Suzy and everyone else,
I remember that Julie was cleaning the windows of her bedroom on the second
floor of the house on W. Chestnut Hill and I was watching from the ground
outside.  She was throwing buckets of water onto the shutters beside the windows on
the outside of the house. 

But unbeknownst to us, there was a yellow jacket  nest underground where the
water was coming down and they swarmed up and started stinging me.  It felt
like someone put a cigarette out on my arm.  Then on  my neck.  Then my back
and all over.  I had about 15 stings in all. I  immediately ran into the powder
room half bathroom for sanctuary and I guess I thought it was the most inside
area of the house.  I did not get throat close up sick, but I felt a lot of pain.

Then once I was on a boy scout hike and we were walking along (on) some
railroad tracks.  I remember two things: First, there was a point where the
scoutmaster or leader agonized over crossing the railroad bridge because of what if a
train came.  We did and it did and we had to quick scramble off, but it was
pretty scary. 

Second, sometime during the hike along the tracks I got attacked
by the yellow jackets and sustained 12 stings or so.  There was no talk of
throat swelling up concerns and we just had to hike back.

There is no impending hurricane here but I wish it would rain.

Love,
Randy