The Attack of the Wasps

Ok. So I didn’t get anything done today. Because I started off in the yard cutting the grass, edging, putting fall grass seed down, weed killer, bird seed, etc, etc, etc. You know all the things that a good suburban man does.

But alas . . . I was confronted with an ominous threat. A plethora of wasps.

I killed 18. At least 3 got away. More are hatching as we speak.

This is the story of the man who destroyed 18 in an epic 45 minute bout.

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11 responses to “The Attack of the Wasps”

  1. #1. Jamie Arpin-RicciNo Gravatar on September 25th, 2006 at 6:44 pm

    Dude, you crack me up! Just so you know, because of the weather this past summer, wasp numbers have been up throughout North America. I found the opening for an underground next in my yard. With my snow shovel (broad and flat) I swatted 48 in one go. It was nuts. We finally decided to ignore them whenever possible I hate killing bugs unless they threaten people. Alas.

    Peace,
    Jamie

  2. #2. joe kennedyNo Gravatar on September 25th, 2006 at 9:53 pm

    Why did I just watch that WHOLE thing?

  3. #3. joe kennedyNo Gravatar on September 25th, 2006 at 9:54 pm

    Oh, and then this one time when I was about four, when I lived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, I stepped in a hole and crushed a hornet nest. I got swarmed, and my little puppy dachsaund came out and tried to rescue me. We both lived, but it was bad. Very bad. I support your war on wasps.

  4. #4. Corey HauNo Gravatar on September 25th, 2006 at 10:18 pm

    thats why you should move up to seattle. we don’t really have wasp problems.

  5. #5. jessicaNo Gravatar on September 25th, 2006 at 11:22 pm

    my brother has a good wasp story, he was literally ATTACKED my a swarm of wasps … he passed out and his head landed on a rock … concussion!!!

    and corey is right, seattle is a prime place to live wasp free…hint hint

  6. #6. leslieNo Gravatar on September 26th, 2006 at 12:27 pm

    that’s why I want to move to Seattle.

  7. #7. JoshNo Gravatar on September 26th, 2006 at 12:59 pm

    true you have no wasps. but you have $2000 apartments. its somewhat of a tradeoff.

  8. #8. KimberlyNo Gravatar on September 26th, 2006 at 9:50 pm

    Way to go wasp warrior!! When you take care of business at your house, we have a nest in our yard too!

  9. #9. Corey HauNo Gravatar on September 27th, 2006 at 2:32 am

    true that. the developers and land owners can go to hell as far as i’m concerned.

  10. #10. jessica...No Gravatar on September 27th, 2006 at 2:53 pm

    http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/bug-zapper/index.html

    I think you need that for your wasp dilemma. It would be much more exciting that shooting them with a spray.

  11. #11. Nate MyersNo Gravatar on September 27th, 2006 at 7:11 pm

    that video was the sweetness. If it’s true that “the glory of God is a man fully alive,” you were shinin’ that glory everywhere! I was laughing at your quick sentences and obvious adrenaline there at the beginning. It’s the way I felt ten minutes into my rugby games in college where one of two things happened.
    1) I hit some guy. Hard. or
    2) I got hit. Hard.

    Either way, the adrenaline pumped. But that’s just me. Let’s raise our glasses to blood lust. (figuratively speaking…except with wasps…then it’s literal. Very literal) :)

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