On 8/16/2010 6:39 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
> Plus hornets are aggressive while wasps generally are not. If the
> critters you see have white afterbodies, get out of there! I found out
> the hard way (fortunately, on the ground, but I set the age group record
> for the 50-yard dash and still got stung a dozen times).
And t he ones that have the big white head that looks almost like a
skull (Bald Faced Hornets) Hit like a hammer
and have a very painful sting.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
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> On 8/16/2010 5:39 AM, Tommy Alderman wrote:
>> Also Hydrogen Peroxide is excellent for both wasp and red ant stings and
>> removes the 'hurt' right away. Nothing works very well, that I have found,
>> on hornet stings and they just continue to hurt like hell!
>>
>> Tom - W4BQF
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 4:50 AM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com; larry.k4ab@gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Flying critters
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/15/2010 11:44:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>>
>>
>>> Once I was doing repair on a coax switch about 70' up on the tower. As
>>>
>> I
>> was taking the cover off the enclosure I heard a very loud "rattle" within
>> the box. I remember thinking that it sounded like a rattlesnake, but how
>> could a snake climb a tower?
>>
>>
>>> As I took the cover off the box I was engulfed by a swarm of wasps. It
>>>
>> seems they had decided to build a large nest inside. The rattle was them
>> flying into the metal box.
>>
>>
>>> I immediately aborted my repair and carefully began to descend the
>>>
>> tower.
>>
>>
>>> By the time I got to the ground, the little buggers had "gotten" me 6
>>>
>> times.
>>
>>
>>> Lessons learned:
>>>
>>
>>> -Seal all enclosures to prevent insects from entering.
>>>
>> -Wear long pants and sleeves...even in hot weather.
>> -Its better to have switches ground mounted than up the tower. (even for
>> stacks).
>> -Always have 2 halyards on the belt. Always be strapped-in.
>>
>> And always have a container of Adolph's Meat Tenderizer on hand. There
>> are enzymes in it that'll take the sting out of a wasp, etc. bite. And it
>> works in less than a minute. Highly recommended.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve K7LXC
>> TOWER TECH
>>
>>
>>
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