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Sounds nasty, OH. I am glad you got away in time.

Our wasps' nest in a "sparrow terrace" is now spilling out of the hole and the whole box hums when they are busy. Although I have to go past all the time, the box is about 7 feet up and the wasps don't seem to mind me walking past below - so far.

Still living dangerously then OH?

You only live once, Peter.

Creating a bit of a buzz in Milton Bryan again?

At least it's not in your garden

Lucky escape there OH.

I should send Old Codger up the ladder next time

Actually Old Codger had a worse experience with a wasp nest last week and ended up getting six wasp stings.

Trust him to out do me.

oldherbaceous wrote:Actually Old Codger had a worse experience with a wasp nest last week and ended up getting six wasp stings.

Trust him to out do me.

Don't try and outdo him on that front OH, I've heard that after many years of your friendship he has developed quite a thick skin.

oldherbaceous wrote:Actually Old Codger had a worse experience with a wasp nest last week and ended up getting six wasp stings.

Trust him to out do me.

He's probably a good deal younger than you though OH, so isn't as experienced in the ways of wasps

Or could he be that old, that he couldn't move quick enough.

oldherbaceous wrote:Or could he be that old, that he couldn't move quick enough.

Highly possible

Sorry i haven't been doing my normal amount of posts just lately, but i've very busy building an Ark, ready for when i go to North Wales in a couple of weeks time.

oldherbaceous wrote:Sorry i haven't been doing my normal amount of posts just lately, but i've very busy building an Ark, ready for when i go to North Wales in a couple of weeks time.

You do well, old wise one! First weekend of the holidays and it's raining again. Gales on Friday early morning up to 87mph. You really must be looking forward to your jaunt

Dear OH..what on earth did you do with the wasps nest once it was on the ground??? Presumably, the wasps wouldn't have been very happy! Glad you escaped relatively unharmed.
Cheers.

Dear Alan, rain or shine, storm or calm, it matters not. I'm coming to enjoy myself what ever the Welsh weather wants to offer to me.

I'm pretty weather resistant after all these years of working out in what ever nature likes to come up with.

Dear Elaine, i'm not proud of what i did to the Wasps nest, i got a can of foam spray wasp killer and it put pay to the majority of them in a matter of minutes.
In my defence, i only did this because i had a team of lads waiting to clear up after me and they wouldnt come anywhere near it.
Their nests realy are a work of art.

Sods law,Alan,Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd next week.The rain-gods seem to know this so save their downpours for the weeks before and during the event