got stung, 1st a wasp then the car, ye will get nae sympathy aff me, are ye a man or a moose? come on squeak up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 I hit a wasp nest with my hedge cutter last autumn, I got blasted 9 times (Usain bolt has nothing on me) and I've still got little hard lumps under my skin where the ******** had me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, billytheghillie said: Thought them Nurfuk boys never got stung, 1st a wasp then the car, ye will get nae sympathy aff me, are ye a man or a moose? come on squeak up. At one time Billy , the only way we would get stung was if we parted our reddies to easily on a motor that didn't have a engine in it after the salesman told us it would do 0 to 60 in three minutes , he didn't tell us it was the towing time . When I got stung by that wasp I did soldier on and unblocked the drain as the tennants were elderly and couldn't use the loo , the pain I put up with that day was well worth it , as when I got home my wife had to rub a mild cream on all the lower body parts as neither of us were aware of where the sting was , after two hours of gentle rubbing I was feeling a lot better , and my dear wife said I better do the same tomorrow night just to make sure you have no ill effects Edited September 25, 2023 by marsh man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, marsh man said: At one time Billy , the only way we would get stung was if we parted our reddies to easily on a motor that didn't have a engine in it after the salesman told us it would do 0 to 60 in three minutes , he didn't tell us it was the towing time . When I got stung by that wasp I did soldier on and unblocked the drain as the tennants were elderly and couldn't use the loo , the pain I put up with that day was well it when I got home and my wife had to rub a mild cream on all the lower body parts as neither of us were aware of where the sting was , after two hours of gentle rubbing I was feeling a lot better , and my dear wife said I better do the same tomorrow night just to make sure you have no ill effects 😅 But what happens in Nurfuk, stays in Nurfuk 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Can't keep a good Norfolk boy down, nothing a bit of ginger and a nameless fat lass won't sort out 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: Can't keep a good Norfolk boy down, nothing a bit of ginger and a nameless fat lass won't sort out 🤣 they dont grow ginger on the Russian Steppes............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, ditchman said: they dont grow ginger on the Russian Steppes............ I'm sure a man of your caliber could find some somewhere 🤣. Seriously though, I hope your on the mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 37 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: I'm sure a man of your caliber could find some somewhere 🤣. Seriously though, I hope your on the mend. thank you .....nearly gone now ...feels just like a burn now............................there is no way i wanna get stung like that again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: thank you .....nearly gone now ...feels just like a burn now............................there is no way i wanna get stung like that again.. Couple of weeks ago the hornets moved onto our corn store - as we were doing the corn they stung the wife about 6 times After checking she was ok - my bad - i laughed my head off 3 days later - karma and i got them a dozen times Last week whilst thinning a pen i thought - wow this holly is prickly - it was wasps stinging me !- got about 10 stings Then this week whilst taking an old fence down i stood in a nest ! Stung over and over - and the wife too The Mrs could not run any further away - she was going into shock - very very scary They actually followed us for a good 3/400 yards - which i found most unusual Terrible to hear about the gent that has passed - very very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 25/09/2023 at 16:32, Imperfection said: Many years ago when i was 18, a friend was stung (no idea by what). In less than 2 minutes we watched the colour drain out of his face. Seeing this wasn't normal we took him to a&e. Yup, he was allergic and was quite ill. It made me very wary of wasps etc because i've never been stung before (im now 53). You need to be careful of anaphylaxis; you never know how you'll react until stung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted October 25, 2023 Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 I got stung by a bee on the palm of my hand a couple of hours ago it's amazing that something so small can give you a lot of pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm243 Posted October 25, 2023 Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 I keep bees and get many stings but most of them I don't notice after a couple of minutes. Have no reaction or swelling etc especially to stings in my hands,arm or legs. I got stung twice on the eyebrow last year about 30 seconds apart and that whole side of my face swelled up immediately and was like that for 2 days. I am not sure how you get hundreds of stings through the years and have no reaction to them then two come in a totally different area and you get called The Elephant Man at work for 2 days due to the severity of the reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted October 25, 2023 Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 At least you have got your other hand to play with yourself 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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