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Subject: Wasps
From: barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner)
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 96 22:25:24 GMT
"Bill Fisher, KM9P" <km9p@contesting.com> writes:

> 
> So what do you guys do about wasps?  I jumped off of a 30' tower yesterday
> and tore up my knee trying to get away from them.  
> 
> I took a can of wasp spray up the tower and killed them.  In the process I
> got the spray all over myself.  Operated the entire NAQP smelling like hell
> and choking on the fumes.

My solution - I ALWAYS carry a can of the stuff up in my backpack. And 
when I spray it, I make sure I know the wind direction!

Other than that, I've tried to eliminate places where they tend to built 
nest (usually beneath overhangs), when possible.

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