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oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
My dad had some lovely apple trees. He did lots of grafting too so had lots of varieties. I bought him one for his birthday years ago called Katy. It was a lovely, sweet crunchy apple and always got a good crop. Sadly there was a lot of waste as he had so many.
I have just started rereading a very interesting book which at one point goes into the history of how apple trees got to this country. It was a long and convoluted journey over many years starting in either China or somewhere in central Asia. Apples were fed to horses travelling on the Silk Road and the seeds were transferred slowly along in horse dung and as more trees appeared they slowly spread westwards.
All the trees in this country can be traced back to one single tree in on of the Stans but cannot remember just now which one.
The book is on my kindle so not easy to look for an unknown page for reference. The author Roger Deakin died some years ago before the book was completely finished but somebody else took it over and added the last chapter.
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
I know. Wasps are a real pest.
Wasps are very important pollinaters - moreso than bees apparently.
 

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
I've never been a fan of wasps, even less so after one put me in hospital a few years ago, nasty bad tempered stinging things. :angry::angry::angry:

Me either.

I had one scary experience, riding my motorcycle along a very busy road, near Marbella, Spain, it was hot, and, I foolishly pushed up be visor to cool down. A wasp flew in and proceeded to walk around the inside edge of the aperture. I had an anxious few minutes trying to find a safe place to stop, before it got irritated and stung me! ;)
 
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Me either.

I had one scary experience, riding my motorcycle along a very busy road, near Marbella, Spain, it was hot, and, I foolishly pushed up be visor to cool down. A wasp flew in and proceeded to walk around the inside edge of the aperture. I had an anxious few minutes trying to find a safe place to stop, before it got irritated and stung me! ;)

I got stung on the upper lip a few years ago whilst riding through Offchurch and needed an ambulance.
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
If you don't bother them and they will not bother you. We had a wasp bike underground next to a bench we used to sit out on in nice sunny days. Never bothered us tho' when they get to autumn and old and crotchety like the rest of us they can get a bit tetchy.
Yeah. Right. :laugh: leave them alone and they will leave you alone. NOT
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
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If you don't bother them and they will not bother you. We had a wasp bike underground next to a bench we used to sit out on in nice sunny days. Never bothered us tho' when they get to autumn and old and crotchety like the rest of us they can get a bit tetchy.
Wasp bike? I’ve met the bloke who owns this Brommie:

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Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
If you don't bother them and they will not bother you. We had a wasp bike underground next to a bench we used to sit out on in nice sunny days. Never bothered us tho' when they get to autumn and old and crotchety like the rest of us they can get a bit tetchy.
If only that was true
The little bastards sting for fun.
A few years ago me and MrsD were sat in the garden when one landed on her arm, stung her twice and flew off.
 

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
I rarely get stung, but a couple of years back I got a wasp stuck between my little finger and a table. It stung me, I flicked it away, but the sting stayed in my finger for a few more seconds before I was able to pick it out. The result. This was the following day. A urgent trip to the doctors, super strength antihistamines and antibiotics.
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welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I rarely get stung, but a couple of years back I got a wasp stuck between my little finger and a table. It stung me, I flicked it away, but the sting stayed in my finger for a few more seconds before I was able to pick it out. The result. This was the following day. A urgent trip to the doctors, super strength antihistamines and antibiotics.
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Good grief. Owwww.
 
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