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  1. Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove and
    started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank ;-)

    Still, he'll survive!

    Cheers, helen s

  2. "wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
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    Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove
    and started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank
    ;-)

    Still, he'll survive!


    Time for a Piriton.

  3. "Ernest" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    "wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove
    and started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank
    ;-)

    Still, he'll survive!


    Time for a Piriton.


    Done! Plus anti-inflammatory taken, plus not entirely sympathetic comment
    from me along lines of, "Of course, if you were on an event, you'd be
    expected to grin & bear this to the finish, putting in a new pb whilst your
    at it laddie!"

    Cheers, helen s

  4. Ernest said:

    Time for a Piriton.

    Is that what the Japanese call a group of racing cyclists?

    ;-)

    --
    Tony

    "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
    Anon

  5. wafflycat' waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk said:

    Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove
    and started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank
    ;-)

    Still, he'll survive!

    Cheers, helen s

    I got stung in a long-distance relay (running, not cycling) about a year
    ago. Felt a sharp pain in my arm and noticed the wasp was actually stuck
    to me via its sting. I flicked it away and the pain went shortly
    thereafter and all I got a small red bump (and I has to remove the sting).

    Every other time I've been stung I've had a good amount of swelling. Also
    I've noticed that whenever I get stung by nettles when running or cycling
    the effect is minimal. I think it must be the adrenalin counter-acting the
    wasp/nettle stings in each case (am I making this up?).

    The wasp sting certainly didn't affect my performace (not detrimentally
    anyway) as I broke the leg record by 9 seconds.

    --
    Brian Wakem
    Email: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/b.wakem/myemail.png

  6. "Brian Wakem" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    The wasp sting certainly didn't affect my performace (not detrimentally
    anyway) as I broke the leg record by 9 seconds.

    Shhhhhh.....

    They'll be banning them before you know it. Now where can I get some wasps
    before next Saturday? ;-)

    Tim

  7. "Brian Wakem" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    I got stung in a long-distance relay (running, not cycling) about a year
    ago. Felt a sharp pain in my arm and noticed the wasp was actually stuck
    to me via its sting. I flicked it away and the pain went shortly
    thereafter and all I got a small red bump (and I has to remove the sting).

    Nathan's wasp got stuck inside his glove and he had to physically pick it
    off when he took his glove off as it refused to budge. he also had to remove
    the sting (and wasp's bum)

    Quoted message said:

    Every other time I've been stung I've had a good amount of swelling. Also
    I've noticed that whenever I get stung by nettles when running or cycling
    the effect is minimal. I think it must be the adrenalin counter-acting
    the
    wasp/nettle stings in each case (am I making this up?).

    Dunno - but Nathan's hand was well swollen today. Gone down a lot since
    administration of antihistamine pill & topical anti-inflammatory gel.

    Quoted message said:

    The wasp sting certainly didn't affect my performace (not detrimentally
    anyway) as I broke the leg record by 9 seconds.

    Does this mean I should have a supply of wasps on hand to ensure Nathan does
    a PB on Monday? Is this UCI legal?? ;-)

    Cheers, helen s

    Quoted message said:

    --
    Brian Wakem
    Email: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/b.wakem/myemail.png

  8. "wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
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    Done! Plus anti-inflammatory taken, plus not entirely sympathetic comment
    from me along lines of, "Of course, if you were on an event, you'd be
    expected to grin & bear this to the finish, putting in a new pb whilst


    your

    Quoted message said:

    at it laddie!"

    I trust you read the pack carefully and have not, inadvertently, given him
    any 'performance enhancing' drugs. You don't want him failing a random test
    at the next TT -- do you?

    T

    :~)

  9. Ernest said:

    "wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove
    and started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank
    ;-)

    Still, he'll survive!


    Time for a Piriton.

    Nandrolone.....( mature woman essence )
    Sean.

  10. "Tony W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    "wafflycat" <waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Done! Plus anti-inflammatory taken, plus not entirely sympathetic comment
    from me along lines of, "Of course, if you were on an event, you'd be
    expected to grin & bear this to the finish, putting in a new pb whilst


    your

    Quoted message said:

    at it laddie!"

    I trust you read the pack carefully and have not, inadvertently, given him
    any 'performance enhancing' drugs. You don't want him failing a random
    test
    at the next TT -- do you?

