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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:14 AM
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It's happened to all of us. It's worse when you don't wear a full face helmet. (I never do). I've been hit in the face quite a few times, but the worst was my wife!! I was giving her a hard time about squirming and knocking off my balance and she nearly knocked off my head, (I deserved it)[]
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:16 AM
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A swarm of bees! Yeah, that was below average.
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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A large rock from a truck isn't fun.
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:18 AM
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A swarm of bees! Yeah, that was below average.
What do you mean by "below average"?
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:21 AM
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Got stung several times, As experiences go, it was waaayyyy below average.
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:26 AM
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I think it was a locust,or something about that size at about 70.It actually hit my throat,just to the right of my Adams apple.Hurt like hell and left a huge bruise that looked like a giant birthmark.OUCH !!
 
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Got stung several times, As experiences go, it was waaayyyy below average.
I don't know--That's about as bad as it gets for me because I have a phobia for bees. The only job I was ever fired from in my life was a house painting job. I jumped off the ladder from the second floor, pain and all fell, when some bees began to fly out of a hole I just painted over. The boss said "you would rather break your legs than get stung by a bee"?! I said "yes". And he said "then I can't have you hear or you will kill yourself or somebody else"!
 
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:27 AM
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Big bumble bee...right between the eyes....made a huge mess out of the face shield. otherwise so far just small rocks.
 
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Rocks,,,some rock hard bugs,,,Almost a retread of a big truck,,,missed me by a foot...the worst was when I got hit from behind,,,,had bigfoot riding bit&h going for his parts,,,,and I forgot what promped him,,,but he punched me in the side of the helmet and knocked it off,,,had to turn around and pick it up.....
 
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feces from a cattle truck.....tee tee from a cattle truck...buzzard puke and $hit
 



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