buzzing slowed as activities ceased for the day
my activities could begin
I pulled on gloves bought at the store
grabbed the oven cleaner out of the bag
Sprayed
RAN!
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Here's hoping that I make it. I discovered wasps busily making a nest in the venting bricks in my house. Lovely. I tried to piss them off last night with a spray of the hose, but tonight I am going in armed a little heavier. I wanted to post tonight, in case my fingers are swelled up like fat sausages tomorrow. For other entertainment, swing by Monkey Man's place for his Sunday 160. Pray for me!
P.S Maybe I should have a few less flowers to attract the little buggers
Ooohhh, you are so brave. You must let us know if it worked. We have hornets that seem impervious to every attempt to drive them out.
ReplyDeleteNice 160, but yikes! a bit scary.
Great 160, I was wondering what you were going to attack, nicely crafted and witty.
ReplyDeleteHope your fingers are alright today/
It is hard keeping it to 160 characters isn't it.
Cheers,
Joanny
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/
Do you ever bring back memories. I once pushed a shovel into an underground hornets nest and had the little effers up my pants and in my shirt - it was nasty and I was p.o.'d. Came back that night with gasoline and a match. Good bye nest. Grrrr. I was a mad monkey. Thanks for the fantastic 160 and I hope no stinging comes your way.
ReplyDeletePattiken it is probably more stupid than brave, but a girl's got to do what a girls's got to do.
ReplyDeleteP.s. I am dreading the sun setting :(
It is Joanny! I had to do some fumbling, and could still edit, but it was fun. Now wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteOh geez Monkey! That sounds exciting, but not in a good way. Haha! Mad monkey indeed. I have my fingers crossed until its time to press the button!
ReplyDeleteoh but you have such pretty flowers...bees...yuck! hope you avoid the sting...great news on the book! woot! sorry i missed you!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...not a fan of the bee family...wasps are particularly nasty. They build nests in our shed every darn year, just shift from corner to corner as J sprays them with the RAID.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you playing the 160. :)
-C
yup, that's bringin' out the big guns already - that oven cleaner is some scary stuff. Nice 160 though :)
ReplyDeleteI am not a fan either C. They have tried to start a nest in my shed in the past too, but I sealed them in with silicone. No more wasps!
ReplyDeleteDay 2 of wasp removal seems to have gone okay. NO stings Brian. Whether I eradicate them or not is another story though. Hopefully there won't be a day 3.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you Turtlemoir. Someone suggested oven cleaner and I was game. I figured it was cheaper than the wasp killer. You know what? Not only does it clean the inside of your oven, but it also cleans paint right off of down spouts! Something I did not know. Also kills gout weed, although that doesn't upset me much. The trick will be to see if it kills and deters wasps...
ReplyDeletestay tuned tomorrow!
heheheheh... a cute 160!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope the wasps don't bother you anymore...
But don't downsize the flowers... they need you!!
Have a beautiful week ahead!
Hope your fingers are better...flowers are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo, I think there is going to be a day 3 involved in this little endeavor of mine. The hose sprayed off most of the paint that had bubbled up yesterday, but while I have not been turned into swiss cheese, I still have house guests. Not impressed. I shall be purchasing a different wasp killing concoction tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteand thank you Kavita and Suzi. I love my flowers too much to eradicate them I fear.
Oh what memories...
ReplyDeleteBeing highly allergic myself I had a little problem once when a bale of straw was left out from too many campfires, the wasps took up residency. What to do. Hm...
So one extremely hot summer day I put on a snowsuit, boots, scarf, & my husband's motorcycle helmet and marched out to the bale to light it afire. I was not going to be stung at any cost, and yes it was hotter than (you know what) in there.
My neighbors thought I had lost my mind (well they had already thought it - this just cemented the rumors circulating).
And I lit the match, stood back and tossed it into the dried up mess and POOF! It went ablaze, wasps swarmed in anger all around me and I just laughed and danced around the fire till it burned completely down to the ground.
Game over- I win...
hahaha! Oh, why did you pick the hottest day of the year! snigger I love the visuals you offer; motorcycle helmet, snowsuit, boots, bwahaha! That was almost me. I had on rubber gloves and my hubby's old plaid.
ReplyDeletekudos to you finallygettingtoeven! You win!!
I attacked again tonight under stealth of early night. We shall see what the light of day offers.