    T

    :~)

    Oh ho, ho, ho... what a card.

    helen s

  11. Brian Wakem said:

    I got stung in a long-distance relay (running, not cycling) about a year
    ago. Felt a sharp pain in my arm and noticed the wasp was actually stuck
    to me via its sting. I flicked it away and the pain went shortly
    thereafter and all I got a small red bump (and I has to remove the sting).

    Quoted message said:

    Every other time I've been stung I've had a good amount of swelling. Also
    I've noticed that whenever I get stung by nettles when running or cycling
    the effect is minimal. I think it must be the adrenalin counter-acting the
    wasp/nettle stings in each case (am I making this up?).

    Doesn't seem to work that way for me with orienteering. Running through
    nettles gives me itchy tingly legs for a couple of days, and the
    unidentified flying monster that bit me at the last event gave me a
    rather big elbow 🙁

    Roos

  12. Brian Wakem said:

    The wasp sting certainly didn't affect my performace (not detrimentally
    anyway) as I broke the leg record by 9 seconds.

    So what type of drug does a awsp sting contain ;-)

    John B

  13. JohnB said:

    So what type of drug does a awsp sting contain ;-)

    Ignoring for a second the smiley...

    If it surprises you, there will be an adrenaline response, and it's
    possible that any endorphins will allow you to go a little bit further
    before the pain threshold is passed.

    Jon

  14. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    The wasp sting certainly didn't affect my performace (not detrimentally
    anyway) as I broke the leg record by 9 seconds.

    Does this mean I should have a supply of wasps on hand to ensure Nathan does
    a PB on Monday? Is this UCI legal?? ;-)

    In true UCI 'fashion' will the event organiser be controlling the
    testing ;-)

    John B

  15. Jon Senior said:


    JohnB said:

    So what type of drug does a awsp sting contain ;-)

    Ignoring for a second the smiley...

    If it surprises you, there will be an adrenaline response, and it's
    possible that any endorphins will allow you to go a little bit further
    before the pain threshold is passed.

    Better not let the continental peloton know about this ;-)

    John B

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    Quoted message said:

    Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove
    and started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank
    ;-)

    Still, he'll survive!

    Cheers, helen s

    He has my sympathy. On Thursday last I set out for my usual ride and got
    stung on the tongue by a wasp or bee which flew into my open mouth and
    deposited its sting before I managed to spit it out. So instead of enjoying
    the lovely sunny morning, I spent most of it sitting on a bed in the local
    A&E while they pumped hydro-cortisone and Piriton into me to reduce my
    severely swollen and painful tongue. I'm not allergic to stings, but the
    young doctor clearly had never encountered a case like mine. After
    consulting his senior, they decided to treat me and keep me there for a
    couple of hours to be on the safe side. Must learn to keep my mouth shut!

    John Miller

  17. John Miller said:

    Must learn to keep my mouth shut!

    Heh. Rather tongue than eyes, methinks. Plan to keep the
    eyes shut too?

    --
    Not me guv

  18. Roos Eisma said:

    Doesn't seem to work that way for me with orienteering. Running through
    nettles gives me itchy tingly legs for a couple of days, and the
    unidentified flying monster that bit me at the last event gave me a
    rather big elbow 🙁

    Could it have been a piglet? It may have accidentally caught your
    elbow in its little snout.

    We get them in the woods here.

    Best wishes,
    --
    ,,
    (**)PeeWiglet~~
    / \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk

  19. Nick Kew said:

    Heh. Rather tongue than eyes, methinks. Plan to keep the
    eyes shut too?

    I recently got some nasty stinging insect caught between the bridge of
    my nose and my sunglasses during a decent. Fortunately it didn't find
    its way into my eyes before I wipped off the glasses and removed it. I
    wasn't badly stung, but I'll be wearing more closely-fitting glasses
    when cycling from now on.

    Bob

  20. wafflycat waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk said:

    Nathan has been out on his bike this morning. A wasp got under his glove and
    started stinging him. OW! His thumb joint is resembling a lamb shank ;-)

    Eek!

    Quoted message said:


    Still, he'll survive!

    Thank goodness he's not allergic!

    Vicious little sod, yer wopse.

    --
    Carol
    "How fleeting are all human passions when compared to the massive
    continuity of ducks." - Dorothy L. Sayers, _Gaudy Night_

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