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Insect versus man-Massive yellow jacket nest keeps woman afraid and indoors(Alabama)
Ledger-Enquirer ^ | 26 July 2006 | Brian McDearmon

Posted on 08/22/2006 8:21:29 AM PDT by Marius3188

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To: mhking

I may not be the first to says this, but please know how happy I am to see you back on here.


101 posted on 08/25/2006 12:12:10 PM PDT by NerdDad (Aug 7, 1981, I married my soulmate, CDBEAR. 25 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
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To: AnAmericanMother; RandallFlag
A glass prison. Great idea!!

There is nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING that I enjoy more than killing hornets and wasps, especially those nasty red wasps that hurt so much. When I was a young teenager I ran over an underground hornet's nest while mowing our yard on my Dad's brand-new riding lawnmower. When I realized I was being attacked by a swarm of very-angry hornets, I ran inside the house screaming and hollering (incoherently, I'm sure.)

Well, dear ol' Dad thought it was all pretty funny at first, but he didn't think it was quite so cute & funny when I got to the part of my story about how I "just jumped off the lawnmower and ran to escape certain death." The sudden, startled look on his face was just priceless. Whoops! His shiny new lawnmower was still running wide open against the house when he ran outside to find it. LOL! He STILL brings that up to this day!

Anyway, the next time I run across an underground nest, I'll go BUY a glass container if I have to. Thanks for the idea!

102 posted on 08/25/2006 4:21:09 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: RandallFlagg

ROFL! Funny!


103 posted on 08/25/2006 4:23:39 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: RandallFlagg

This was supposed to go to you, not "randallflag."


104 posted on 08/25/2006 4:25:07 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: USA Girl

Stinging wasps, hornets, and fire ants are all tools of Satan and were loosed on earth with the express purpose of torturing, maiming, and otherwise causing massive untold suffering upon all humankind.

So there.


105 posted on 08/25/2006 5:05:10 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: cyn

Oh, how sweet. You remembered me!

I don't come here much anymore and so normally I would have missed this, so thanks for the ping. (I miss seeing you!)


106 posted on 08/25/2006 5:17:17 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: mhking
Now THAT is a good idea.

If we get another yellow jacket nest near the driveway, I'll just run the exhaust down there (too bad I didn't know about that for the car-washing yellow jackets, had a car right there and handy.)

107 posted on 08/25/2006 5:47:13 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: Nita Nupress
The glass bowl is an elegant, money-saving, and environmentally sensitive way to get rid of the little nasties.

Too bad about you and the riding mower! (Didn't he hear the engine running?)

108 posted on 08/25/2006 5:48:23 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: mhking

LOL. That's all I could think. This could have been a hold my beer moment, if they were drinking. I imagined them torching the nest and the mobile home.


109 posted on 08/25/2006 7:22:24 PM PDT by World'sGoneInsane (LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN, LET NO ONE FORGET)
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To: mhking
Run a hose from the car's tailpipe to the nest (obviously at night, when the buggers are inside and unlikely to sting you), and crank the car up. The carbon monoxide'll get 'em every time...

Yep, I was thinking smoke 'em out myself, but CO is so much better.

110 posted on 08/25/2006 10:16:57 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Nita Nupress; Dog Gone

hey, I see odd stories, and I think of you and Dog! I was also wondering if Gertie knew 'em. Good to see you, too! Take care.


111 posted on 08/28/2006 6:01:09 PM PDT by cyn
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