Just so you know...my husband is an IDIOT!! :mad:

My son was mowing the lawn and ran over an underground nest of yellowjackets. (Nothing freaks me out more than hearing my 16 year old son screaming. :( )
So my husband goes out there with a can of gas to burn them out. stupidhead.
I told him to wait til night (actually I told him to get bug killer), when it got cooler and they all went in the nest. noooooooooooo. He had to do it now. So my lawn is on fire and there are yellowjackets flying around everywhere.

why are men like that?

Just so you know...my husband is an IDIOT!! :mad:

My son was mowing the lawn and ran over an underground nest of yellowjackets. (Nothing freaks me out more than hearing my 16 year old son screaming. :( )
So my husband goes out there with a can of gas to burn them out. stupidhead.
I told him to wait til night (actually I told him to get bug killer), when it got cooler and they all went in the nest. noooooooooooo. He had to do it now. So my lawn is on fire and there are yellowjackets flying around everywhere.

why are men like that?

We excite women this way! :D

Yeah, Fire! Fire! Fire!

Check this out:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2umEFHeo6mw
Propane-powered explosive underground pest removal.

I'm not excited in a good way.
Its like when he went 4th of July fireworks shopping without me. Men should not be allowed near gas/matches or let loose in a fireworks store.

I just don't understand???

men do man things, setting fire to stuff is expected now and again. and if you actualy have a reason to do it all the better.

by the way what the hell are yellow jackets?, hopefully police wearing high visibility uniforms.

peace.

Don't you have anything nice to say about your husband?

I'm not excited in a good way.
Its like when he went 4th of July fireworks shopping without me. Men should not be allowed near gas/matches or let loose in a fireworks store.

I just don't understand???

Try not to understand, just pretend its a little boy in a grown mans body.

...by the way what the hell are yellow jackets?, ....

wasps that live underground. We got rid of the moles and the yellowjackets moved in.
thankfully my son had shoes on, but he was wearing shorts. :(

Don't you have anything nice to say about your husband?

MY LAWN IS ON FIRE!!!! :mad:

...Check this out:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2umEFHeo6mw
Propane-powered explosive underground pest removal.

are you insane!! I'd have a torn up yard full of pissed off stinging insects!
but it is kinda cool. :D

wasps that live underground. We got rid of the moles and the yellowjackets moved in.
thankfully my son had shoes on, but he was wearing shorts. :(

What is going to take the yellow jackets place after they leave?

Well, if you want it done properly you'll have to do it yourself.. ;)

Sorry Orleander, but that's just fracking hilarious.

wasps that live underground. We got rid of the moles and the yellowjackets moved in.
thankfully my son had shoes on, but he was wearing shorts. :(

they live underground?, why didnt you just pour hot water down into the nest?


peace.

they live underground?, why didnt you just pour hot water down into the nest?

Yeah, or a small tactical nuke warhead would have done a good job, too.

Baron Max

The Earth belongs to yellow jackets, too. Typhoid and swans...all from the same G-d.

The Earth belongs to yellow jackets, too.

Then let 'em fight Orleander's husband for that little piece of it. I'm guessing that her husband just might win the rights to the property. What do you think?

Baron Max

So far it seems like the YJ Republican Guard is winning.

What is going to take the yellow jackets place after they leave?


Well hey...My landlord sold my apartment and didn't bother to tell me...so I'm looking for a new place..Is it "all bills paid"? ..'cause I can move in at the end of the month. :)

Just ask yourself why you keep him around, I'm sure you'll think of plenty of good reasons. Oh and take pictures; always good to have evidence of such stuff. :D

The Earth belongs to yellow jackets, too. Typhoid and swans...all from the same G-d.

Not as long as I'm "Chemical Ali" It don't... "Kills on contact"... hee hee hee...
:mufc:

Same deal for the ants that got "gassed", and the moles that got "special cookies"...

