I was out in the yard and went into the shed to get my bike so I could go for a ride with Annie this afternoon, and I was (almost) attacked by hornets!! Like I need this again?
\n I thought they might have been strays, since I hadn’t seen them around before.<\/p>\n
Well, when we got back from our ride (it was quite nice), I went to put the bike back in the shed. Once again, I was almost attached by hornets! I guess my theory that they might be strays was wrong. Fortunately, not DEAD wrong! There was OBVIOUSLY a nest somewhere in the shed. I thought it was probably just inside the door.<\/p>\n
So into the house I go looking for some bug zapper stuff. Ants? Check. Creepy crawlies? Check. Wasps and hornets? NONE!! ARRGGGHH!<\/p>\n
Now what to do? So into the car I hop and drive off to the drug store, get my prescription filled, and get some Wasp and hornet stuff.<\/p>\n
Back to the shed, carefully reading the directions, instructions, warnings, precautions, and alerts on the can, I try to figure out how I’m going to be able to blast these bastards if the nest is on the inside wall of the shed right above the door… When I get there, I discover, much to my relief, that there IS a nest in the shed, and it is on the ROOF about a foot away from the door.<\/p>\n
I crouch down OUTSIDE the shed, take aim, and blast away, thoroughly soaking the nest from a safe distance, watching the poor buggers splat dead on the ground.<\/p>\n
As much as I hate to kill things and use chemical pesticides around my yard, I hate getting stung and dying even more.<\/p>\n
At least I was able to deal with this without having to rush to the hospital again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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