Bee/Wasp/Hornet Stings

[PigPen]

Had a wasp sting once that I can remember. We were fishing with the neighbor and one was flying around my face. I thought it was a fly, so when it landed on my arm I tried to swat it. OOPS!!!

Oh well, lesson learned.

[Timmay]

I have only been stung a few times by regular honey bees.  Never by a wasp or hornet.  I remember when I was little, my brother was wearing one of those mesh shirts..remember those...they came in all colors...anyways a hornet flew up inside his shrt and it was trying to get out and it stung him repeatedly all over his stomach.  He had at least 4 places on him.  That had to hurt. 

Another time I got very lucky.  I was driving down the highway and all of a sudden I see this black smokey looking cloud moving down the high way. From far back it looked like exhaust from a semi truck or something .   As I got closer i realized it was a swarm or bee's I quickly pulled over and rolled up all the windows.  All teh cars were pulling over and it was so freaky to see all those bee's hitting the windshields. 

[Jdogs Better Half]

I've been stung by both bee's and wasps.....the wasp episode was the worst......

I was at my dads house and just walked out his font door and onto the deck to leave when a swarm of wasps nailed me, I got bitten by 7 wasps in various places, the bad thing was that once I walked out the door and closed it I could not get back in, Dad's place was 4 stories and he was down on the bottom level so he had no idea what was going on.

They friggen really really hurt!!!! I called my dad as soon as I made it to my car and he went mental yelling "no one stings my daughter" it really was over the top.....finds the nest and set it on fire!!!!!!!! When I think back now the whole thing is pretty funny but dang it hurt at the time!

[Tyler]

I hate those little things.  I think yellow jackets are the worse because they bite, not sting.  My friends and I used to ride our bikes in this empty lot on the river.  We stumbled across a huge yellow jacket nest and I decided to exit the area quickly.  They decided that they wanted to mess with the little bastards and from about 100 feet away I started telling them how stupid they were.  Well, just after telling them that, I was the one that got a chunk taken out of my neck from one of the yellow jackets while they were the ones stirring up the nest.

I have about a million other stories of getting stung.  Like the time my brother and I had about 1000 wasps chasing us after we irritated them by moving our motorcycle trailer that they decided to build one of the largest nests I've ever seen in the metal piping.  Thank god there our pool about 50 feet away.  We each escaped with only a couple of stings as we dove in and hung out underwater until the wasps decided to retreat.

[jusbnme]

I hate those little things.  I think yellow jackets are the worse because they bite, not sting.  My friends and I used to ride our bikes in this empty lot on the river.  We stumbled across a huge yellow jacket nest and I decided to exit the area quickly.  They decided that they wanted to mess with the little bastards and from about 100 feet away I started telling them how stupid they were.  Well, just after telling them that, I was the one that got a chunk taken out of my neck from one of the yellow jackets while they were the ones stirring up the nest.

I have about a million other stories of getting stung.  Like the time my brother and I had about 1000 wasps chasing us after we irritated them by moving our motorcycle trailer that they decided to build one of the largest nests I've ever seen in the metal piping.  Thank god there our pool about 50 feet away.  We each escaped with only a couple of stings as we dove in and hung out underwater until the wasps decided to retreat.

Damn bro.  Your stories sound like something from a horror movie.   

[schro]

I remember one time I got stung in a very, very , very bad place....ok, not as bad as it could have been.

Back when I was a serious runner, I had a bunch of running shorts that had to be hung on a line to dry instead of a dryer. Well, I got home from work and was going to go running. I grabbed a pair of shorts off the line, put 'em on, and started stretching before I left for the run. Well, a yellow jacket decided to take a nap in the shorts on the line. Stung me on my inner thigh right below the man berries. Hurt like a SOB, but like I said, it could have been a whole lot worse. 

[champ007]

I get stung by something every year.... so my time is coming soon!
Anyway, just a couple of home remedies to pass along,
If anyone near you has a cig, get the tabacco out and wet it (spit) and put on the sting, will relieve the pain and redness.
A fresh cut onion will also asorb some of the sting.
And lastly, good ole apple cider vinegar..... works great on burns also!
Thats my 2 cents