It is a lesson that he will not soon forget! Now, experienced farmers know this... And, Bernie is now a (more) experienced farmer!
The drama unfolded on the back field out by the pond. He was mowing on a particularly steep and nasty slope when he felt something odd. At first, he thought it was a horse fly, or maybe a bee sting! Soon, the truth became painfully clear -he was surrounded by swarming yellowjackets. Fortunately, before running for it, he kept his head enough to turn off the tractor and set the parking break.
A neighbor heard the screaming and came running to see what was up. He thought the tractor had turned over. But no, there was just a big ball of swarming yellow jackets in the field and Bernie, standing farther away, wondering if he had really out run them!
It is now 3 hours later, and he is no worse for the wear other than a (really really) nasty headache and lots of other aches and pains and pains and aches. He got at least 9 stings in the head, including the inside nose, on an eyelid, and both ears (inside and out!). There are other stings on his back and arms, so the total count is probably around 15. It is hard to say because some of them blend together...
So, the moral of the story is, dress like Crocodile Dundee when mowing fields!
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