EastCoast NPZ Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Mattie G's story got me thinking. The last time I was stung was in 7th grade shop class, in the fall of 1982. I'm a bit of a bee-phobe, but it's hard to believe you could go 34 years w/o being stung. Then, it's also hard to believe 34 years have gone by..... The shop-sting story is kinda funny. I was sitting at my desk and felt something land on the top of my head. I assumed I was hit with a spit-ball by one of my friends behind me. So, I whacked at it with the eraser of my pencil to get it out of my hair. Feeling it still there, I whacked it again. Still unable to clear it from my hair, I went to brush it with my hand and got drilled on my index finger. I let out a yelp and proceeded to almost give myself a concussion beating my own skull with my hand. I discovered what was left of the yellow jacket on the floor when I jumped out of my desk. The class got a good laugh and I got a trip to the nurse's office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 2 hours ago, MiddleRvrwx said: That sucks! I'd point out a couple funny realizations my SO discovered about being unable to use his dominant arm, but won't. His quote "it's like being marooned with a bad date." Start increasing your intake of Calcium & Vitamin D. And hopefully you'll heal quickly! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 5 hours ago, mattie g said: In other "injury" news, yesterday I got stung by a bee for the first time since I was a kid. I was out mowing the lawn, and I thought one of my inside-thigh leg hairs got pulled. Then I felt it on the other leg and thought "S**t...I just got stung!" This was nearly confirmed when I swatted a bee that was aiming for my grill and then ran away like a little girl. I look at the affected area confirmed two stings, then a third that I hadn't even felt - all on the insides of my thighs. And they itch like a mofo today! It's interesting that I got whacked because I'd been thinking about it quite a bit this summer. I've seen a ton more bees this year than I can remember, so I'd been slightly concerned about my daughter getting stung. Stings used to happen to me (and my siblings and friends) as a kid all the time because we'd run around on clover-filled lawns in bare feet all summer long, but I hadn't heard of any local kids or nephews/nieces getting stung recently. I guess it's partly to do with the decline in the bee population, as well as the general improvement in lawn care and the associated lawn weed reduction in the last 20 or so years. And since I've got more clover on my lawn than I care to admit (as does our neighbors' lawn), the bees have been using our place like a fast food joint! Thanks for well wishes folks, still 'adjusting' to the newness of being a leftie. Actually, I got nailed 4 times by hornets walking on Wednesday last week (not a good health week for me lol), if that had been my wife years ago she'd been in BIG trouble, she was highly allergic to them and carried an 'eppy pen' with her about 9 months of the year. BTW, they WILL chase or follow you, I had to run a good 1/4 mile or more before I got out of them. First two nailed me right on head, felt like someone threw rocks at me, then I saw the third one land on arm and took off, still got zapped on back of neck before clearing them......dirty rascals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 10 hours ago, mattie g said: In other "injury" news, yesterday I got stung by a bee for the first time since I was a kid. I was out mowing the lawn, and I thought one of my inside-thigh leg hairs got pulled. Then I felt it on the other leg and thought "S**t...I just got stung!" This was nearly confirmed when I swatted a bee that was aiming for my grill and then ran away like a little girl. I look at the affected area confirmed two stings, then a third that I hadn't even felt - all on the insides of my thighs. And they itch like a mofo today! It's interesting that I got whacked because I'd been thinking about it quite a bit this summer. I've seen a ton more bees this year than I can remember, so I'd been slightly concerned about my daughter getting stung. Stings used to happen to me (and my siblings and friends) as a kid all the time because we'd run around on clover-filled lawns in bare feet all summer long, but I hadn't heard of any local kids or nephews/nieces getting stung recently. I guess it's partly to do with the decline in the bee population, as well as the general improvement in lawn care and the associated lawn weed reduction in the last 20 or so years. And since I've got more clover on my lawn than I care to admit (as does our neighbors' lawn), the bees have been using our place like a fast food joint! I got stung on the toe a few days ago. I was wearing sandals in my yard and it flew in between my toe and sandal as I took a step. Then when I put my foot down, it stung me right on the bottom pad of my toe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Bee stings are the worst. I got stung by a wasp recently while cutting the dreaded Leylands and discovered that I'm aleergic. Here's my unstung left hand. And here's the stung right hand. It was like that for,two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yikes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I have clovers in the back yard since I don't treat the grass back there having dogs. I wear closed shoes and sweats when I pick up the dog poop. The bottoms of the legs are loose. A bee from a cloverfield flew right up and zapped me on the calf. Had no idea until I felt a bite. Smacked my leg thinking it was something, but not a bee. Took the sweats off minutes later when finished and a crushed bee fell out. I smushed it into the material. Then saw the lump and then my brain transferred the pain to my leg. Bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets etc SUCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 nw baltimore... Holy crap! Sorry, but I had a little chuckle. I know it's not funny, but it kinda sorta is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, mattie g said: nw baltimore... Holy crap! Sorry, but I had a little chuckle. I know it's not funny, but it kinda sorta is. Lol. No worries! It was kind of funny how grotesque my hand got. And it was just a sting, so no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 ah bee sting stories. We are now going into prime yellow jacket season. Those are my arch enemy. Ground nests that you dont' discover until its too late. That's happened more than once while at work. Been stung plenty of times. Got stung 3 times one day and the bastard followed me back to the truck a distance of over 500 ft. Thankfully not allergic...yet. all it takes is one time for that switch to flip. Sorry to all y'all recently nailed. Its no fun and the itching after is ridic. btw, as a kid I got stung 22 times by bumblebees after being the