29 Jan
2003
29 Jan
'03
7:30 a.m.
Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
OT: Another thing WD-40 is good at is killing bugs.
It's not *the*
fastest insecticide I've used, but it is certainly fast. It works
great if it's all you have and the wasp is between you and the Raid.
Hmm...
I'll remember that trick. Especially seeing as there was a health
scare w.r.t. fly spray not too long ago. According to Talksport, Boots and
Superdrug were recalling fly spray due to cancer fears. Strange. I never saw
any "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL" notices in any Boots or Superdrug stores. Bet
some 13-year-old called the newsdesk 'cos he had nothing better to do than
cause a bit of panic...
I've actually been in that situation three or four
times. I fear and
HATE bugs. The last time I used WD-40 on a wasp, I also emptied an
upside-down can of air on it as it was dying. The bug had spent the
previous *hour* terrifying me.
OMG... You emptied an aerosol "Can O'
Air" on it? Considering those things
usually contain Freon, that must have frozen it solid. Personally, I think
liquid nitrogen would have worked better. *drip* *drip* *HISSSSS* <frozen
bug drops to the floor and shatters into a million pieces>.
And you're not the only one who "fears and hates" wasps, either...
Later.
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Phil.
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