Ronald_55

I remember turning over a block of wood at our woodpile at about 6 or 7 that had a yellow jacket nest under it. By the time I made it to the house I had 30 stings and they had crawled into my clothes. My mom had to kill a dozen that were in my shorts and shirt and toss me into a soda bath. I don't even remember how I got through the barbed wire fence. Since that day, I nuke every nest I find. People used to say hornets were bad, but at least they hunt flies. That is a positive service.

Yep. Both my grandfathers had sheds where they kept feed. As long as the snakes and such left the hens alone, they said the more the merrier. Otherwise the mice carried the feed off quicker than you could buy it. Take a look at Australia where the transplanted rodents had no natural predetors. They over ran the place. It is like bats too. People are all scared of them, but they do a decent job at keeping the mosquitoes tolerable at my house. Since my neighbor let her pool become a scum pond I need the help.

Nice stuff, but I agree on the price. My family abuses the kitchen knives too much to drop that much on them. That is why my nice knives stay out of sight.

That is bad. Hopefully if someone shot it the others got away. Few people understand how some of these animals can be helpful to have around let alone fun to watch. I have seem people shoot things just because they were eating the cat food that was left out on the porch. If I could get a few foxes and larger snakes to hang around, my gopher and mole issue would be history. So far though no luck. All the snakes I see are garter snakes and they are way too small to help out.

Too bad I can only like this once......... I hate yellow jackets with a passion that few humans can achieve....

I had a (adult?) red fox show up in my back yard and hang around for a few hours a while back. I got worried at first since it was broad daylight and did not seem scared, but it never came close to the house. It lounged and played around like it was chasing some of the gophers in my yard. At that point I would have built it a house if it chose to stay and kill those dang things. I think they are beautiful and it had been years since I saw one. Some evidence suggests that the fox was kept as a pet companion by early people. even before the dog. I can see why when I watch them.

To save you some work in the future (if you do something like this again) there are boards like Freecycle and Trashnothing that you can post stuff free to give away. Then have people pick it up. As long as you are ok with people at your house. I gave away a pile of leftover gravel and form wood away that way. I also gave away some old furniture that way too. Sure beats trips to the dump. I bet there would be interest in river rock.

We used to see this when my Papaw had bees. Sometimes they would swarm and leave or sometimes he would go to someones house to cut a swarm out of a tree to bring to an empty hive. It used to be pretty common when bees were way more plentiful.

Wow. I shouldn't be surprised, but the stupidity... I was hoping he got bit. He does happen to know that killing a native species of snake is illegal in most states. And the "gang" symbol hand gesture at 39 sec. just cements how TOTALLY stupid this guy is. Just walk around the snake and keep going unless you are in a situation where you need a food source.

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Nice, but I have a feeling the effect would wear off quick...unlike a 12ga slug.

Most days I like opportunities to improve my income . That would be a painful story to explain in jail though. "I stole fake boulders"

A lot of strip malls and apartment complexes near me are using these to hide water or electrical boxes so that it is "more aesthetic" It is better than burying them where you have to dig them up.

We have enough trouble with electronics at dinner without the centerpiece chiming in. lol

Look up crow traps. They make kinds you can catch a bunch in at once. If you do, then you can dispose of, relocate, or cook them up.

Uhhh...How about a SCARECROW.......Sorry couldn't resist.

I suggest a Red Rider BB gun then. Lol

I have not had this issue, but most of our windows have screens. I do have the woodpecker on the gutters sometimes though. Mine is always early in the morning on a weekend too.

You are very welcome.!

The drive to breed can be a powerful thing

My guess is a breed of moth. Best guess is. Luna Moth. Luna Moth on Wikipedia

What gave it away? Lol

I understand. I am still at the piddling stage, but I like sitting with my lacing pony. My only issues is that I stress over the design long before I even start making it. I over plan things like that.

Looks like some good solid work. Are you hand stitching?

Ok, so not quite as classic, but my first car was a blue and white 1980 Cadillac Coup Deville. The trunk was big enough for a 6' 2" man to stretch out in, you could (*cough*) sleep comfortably in the back seat, and the fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror topped it all off. I loved that car in spite of it needing an engine rebuilt. 35 was max speed on medium size inclines. That probably saved my life though as I had one heck of a lead foot. I hated when I had to sell it. I ended up driving a crap brown Pontiac 6000 for years after that.