:cool:

Hi Orleander

i hope the lawns ok now!!!

pls post the pics...

that sounded well funny... good effort to your hubby

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take it ez
zak

is your son ok? if he only had shorts on, wouldn't he have gotten stung? :(

is your son ok? if he only had shorts on, wouldn't he have gotten stung? :(

He did, which is why he was screaming and swearing (which he knows isn't allowed) so I knew it was serious. :( The lawnmower was covered in yellowjackets.

This morning at 4:30 after having a religious experience, my husband asked where the hairspray was. I told him. Then I heard the front door open. It finally clicked in my head that he was making a flame thrower. :eek: I ran out there yelling at him. Too late. Next up is all the fireworks he bought and didn't use.

I swear, I walked into a Twilight Zone version of My Name is Earl. Apparently we are all one yellowjacket hive away from being redneck hicks.

LOL. Here's to hoping that you never get an infestation of cockroaches in the walls of your house. I hate to see what your husband will do to get rid of them...

He did, which is why he was screaming and swearing (which he knows isn't allowed) so I knew it was serious. :( The lawnmower was covered in yellowjackets.

This morning at 4:30 after having a religious experience, my husband asked where the hairspray was. I told him. Then I heard the front door open. It finally clicked in my head that he was making a flame thrower. :eek: I ran out there yelling at him. Too late. Next up is all the fireworks he bought and didn't use.

I swear, I walked into a Twilight Zone version of My Name is Earl. Apparently we are all one yellowjacket hive away from being redneck hicks.

Why don't you call an exterminator ?

Why don't you call an exterminator ?

Do you think I haven't been saying that over and over?
He just looks at me like I've lost my mind. What do we need an exterminator for when he has gasoline, fire, and fireworks??

Do you think I haven't been saying that over and over?
He just looks at me like I've lost my mind. What do we need an exterminator for when he has gasoline, fire, and fireworks??

No, i mean why don't YOU call the exterminator ? Never mind your husband, fix it your self by calling them. ;)

Just so you know...my husband is an IDIOT!! :mad:

My son was mowing the lawn and ran over an underground nest of yellowjackets. (Nothing freaks me out more than hearing my 16 year old son screaming. :( )
So my husband goes out there with a can of gas to burn them out. stupidhead.
I told him to wait til night (actually I told him to get bug killer), when it got cooler and they all went in the nest. noooooooooooo. He had to do it now. So my lawn is on fire and there are yellowjackets flying around everywhere.

why are men like that?

AWESOME! Do you have any pictures?? Your husband rocks, man!

?? FIREWORKS?? Did he fire fireworks at the nest too? Do you have any pics??

He did, which is why he was screaming and swearing (which he knows isn't allowed) so I knew it was serious. :( The lawnmower was covered in yellowjackets.

This morning at 4:30 after having a religious experience, my husband asked where the hairspray was. I told him. Then I heard the front door open. It finally clicked in my head that he was making a flame thrower. :eek: I ran out there yelling at him. Too late. Next up is all the fireworks he bought and didn't use.

Oh yesss, the aerosal flamethrower. :D Look, get some shots on the next attack, okay? Please?

your husband is incredible orleadner...
plesee post some photos of thsi weeks events this is great stuff

This morning at 4:30 after having a religious experience, my husband asked where the hairspray was. I told him. Then I heard the front door open. It finally clicked in my head that he was making a flame thrower. :eek: I ran out there yelling at him. Too late. Next up is all the fireworks he bought and didn't use.


Oh my god. You need to videotape this.

What's a yellow jacket?

What's a yellow jacket?

Yellowjacket or yellow-jacket is the common name in North America for predatory wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. Members of these genera are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking countries. Most of these are black-and-yellow; some are black-and-white (such as the bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata), while others may have the abdomen background color red instead of black. They can be identified by their distinctive markings, small size (similar to or slightly smaller or larger than a honey bee), their occurrence only in colonies, and a characteristic, rapid, side to side flight pattern prior to landing. They are often mistakenly called "bees"[1]. All females are capable of stinging, though they are also important predators of pest insects, so they are both dangerous and beneficial.

-Wiki

Oh my god. You need to videotape this.

The crappy thing is, I think a lot of the best stuff is already lost to mankind. Unless he hasn't used the fireworks yet.

