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Man Burns House While Trying To Kill Yellow Jackets
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| October 1, 2007
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Posted on 10/01/2007 3:27:13 PM PDT by decimon
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A Triad man who was trying to rid his home of pesky yellow jackets is now looking for a new home.
Authorities said Hugh Williams sprayed insecticide in a hole next to the St. Andrews Road house on Sunday, but that didn't kill the bugs.
He then stuck paper in the hole and lit it, but the fire spread into the house and the attic, authorities said.
The home on Monday was draped with a blue tarp, and the chimney was bruised with fire soot.
"We certainly do not advocate the burning out of these insects, although it may work," said assistant Greensboro Fire Chief David Douglas.
The family is safe and no injuries were reported, but about $80,000 worth of damage was done to the home.
Fire officials said the house has been condemned until repairs can be made.
Williams did not want to be interviewed.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: chitchat
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"We certainly do not advocate the burning out of these insects, although it may work,"...So might a bulldozer.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:27:17 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
You Gotta Love the Irony!
To: decimon
At least he doesn’t have to worry about the Yellow Jackets.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:29:44 PM PDT
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: decimon
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:30:15 PM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(What happens if you're frightened half to death........................twice?)
To: decimon
I can sympathize with the guy who burned down his house. I had yellow jackets living in the siding of my house. I called Orkin twice they couldn’t get rid of them. Luckily, my neighbor’s brother works in pest control and was able to get rid of them. They are nasty insects.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:30:50 PM PDT
by
Dengar01
To: decimon
I can sympathize with the guy who burned down his house. I had yellow jackets living in the siding of my house. I called Orkin twice they couldn’t get rid of them. Luckily, my neighbor’s brother works in pest control and was able to get rid of them. They are nasty insects.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:30:52 PM PDT
by
Dengar01
To: decimon
Yikes there was a thread here last week about a guy with a yellowkjacket problem. Hope it wasn’t him.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:31:10 PM PDT
by
mware
(By all that you hold dear..on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
To: HEY4QDEMS
Subprime mortgage market collapsing; foreclosures at record level...
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:31:54 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: Man50D
At least he doesn’t have to worry about the Yellow Jackets.Until he moves back in. Then, it starts all over again...
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:32:03 PM PDT
by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(After six years of George W. Bush I long for the honesty and sincerity of the Clinton Administration)
To: decimon
Penske Yellow Jackets ???
To: decimon
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:33:03 PM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: All
To: decimon
Insurance??
Burn down, then rebuild.....no problem
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:34:15 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: stephenjohnbanker
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:35:31 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: Dumpster Baby
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:35:54 PM PDT
by
LaineyDee
(Don't mess with Texas wimmen!)
To: Man50D
or termites at this point....
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:35:57 PM PDT
by
God luvs America
(When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
To: decimon; trumandogz; Man50D; HEY4QDEMS; Dengar01; mware
http://www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com/Departments/Tips/yellowjacket50.html
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:36:19 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back!)
To: Dengar01
This year, when it was very quiet, I was hearing a crinkly noise in one room but I couldn’t locate where was the sound. I eventually saw a couple of the buggers (I’ve read that the ones making homes in walls are hornets) entering a space below a window. I sprayed that area every couple of days for about a week and a half and that did it.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:37:43 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
To: decimon
Williams did not want to be interviewed. I wonder why?
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:37:58 PM PDT
by
highimpact
(Abortion - [n]: human sacrifice at the altar of convenience.)
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