Tdog
Platinum Member
Well, it finally happened to me. I mowed over a yellow jacket nest this morning. They were on me in no time. I was cutting around some roots at the base of a tree & did not have a lot of operating room. I knew immediately what happened, not that that means I was thinking clearly. I was running a pretty high rpm, & of course I stomped the peddle to get away, trying to steer with one hand & knock them off with the other. Almost ran into my barn. I was waving & swatting without much success. I managed to knock off my hat & my Worktunes & I spilled my mug of coffee. Luckily, I was only about 150 feet of the pasture gate to the yard, so I did not have far to go. When I got to the gate, I found that, yes, I was wearing the seatbelt. Almost never got it off, as they are still knawing at me. Altogether hey got me about 10-12 times, including on my bald head. It’s strange, - - I see all these red whelps all over, but only 4 or 5 of them bother me, & they really hurt. Those feel like I’ve been hit with something hard, like I’d been on the losing end of a rock fight. The worst was the sting on my lip- - my whole lower lip & jowl puffed up, although they are almost back to normal now.
While the stings are still bothering me quite a bit, the by product of all this was I somehow hurt my back swatting at the nasty critters, or maybe it happened when I tried to dismount. Whatever, I’m out of action for the next few days. Got a lot more mowing to do too. Guess it can wait.
While the stings are still bothering me quite a bit, the by product of all this was I somehow hurt my back swatting at the nasty critters, or maybe it happened when I tried to dismount. Whatever, I’m out of action for the next few days. Got a lot more mowing to do too. Guess it can wait.