Yellowjacket or yellow-jacket is the common name in North America for predatory wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. Members of these genera are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking countries. Most of these are black-and-yellow; some are black-and-white (such as the bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata), while others may have the abdomen background color red instead of black. They can be identified by their distinctive markings, small size (similar to or slightly smaller or larger than a honey bee), their occurrence only in colonies, and a characteristic, rapid, side to side flight pattern prior to landing. They are often mistakenly called "bees"[1]. All females are capable of stinging, though they are also important predators of pest insects, so they are both dangerous and beneficial.

-Wiki

And since these wasps build their nest underground, they are of the genus Vespula. German Wasps maybe ?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/European_wasp_white_bg.jpg/250px-European_wasp_white_bg.jpg

The crappy thing is, I think a lot of the best stuff is already lost to mankind. Unless he hasn't used the fireworks yet.

Dude. I don't think he has, judging by her posts, but Orleander is suspiciously silent.

please, post pics...... fire kicks ass!!!

At least he didn't run over a nest of baby rabbits, like I did once.

At least he didn't run over a nest of baby rabbits, like I did once.

Oh, that would be horrible. :( I think my son would be more upset by that than a bunch of stings.

I don't know what is going on at home while I'm at work. My husband gets off work an hr before I do. If he has quit setting the yard on fire and has moved on to blowing things up, it might as well be a hole big enough for his body. :mad:

I'll see what I can do about pics. ;) I might need them anyways for insurance purposes.

Hmm, a thought just occurred to me. Do you think their "burrow" has a main door and another exit?

No, never. You lot just carry on blissfully with the explosives and don't bother looking behind you or anything. It's quite all right. I'm sure they're not plotting a counterattack.

...j/k, I don't think they would.

sorry, but i think you guys are being a little insensitive asking orleander to videotape it and take pictures of it, while her son got stung but a nest of yellowjackets, and her lawn is on fire. she's obviously not happy bout it at all, and i think you guys could at least respect that. im not trying to start an argument, just stating my opinion :)

Hmm, a thought just occurred to me. Do you think their "burrow" has a main door and another exit?

They often use old mouse burrows, or in your case old mole burrows. So i guess there could be multiple exits, whether they would use them is another question.

sorry, but i think you guys are being a little insensitive asking orleander to videotape it and take pictures of it, while her son got stung but a nest of yellowjackets, and her lawn is on fire. she's obviously not happy bout it at all, and i think you guys could at least respect that. im not trying to start an argument, just stating my opinion :)

You have to admit it, it does sound rather comical doesn't it?

You have to admit it, it does sound rather comical doesn't it?

to an extent, but im thinking more of her son, and what if it happens again, it could possibly be worse

Oh! And make sure the video has sound. *thumbs up*

DanceAndExplode: Listen - I, personally think, that all US Americans with yellowjacket problems, should blow them up with cherry bombs, such as Iraq.

DanceAndExplode: Listen - I, personally think, that all US Americans with yellowjacket problems, should blow them up with cherry bombs, such as Iraq.

umm.. yeh i think Orleander should get them exterminated too.. i was only stating my concern for their safety, like her son got stings on him, so she should get rid of them asap i reckon. best by a professional though lol
and anyway, i never said they shouldn't be exterminated.. where'd you get that from?

Just so you know...my husband is an IDIOT!! :mad:

My son was mowing the lawn and ran over an underground nest of yellowjackets. (Nothing freaks me out more than hearing my 16 year old son screaming. )
So my husband goes out there with a can of gas to burn them out. stupidhead.
I told him to wait til night (actually I told him to get bug killer), when it got cooler and they all went in the nest. noooooooooooo. He had to do it now. So my lawn is on fire and there are yellowjackets flying around everywhere.

why are men like that?
HAHAHAHA!!! You are soooooo entertaining!! :D
You and your husband should have a sitcom just for you! ;)

Oh! And make sure the video has sound. *thumbs up*

DanceAndExplode: Listen - I, personally think, that all US Americans with yellowjacket problems, should blow them up with cherry bombs, such as Iraq.

