PSA: Had a close call with a hidden wasp nest in a chimney near Springfield

I was cleaning a brick chimney on an old farmhouse outside of Springfield. I dropped the brush down and heard a weird buzzing sound instead of the usual scrape. Pulled it back up and a whole nest of wasps came swarming out of the flue tile. I had to back off fast and wait an hour with a can of spray before I could finish the job. Anyone else run into pests hiding in places they really shouldn't be?

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gavin_reed15d ago

Wait, you just dropped the brush down without looking first? That takes some serious guts, man. I would have been poking around with a camera or something for an hour. The thought of a whole SWARM just boiling out of a dark hole like that is a full-on nightmare.

terry_barnes15d ago

My buddy did that with a hollow fence post once... a whole nest of wasps came pouring out like angry soda. He ran so fast he left his shoes in the yard. Some things you just don't need to see coming.