Words of Wisdom

I thought this made a lot of sense.

Into the forest I go, to loose my mind and find my soul.

Are you prepared if this happens?  I also found out like this person (copied from another post.) Luckily I got to a clinic in time.

Finding out you’re allergic to bee stings is not very fun.

I’ve been stung dozens upon dozens of times in my life.

They say it takes just one.

Last Friday I found out what a bald faced hornet, straight to the back of the head can do to a guy.

Walking down my driveway, out of nowhere, I got hit hard by a bald faced. 

At first I didn’t know what happened, and then the pain kicked in.

Within minutes I was nauseous and my face a deep red.

I came in the house to put something cold on the sting, which was now the size of a golf ball.

I turned to my buddy using a ton of expletives, and he looked at my face and said I needed to be in a hospital.

My tongue and face swelled. My eyes puffed up.

The sting was now pool ball sized.

I called 911 and hopped in my truck, beelining (pun intended) to the ER.

The dispatcher stayed on the phone with me as my symptoms increased, and she had a group of nurses and a doctor all ready for my arrival.

I was greeted with my first EpiPen, as my swelling increased and my breathing became super, super rough.

It was like breathing through a cocktail straw.

Then an IV of Benadryl, to control the full body itching, and steroids to reduce swelling.

Still going downhill, a second EpiPen went to my other thigh.

Finally, a tiny bit of relief, and some airflow. 

Still shaking from epinephrine, and my whole body uncontrollably itching, I turned the corner.

Thank God.

Over the next several hours, the amazing staff at Eagle River Aspirus Hospital, kept me calm, knew what to do, and I’m pretty sure they saved my life.

Without those meds, if I was far from medical care, I really don’t think I’d have gotten through this.

Thank you to the Doctor and Nurses of Eagle River.

Thank you to the wonderful 911 ladies (who I work with) for staying with me on that ride, and having helping hands waiting for my arrival.

Special thanks to my friend Joe, for recognizing immediately that I needed to go to get help.

If I know you, just wanted to say hi and that I love you.

Looking back a few days later, I really realize how short, precious, and fragile that life truly is.

Now for the good part.

I found the nest. 

I waited till dark.

I carefully planned and then exacted my revenge against these evil bastard hornets.

4 cans of foaming wasp spray, a powerful flashlight and careful aim, and the hornets were decimated.

I returned to the scene today to salvage the nest, and see what it was that got me.

Well, there sure were a lot of these assholes living in this community.

I can proudly say, that none survived.

I will forever hold a grudge against these nasty bugs.

Anyway, I thought I’d share this, because you just never know when it could be “your time”.

Thankfully, with an EpiPen in my pocket now for life, I’ll be around to love my family, kiss my wife, and really understand the fragile balance between humans and the wildlife we live with.

Here’s a few pictures of these nasty, and potentially deadly hornets.

If you see one, I’d suggest choosing a different route on your travels.

Glad I’m here.

Have a great day.

As I watch my kids grow up and keep getting older, it is becoming clear to me that, having to make many decisions., life is a marathon and not a sprint. I try to not make any rash decisions anymore, a lot of times I will stew on a purchase decision, and after a week or so it does not look as sexy as when I got to have it comes over me, so I would say analyze , before taking action, . Net

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Listen to the wind; it talks.
Listen to the silence; it speaks.
Listen to your heart; it knows.

If it has wheels or t!??!$ in will cause heartaches.

Off to the forest i go
to lose my mind 
and find my soul

Rule No. 51.
When you walk a way, don’t look back.

Pushing thru is hard, giving up is easy…fight the good fight. Foucus on the solutions, not the problems…. Net

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest

Guns are just like parachutes, if you don't have one when you need one , you'll never need another one!

 

No matter what your looking for, it will always be in the last place you look.

" Desire is the ​root of suffering".

Been quiet here lately so.....For you youngsters still working,  when you get to work in the morning you should immediately find a place to hide. 

Good workers are really hard to find these days.