Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, Nice to hear you survived those pesky Fire Ants. Did not know they were in Arizona. We had them down in Texas, and they are indeed painfull and a huge problem being very aggressive. We had a problem with them in our pool as they would lie in the water and if you got near enough to them to crawl up on you they would bite and be very painful. Fortunately they are not in Iowa. Gene -------------- Original message from Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>: -------------- > > On Sep 16, 2006, at 6:43 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > > > >> To Scott McLoughin & Ric Carter..... > >> > >> Thank you gentlemen, much appreciated. > >> > >> However, I think the Friday picture should've been me lying on my > >> belly in the drive way shooting the picture.;-) My wife said... > >> "You're going to have the paramedics arriving if anyone saw you > >> lying on the ground, they'll think you've croaked! > > well... here's one Ted ...recently, I woke up on the ground outside > my home to the tune of two rescue squads busy placing IV's into me... > > my wife found me unconcious, my camera on the ground nearby... > > I had stepped (bare feet) on a fire ant mound...received 30-50 bites... > > soon lost consciousness, not sure how long... I had some nice photos > in the camera as it turned out later, including one taken just as I > lost consciousness... > > :-) > > Steve > > >> It was the struggle getting back-up when I could've used > >> paramedics. ;-) Thanks again > >> ted > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information