I had this happen when I was up top a utility pole. It wasn't nearly as bad as this video, but it doesn't take many wasps to ruin your day. I was in a fall-arrest harness and seriously considered just unhooking and taking my chances with gravity VS the yellow-jackets.
In the end I climbed back down but got stung a few dozen times for my troubles.
Oh man I hit some yellow jackets in a bucket with an old versalift. The turn table was painfully slow, that was a bad, bad day. I ended up throwing the chain saw hoping they chased the noise and vibration, I don’t think it helped much.
Edit: I just wanted to reiterate how badly it sucks being stung by yellow jackets they’re so mother fucking mean man.
I had some get in my shoes while mountain biking and they just kept stinging my feet but I had to keep pedaling to get away from the rest of the swarm. Eventually had to tear my shoes off and smash them with my hands to stop them.
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u/JohnProof 9d ago
I had this happen when I was up top a utility pole. It wasn't nearly as bad as this video, but it doesn't take many wasps to ruin your day. I was in a fall-arrest harness and seriously considered just unhooking and taking my chances with gravity VS the yellow-jackets.
In the end I climbed back down but got stung a few dozen times for my troubles.