Re: Bringing things to a close - suggestions?

Remus Shepherd wrote:


Canberra, Australia, Redback spider, toilet seat. Fortunately a friend
pointed it out before I had to use the privy.

They're legendary. 'Doctor, take the pain away, but can I keep the
swelling?'


I have wasps with nests in the siding on my porch again. We don't
bother each other.

I am less gracious with wasps. They build nests in various places on
my house, and every spring I have to spend a couple weeks patrolling with
bug spray and a machete to remove the nests.

The new neighbors have a small girl, and a couple months ago I surprised
her when I turned the corner of my house with my wasp patrol gear. "Oh,"
I said, waving the three-foot machete in the air, "I'm just hunting wasps."

Her eyes went wide. I haven't had the heart to tell her yet that the
wasps in the area are not dog-sized. :)

Have you ever _met_ a hornet?

Catja


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