MesquiteMan
Retired Head Moderator
I had a GREAT 24 hours a couple of days ago, NOT!!
I was cleaning up the shop a couple of nights ago and felt something sting my hand. It hurt like a scorpion sting so I went looking for the little bast** to kill him! No luck, but I did find a Brown Recluse spider! Upon closer inspection of my hand, I found 2 little "fang" marks. If you are not aware, a brown recluse is more poisonous than a rattlesnake!
Anyway, did a little research on BR bites and found something on a homeopathic site that said to apply a poultice of activated charcoal. Well, my mom is into that homeopathic stuff so I went to her house and got fixed up.
Later that evening, as I was taking getting ready to take a shower, I found out that the water heater had gone out and I had a lukewarm shower! I woke up the next morning and was working on the water heater, not wearing any shoes, of course! As I stepped out of the water heater closet, I ended up stepping on a piece of hard plastic. It hurt like heck and when I took a look, I saw lots of blood! A few hours later, I had 5 new stitches in my toe!
So, in 24 hours, I got bit by one of the most poisonous spiders in North America, got to repair a broken water heater, and got 5 stitches! Man, what a day!
The good news, however, is that the activated charcoal did wonders and I have no ill effects from the BR bite, the water heater was an easy, cheap fix, just had to replace the thermocouple, and my toe is healing well with little pain!
I was cleaning up the shop a couple of nights ago and felt something sting my hand. It hurt like a scorpion sting so I went looking for the little bast** to kill him! No luck, but I did find a Brown Recluse spider! Upon closer inspection of my hand, I found 2 little "fang" marks. If you are not aware, a brown recluse is more poisonous than a rattlesnake!
Anyway, did a little research on BR bites and found something on a homeopathic site that said to apply a poultice of activated charcoal. Well, my mom is into that homeopathic stuff so I went to her house and got fixed up.
Later that evening, as I was taking getting ready to take a shower, I found out that the water heater had gone out and I had a lukewarm shower! I woke up the next morning and was working on the water heater, not wearing any shoes, of course! As I stepped out of the water heater closet, I ended up stepping on a piece of hard plastic. It hurt like heck and when I took a look, I saw lots of blood! A few hours later, I had 5 new stitches in my toe!
So, in 24 hours, I got bit by one of the most poisonous spiders in North America, got to repair a broken water heater, and got 5 stitches! Man, what a day!
The good news, however, is that the activated charcoal did wonders and I have no ill effects from the BR bite, the water heater was an easy, cheap fix, just had to replace the thermocouple, and my toe is healing well with little pain!
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