As a childhood wasp sting victim, I remember my grandmother made a paste of baking soda and water, then covered it with a bandage. That was a very effective (and environmentally friendly!) remedy.
I propose an addendum to your third point to include baking soda-and-water paste stations for wasp stings.
Posted by: Lisa S. on Nov 15, 11 | 1:31 pm
soda-and-water paste stations. Yes! They very much need those. Wasp stings on public transit is a problem we all face.
Posted by:
spudart on Nov 15, 11 | 1:34 pm
Another insect sting tip: If you happen to be stung on your finger by a bee or wasp while wearing a ring...and your finger starts to swell, resulting in loss of circulation to that finger...and you can't get the ring off because of the aforementioned swelling (!!), I recommend taking a trip to your neighborhood fire department. They will cut the ring off for you free of charge!
This is a great solution for a few reasons:
1. It beats taking a trip to the emergency room.
2. It's free!
3. You get to know your neighborhood heroes!
4. You give the firemen something to do during down time!
My dad thought of this remedy when I experienced such a sting in high school. A flock of four or five firemen came out of nowhere, surrounded my swelling finger and swiftly and painlessly cut the ring off!
Posted by: Lisa S. on Nov 15, 11 | 1:47 pm
I just don't understand why the Pace buses are so big. Why don't they drive vans? A van would get around town much faster than a clunky slow bus. They would get infinitely better gas mileage out of vans, too.
And if they drove vans, then they can have a larger fleet of vehicles thus giving more frequent service. I think a lot of people who consider taking Pace decide not to because the schedules are terrible.