Please - Do not sniff the....

by AK - Jeff 13 Replies latest jw experiences

  • AK - Jeff
    AK - Jeff

    NETTLES!

    Short story but painful. I was working over at my dad's house last evening - doing some landscaping - my shovel released the familiar aroma of catnip. I love the smell. Those of you familiar with weedlike species may know that catnip and nettles have a similar appearance. Having just whiffed catnip and looking down I assumed that immediately below my feet was the perperutator of the heavenly scent - with gloved hand I plucked one out and shoved it in the direction of my honker - I soon realized the error of my ways when the sensation of a thousand mad as hell stinging bees throbbed my snout.

    We laughed about it afterwards - but please, do not sniff the nettles.

    Jeff

  • Sad emo
    Sad emo

    EEEYOUCH!!

    I feel your pain. Hope your hooters feeling better now!

    My garden gets loads of goosegrass (or cleavers), that is nasty stuff too - related to the nettle but it clings and stings, I have to take antihistamine to get the swelling and rash to go away when it gets me.

  • fullofdoubtnow
    fullofdoubtnow

    I can almost feel your pain Jeff. I will take your advice so I don't share it!

  • carla
    carla

    Ouch!! Stinging nettle is painful! How long did it take for the stinging to go away? I've had it on my arms and that was bad enough, I can't imagine on my face!

  • AK - Jeff
    AK - Jeff

    It is still a bit tender this morning - kinda like a sunburn now. At the time it was stinging pretty good - fortunately I did not get it too tight against my snoz before I realized that something was seriously out of sinc. Didn't inhibit sleep or anything. But I think it could have been worse if the nettle was more mature - this was a smallish one.

    Jeff

  • ButtLight
    ButtLight
    but please, do not sniff the nettles.

    I never have, and now I never will lol!

  • bem
    bem

    Eeeekkk thanks for the advice! But I'll have to do a search and see what it looks like.

  • LittleToe
    LittleToe

    The story reminds me of when I was a kid and a gang of us where climbing trees, then decending a rope we'd slung from a branch.

    I fell off on the way down and ended up laying on my back, head down the hill, in a patch of nettles. I was winded and couldn't move. An hour later my arms looked like Popeye's!

  • bem
    bem

    OUCH!! LT, Dang which was worse the fall or the nettles?

    Okay I scpoed out what nettles look like and I am fully aware now: Plus I found this cool site about herbs and plants with lots of useful info http://www.allnatural.net/herbpages/nettle.shtml.

  • delilah
    delilah

    Jeff, I hope your schnozz is feeling better today. That sounds terribly painful.

    LT, man, that must have hurt like he#*.....

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