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SlingShot · 09-04-2010, 07:56 PM

Been one of those days today ... Decided to do a quick clean of the gutters this afternoon. Apparently momma Brown Widow was hiding in there. Never felt a thing till about 30 minutes later, went for a quick ride and when I shifted from 1st to 2nd the pain set in ... Within a hour my thumb started turning black. Went to the E-Room and they pumped me up with antibiotics, so secondary infections don't set in. Doesn't hurt any more, just swollen and dark color ...

hubcap · 09-04-2010, 08:00 PM

Ouch! Keep a close eye on that. Some bites can be really bad..then get worse. Get well soon.
Whata trade your m6 for my a6 for awhile?

SlingShot · 09-04-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hubcap

Ouch! Keep a close eye on that. Some bites can be really bad..then get worse. Get well soon.
Whata trade your m6 for my a6 for awhile?

LOL ...Thanks, but still have the wife's A6 2LT ...

tjbusa · 09-04-2010, 08:06 PM

Good you got attention right away, spider bites are not for home remedies. Black widows and brown recluse are quite common. Speedy recovery to you and no pain shifting.

Indpowr · 09-04-2010, 08:07 PM

I was going to say Twice shy....LOL

Sorry for your luck

*Mr. Wyndham* · 09-04-2010, 08:12 PM

And he said unto his gutter-cleaners:

"Where thy gloves"

tsk-tsk...

I hope you heal up quick, Slingshot.

Oddball · 09-04-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tjbusa

Good you got attention right away, spider bites are not for home remedies. Black widows and brown recluse are quite common. Speedy recovery to you and no pain shifting.

I've heard about Black Widow bites, but I've experienced a Brown Recluse bite. After two weeks of saying to myself, "it'll clear up", the back of my left leg looked like it belonged on a decomposing corpse!

raqball · 09-04-2010, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddball

I've heard about Black Widow bites, but I've experienced a Brown Recluse bite. After two weeks of saying to myself, "it'll clear up", the back of my left leg looked like it belonged on a decomposing corpse!

I got bit by a brown recluse a few years ago on the chin... Ate me clear down to the bone and still have a scar from that little punk....

WadeWilson · 09-04-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SlingShot

Been one of those days today ... Decided to do a quick clean of the gutters this afternoon. Apparently momma Brown Widow was hiding in there. Never felt a thing till about 30 minutes later, went for a quick ride and when I shifted from 1st to 2nd the pain set in ... Within a hour my thumb started turning black. Went to the E-Room and they pumped me up with antibiotics, so secondary infections don't set in. Doesn't hurt any more, just swollen and dark color ...

OUCH!! That's why I always wear gloves when doing outside work.

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Originally Posted by raqball

I got bit by a brown recluse a few years ago on the chin... Ate me clear down to the bone and still have a scar from that little punk....

Damn man that sucks! I despise spiders.

L99SS · 09-04-2010, 10:27 PM

Ouch. I've worked around spiders long enough that it has become second nature to wear at least "Mechanix" brand light-duty work gloves for around the house stuff. In fact, such a pair of gloves saved my right pinky from an angry honeybee. I was at work and the bee zoomed in for a crash landing right on the floor of the delivery truck. A quick brush of the gloved hand was not enough to sweep him out; instead his legs gripped right into the fabric. I attempted to shake it off to no avail - it became like slow motion, and the skin on my hand really began to crawl. All I could do was watch the phases of the bee embedding its stinger. It was better than a front-row seat during an episode of "Animal Planet". Wow!

As for the stinger, it found its mark in the thickest portion of my glove: right on the seam. No pain, no injury, and the bee died. So that's my story - gloves work to protect!

I wish you a quick recovery!

2010 SSRS · 09-04-2010, 11:07 PM

damn spiders

lil_red_v6 · 09-05-2010, 10:14 AM

friggin a man. i hate spiders too i have that phobia of them.. i wish u a fast recovery.

v6sonoma · 09-05-2010, 11:56 AM

Spiders!

2ndgenz28 · 09-05-2010, 12:01 PM

Id be callin Russia to deliver a 55gal drum of DDT and poison everything in sight.

09-04-2010, 07:56 PM	#1
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	"Once Bitten" Been one of those days today ... Decided to do a quick clean of the gutters this afternoon. Apparently momma Brown Widow was hiding in there. Never felt a thing till about 30 minutes later, went for a quick ride and when I shifted from 1st to 2nd the pain set in ... Within a hour my thumb started turning black. Went to the E-Room and they pumped me up with antibiotics, so secondary infections don't set in. Doesn't hurt any more, just swollen and dark color ... Attached Images __________________

09-04-2010, 08:06 PM	#4
tjbusa Serious Sleeper Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lexington,SC Posts: 3,129	Good you got attention right away, spider bites are not for home remedies. Black widows and brown recluse are quite common. Speedy recovery to you and no pain shifting. __________________ ************************************* Drive-by Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar reads... W T F *************************************

09-04-2010, 08:12 PM	#6
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	And he said unto his gutter-cleaners: "Where thy gloves" tsk-tsk... I hope you heal up quick, Slingshot. __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

09-04-2010, 10:27 PM	#10
L99SS Drives: '10 Camaro IOM Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Closing fast... Posts: 568 View My Garage	Ouch. I've worked around spiders long enough that it has become second nature to wear at least "Mechanix" brand light-duty work gloves for around the house stuff. In fact, such a pair of gloves saved my right pinky from an angry honeybee. I was at work and the bee zoomed in for a crash landing right on the floor of the delivery truck. A quick brush of the gloved hand was not enough to sweep him out; instead his legs gripped right into the fabric. I attempted to shake it off to no avail - it became like slow motion, and the skin on my hand really began to crawl. All I could do was watch the phases of the bee embedding its stinger. It was better than a front-row seat during an episode of "Animal Planet". Wow! As for the stinger, it found its mark in the thickest portion of my glove: right on the seam. No pain, no injury, and the bee died. So that's my story - gloves work to protect! I wish you a quick recovery! __________________

09-04-2010, 11:07 PM	#11
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	damn spiders __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

09-04-2010, 08:00 PM	#2
hubcap Drives: 2010 VR 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 225	Ouch! Keep a close eye on that. Some bites can be really bad..then get worse. Get well soon. Whata trade your m6 for my a6 for awhile?

09-04-2010, 08:07 PM	#5
Indpowr Account Suspended Drives: Corvette C6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 6,959 View My Garage	I was going to say Twice shy....LOL Sorry for your luck

09-05-2010, 10:14 AM	#12
lil_red_v6 one wheelin Drives: 2004 yamaha r6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: saginaw Posts: 2,200	friggin a man. i hate spiders too i have that phobia of them.. i wish u a fast recovery.

09-05-2010, 11:56 AM	#13
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	Spiders! __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

09-05-2010, 12:01 PM	#14
2ndgenz28 Thread Killer Drives: All Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NWO Toledo Area Posts: 4,720	Id be callin Russia to deliver a 55gal drum of DDT and poison everything in sight.