last in line walking along a trail. Everyone had already walked by the nest that was disturbed by one hiker. That was not so fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, H2O said: ah bee sting stories. We are now going into prime yellow jacket season. Those are my arch enemy. Ground nests that you dont' discover until its too late. That's happened more than once while at work. Been stung plenty of times. Got stung 3 times one day and the bastard followed me back to the truck a distance of over 500 ft. Thankfully not allergic...yet. all it takes is one time for that switch to flip. Sorry to all y'all recently nailed. Its no fun and the itching after is ridic. btw, as a kid I got stung 22 times by bumblebees after being the last in line walking along a trail. Everyone had already walked by the nest that was disturbed by one hiker. That was not so fun. Yep, it ALWAYS is the last in line that gets it. 22 times, that could have been REALLY ugly if you'd been allergic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 On 8/9/2016 at 6:58 AM, H2O said: ah bee sting stories. We are now going into prime yellow jacket season. Those are my arch enemy. Ground nests that you dont' discover until its too late. That's happened more than once while at work. Been stung plenty of times. Got stung 3 times one day and the bastard followed me back to the truck a distance of over 500 ft. Thankfully not allergic...yet. all it takes is one time for that switch to flip. Sorry to all y'all recently nailed. Its no fun and the itching after is ridic. btw, as a kid I got stung 22 times by bumblebees after being the last in line walking along a trail. Everyone had already walked by the nest that was disturbed by one hiker. That was not so fun. I was stung for the first time in several years after running over a nest with a lawn mower a couple years ago. Not fun, but thankfully I was able to skedaddle before being stung more than twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 That "Anomalous DC Anomalies" thread...what are people arguing about anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 28 minutes ago, mattie g said: That "Anomalous DC Anomalies" thread...what are people arguing about anyways? For years and years and years Tenman has been arguing that DCA is biased upwards in some global warming conspiracy. Finally in 2014/15 the data showed that DCA had diverged from the other local sites and when LWX finally got around to investigating, the sensor was running high. So, Tenman takes that info and decides that his years (decades) of complaints about DCA are all validated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 59 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: For years and years and years Tenman has been arguing that DCA is biased upwards in some global warming conspiracy. Finally in 2014/15 the data showed that DCA had diverged from the other local sites and when LWX finally got around to investigating, the sensor was running high. So, Tenman takes that info and decides that his years (decades) of complaints about DCA are all validated. Gotcha. I honestly couldn't figure out what was really going on, and why certain individuals were hellbent on pounding and puffing out their chests. It's all a little weird (to me at least ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1. I don't like bees/wasps/hornets/flying things. I know they are good for us, but right now I have some sort of black wasp/bee with a single white ring on the rear in my yard. They look really mad and are building something in the base of one of my trees. 2. Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent weather station? Thinking about getting one for my birthday. 3. 3 showers in one day, it is hot outside. I'm glad I cut my grass at 7am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Air conditioner in my house conked out last night. Not awesome, really.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Ugh. I've got a family of raccoons that dug a den under my back porch. Has anyone found a solution for getting rid of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Call a pest service to trap them. No other solution. About $400-$500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Does anyone have the CoD radar link for archives? I can only find regional archives and I'm looking for a NOLA archive of the recent flooding. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 On August 14, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Stormpc said: Call a pest service to trap them. No other solution. About $400-$500. I'm going to try ammonia soaked rags and pellets before I go that route, though the tone and conviction in your post worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Can't we embed tweets now? How do you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 17 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: All you have to do is post the link to the tweet. The website automatically formats it. Posting media and images to the site is incredibly easy now and I love it. Got it! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 1 hour ago, jnis said: I got about .5 here as well. Maybe you can get a Fox Terrier to go in a root them out If you've got one that I can borrow, I'd gladly trade beer for his services! I'm a coward when it comes to crawling under the porch to determine if they've moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Anyone else's internet been terrible after these storms? Going mildly crazy not being able to load a three minute Youtube video in HD in less then the three minutes it would take to watch the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 1 hour ago, NorthArlington101 said: Anyone else's internet been terrible after these storms? Going mildly crazy not being able to load a three minute Youtube video in HD in less then the three minutes it would take to watch the video. Did you do a reboot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I've been using the iPhone health app now for about a year. Found out that I have a nice sinusoidal weight pattern coinciding with the seasons. At my lows near the end of outdoors seasons (spring/fall) and at my highs at the end of indoor seasons (winter/summer). I hate summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Summer is the worst. I think I hate it more than the Redskins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 NFL football is just something to watch while recovering from college football the day before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 11 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: Did you do a reboot? I did reboot the router yesterday, if that's what you mean (it may not be, I'm not super tech-savvy). Either way, its doing better this morning, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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