*giggles in terror*

Uh...I - personally think - that US American Yellowjackets - do not know the way - off the inferno that is Oleander's lawn - because they do not have maps. I - personally think - that such as US American yellowjackets should have better...so that they have maps, such as, because this will be better.

Just so you know...my husband is an IDIOT!! :mad:

My son was mowing the lawn and ran over an underground nest of yellowjackets. (Nothing freaks me out more than hearing my 16 year old son screaming. :( )
So my husband goes out there with a can of gas to burn them out. stupidhead.
I told him to wait til night (actually I told him to get bug killer), when it got cooler and they all went in the nest. noooooooooooo. He had to do it now. So my lawn is on fire and there are yellowjackets flying around everywhere.

why are men like that?

men like burning things its the cave men in them!

umm.. yeh i think Orleander should get them exterminated too.. i was only stating my concern for their safety, like her son got stings on him, so she should get rid of them asap i reckon. best by a professional though lol
and anyway, i never said they shouldn't be exterminated.. where'd you get that from?

hEY d&e

Hows it going?

You are actually quite right???

We shoudl all listen to the wisdom of D&E

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take it ez
zak

A generous helping of dish detergent in a spray bottle with water will kill most insects, including wasps. You can actually spray them as they fly by and they'll drop dead in seconds.

The dish detergent creates a film around their bodies and they suffocate.

A very safe, effective and cheap bug spray that can be used indoors or out, and can be handled by children.

A generous helping of dish detergent in a spray bottle with water will kill most insects, including wasps. You can actually spray them as they fly by and they'll drop dead in seconds.

The dish detergent creates a film around their bodies and they suffocate.

A very safe, effective and cheap bug spray that can be used indoors or out, and can be handled by children.

Better yet, a large barrel of powdered dish detergent mixed with gasoline creates a very effective homemade napalm.

Better yet, a large barrel of powdered dish detergent mixed with gasoline creates a very effective homemade napalm.

Halloween's coming, let's get busy. Can we sell this stuff?

Halloween's coming, let's get busy. Can we sell this stuff?

Don't think its too legal. BUt if we don't get arrested by the FBI in the next half hour, I take that as a rubber stamp of our legitimacy.

Ooh - someone's at the door. I wonder who it could be?

to an extent, but im thinking more of her son, and what if it happens again, it could possibly be worse

Oh lighten up, a few wasp-stings isnt going to kill him. ;)

Oh lighten up, a few wasp-stings isnt going to kill him. ;)

The wasp is the third most common venomous animal responsible for human fatalities in the United States

http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002934304000191

lol aww come on he thought he was clever... men nether think things through but we regret them later :P

Oh lighten up, a few wasp-stings isnt going to kill him. ;)

Dear Enmos,

but if her son is arlergic to wasp stings it may not be very pretty either.

i fully support D&E on this issue.

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take it ez
zak

Dear Enmos,

but if her son is arlergic to wasp stings it may not be very pretty either.

