Do you carry pepper spray? (Read 815 times)

Yes, thanks! And as for the wasp story, I can relate. I once wiped out on my Rollerblades trying to bat away a sweatbee. Yeah, just one bee.

At least you had a good excuse for wiping-out...I would wipe out for absolutely no reason. Running is a much better sport for me--it requires a lot less coordination! BTW, BIG congrats on your nuptials! I hope your day was wonderful. Where did you honeymoon? k

I think I'm going to have to start carrying wasp/hornet spray! As I was going down this dirt road today, a bunch of ginormous wasps? swarmed around me as I passed through them. It seems every time I go through, there are more and more of them! I turned around after I was through them (batting my arms in all directions like a crazy person) to see if I could tell where they came from, and saw a bunch just sitting on the roadway. So, when you go through, they zoom right up and swarm around you. Luckily, they don't follow, but definately scary!

Well, I believe we've figured out what the mystery insects are that have made me alter my running route (grumble grumble)!! Cicada killer wasps! My husband had a bunch of the things swarming around his parking lot at work today and brought a dead one home. If indeed that's what they are, then my assumptions were right when I told him I thought they were either a)an insect that had markings like a wasp for predator protection, but had no stinging abilities at all and was a totally different insect, or b)was a wasp and wasn't aggressive because of all the times I've run through them, sometimes batting my arms, I would have been stung by now! (ding ding...choice B is right) AND I noticed the "horseflies" (or so I thought LOL) had been getting more numerous every time I went through. Turns out the males are probably what I've been encountering (on the road, swarming up to me when I go by) and as the article states, they come out mide June to mid September. Looks like prime time for the buggers! Good to know that they are pretty harmless (males don't have stingers), but I am still NOT going through them; it'd be my luck to bump into a lost female who mistakes me for a large cicada! You can read about them here!

if i can carry any weapon, I'll carry these...ninjas swear by them..

if i can carry any weapon, I'll carry these...ninjas swear by them..

My son loves these and has become quite expert in sticking them into a wooden target we made. Unfortunately, he broke his last one when he missed and it bounced off the driveway. Thanks for reminding me to get him some more. MTA - I agree - my son is a ninja in training, and he swears by them.

My view is, you're running. That means whoever's attacking you is gonna hafta catch up. Think of it as a race, with someone right on your tail. My bet's they'll get tired and give up before you do. But that's probably a bad safety net.

My view is, you're running. That means whoever's attacking you is gonna hafta catch up. Think of it as a race, with someone right on your tail. My bet's they'll get tired and give up before you do. But that's probably a bad safety net.

Heh, yeah...but they aren't already tired if they're sitting low and waiting for me to pass and I'm slow. k

At least you had a good excuse for wiping-out...I would wipe out for absolutely no reason. Running is a much better sport for me--it requires a lot less coordination! BTW, BIG congrats on your nuptials! I hope your day was wonderful. Where did you honeymoon? k

Sorry I guess I missed this last week We honeymooned at Sandals in the Bahamas -- very awesome!