In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On 2/10/07 11:10, in article , "Uncle
Marvo" wrote:

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I have Zirtek (sp?) which don't knock me out. I must see if I can
start a gunfight later, when I've finished the game of rugby.

I also have cellulitis and Flucloxacillin, and a flea in the ear
from Doc who says not to touch that plant again, cos next time I
might be doing Nelson impressions.

Kiss me, Hardy.

I didn't even like the bl**dy thing much.



Just like me and bees so now I carry an Epipen if going to farflung
places and on holiday. Nobody is certain another sting *would* kill
me but they'd rather I didn't experiment! Get rid of that plant but
for goodness sake don't do it yourself. And do make sure that
whoever does it doesn't leave any twigs or thorns lying around that
you might not see.
I haven't searched very exhaustively but I can't find any cautions
about toxicity in this plant so is it possible its been hit by some
spray or other and that you have, effectively, injected yourself with
it? I have known that happen to someone who pricked himself on a
rose thorn and came very close to death.

I have searched too, and this one doesn't have any problems known to anyone
but me, it seems. I cut myself every time I go in the garden, rose thorns,
brambles etc, and no problem. It was killed by chemical means but it
attacked me before that. I don't think there are any chemicals other then
glyphosate on it though.

It's odd. It's a Chaenomeles Japonica (sp? Japanese Quince?) - or it was,
anyway. Now it's a pile of twigs. Deadly twigs :-)