The attack of the Giant Red Ants

I hesitate to write this story, because it’s a bit embarrassing. I know that several of the hunters had some contact with bugs on the hunt Saturday so they should appreciate this story more than others. My story actually started on Saturday, when I was setting up the main transmitter. Surrounding the location of this T, were thousands of Foxtails weeds, ready to attack my socks. As I left, I found that my socks where totally penetrated by these spears. Needless to say, walking while these things stuck into me was not the best thing I can think of for a walk. So off came the socks and the rest of the time I walked without the socks. Later that day, I talked to Deryl and he told me he was going to charge me for a new pair of socks. So come Sunday while getting ready to take down the T, I first took off my shoes then my socks. Back on went the shoes but no socks. As I was dismantling the antenna, I felt some discomfort on my feet. Not knowing what the trouble was, I sat down to take off my shoe. Well it seems that I had placed my feet right on a red anthill, they where swarming all over my feet. Then I felt a bite on my back, oh no! I had sat down on the ants! Now I was really in trouble, I ran out of there as quickly as I could shedding all my clothes as fast as I could. I got bit just about everywhere that there was something that would squeeze the ants to make them bite. My feet where my shoes had squashed them and my belt line where the belt also put pressure on them. I used my T-shirt to sweep all the ants away. If anybody had been up there watching, I would have made an interesting picture. With no clothes on whacking my body with my T-shirt. I sure you get the picture. Needless to say the rest of the day was spent in some agony, my feet stung my back and parts of my legs burned. When I got home I showered and put on some cortisone and alvera cream. Later that night I found that what actually worked was fresh onions. Needless to say, my wife stayed a long distance from me Sunday night. I have so much fun putting on these hunts!

Don KF6GQ