Wasps

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 1:20 pm

purplezulu wrote: Oh noooo!! I can feel my heart palpitating at the thought. I have a PHOBIA of wasps I hate em I hate em I hate emMust find a nice corner to go and rock back and forth in Was looking forward to some sunshine too - dang! I'm very allergic to their stings. A few years ago I was stung once on the wrist and my whole arm swelled up like popeye's and stayed like that for a week. God only knows what would have happened if it stung me on the throat.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 1:50 pm

Chrism wrote: purplezulu wrote: Oh noooo!! I can feel my heart palpitating at the thought. I have a PHOBIA of wasps I hate em I hate em I hate emMust find a nice corner to go and rock back and forth in Was looking forward to some sunshine too - dang! I'm very allergic to their stings. A few years ago I was stung once on the wrist and my whole arm swelled up like popeye's and stayed like that for a week. God only knows what would have happened if it stung me on the throat. Likewise Chris, was 'got' last summer and spent several hours laid out in agony with pain searing through my abdomen. Any winged stinging insect I perceive to be threatening me now - is deleted!

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 4:30 pm

Anyone remember the invasion of Ladybirds we had in the Summer of 1976.I remember been in Blackpool on hols, the streets were literally covered in them like a carpet. People (especially women and kids) were trying to tip toe through them. In the end you just had to walk on them all.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 4:36 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Anyone remember the invasion of Ladybirds we had. One summer late 70's.I remember been in Blackpool on hols, the streets were literally coverd in them. People (especially women and kids) were trying to tip toe through them. In the end you just had to walk on them all. Yes, I remember. We were at the seaside too (can't think where), and there was a bright red stripe made of drowned ladybirds along the beach where the tide had been.There was an invasion of flying ants in the early 70s. Coincidentally, I was in Blackpool for this freak of nature.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 4:45 pm

Si wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Anyone remember the invasion of Ladybirds we had. One summer late 70's.I remember been in Blackpool on hols, the streets were literally coverd in them. People (especially women and kids) were trying to tip toe through them. In the end you just had to walk on them all. Yes, I remember. We were at the seaside too (can't think where), and there was a bright red stripe made of drowned ladybirds along the beach where the tide had been.There was an invasion of flying ants in the early 70s. Coincidentally, I was in Blackpool for this freak of nature. Oh god. You just got to love the 70's. I guess it was the boyhood years for me. But everything seemed to happen, it seemed so much more fun. Ladybird invasions. The Roundhay Lido, Star Wars at the cinema. Even the standpipes in the streets seemed fun. The coalman still came, Rag and bone men, The wagon with the ride on the back came round. Of course Jim'll fix it lol, Slush Puppies. When the barage balloon went up at Roundhay you knew it was fun time! The Generation game. Starsky and Hutch. Saturdays have never been the same again I'll not detract from the Bumble bee theme anymore. I just had to reminisce a bit, because i'm fed up with this dull modern era we have now lol

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 5:01 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Oh god. You just got to love the 70's. I guess it was the boyhood years for me. But everything seemed to happen, it seemed so much more fun. Ladybird invasions. The Roundhay Lido, Star Wars at the cinema. Even the standpipes in the streets seemed fun. The coalman still came, Rag and bone men, The wagon with the ride on the back came round. Of course Jim'll fix it lol, Slush Puppies. When the barage balloon went up at Roundhay you knew it was fun time! The Generation game. Starsky and Hutch. Saturdays have never been the same again I'll not detract from the Bumble bee theme anymore. I just had to reminisce a bit, because i'm fed up with this dull modern era we have now lol Got to agree 100% with you Phil regarding the 70's. To our parents those years were full of strikes, shortages and general decline but to us who grew up in the 70's they were the golden years.Regards.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 5:07 pm

Hats Off wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Oh god. You just got to love the 70's. I guess it was the boyhood years for me. But everything seemed to happen, it seemed so much more fun. Ladybird invasions. The Roundhay Lido, Star Wars at the cinema. Even the standpipes in the streets seemed fun. The coalman still came, Rag and bone men, The wagon with the ride on the back came round. Of course Jim'll fix it lol, Slush Puppies. When the barage balloon went up at Roundhay you knew it was fun time! The Generation game. Starsky and Hutch. Saturdays have never been the same again I'll not detract from the Bumble bee theme anymore. I just had to reminisce a bit, because i'm fed up with this dull modern era we have now lol Got to agree 100% with you Phil regarding the 70's. To our parents those years were full of strikes, shortages and general decline but to us who grew up in the 70's they were the golden years.Regards. Me too. They were my teenage years. I left school (very strict) and went to art college - art lessons all day (including life-class, phowarrr!), lots of like-minded girls, parties every weekend, you could smoke in college, and go to the pub for lunch. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven!!!PS For the record, I don't like wasps either.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 5:17 pm

Si wrote: Hats Off wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Oh god. You just got to love the 70's. I guess it was the boyhood years for me. But everything seemed to happen, it seemed so much more fun. Ladybird invasions. The Roundhay Lido, Star Wars at the cinema. Even the standpipes in the streets seemed fun. The coalman still came, Rag and bone men, The wagon with the ride on the back came round. Of course Jim'll fix it lol, Slush Puppies. When the barage balloon went up at Roundhay you knew it was fun time! The Generation game. Starsky and Hutch. Saturdays have never been the same again I'll not detract from the Bumble bee theme anymore. I just had to reminisce a bit, because i'm fed up with this dull modern era we have now lol Got to agree 100% with you Phil regarding the 70's. To our parents those years were full of strikes, shortages and general decline but to us who grew up in the 70's they were the golden years.Regards. Me too. They were my teenage years. I left school (very strict) and went to art college - art lessons all day (including life-class, phowarrr!), lots of like-minded girls, parties every weekend, you could smoke in college, and go to the pub for lunch. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven!!!PS For the record, I don't like wasps either. And there was I in my 30's with a wife and 2 kids,a mortgage grafting my nut's off so I could pay my taxes so you could swan off to the pub every lunchtime and go to Art Coolege! you dont know your born! But then I had the 50's and 60's so I wouldn't swap you!LOL

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 5:23 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Si wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Anyone remember the invasion of Ladybirds we had. One summer late 70's.I remember been in Blackpool on hols, the streets were literally coverd in them. People (especially women and kids) were trying to tip toe through them. In the end you just had to walk on them all. Yes, I remember. We were at the seaside too (can't think where), and there was a bright red stripe made of drowned ladybirds along the beach where the tide had been.There was an invasion of flying ants in the early 70s. Coincidentally, I was in Blackpool for this freak of nature. Oh god. You just got to love the 70's. I guess it was the boyhood years for me. But everything seemed to happen, it seemed so much more fun. Ladybird invasions. The Roundhay Lido, Star Wars at the cinema. Even the standpipes in the streets seemed fun. The coalman still came, Rag and bone men, The wagon with the ride on the back came round. Of course Jim'll fix it lol, Slush Puppies. When the barage balloon went up at Roundhay you knew it was fun time! The Generation game. Starsky and Hutch. Saturdays have never been the same again I'll not detract from the Bumble bee theme anymore. I just had to reminisce a bit, because i'm fed up with this dull modern era we have now lol Raging inflation, house value going up hundreds every week, loads a Motown too and so much 'fun' to be had for the asking and the hot waterless summers - btw, can I have one of what ever you've had today

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Tue 13 Apr, 2010 9:14 pm

We all tend to say the same about our life in what ever time we were bought up in.In twenty or so years the kids of today will say the same things we say about the past. What comes around goes around.