broomy
Well-known member
There I was Tuesday afternoon on the banks of the river Tees planning to stop till dark and hopefully repeat my sucess of the previous eveng and land a double figure barble.
I set up in the previous evenings swim and then armed with matchet and small trenching spade set off to clear out a few more swims.
The river in this area has very steep banks heavily treed and covered in weed incliding giant hogweed.
So I had on my long rubber gloves and gogles to protect me from the hog weed.
Swim chosen and weed cut down I removed the protective gear and started digging a few foot hold's and spot for my chair.
All of a sudden I have a buzzing insect inside my cap.
Outch its stung my head, ouch I have been stung on the ear, outch I have been stung below my left eye.
Oh no theres lots of them and now I am getting repeat hits to my head and face.
All of this taking place in a matter of moments.
I stumbled fell picked myself up and ran out into the ajacent field.
Luckily the attack stopped and I made my way back to my gear.
I spent the next I dont know how long in a world of pain.
When I looked in the mirror later that evening I realised the attckers may have been bees because the stings were still stuck in my face, wasps dont leave a sting.
All I can think of is I dug into a nest, strange because we had a 5 meter plus flood through the previous weekend and that was way above were I was working?
Still feeling the affect two days later and woundering when I will get the confidence to venture back out, never experienced anything like this in over 50 years of time in the outdoors
I set up in the previous evenings swim and then armed with matchet and small trenching spade set off to clear out a few more swims.
The river in this area has very steep banks heavily treed and covered in weed incliding giant hogweed.
So I had on my long rubber gloves and gogles to protect me from the hog weed.
Swim chosen and weed cut down I removed the protective gear and started digging a few foot hold's and spot for my chair.
All of a sudden I have a buzzing insect inside my cap.
Outch its stung my head, ouch I have been stung on the ear, outch I have been stung below my left eye.
Oh no theres lots of them and now I am getting repeat hits to my head and face.
All of this taking place in a matter of moments.
I stumbled fell picked myself up and ran out into the ajacent field.
Luckily the attack stopped and I made my way back to my gear.
I spent the next I dont know how long in a world of pain.
When I looked in the mirror later that evening I realised the attckers may have been bees because the stings were still stuck in my face, wasps dont leave a sting.
All I can think of is I dug into a nest, strange because we had a 5 meter plus flood through the previous weekend and that was way above were I was working?
Still feeling the affect two days later and woundering when I will get the confidence to venture back out, never experienced anything like this in over 50 years of time in the outdoors