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[timwilky]

just sat her reading the org. A wasp has crawled up my leg and stung me on the leg when I rubbed where I could feel something.

OK it is dead now. I have flicked out the remnants of its **** that was stuck in my leg. what else do I do now. I seem to recall an old wives tale of putting vinegar on a wasp sting. Is that true?

Good job it was me. my twin bro goes into anaphylactic shock to wasps stings. and he works doing landscaping. Silly boy



update, 15 minutes later it is starting to hurt. a 2 " diameter patch round the sting site has gone lobster red:smt022 Help me mummy the nasty wasp stuck its bottom in my leg and it hurts

[kitkat]

my mum used to liberally chuck vinegar at me if I was stung, dont know if its all stings or just bees or wasps. Might as well try though.

[mikelcfc]

heard that works, but cant say ive tried it..

[metalmonkey]

Won't anti-histimine help. Or just ice it and don't run it for FFS.

But nothing beats being stung in the face by a hornet.

[timwilky]

No anti histimine here.

One of the funniest sights I have seen on a bike was when following my mate Howard (H) with mate 90 on the back in South France (Near antibe).

Stopped at a red light something goes down H's back. He tells 90 to get it out. 90 shoves his hand down the back in front of him as the lights change and is stung on the hand. Off they go down the road, 90 battering the riders back. We stop a mile down the road and H removes his vest top. South of France mid July short trip from camp site to beach. vest/shorts. Poor H has about 4 stings on his back, bruising from 90s battering. Fergin hilarious.

[Jabba]

Wasp sting venom is alkaline - use vinegar (don't use battery acid, no matter how much it hurts :lol:) :thumbsup:

Bee sting venom is acidic - use bicarbonate of soda.


HTH

[Bri w]

For Wasp stings, if you haven't got any vinegar get a mate to p!$$ on you.

Chances are he won't hit you for laughing :mrgreen:

[Fizzy Fish]

Owww! That happened to me a couple of year back with a bumblebee - a queen climbed up my trouser leg in search of a nesting site :shock:

Can't help you re remedies though I'm afraid - after repeated stings my leg swelled up like an elephant's for a few days, and was sore to walk on. But it did go away eventually if that helps?! ;)

[BernardBikerchick]

just sat her reading the org. A wasp has crawled up my leg and stung me on the leg when I rubbed where I could feel something.

OK it is dead now. I have flicked out the remnants of its **** that was stuck in my leg. what else do I do now. I seem to recall an old wives tale of putting vinegar on a wasp sting. Is that true?

Good job it was me. my twin bro goes into anaphylactic shock to wasps stings. and he works doing landscaping. Silly boy



update, 15 minutes later it is starting to hurt. a 2 " diameter patch round the sting site has gone lobster red:smt022 Help me mummy the nasty wasp stuck its bottom in my leg and it hurts

awww tim big cuddles from BBC to you hun xxx

[Von Teese]

Wasp sting venom is alkaline - use vinegar (don't use battery acid, no matter how much it hurts :lol:) :thumbsup:

Bee sting venom is acidic - use bicarbonate of soda.


HTH

100% right

Wasp - Vinegar

Bee - Bicarbonate

Thats what I was trained at the Vet college.

[thedonal]

Asides from that, get to boots tomorrow and get some antihistamine (hay-fever) tablets and they do these electric allergy relief things- it's like a clicker that sends a very small electric shock across the bite/sting- reduces the histamine reaction.

I've been using one for all the mozzy bites I've been getting in the garden (they come right up on me- bloody things), as well as hydrocortisone cream and tablets- reduces the redness and itching really quickly- a few days for me, rather than a week or two.

[Bluepete]

My suggestion, although I may be a bit late with this one Tim, is...


Beer!


Either that or I'll voluteer to come and wee on you. Now that is a sick thought!


Pete ;)

PS, bet it doens't hurt as much as when I took a swig from a beer bottle in the garden and felt a sting on my lip. I spat out the head of a wasp, leaving it's **** end stuck in my lip. Not long after, I could have blacked up and sang "Mammy" very convincingly. Made drinking beer a real challenge as it flowed out of both sides of my mouth nearly as fast as I put it in!

[Von Teese]

I'll voluteer to come and wee on you.

Awwww bless, what a sweet thing to say....the sacrifices made on this forum just make me well up.....

[punyXpress]

Strewth, Tim - you,ve been in the wars for a while now!
When's it due in Court?

[timwilky]

I tried it, convicted and execution without appeal. No luxury of the court system for sneaky blighters who attack without warning.

At least it was wearing the offical striped jersey so indicative of the criminal classes

[Bluefish]

100% right

Wasp - Vinegar

Bee - Bicarbonate

Thats what I was trained at the Vet college.




bloody hell vt, they trained you to look after bees and wasps, bet you got a buzz out of that.

[-Ralph-]

And I thought you were a no nonsense tough guy... ;-)

[timwilky]

Either that or I'll voluteer to come and wee on you. Now that is a sick thought!


Pete ;)



I told you last time, I am not into water sports thank you.

[Von Teese]

bloody hell vt, they trained you to look after bees and wasps, bet you got a buzz out of that.lol


Well you know...all creatures great and small hehe ;)
But actually having said that, one day a lady brought this dying bumble bee into the surgery on a tissue...(it was old age before you ask, they dont live very long)....she was crying and asked us to help it...

Needless to say we carefully took it in on the promise we would do our best and one of the vets stamped on it in the back :silent:

[Spiderman]

Ah, now thats caring for ya.

[Von Teese]

Ah, now thats caring for ya.

Yes, true compassion shining like a beacon of hope everywhere.....

(we do spiders too you cheeky git!)

[Spiderman]

Remind me where that practice was so i can make sure to avoid that continent ;)

[Von Teese]

Remind me where that practice was so i can make sure to avoid that continent ;)

Oxford ;)

Pop in Im sure you will be well looked after, I will put a good word in for you with the head nurse, she's dishy!

[Spiderman]

Wait...dishy nurse? Perhaps i do need the address after all. I'm missing a leg dont you know. *rushes off to change avatar so that makes sense*

[Von Teese]

..PM sent!

[Jabba]

I'm missing a leg dont you know.

As long it's not your "middle leg" that's missing you'll be alright :thumbsup:

[Von Teese]

As long it's not your "middle leg" that's missing you'll be alright :thumbsup:
It is the middle leg, but it's not missing, he hides it deliberately.

Nothing like a game of 'find the leg' to break the ice eh Spidey?