i fully support D&E on this issue.

~~~~~~~~~~~

take it ez
zak

True. But I dont think that's the case, Orleander would have said so. :)

True. But I dont think that's the case, Orleander would have said so. :)

yeah i guesss

http://www.sciforums.com/showpost.php?p=1526550&postcount=59

http://www.sciforums.com/showpost.php?p=1526550&postcount=59

Oli, I understand that but don't you think Orleander would have mentioned it if her son died ? :shrug:

Yup, IF he had.
But how many stings does it take to kill someone?
And if there's a whole nest of the things...

can wasps kill ya even if ya not alerigc just wondering?

Yup, IF he had.
But how many stings does it take to kill someone?
And if there's a whole nest of the things...

If someone is allergic one sting could kill.
She should have the wasps exterminated (like i've said before).
In the mean time nobody really got hurt, if you're not allergic you ain't gonna die from a few wasp-stings.

can wasps kill ya even if ya not alerigc just wondering?

Yes, they can. If the whole nest attacks you you're dead meat.

It's not that bad. My cousin was stung dozens of times.

It's not that bad. My cousin was stung dozens of times.

And what happened to him? If anyone is stung dozens of times at the same time they will suffer some type of shock and could easily die. Was he wearing heavy clothing so that the stings didn't all go through to his skin?

Nope, he got nailed. Dozen, I'd say. Look, I appreciate that it can sometimes be fatal and I'm not saying that Oleander should toss her kid onto the nest. I'm just saying it doesn't mean instant death, and that I like explosions and fire.

Nope, he got nailed. Dozen, I'd say. Look, I appreciate that it can sometimes be fatal and I'm not saying that Oleander should toss her kid onto the nest. I'm just saying it doesn't mean instant death, and that I like explosions and fire.

But it is instant PAIN!!!:eek:

When i was a teenager I sat on one and it bit me on ass, it hurt like HELL!!

When i was a teenager I sat on one and it bit me on ass, it hurt like HELL!!

You sat on a cousin???:eek:

Nope, he got nailed. Dozen, I'd say. Look, I appreciate that it can sometimes be fatal and I'm not saying that Oleander should toss her kid onto the nest. I'm just saying it doesn't mean instant death, and that I like explosions and fire.

You can be stung hundreds of times when you really disturbed them, mostly people don't live through that.

LOL I found this article today, it's in Dutch but I did a quick translation of it :)


'Exterminator' burns down own house.
ZOETERMEER, THE NETHERLANDS - An inhabitant of Zoetermeer has caused a fire on Saturday, when he picked a fight with ants.
He tried end to an ant infestation that had established itself between the terrace and the frontage of his house.
The man wanted to burn away the ants with a blowtorch. That went rather well, until the flames found their way into the air holes in
the frontage of his house and set the isolation on fire. The fire spread rapidly and the developing smoke got into the house trough all
sorts of openings and breaches of the house. The firemen had a though job getting to the fire, they had to use thermal imaging on
three neighboring houses to find all the little fires that had spread there. The roofs and the cavity walls had to be broken open at several
places and at one house the window framestones even had to be taken away to be able extinguish the fire in the cavity wall.


Orleander, you have been warned lol ;)

Looks like explosives are the way to go next time...:D

Yep.

Shock and awe.

Just so you know...my husband is an IDIOT!! :mad:

My son was mowing the lawn and ran over an underground nest of yellowjackets. (Nothing freaks me out more than hearing my 16 year old son screaming. :( )
So my husband goes out there with a can of gas to burn them out. stupidhead.
I told him to wait til night (actually I told him to get bug killer), when it got cooler and they all went in the nest. noooooooooooo. He had to do it now. So my lawn is on fire and there are yellowjackets flying around everywhere.

why are men like that?
a similar incident happened to me about 20 years ago.
i was mowing the grass and ran over a nest of yellowjackets in the ground.
i was stung about 16-18 times.
i too decided to "burn them out with gasoline" but my strategy was a bit different from your husbands.

i waited till about midnight.
got a pea can (the kind you buy at stores) and filled it half way with gasoline.
i took the can along with a shovel to the would be grave of the varmints.
i snuck up on them and upended the can of gas and parked the can right over the hole.
i let the gas soak in for a few minutes then lit the surrounding area.
i kicked over the can and the guards came flying out burning off their wings in the process.
in all there was about 10 gaurds that came flying out.
i then took the shovel and slowly started digging them out, letting the gas burn.
the next day i went out and filled the hole in.

never had any more yellowjackets since then.

But now there's an underground fire you have started that can't ever be extinguished! :D

But now there's an underground fire you have started that can't ever be extinguished! :D

better hope you don't live above a thread of coal! :eek:

UPDATE:
yellowjackets are gone. Mowing resumes today. Hubby is bummed...he never got to use the fireworks.
And my son got stung 4x in 1 leg, 3x in the other.:(

UPDATE:
yellowjackets are gone.

The cowards.

Hubby is bummed...he never got to use the fireworks.

:bawl:

And my son got stung 4x in 1 leg, 3x in the other.:(

Sorry to hear that part. :(