Doing the dad shit.
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I suspect my slide into atheism started when as an 8 year old I started thinking about the motivation behind creating wasps.
wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 15:33 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Doing the dad shit.:
I suspect my slide into atheism started when as an 8 year old I started thinking about the motivation behind creating wasps.
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I highly recommend dressing in full ski gear, approaching the nest very boldly and manly, then running away screaming when you see one. It’s worked for me and wasps…
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I highly recommend dressing in full ski gear, approaching the nest very boldly and manly, then running away screaming when you see one. It’s worked for me and wasps…
wrote on 14 Aug 2023, 00:16 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Doing the dad shit.:
I highly recommend dressing in full ski gear, approaching the nest very boldly and manly, then running away screaming when you see one. It’s worked for me and wasps…
The key to this technique is to use SNOW ski gear, not water.
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Got back from grocery shopping, and was going to make some nice huevos rancheros for dinner, because why not. I was putting the groceries away while wife and the kiddo went over to the neighbors to water their tomatoes while they're away for vacation.
I heard the screaming outside the door, before they even got inside. Kiddo was shrieking in a blood-curtly way and my wife was yelling at her to get inside.
Yellow jackets. I'm guessing they made a home in the soil by the tomatoes. Only thing was, the faucet was still on outside. And to reach it, you have to walk past the tomatoes and get in behind a holly bush by the house.
So, fuck.
Neighbors must have had a hoot seeing the shit I wore to get over there, but even so, the fuckers were buzzing around and getting on the inside of my fucking glasses by the time I made it to the faucet.
Scorecard:
Kiddo: 2 stings, 3 on her when she got inside
Wife: 2 stings, 5 on her
Dad: 0 stings, 8(?) on meBenadryl pen for wife and kiddo. Kinda red but they're both more or less okay. Some huevos rancheros later and she was ready to play again.
Those things sure can be bastards.
wrote on 14 Aug 2023, 09:29 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Doing the dad shit.:
.Yellow jackets. I'm guessing they made a home in the soil by the tomatoes. Only thing was, the faucet was still on outside. And to reach it, you have to walk past the tomatoes and get in behind a holly bush by the house.
Note that yellowjacket is often spelled as two words (yellow jacket) in popular culture and even in some dictionaries. The proper entomological spelling, according to the Entomological Society of America, is as a single word (yellowjacket).
Aqua you should know better.....
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wrote on 14 Aug 2023, 09:34 last edited by
Entomologists say yellowjacket.
Etymologists say yellow jacket.Let’s call the whole thing off.
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Entomologists say yellowjacket.
Etymologists say yellow jacket.Let’s call the whole thing off.
wrote on 14 Aug 2023, 13:48 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Doing the dad shit.:
Entomologists say yellowjacket.
Etymologists say yellow jacket.That was going to be my defense, yeah.
But I ain't gonna take no flak from a guy who hasn't capitalized things since college.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Doing the dad shit.:
I suspect my slide into atheism started when as an 8 year old I started thinking about the motivation behind creating wasps.
wrote on 14 Aug 2023, 14:00 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Doing the dad shit.:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Doing the dad shit.:
I suspect my slide into atheism started when as an 8 year old I started thinking about the motivation behind creating wasps.
lol
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 01:37 last edited by
@Aqua-Letifer Wow! Glad to hear that it wasn't too bad.
I did not know until I came to the US, that they made ground nests. :eek
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@jon-nyc said in Doing the dad shit.:
Entomologists say yellowjacket.
Etymologists say yellow jacket.That was going to be my defense, yeah.
But I ain't gonna take no flak from a guy who hasn't capitalized things since college.
wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 01:39 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in Doing the dad shit.:
@jon-nyc said in Doing the dad shit.:
Entomologists say yellowjacket.
Etymologists say yellow jacket.That was going to be my defense, yeah.
But I ain't gonna take no flak from a guy who hasn't capitalized things since college.
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 02:50 last edited by
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 03:01 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Doing the dad shit.:
He seems to have behaved in a manner considered silly and afterwards discovered the consequences.
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 03:16 last edited by
Fafo? More like Fido.
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 03:43 last edited by
Did you use the gas trick yet? Also, don't forget to light it with a match.
Separately, I've had the thought before that if I was ever in a situation where I had to run into a burning room (such as house is on fire and kid is trapped), I would put on a heavy jacket or even a big blanket so that I could buy a few seconds of not being burned immediately. I guess, similar to not getting stung.
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 12:30 last edited by
Preferably a wet one.
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Did you use the gas trick yet? Also, don't forget to light it with a match.
Separately, I've had the thought before that if I was ever in a situation where I had to run into a burning room (such as house is on fire and kid is trapped), I would put on a heavy jacket or even a big blanket so that I could buy a few seconds of not being burned immediately. I guess, similar to not getting stung.
wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 13:00 last edited by@89th said in Doing the dad shit.:
Did you use the gas trick yet? Also, don't forget to light it with a match.
Separately, I've had the thought before that if I was ever in a situation where I had to run into a burning room (such as house is on fire and kid is trapped), I would put on a heavy jacket or even a big blanket so that I could buy a few seconds of not being burned immediately. I guess, similar to not getting stung.
If the jacket wasn’t flame retardant, wouldn’t you just increase the chances of catching fire and being trapped in a burning coat?
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wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 15:15 last edited by
Easy to take off a thick coat, not easy to take off burning thin shirt
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wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 20:32 last edited by
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wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 05:40 last edited by
Cool now gas the motherfuckers.