Ever since I am on a temporary holiday, my parents have deemed it right to assign me insignificant missions that are supposed to spice up my life a little. Today, one of them consisted of going on a reconnaissance mission to locate a wasp nest so that it can be removed during the weekend. As per the strict guidelines which I received from my parents last night, I was supposed to only locate the nest from afar and could photograph it (they know how much I love taking photos of everything) but I had to remain a notable distance away from it, which I did at first.
I initially only photographed the nest and got back home. Then I thought "Damn, I am so obedient". And me, being me, I set out again with the aim of removing the nest myself. I had prior to that donned a pair of pants and a huge jacket, of course. Armed with the gardening tool below and some courage, I set out to defy the beast.
I initially only photographed the nest and got back home. Then I thought "Damn, I am so obedient". And me, being me, I set out again with the aim of removing the nest myself. I had prior to that donned a pair of pants and a huge jacket, of course. Armed with the gardening tool below and some courage, I set out to defy the beast.
The tool
The strategy that I adopted was simple: I cut down the branch containing the nest. At this point I should precise that there were no wasps lounging in the nest or else I would have had beautiful scars on my face to show my kids one day. So the branch fell along with the nest. I wrapped the wasp nest in a newspaper page containing some crappy Courts adverts. I wanted to burn the nest down but I thought I would just dump it in the garbage bin instead of ruining my beloved grasses.
Cutting the branch
Tadaa! The nest
Wasp nest wrapped in a newspaper
Post-war scene
Ah! So much for my wasp war dudettes and dudes and my unimpressed aliens. The hero in me is a little turned off by the fact that there were no real danger in tackling the wasp nest. Damn wasps! They knew I was coming, that's for sure...
Hahaha! This post is so funny. I can't stop laughing.
ReplyDeleteYou're so brave and courageous. Hehee Look who's a pro at eradicating wasps now...
I'm not that pro. I would have been a hero with a huge swollen face if there were really a bunch of wasps in there! :p
ReplyDeleteWasp nests are dicey. I hear one makes a fire and burn it. Be careful.
ReplyDeleteno honey? :)
ReplyDelete@ Keats, since we're in winter and the temperature is quite cool, the wasps are not getting so excited.
ReplyDelete@ Nav, had it been their bee counterparts, then I could have expected some honey. Wasps unfortunately do not produce honey. :D
hmmm very dangerous but hats off for your bravery :) Hope ur parents didnt scold u afterwards ;)
ReplyDeleteAs a matter of fact, Ritesh, they don't know about it yet. :p
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'll be scolded though. I'll just get some skeptical looks on their part and perhaps they will ask me to never do it again. :p
So if they weren't busy in the nest making honey what were they doing?..oh...wait...maybe i don't wanna know :s
ReplyDeletelol :p
morinn la combatante ...
ReplyDeletelol thats what staying home purposeless does to you.
ReplyDelete:| That nest is kinda big! I'm scared of wasps. Hahaha! Once I got stung by a wasp and since then, I try to stay as far as possible from them!
ReplyDeleteHats off for getting rid of the wasp nest :D No way I would have done that!
i will need your service morinn!!! There's one in the yard of my neighbour each time i open the window i have some of these insects in my room... ^^
ReplyDeleteI was expecting photos of wasps after I read the title of this entry. :P It's a bit weird that the nest was empty.
ReplyDelete@ Nav, they were rather outside, roaming. :P
ReplyDelete@ Bruno, hehe, la combatante decue, il n'y avait pas de danger.
@ Keli, hell yeah it makes you dream of adventure!
@ Angele, yeah getting stung by wasps ain't fun. I got stung twice in December, on my hand and ear, they were terribly swollen. At home they all were laughing at me.
@ Jess, lol! Locate the nest and I am coming with my tool. Hihi!
@ Aline, yeah its weird that the nest was empty and that's why I seized the opportunity to remove it. But I was scared they there were some hidden inside. Lucky there were none.
Am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteWas the wasp nest an abandoned one?
Anyway, the way you described it sounded cool & adventurous.
@ Rishi, yeah the wasps left the nest. Lucky for me. :D
ReplyDeleteI have already pwned 8 wasp nests! and got pwned 4 times by their residents, i advice you to wear lots of cloths, a hat for your head, carry a "flambeau" so that if ever they attack, you can defend your self till you take refuge!
ReplyDeleteBzw my mom told me that these nests are luck thingies (i forgot the word :D )
Bravo for you! :D
@ Joyshan, if I knew the nest was lucky, I would have kept it! Damn!
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