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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Nysor on 2026-05-25 16:32:22+00:00.

Yesterday was quite something. I had been waiting all week for a fun weekend 25 mile bike ride. It was a glorious ride, the weather was perfect, and the day was shaping up great. Or so I thought.

A mile from the car, I hit a big descent and flew down it. Faster and faster I went, the world at a standstill as I zipped by. The air felt crisp and I opened my mouth to taste it. But instead of tasting air, my mouth engulfed some poor bee. Probably couldn't get out of the way in time. I spat it out immediately but it managed to sting my lip. Ouch!

Using my phone's front facing camera, I somewhat awkwardly removed the stinger, and then biked the remaining mile back to my car. I'm not allergic but I wanted to get antihistamine.

But the universe had other plans, for when I tried to drive home... my car had a flat tire. My first one ever! Some nail lodged in the sidewall and it deflated while I was gone. As my first flat, I'll admit I didn't have the confidence to figure out how to put on the spare, somewhat distracted by the stinging. No worries I thought, I'll just call my girlfriend and she'll bring over benadryl.

Or so I thought. Turns out she'd gone to an event with friends and some asshole called in a shooting threat and the place was on lockdown. They weren't letting anyone in or out. Later it was found out to be a hoax.

Roadside assistance comes, I get the spare on, and get home. I take a couple benadryl and go to sleep. I woke up a few hours later, and the lip is so swollen it's hard to enunciate clearly. Turns out the benadryl expired in 2016 🤦 and loses its potency over time. Super.

TL;DR: Can't talk, I'm out $$ to replace the tire, and now have to cancel my Memorial Day plans. At least I didn't swallow the bee.