[Rhodes22-list] Wasps!

[brad haslett]

Robert,

Your little friends are indeed smart.  As soon as I
walk out the door they scatter.  If I walk out the
door with a weapon, they're invisible! Under the
current ROE I'm no longer in a target rich
environment.  I had to attend a committee meeting
today (as well as teach) and was able to slip off
after lunch, but somewhere on a break we got to
talking about sporting clays.  Unless a family of
flying squirrels moves in the neighborhood, the move
to sporting clays might be a natural progression. 
I've actually enjoyed playing golf lately, but
carrying a weapon to shoot down my partners drive on
the fly probably won't go over well at the clubhouse.
Where were we?  Oh yeah!  Wasps!  They know I fear
them and have an allergic reaction to their stings. 
That's why I enjoy killing them before they harm me.  

Is there a shrink in the house?

Brad


--- Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:

> Oh no, Mr. Brad, not another masacree!
> /Robert of WaspHaven
> 
> Brad Haslett wrote:
> > 
> > Went to the boat yesterday.  Absolutely no wasps
> in the mainsail because the
> > mainsail is still in the garage (and the first
> fold of the mainsail is one
> > of their favorite places).  They were already
> swarming around the binnacle.
> > I don't want to carry a whole arsenal of chemicals
> on the boat and try to
> > keep the inventory of killer weapons to a minimum.
> Starter fluid (ether) is
> > as good as any wasp spray, and I need ether on the
> boat to start the dink
> > outboard and to entertain Slim if he ever comes
> down to visit. If you figure
> > out how to keep wasps from building nests on
> sailboats, let me know.  In the
> > meantime, I'm in the full blown killer mode!
> > 
> > Brad
> > 
> > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:35 PM, John Lock
> <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > At 01:35 PM 4/21/2008 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >What I was going to suggest was a 'boot' that
> starts
> > > >at the front of the mast, comes around each
> side,
> > > >engulfs the gooseneck & the gathered sail, and
> cinches
> > > >@ 12-18" from the front of the main.
> > > >
> > > >I would suggest using zippers w/flap top &
> bottom, and
> > > >a cinch on top and bottom of mast opening, &
> around
> > > >the main.
> > >
> > > Aha!  Yep, that'd work too.  I'll consult the
> seamstress and see what
> > > we can design.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > John Lock
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> > > Lake Sinclair, GA
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
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> Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven" 
> Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
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