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Hornets 2, Cis 0

At 77, Cis Gors, of Kootenai, discovered she still can move quickly at times, like, for example, when a hornet crawls up her pants leg and begins to sting. How fast can did Cis get from the yard to the house to strip off her pants and shows? "Nanoseconds," according to her Facebook page. Cis sez she then slapped some Vicks on the 2 owies -- and, voila, the pain was gone. Cis can't explain why she opted for the Vicks, other than "it sounded good at the time." In the old days, when she smoked, she slap tobacco on the stings. Facebook Friend David Keyes, of Sandpoint, offered levity in a comment, suggesting that Cis edit the speed that took her from the yard to the house to "nana-seconds." After all, she is a grandma many times over.

Question: How do you treat hornet or bee bites?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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