So there was ColinJ, a blonde, and a feather ...

[stephec]

So you think it's funny to post private pictures of my wife on here do you?

 

[Andy_R]

So you think it's funny to post private pictures of my wife on here do you?

Have you got any photos of your wife in the nude? Do you want to buy some? (Very old joke from a place I used to work at!)

 

[MontyVeda]

I thought you'd were penning you own Fifty Shades of Gray but got CC mixed up with a Word .doc.... you have hidden talents Colin.

 

[ColinJ]

Colin, are you seeing Olga again tonight?

I damn well hope not! I have searched the bedroom and did not spot any more beasties lurking about. (Mind you, I did not spot Olga the wasp either ... )

Yeahbut: how did you manage to type that war and peace long post with a stung index finger? At 3am? The time has no real relevance

I am right-handed!

 

[ColinJ]

I just realised that it is the ring finger, not the index finger. It is now suffering delayed swelling but it is localised so I don't think it is a serious reaction. I should be ok cycling today and tomorrow as long as it does not get worse.

 

[Spinney]

Antihistamines if it does.
A few years ago I got stung in bed (turned out there was a wasp's nest under the eaves). No probs.
A few weeks later, got stung again - this time my whole had swelled up (maybe the first one kind of primes the body?)
Doc gave me antihistamines that took the swelling down in a day - I suspect over the counter ones would probably do.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I suspect they would as well. That's what I used last time. Vinegar also works, as wasp venom is an alkali, and the acetic acid in vinegar counters that chemical effect.

 

[GaryA]

 

[zacklaws]

Think you need to swat up on the meaning of "a night in the nest" Colin, for a clue, its got nothing to do with trying to bed a wasp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Donger]

Most of my dreams involve massacring people with an axe (or similar bloodbaths). Anyone fancy meeting up for a ride?

 

[ColinJ]

Antihistamines if it does.
A few years ago I got stung in bed (turned out there was a wasp's nest under the eaves). No probs.
A few weeks later, got stung again - this time my whole had swelled up (maybe the first one kind of primes the body?)
Doc gave me antihistamines that took the swelling down in a day - I suspect over the counter ones would probably do.

I checked that Loratadine is safe with Warfarin and it seems to be ok so I have pinched a pack from my sister.

Think you need to swat up on the meaning of "a night in the nest" Colin, for a clue, its got nothing to do with trying to bed a wasp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was not trying to bed a wasp - it flirted me while I was asleep. At that point, I tried to be(-hea-)d it!

Most of my dreams involve massacring people with an axe (or similar bloodbaths). Anyone fancy meeting up for a ride?

So, do you ride a Raleigh Chopper?

 

[Gravity Aided]

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I live about 10 or so miles north of these:

Heyworth CUSD#4
Home of the Hornets

 

[zacklaws]

Antihistamines if it does.

A few weeks later, got stung again - this time my whole had swelled up

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My mind boggles and brings tears to my eyes as to where you got stung

 

[Spinney]

My mind boggles and brings tears to my eyes as to where you got stung

Oops. Hand... sorry to disappoint you!

 

[Globalti]

Winegar for wasps; bicarbonate for bees.

It's a pity you didn't happen to have an old syringe lying about; I've had great success in sucking out wasp venom by putting the nozzle over the puncture hole and withdrawing the plunger. You have to be quick though before the venom spreads under the skin. Watch that finger for bacterial infection as well, though as it looks like a queen wasp, which won't have been messing around in animal poo etcetera. If it was a queen wasp emerging from hibernation, you'll have prevented millions of other wasps from existing.