Has anybody noticed that wasps and bees are buzzing fairly rampant this year, at least more so than usual? A lot of friends who\'ve only been stung once or twice in their life have gotten lots of stings this summer, and it\'s hard to enjoy sitting on the patio when 5 bees are buzzing around you....I\'ve never been bothered by them before this summer, and even just a few weeks before, I didn\'t really care. Just brush \'em off ya, ignore them, the usual. But just two days ago I was working on a new dock for the pond, minding my own business when a wasp flew smack into my neck. I smacked the little bugger, which was kind of stupid of me, but he just flew off, so I wasn\'t concerned. Two minutes later, the little bastard comes hurtling out of nowhere at me, flies straight into my neck (the same place he hit before) and stings me. Much swearing, throwing of hammers, and jumping occured at this point, and while I was jumping around, I felt another sting me right under my armpit. It was at this point that I booked it back to the house, but as I was courageously fleeing, I got another sting on my right arm. I got inside, sobbing in fear, and I felt another sting on my ribcage. I lifted up my shirt, and there was a wasp buzzing, stuck in where he had stung me. I freaked out, and starting smacking him as hard as I could, but not before he stung me again...
I ended up with five stings, three of them on my ribs, and the worst one, on my neck. The arm, fortunately, wasn\'t too bad. The past two days have been spent avoiding the dock (which I believe to be cursed), and screaming girlishly whenever a wasp comes near, much to the amusement of everybody. The bites are still there, too, and itching like hell, although they aren\'t stinging anymore, which is nice.
Anybody got any tips on keeping them away, or any bee/wasp related stories that they\'d like to share? I\'ve actually picked up a pretty good tip from a friend: Partially inflate a medium sized paper bag, tie it off, and hang it in a tree. Supposedly wasps see it as another nest, and leave the nearby \"hood\" alone...
@Supervike, this thread is a wealth of puns for you to exploit, if you so choose.
I ended up with five stings, three of them on my ribs, and the worst one, on my neck. The arm, fortunately, wasn\'t too bad. The past two days have been spent avoiding the dock (which I believe to be cursed), and screaming girlishly whenever a wasp comes near, much to the amusement of everybody. The bites are still there, too, and itching like hell, although they aren\'t stinging anymore, which is nice.
Anybody got any tips on keeping them away, or any bee/wasp related stories that they\'d like to share? I\'ve actually picked up a pretty good tip from a friend: Partially inflate a medium sized paper bag, tie it off, and hang it in a tree. Supposedly wasps see it as another nest, and leave the nearby \"hood\" alone...
@Supervike, this thread is a wealth of puns for you to exploit, if you so choose.
