SuperHandler
Active Member
So a bee hive in a package broke out while in a couriers truck. Was priceless watching the courier bitch while running for it. LMAO.
Angry Bees
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Route 66
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Not much humorous about that...to some people a bee sting is as dangerous as a rattlesnake bite is to others. And I'll bet more than a few of them work at FedEx.
I'm not one of those, fortunately, but I still don't appreciate getting stung by the damn things.
Bees (and all venomous critters) should be forbidden cargo.
I'm not one of those, fortunately, but I still don't appreciate getting stung by the damn things.
Bees (and all venomous critters) should be forbidden cargo.
SuperHandler
Active Member
Oh geez, the wah wah train has arrived. I do agree though, the results could be futile. Pardon my dark humor.
Operational needs
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The results also could be fatal.
Route 66
Slapped Upside-da-Head Member
are ya sure that wasn't futilistic humor?
whenIgetthere
Well-Known Member
About ten ago, I opened a dropbox and a bunch of bees flew out and about ten of the bit me. I sent a message to dispatch on the old DADS unit. Their reply was to bring bee spray with the following day. My reply was FO!
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Heaven forbid for dispatch to ask if you were gonna be OK.
El Morado Diablo
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It could have been worse. Dispatch could have said you pupped the box early so you needed to go back and pup it again.
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
If you were hyper-allergic to bees you might feel differently. I agree that bees or any other venomous creature should be DG.
Express Courier
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lol @ the wah wah train comment.
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Hairspray and a lighter will do the job
Great advice, and an excellent way to burn your house down and/or blow yourself up.
overflowed
Well-Known Member
Have you ever had a box of bees?
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
I saw a flat bed 18 wheeler pass me one night that had hives stacked about 4' tall front to back. It was covered with a net/screen that you could see through. those honeybees were pist! Never knew they transported them that way.
CJinx
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A quick burst will destroy the nest instantly because they have the consistency of paper. A house would require a sustained jet of flame before it caught fire. Just don't blast your curtains or anything flammable like that.
As for the can exploding; it's not possible. Fires require three elements: ignition, fuel, and oxygen. There is no oxygen inside of the aerosol can so the flames cannot travel back up into the nozzle and explode the can. This is why chemical fire extinguishers are effective; cut off the oxygen supply and the fire goes out.
Can't speak for that truck; however, farmers can hire contractors to bring bees in just as you describe and the bees work their magic. When they are done, the contractor collects the bees and moves on to the next job. I am not certain; however, I think it is more prevalent in some parts of the country than others.
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