So, I mowed my front lawn.

[GottaHavePride]

And I didn't die. In fact, I don't even really itch any more than I did before I went and mowed. So whatever's making my allergies act up, it isn't the grass.

I shall now go fix myself the healthiest dinner ever. BBQ brisket and velveeta shells & cheese.

[GDC]

Sounds good.

[GottaHavePride]

Oh, and I noticed there is a very large, very dead cicada-killer wasp just laying on a patch of bare dirt in the backyard. Man, those things are mean-looking.

[GDC]

We had tarantula hawks out in New Mexico, they were huge and evil-looking but fortunately not aggressive toward humans. I disturbed a red wasp nest the other day working in the yard at one of my rent houses, the bastiges nailed me.

[GottaHavePride]

Yeah, the red wasps are all over my back fence. Usually they're not too bad, but they all show up right after I water the plants.

[slickdawg]

The grass probably isn't pollenating right now, and that may be the
part you are allergic to - don't let your guard down.


Allergies succ.

[oumartin]

i won't step outside if i can see a wasp. you are a brave guy.

[GottaHavePride]

i won't step outside if i can see a wasp. you are a brave guy.

You wouldn't say that if you saw how fast I drop everything I'm doing and run like hell if they start heading for me...

I also won't wear red outside to work in the yard - the wasps either think you're food or a relative.

[pb4ou]

I wore my OU hat outside tonight and the red wasp flying around me didn't seem to care.

[MamaMia]

i won't step outside if i can see a wasp. you are a brave guy.
They hate aerosol hair spray. :)

[StoopTroup]

I have nothing against protestants.

[GottaHavePride]

Oh, so I mowed the backyard this morning. Apparently there was a newly-dead cicada laying under some of the grass I mowed, so as soon as I mowed over it and got the grass out of the way another cicada-killer turned up and actually carried the damn thing away.

I mean, it looked like one of these things:

http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/7/20312020519.jpg (http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=main/7/20312020519.jpg&s=f10)

trying to carry something much larger than itself. Klind of funny. From a distance, anyway.

[oumartin]

can you even buy aerosol hair spray anymore?

they also hate gasoline but you better be acurate with it cuz if you miss. you are toast.

[Newbomb Turk]

can you even buy aerosol hair spray anymore?

I hope so - I need it as fuel for my potato gun!

[BudSooner]

I was mowing the grass years ago at the property of a neighbors, out back there was a doghouse that hadn't been used in a year(they gave the dog to a family member)but was never moved.
I bumped the damned thing with the lawnmower and was stung multiple times by yellowjackets. man those things hurt like a mother****er!

[GottaHavePride]

My mom says yellow jackets are worse than anything. Luckily I don't have any of those. If I did I'd be declaring jihad and carpet-bombing the hell out of those suckers.

[oumartin]

yellow jackets and hornets.. those are the worse for sure.
just glad i've never been stung by anything!

[afs]

Oh, so I mowed the backyard this morning. Apparently there was a newly-dead cicada laying under some of the grass I mowed, so as soon as I mowed over it and got the grass out of the way another cicada-killer turned up and actually carried the damn thing away.

I mean, it looked like one of these things:

http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/7/20312020519.jpg (http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=main/7/20312020519.jpg&s=f10)

trying to carry something much larger than itself. Klind of funny. From a distance, anyway.

why were you mowing the lawn at the Pima Air and Space museum.

[GDC]

Yellowjackets are way too aggressive.

[GottaHavePride]

why were you mowing the lawn at the Pima Air and Space museum.

That's the only pic of one of those I could find because I can't remember what the actual name for that type of helicopter is. I just re-hosted it because it was frickin' huge.