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jimcox
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Down the back of some other wetlands

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Kicked into a way big nest of these little joys...

and got myself well stung up for my troubles.

But worst of all, somewhere along the way I lost my bestest belt buckle - sniff 🙁

Img01 03 05 2019

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Am administering scottish anaesthetic for a Friday evening...

 
Posted : May 2, 2019 9:42 pm
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Game bird hunting season starts tomorrow morning. Wouldn't want to be out surveying then.

 
Posted : May 3, 2019 1:50 am
FL/GA PLS
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Hope you have a successful hunt. In Florida hunters shoot each other more so than game. ?????ÿ

 
Posted : May 3, 2019 4:46 am
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Some fine day I'm going to get down there and find that belt buckle for you.

I'm jealous that your Friday evening starts long before mine.

 
Posted : May 3, 2019 1:57 pm
bill93
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Yeah, but his Monday morning starts long before yours, too.

 
Posted : May 3, 2019 3:43 pm

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Look at the bright side, they weren't white faced hornets or brown hornets. We have brown hornets around here, and they are about 4 times the size of those little boogers and a sting to match. They are far more aggressive, as well, when around the nest.

 
Posted : May 3, 2019 6:15 pm
jimcox
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Posted by: Bill93

Yeah, but his Monday morning starts long before yours, too.

True that 🙂

Fortunately I've always been an "early bird". Feet hit the floor 05:00 or prior.

Office hours 06:00 - 21:00...

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Posted : May 4, 2019 11:11 pm
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Richard, Iƒ??ll give you points on the basis of individual stings. However, the group-mind mentality of a yellowjacket attack is to be respected and, in my experience, is unrivaled in the surveying field.?ÿ

Iƒ??ll add that the 2nd photo was surely borrowed from the web and not a firsthand account of the enexpectedly discovered nest. Else, the op is either one brave sob or, more than just a few arc-seconds off line.?ÿ

 
Posted : May 5, 2019 12:02 pm
dave-karoly
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The unrivaled stream of swear words coming from a Surveyor being attacked by yellow jackets would make a sailor blush.

 
Posted : May 5, 2019 7:45 pm