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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:21:05 AM EDT
I had 2 wasp nests up in the very peak of the roof, over the front door.
So my brilliant idea is to climb out the window you see on the right, barefoot onto a hot roof, and knock the wasp nests off with a long pole. I get the 1st one okay, but it pisses off about 10 wasps. So as I'm fighting them off, I go for the 2nd one. I'm having trouble getting it, my feet are BURNING, and I'm getting attacked. I finally bail on my plan, by now my feet are killing me and I"ve taken a sting on the hand. I can't get the damned window open at 1st, and I'm getting pretty desparate. I get the window open, and I'm in such a rush I'm having trouble climbing back in. I finally toss my pole in, and just dive through the window, slam her shut.   Try 2 - do it from the ground, with a long pole and a power washer! Take that you bastards! 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:23:27 AM EDT
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I shot a big one with a BB gun. You get more time to escape that way.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:28:22 AM EDT
[#2]
Insecticide was out of the question for some reason?
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:28:54 AM EDT
[#3]
Ill call you the next time I need a wasp nest removed, I need a good laugh!
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:32:15 AM EDT
[#4]
1. Put some shoes on.
2. Do this in the middle of the day, when all the wasps are off the nest. |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:32:56 AM EDT
[#5]
Paint Ball guns work great too.
 Then leave them for a couple of days and let them rebuild. Then do it all over again. 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:33:19 AM EDT
[#6]
Get some Ortho Wasp and Hornet Killer.
The key is the work "Killer" Sprays about 15 feet. It drops them pretty damn fast and if just a little gets on them they do this creepy fly into the wall over and over deal. |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:33:28 AM EDT
[#7]
My cans are almost empty, so they won't spray that high from the ground, plus I wanted the nests gone. Would have been the sane approach.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:36:47 AM EDT
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There is something about wasp nests that turns people into tactical geniuses. I saw one in the rafters of a porch several years ago and decided to spray it with the garden hose. One of the offended wasps promptly flew into my face and poked his stinger into my left jowl. The whirring noise of his wings sounded like a ricocheting bullet. Soon afterwards I used a can of poison to properly zap the nest. Lesson learned: It is hard to hit a tiny flying target with a garden hose.
Galland |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:37:07 AM EDT
[#9]
Was the phrase, "Here hold my beer" uttered at some point in this process?
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:40:26 AM EDT
[#10]
I really like your front door.
What are your work hours again? Is the door bolted down?
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:40:28 AM EDT
[#11]
made a new avatar for you
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:41:23 AM EDT
[#12]
OMG! 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:41:57 AM EDT
[#13]
 Yeah, I think we all have our wasp stories. I attacked a nest with a fire exstinguisher one time. A good full blast actually drops them pretty quickly. Problem is, and unbeknownst to me at the time, it doesnt keep'm down like the wasp and hornet killer spray. And they do get up mightily pissed off. 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:42:57 AM EDT
[#14]
avatar test
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:43:46 AM EDT
[#15]
Sounds a lot like a Stooge episode...or maybe a Laurel & Hardy one. Although it must have hurt like hell...I'd still have like to have seen it.
Hmmmm...I wonder if your wasps are first cousins to the yellow jackets that got me yesterday while I was mowing. Still stings now and then too...
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:47:09 AM EDT
[#16]
this one should be easier to read as an avatar
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:53:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:53:27 AM EDT
[#18]
And surely someone around there has a movie camera. |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:55:03 AM EDT
[#19]
Let's see..... |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 7:55:39 AM EDT
[#20]
bit better. too funny
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:01:23 AM EDT
[#21]
It kills brain cells........ duhhhh 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:15:34 AM EDT
[#22]
Sounds like you need a shotgun filled rocksalt.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:17:05 AM EDT
[#23]
NOt to threadjack, but beautiful house you have!
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:20:00 AM EDT
[#24]
Thank you. Now I just wish I had more property.......and less neighbors. Out back: 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:21:13 AM EDT
[#25]
 Now, why didn't you post this in survival? "How do I effectively deal with bees post-shtf?" |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:22:04 AM EDT
[#26]
I was thinking "How does such a foolish man afford such a nice house?" Just picking on you.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:22:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:27:09 AM EDT
[#28]
I'd buy a dvd in a sec if it was full of all the dumb ass stuff people do when they around bees, wasps, and the like. Something about them brings out the idiot in ALL of us. Anyone that says otherwise is lying thru their teeth.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:32:18 AM EDT
[#29]
Yep, with bees and at boat ramps.... |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:42:43 AM EDT
[#30]
You'll have to burn the house down.........It's the only way to be sure........
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:45:20 AM EDT
[#31]
Should I shoot my dogs first, or call the PD to do that? 
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Posted: 7/10/2005 8:47:56 AM EDT
[#32]
12ga. #7.5 1 1/4 oz load. That will work every time
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Posted: 7/10/2005 9:10:11 AM EDT
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The good news is that you now technically qualify for handicap plates and can park right out front of the store. Retards do get handicap plates don't they?
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Posted: 7/10/2005 9:12:04 AM EDT
[#34]
Paintball guns work great, as do sling shots with firecrackers.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 9:13:38 AM EDT
[#35]
Do you have any Korean or Vietnamese neighbors??.....
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Posted: 7/10/2005 9:39:29 AM EDT
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[liberal]You were supposed to put the nest in a plastic garbage bag and relocate the nest.[/liberal]
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Posted: 7/10/2005 9:47:17 AM EDT
[#37]
Bingo... I would have loved to watch that event go down. ~Dg84 |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 10:31:55 AM EDT
[#38]
Wife already has one - we try not to use it much. |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 10:35:02 AM EDT
[#39]
Spray a flammable substance all over the nest then light on fire.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 10:35:26 AM EDT
[#40]
I usually have to toss my pole into rooms before I enter aw well. asdfkjadsgl;''h |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 10:43:58 AM EDT
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Wait you have a pressure washer...
But you used a stick? Do you carve your own knives out of stone and club animals for food too? Technology is your friend.
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Posted: 7/10/2005 11:57:23 AM EDT
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yup, fire kills em good, houses are replaceable... but the bees have to go |
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Posted: 7/10/2005 1:05:13 PM EDT
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Get a pole. Hose-clamp a can of hornet spray to the end. Attach a gate hinge to the top of the pole so the other half flops over the top of the can and presses on the button. Tie a string to the hinge so you can pull on it. Now you have an "extension" for your bug spray.  You can use the same rig with spray paint on Red Light Cameras, but that's a different story altogether...
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:33:31 AM EDT
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Round #2 today!
Got a new can of spray. 22 ft range, but wouldn't do the trick from the ground, so out on the roof again. This time, I wore footwear, and sprayed the nests. Mission accomplished, zero failure, zero casualties on my side. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:39:29 AM EDT
[#45]
(cough) Pest control(cough)
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:40:50 AM EDT
[#46]
Yes fightfor, nice house!
I wish I had a pool(sigh) Technically, my apt complex HAS a pool, but the pool is not functioning. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:50:41 AM EDT
[#47]
have you considered a swim-up bar for this yet? |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:58:19 AM EDT
[#48]
You WILL provide video of such activities in the future!
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Posted: 8/1/2005 11:02:37 AM EDT
[#49]
That would require getting the wife to actually ALLOW guests.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 11:09:17 AM EDT
[#50]
I use carb cleaner on them, add lighter for fun
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