Ever Been Stung?

[xdave]

Actually the anemone incident wasn't my worse stinging. This was not tank related, but I got my first 10 gallon to help keep my mind off of the pain.

When I was 10 I was helping my father dig up and move some small trees with a maddock or pick axe. I took a big swing and ripped a yellow jackets nest in half. My dad yelled "don't move and they won't sting you!". I looked down and they were stinging the crap out of the maddock, so I ran. I got about 3' before they hit me. I ran staight to the shower and cranked up the hot water. when I finally came out my mom started putting baking soda on the stings. When I took off my shirt I still had a bunch under it stinging me. I had over 200 stings and didn't even get sick or anything.

 

[earlybird]

Here's my sting list. All from the ocean not aquarium
Portuguese Man of War- when I was 11 and living in Hawaii, minor sting thank god
Sting Ray- happened twice while wade fishing
Catfish- wasn't careful and the barb got me, hurt more than the sting ray

 

[bojik]

Originally Posted by xDave
Actually the anemone incident wasn't my worse stinging. This was not tank related, but I got my first 10 gallon to help keep my mind off of the pain.

When I was 10 I was helping my father dig up and move some small trees with a maddock or pick axe. I took a big swing and ripped a yellow jackets nest in half. My dad yelled "don't move and they won't sting you!". I looked down and they were stinging the crap out of the maddock, so I ran. I got about 3' before they hit me. I ran staight to the shower and cranked up the hot water. when I finally came out my mom started putting baking soda on the stings. When I took off my shirt I still had a bunch under it stinging me. I had over 200 stings and didn't even get sick or anything.
EeEEEE *shivvers* I've been hit realy good by 1 of those buggers burns and hurts like nothing else save the 4 shots of flushing & numbing agent I had put into a long laceration before I got stitches once. THAT is PURE unadulterated PAIN.

 

[teresaq]

xdave, when i was 5 or 6, i stepped on a ground bees nest. I had stings all over my body. lucky im not allergic to any thing. no even posion ivy.
i got it in the finger by a brissle worm. ouch.

 

[eroticaquatica]

Originally Posted by earlybird
Here's my sting list. All from the ocean not aquarium
Portuguese Man of War- when I was 11 and living in Hawaii, minor sting thank god
Sting Ray- happened twice while wade fishing
Catfish- wasn't careful and the barb got me, hurt more than the sting ray
Wow. Man of war? Aren't those fatally poisonous?
And as for the sting ray...you wouldn't happen to hunt crocodiles?

lol bad joke sorry but I had to

 

[xdave]

When vacationing in England we were at the seashore. Some kids around 7 or 8 were building a sand castle and looking for something to put in the moat. They found a jellyfish and one kid picked it up. I can still hear the screams.

 

[earlybird]

Originally Posted by eroticaquatica
Wow. Man of war? Aren't those fatally poisonous?
And as for the sting ray...you wouldn't happen to hunt crocodiles?

lol bad joke sorry but I had to
The man of war got me when I was boogie boarding on Bellows Beach in Hawaii. He barely got the top of my foot and I still have a scar. In Hawaii they are all over the place. We used to pop them when they were on the sand.