Comments | rhia_rosamund: My life, in a nutshell

rhia_rosamund

My life, in a nutshell

Aug 27, 2007 14:29

Retreat was good, weather cooperated except that one time... 10 adults, 2 little ones, 1 tarp, 1 huge downpour. Lots of yummy marshmallows and veggie hot dogs and other good food. 2 good rituals. Lots of wasps but amazingly no one was stung ( Read more... )

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lunaalo August 27 2007, 22:45:16 UTC

1 person stung, but not badly.
Thank's to Oona's quick response with the allergy medications :)

rhia_rosamund August 28 2007, 03:50:03 UTC

Who got stung?? I must have missed that... I saw Aaron running away from a wasp with Riley at one point, but I know it didn't get him...

lunaalo August 28 2007, 23:53:24 UTC

I got stung on Sunday.

northernraven August 28 2007, 19:53:12 UTC

I know it was necessary to trap the wasps, but I just couldn't leave them there to die. After much debating as to the logistics, I eventually managed to release the trap - WITHOUT getting stung (which still amazes me!).

Death tole was about a dozen. Survivors were well over 30!

Next time, I say we just barely coat the bottom of the trap so it's enough to attract but not kill the wasps, and we release them before we leave. Anything less would be disrespectful. After all, it's humans who bring all the food to one place that attracts the wasps in the first place. We are intruding on their habitat, not the other way around.

lunaalo August 28 2007, 23:55:04 UTC

being someone who is Anaphalactically (sp) allergic to them i will always kill them first, better them than me.

northernraven August 29 2007, 05:26:41 UTC

Of course! I wasn't suggesting otherwise.

What I am suggesting is a way to avoid *any* deaths . . . Catch and release, rather than catch and kill.