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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
The fire isn't necessary. A little gasoline doused in the tube would have taken care of them, no fire required, although you can always light it later if you want.
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That be true.
Reminds me of another "adventure" as a young boy back on the farm.
When it came time to paint the large, main barn, I was the one that was put on the top of a rickety, old, wooden, double ladder, extended way past the recommended extension. Why me? Because I was light and wouldn't break the ladder.
Now, waay up in the gables of the barn were several wasps nests. My grandfather would give me a tin cup of gasoline and instruct me to climb up the ladder and throw the gasoline on the wasps nests.
Sure enough, when that gas hit the wasps, they would instantly drop like lead shot. However, every now and then a wasp would be out of town and not get the memo. So, I had in my pocket a squirt gun filled with gasoline to shoot it down with. -
Yep, it was 90 degrees with 95% humidity and I was hanging on a fully extended wooden ladder, with one hand, onto a rung that was wound up with baling wire because it was split and it would rotate because it was wore out.
My other hand was holding a paint brush. Here comes a totally pissed off wasp. So I had to juggle the paint brush and reach for my squirt gun, fire and hope I hit the wasp before it hit me -
THE END