Louise Peacock
1 min readOct 10, 2022

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Oh man that made me laugh, but because, I have BEEN THERE DONE THAT. Definitely "Assholes with wings"

Bees do not bother me, but yellowjackets and actual hornets I dislike intensely.

I have had so many wasp encounters with stings that I have lost count. Damned lucky that I am not allergic.

Since I am a professional gardener, it is inevitable that wasps will cross my path. I dislike the ones that make nests in the ground the very most. You're in there pulling weeds, and the little shits come after you.

I have learned to always have a nice big tube of toothpaste handy. I can smear that on stings and get immediate relief. I also always have a spray can of WD40 with me. I find that spraying the bastards with WD40 is very effective in slowing them down.

I think my best wasp encounter was the time I disturbed a nest of them near the compost heap. I made it into the house with 20 stings. The swearing was unbelievable. My neighbours learned a whole bunch of bodily functions that they had never imagined possible.

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Louise Peacock
Louise Peacock

Written by Louise Peacock

Louise Peacock is a writer, garden designer, Reiki practitioner, singer-songwriter & animal activist. Favorite insult “Eat cake & choke” On Medium since 2016.

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