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Speaking of sheaths, we have these satanic little cactuses... Cacti? With spiky golf ball sized segments. We went riding in the national forest where nature for some reason tolerates these little abominations... My wife's gelding picked one up on his back foot. He didn't like it so he started picking his feet up real quick... And transfers the demon plant... To his sheath.

That was a rodeo. She stayed on more than 8 seconds, and didn't leave the arena/forest as a projectile.

Leatherman came in handy.
 
fnordmorph said:
Speaking of sheaths, we have these satanic little cactuses... Cacti? With spiky golf ball sized segments. We went riding in the national forest where nature for some reason tolerates these little abominations... My wife's gelding picked one up on his back foot. He didn't like it so he started picking his feet up real quick... And transfers the demon plant... To his sheath.

That was a rodeo. She stayed on more than 8 seconds, and didn't leave the arena/forest as a projectile.

Leatherman came in handy.
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Holy cow that’s horrible 😳.

If you’re taking about the Cholla cactus, they are the worst. Absolutely nasty and horrid cactus that I’ve had many bad experiences with. You get one in your body, by the time you get the cluster pulled out it’s stuck in your hand. Get it out of that hand, and then you get it stuck in the other and so on 😡 frickin Devil cactus

Of course it’s bad enough that they come off the cactus easy and stick in you, but they’re also barbed like fishhooks.

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Cwilliams563 said:
Holy cow that’s horrible 😳.

If you’re taking about the Cholla cactus, they are the worst. Absolutely nasty and horrid cactus that I’ve had many bad experiences with. You get one in your body, by the time you get the cluster pulled out it’s stuck in your hand. Get it out of that hand, and then you get it stuck in the other and so on 😡 frickin Devil cactus

Of course it’s bad enough that they come off the cactus easy and stick in you, but they’re also barbed like fishhooks.

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They call them ''nature's reason to hug all the stuff''
 
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SwarthyGnome said:
I noticed a hornet nest on my house this morning. So I blasted it was Raid while leaning out of the window.
Come the afternoon there are two burly looking wasps either eating what’s left or planning to move in.
So I blast them with Raid while leaning out of the window again, except this time the wind blew some of the spray back onto me.
😞
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This is why I use dawn dish soap and water. I load it up in a super soaker and blast away. Doesn't matter what I hit or if there's over-spray.

I actually just killed 2 yellow jacket nests yesterday. Works great!
 
carnifex knifeworks said:
This is why I use dawn dish soap and water. I load it up in a super soaker and blast away. Doesn't matter what I hit or if there's over-spray.

I actually just killed 2 yellow jacket nests yesterday. Works great!
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I am well aware that those who live by the sword, die by the sword.
That being said, those bastards will have no quarter and should I die in the attempt, so be it. I know what I signed up for.
“En Taro, Tassadar!”
 
Blues said:
I think Nathan needs to come out with a new line of blades with names dedicated to the eradication of these various flying assassins...
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Introducing the Vespa Crabro Rapeier

(No, I did not spell that wrong)

Mark got stung in the face by European giant hornet this morning.

If I can find the hive I will build a sword called the Flaming Sodomizer
 
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