It's bad enough being plagued by them in the summer. 
First wasp of 2009
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I'm struggling to believe this, but this morning there was a wasp sitting on the outside of my office window. My colleague and I thought it had maybe frozen to the glass, but it flew away! It was sub zero out there when this happened. Is this a new type of cold weather creature? It's bad enough being plagued by them in the summer.
It's bad enough being plagued by them in the summer. Chantal
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The downfalls of the demon drink. 
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Amazing the new miniature remote control toys you cab get these days. 
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Are you implying I was p****d and seeing things or the wasp was p****d and therefore out when it should be hibernating?
I was in my office, with a cup of tea and witnesses!
I was in my office, with a cup of tea and witnesses!
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Chantal wrote:Are you implying I was p****d and seeing things or the wasp was p****d and therefore out when it should be hibernating?
I was in my office, with a cup of tea and witnesses!
For tea read gin.
For witnesses read other drunks.
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I have never drunk gin in my life and Sue (colleague) is teetotal
She actually said I should take a photo but I didn't have a camera with me and can't upload from my phone (too thick).
To be honest I felt sorry for the poor thing
and Sue (colleague) is teetotal She actually said I should take a photo but I didn't have a camera with me and can't upload from my phone (too thick).
To be honest I felt sorry for the poor thing
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Chantal wrote:I have never drunk gin in my life
She actually said I should take a photo but I didn't have a camera with me and can't upload from my phone (too thick).
To be honest I felt sorry for the poor thing
Well if she has always been teetotal then don't.
Was it a queen?
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Chantal wrote:Don't what?
Feel sorry for the poor thing (Sue).
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Dear Chantal, i would think that the wasp probably got woke by the over zealous use of a radiator, somehow got outside and then was desperatly hoping to get back in, only to be stared at by two very attractive, open mouthed, sober women.
No wonder it flew orf.
No wonder it flew orf.
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There endeth another tale. 
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I saw a solitary bee on Monday in the front garden, emerging from underneath the straw mulch.
Do they come out once in a while to drink or feed even when it is so cold
It was not moving very well... extremely slow.
Do they come out once in a while to drink or feed even when it is so cold
It was not moving very well... extremely slow.Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food - Frank A. Clark.
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Dear garden_serf, i feel in reality there are probably many isects that arise from their slumbers to early, only to succumb to the cold.
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