In the end, this was our solution to the wasp problem: shooting them down with a garden hose. It wasn’t for lack of preparation – my mom and I waited until late at night when the wasps weren’t as active and we had the plastic container and the cardboard sleeve ready – but it just came down to logistics, and the hose method seemed more simple and less risky. I can only imagine what the neighbors thought when they looked out their windows in the middle of the night, seeing my mom and I running around the porch shooting water all over the front door. Anyway, I even managed to spare the wasps, since they were all still alive after the siege, albeit a bit waterlogged. Hopefully they went off and made a nest somewhere less dramatic. At least that’s how it plays out in my mind.
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Sorry I didn’t get this strip up on Friday. Work’s been crazy-busy lately, which pushed it to Saturday. Also, I promised you an explanation of a late wasp-ridding solution a friend told me about which I’ll post later as I’m off to Disneyland again for the day. Have a great weekend!
Extremely satisfying end to the tale. π
thanks, #1JF! glad you enjoyed jefbot and Mombot’s little wasp battle.
and check you out: you just achieved the Shades of Firsting! been a while since you’ve gotten them, no? wear them well – these come with anti-wasp guards and five seasons of Bones built-in:
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LOL… How anticlimactic can you get? π
Have fun at Disneyland! Ride the Thunder Mountain for me, will ya? π
heheh. yeah, sometimes things don’t end the way you build them up in your mind, Insectoid! it was much easier (and thus, more anticlimactic) taking that wasp nest down then i had thought. π
and didn’t get a chance to ride Thunder Mountain this time, but i’m sure i’ll be back soon. i did get a chance to check out Cars Land though – i’m not a huge fan of the films, but wow, did Disney and their Imagineers do an amazing job.
You’re at Disneyland? Wow, I was just there two weeks ago. Hope you have fun!
I’m going to punch my computer for forgetting my username again. Dispite how determined it seems to make my name Anonymous I will never give in to it’s silly demands! I am forever the one and only GardeBlaze!
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definitely had fun at Disneyland, GardeBlaze! i think this is the 3rd or 4th time i’ve been there since february (i have an annual pass) and it never gets boring. π
sometimes the best solution is the simplest one.
so, so true, DJ. i think the easiest way would’ve been to take it out with a can of wasp killer (my mom actually had a can of it on stand-by) but i’m hoping getting sprayed by the hose was a little more humane.
Whoa! Hose sniper! One shot one kill.
maybe i should see how Mombot does in Call of Duty as a sniper, 52pickup?
I remember having to deal with wasp nests in my youth. they would constantly build them on my gigantic treehouse, sadly im too big to use it now so im sure there’s probably a bowling-ball sized nest in there by now. would be nicer if I could have gotten honey-bee hives in my treehouse instead of wasps since they don’t have stingers but then the hive would probably attract a bear.
p.s. skyrim is epic. Im waiting for the online DLC to come out so i can dominate my friends whit magical pies to the face. or you know. Juswt an average skeleton army of 9001 soldiers.
P.p.s. how do i set an avatar on you’r website. its been driving me nuts
since my parents’ house is right below a mountainside that attracts deer, raccoons, possums and all sorts of wildlife, you’d think i’d have more experience with wasp nests, Heavycannontank. they never seemed to be a problem before, though. and thankfully, we’ve never had encounters with hungry bears. π
i’ve been wanting to get into Skyrim so badly, Heavycannontank, but just haven’t had much gaming time lately. plus i have a ton of other games to finish, PokΓ©mon White being at the top of the list due to B&W 2‘s release being just around the corner.
as for the avatar, go to gravatar.com – you can upload an image there and assign it to your email address. when you put that address into the email field of the comments, the avatar should display. let me know if you have any difficulties.
That would be the safest way to do so I believe an very humane…
Spending this evening with two other bands doing an all night concert at a club.. Basically a rave but with live music instead, each of the bands are making 10 percent of total earnings tonight.. It’s funny though I think we have about 1500 people here inside right now and at 20 to get in, and plus costs of drinks for all of them this is turning out to be very profitable..
Only problem is we’re here till five am.. Luckily have lots of coffee!
( I’m a singer for a band..)
let’s hope it was the humane way to take ’em out, Satoshieyes – my mom said she saw some wasps buzzing around the next day, so i’m hoping that was them and they made it through the “garden hose episode” alive. π
which band are you with, Sato, and where was that concert? sounds like it was a blast!
It was in new haven in Connecticut.. Lots of raves held at this place so never exactly legal..
Were a new band and got in as a favor and were still deciding on a name but for the time being were called proudly presenting… We got the job because I won a couple of contests for singing anD they heard us play at a couple of open houses
We did however use a dj that night to incorporate more dance songs
awesome! i live right below the Sunset Strip, so i hope to be seeing you at one of the venues there in the near future. π
What are you doing standing around? Crisis is over go watch too.
heheh. most likely bot will go and play with the dog or his 3DS while Mombot watches Bones, Maryz!
Now I have this picture in my head of a bunch of homeless, down-and-out wasps dumpster-diving or sleeping in a self made cardboard box in some Skid Row back-alley.
awww… now i feel even more guilty, reynard61. π
Normally, we just use wasp spray at our house. Prevents them from making another nest on our property by killing them.
Anywho, since you’ve decided to check out Homestuck, I should warn you, that with nearly 4,000 pages, including flash animations (with music (that you can buy in albums)!) and interactive games, it is, by far, the LONGEST webcomic in human history, despite being only 3 years old. Good luck getting through ACT 1. It’s there for setting the stage, not the plot. Also, don’t forget to read the pesterlogs. That’s where the meat of it is. And don’t check any Homestuck related Tumblrs until you get caught up. They’re spoilerific.
wasp spray would’ve been too easy, NeoD. π
yikes! “nearly 4000 pages” of Homestuck!!? i think it’ll be a long time before i even attempt making a dent in that. i like familiarizing myself with what other webcomickers are doing out there, though, so maybe i’ll take small bites every now and then.
I forgot to mention the daily update rate is about 5.5 pages per day when he’s working on regular comics. It slows when he works on flashes.
Have I mentioned lately how cool Mombot is? π
Mombot’s coolness is always worth mentioning, Shanna. π
Mental note: Don’t get between, Mombot and, Bones.
that’s some good advice, Anime fan.
This is why MOMBOT is my hero!
Good Morning BOTvilians!
morning, Pixie!
yeah, Mombot’s pretty superheroic. π
Oh snap! Mombot has some mad skills!
yup, yup!
Very nice solution! In that case, Mombot seems to be the best choice to have as a wing(wo)man. I’m pretty vicious with wasps, since I was stung pretty badly when I was a kid wandering the hillsides around my church. There’s a meme floating around about their evilness; at least with bees, they tend to not sting unless really provoked (my mom and brother are novice beekeepers).
Disneyland? I’ve never been…I really want to go someday. Maybe after I leave Alaska in January, I’ll make a special pass through that area and spend a whole day doing the kid thing.
i’m sure if i had gotten stung during this little episode, wasps would go on the “death list” and i’d be much less… accomodating, T!
Disneyland’s awesome – i’d definitely recommend visiting it during your road-trip-through-america adventure if you have the time. π
Go Mombot! So Matrix! Don’t mess with a mom on a CBS Bones mission! Hilarious.
hahah all business
I NEVER SAW THIS EITHER.
I’m not a shades-chaser anymore…