Greg D wrote:crey wrote:-- Greg D --
No clue how the roller floor came to pass. Knowing the prev. owner, there's no telling what he used it for.... probably put it in there just because the floor rotted out.
"If you have ever unloaded your truck by backing up real fast and slamming on the brakes - You might be a redneck!"
hahahah
Yeah, you're probably right!!
Well, no new progress.
Yes, I went out there on Saturday.
Yes, I managed to get a little bit done...
I managed to stir up a few Yellow Jackets, Red Wasps, and whatever else decided to come check out the 6ft turd stupid enough to come wandering
into their territory.
Yeah, I think I probably waited too long in the year to rescue the ol' boy from it's 20 year resting spot.
It's aparent to me that everything from the vegitation to the surrounding wildlife have decided that this truck is here to stay.. and it's not letting go without a fight.
Hell, the truck itself, if it really wanted to leave, it would have let us drag her out of there the last time we tried.
So, I now have a new obstical to overcome.. Wasps.
Anyone have any dealings with Wasps, other than the buisness end of these persistent little critters?
If I would have been smart, I would have planned the trip out there for Suday morning when it was nice and cold, and probably wouldn't have seen a one of them.. but noooooooo... I have to go on Saturday, when it's well over 80... My luck. If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any.
I looked and looked for a nest, killed a few in the process, but never really came across a definitive "nest".
Now, considering the amount of them flying around AFTER I killed 4 of them, there's a bunch of 'em... somewhere.
Where that lot is, I don't want to know.. I just want them to stay away.
This reminds me of something that happened a few weeks ago.
I woke up one morning and put on the shirt I had on the night before.
That shirt was on the floor right beside me.
After putting it on, I felt this STING on my stomach, instantly thinking I had just been the victim of another brown recluse, I quickly ripped off the shirt, holding the part of the shirt I was pretty sure contained the attacker, all while doing this little dance jig i like to call "HOLY S#!T I'VE JUST BEEN STUNG!!!!".
Went to the bathroom, still holding the wadded up part of the shirt, standing over the toilet I slowly opened my fist and I could just see the tell-tale abdomen of, yep.. you guessed it, a Yellow Jacket.
Yeah, it hurt. Yeah, he drown quickly after that.
But.. you know.. there's just something that doesn't frighten me about the whimpy little Yellow Jackets.. now, these red ones... They look pretty healthy. They look like something I really wouldn't want to piss off.
So, yeah.
Sorry for the rambling.
Anyone have any advice or past experience with these stupid things?
Here's a picture of anyone wondering what I'm dealing with..
Any ideas?
I need maybe 3-4 hrs of Wasp-Free time with this truck.
Anyone know of anything I can spray in the surrounding trees, anything I can burn that will make them go bye-bye while I get my business done?
I'm a pretty big fan of Survivorman, and he says that burning cow patties works pretty well with flying insects..
