May I introduce my next allergy on the list and yet another reason why my body is highly unsuited to my job. Bee stings! Im lucky though, I dont do the whole anaphylactic, stop breathing thing. I only swell from the sting, and I do mean crazy swelling. Six years ago I was stung on the upper knuckle of my right ring finger and my hand swelled up so much that I couldnt move my fingers and the swelling extended half way down my arm. A couple of months ago I was whippersnipping the bollards along the main road and this thing flicked back and landed inside my collar. Few seconds later the sod stung me, took me a bit to figure out it was a bee. That was an unpleasant couple of days. I dont mind bees though. Im certainly not afraid of them or being stung by them. Im quite happy to pick up a lost bee and send her in the right direction (well, at least get her off the pathway). Bees seem to know that they die after they sting you, so they tend to play it cool, theyre happy as long as they arent trapped. Wasps on the other hand, nasty buggers. They can sting and keep stinging and Ive been on the receiving end of that far more often then I would like.
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