Ouch

[Willow]

Standing on door step saying cheerio to sons friend and his mum and a flippin wasp stung me, I did nothing to hurt him but I will next time I see his chums - ouch it hurts!

 

[redjedi]

I think vinegar is a good solution to wasp stings, at least it was when I got stung about 10 years, didn't hurt at all.

 

[Arch]

yes, vinegar. Also good for nettle sting I'm told. When on tour or out for the day I carry a couple of little sachets of it (the sort you get in pubs) in my little first aid kit...

For Bees on the other hand, you need ammonia. So I guess that's wee....

Remember, a for b, v for w.

 

[TheDoctor]

Sadly not. Pretty sure fresh wee is acidic - ureaic acid, water and 'impurities', especially if you've been eating aparagus...

 

[Arch]

Sadly not. Pretty sure fresh wee is acidic - ureaic acid, water and 'impurities', especially if you've been eating aparagus...

Stale wee then? Isn't there ammonia in there somewhere?

Or just don't get stung by a bee.

It's definately vingar for wasps. And chips. Except not for me, I like mine plain, or with ketchup. Chips, that is, not wasps.

 

[TheDoctor]

Stale wee, yes, but you'd be better off with bicarb. Unless you happen to carry stale wee around with you as well...

 

[Arch]

Stale wee, yes, but you'd be better off with bicarb. Unless you happen to carry stale wee around with you as well...

Er... no. Bicarb, that wouldn't be hard to carry, use an old film canister...

As long as no-one searched you and thought it was drugs...

 

[Globalti]

Winegar for wasps; bicarbonate for bees.

If you had happened to have a syringe in the house you could have stuck the nozzle over the puncture hole and sucked out the venom, as I did last summer when my 8 y.o. son got stung. I've never seen a child go from distressed to happy in a so few seconds.

 

[domtyler]

My nan used to smell of Ammonia in the last few years of her life, gawd bless her.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Wasp... Smite them at every opportunity, nasty bastards.
Bees should be loved.

Despite my early season prediction for a waspy year, there seem relatively few around... thank god.

 

[jonathan ellis]

I got bitten by a horse fly 2.5 weeks ago
swelling just gone - now its just a mark

really knacked

 

[Fab Foodie]

I got bitten by a horse fly 2.5 weeks ago
swelling just gone - now its just a mark

really knacked

They need smiting almost as much as wasps.

 

[TheDoctor]

Er... no. Bicarb, that wouldn't be hard to carry, use an old film canister...

As long as no-one searched you and thought it was drugs...

OTOH if you didn't get stung, you could sell it on the last day of your tour!

 

[Maz]

It's definately vingar for wasps. And chips. Except not for me, I like mine plain, or with ketchup. Chips, that is, not wasps.

. You should do stand-up.

 

[Van Nick]

Standing on door step saying cheerio to sons friend and his mum and a flippin wasp stung me, I did nothing to hurt him but I will next time I see his chums - ouch it hurts!

It's bad enough being stung by a wasp, but to be stung by your son's friend's mum as well is terrible luck.