The Dead Hornet

Ever have those days where you want to get something done but just keep running up against walls slowing you down? That has been my day today(and yesterday for that matter). So Josh and Vicki were going to let me follow them into town so I could find my way to the store, bank and money exchange on my own in the future. Then Vicki says, "Hey Randy, do you want to do something adventurous?" Of course my interest was peaked and my eyes lit up. So all it took was a suggestion of knocking down some of the little hornet nests collecting on the ceiling over the balcony and I was already heading toward that door. We got a broom and while one of them held open the door for my great escape I thrust the broom into one of the larger ones. Of course while I ran for cover about eight hornets became very angry! They all came to a rest back on the nub of their previous home. I realized they would not leave so would therefore have to be taken care of.
Long story short I ended up going back to the store in town later to buy the wasp spray that puts you a comfortable distance away. They had none. So I bought two cans of Raid fly and mosquito spray. It was successful but only at what I would call "Petting Zoo" distances. I ended up finding several larger nests under other eaves on the building and managed to make an afternoon of it. They will come back, but when they do I'll be ready for them! When the good people of SI Dominican Republic send out a beacon for TDH, I will become...The Dead HORNET! Hornet! hornet......hornet

This is a picture of one of the hornet nests I took down. It is a bit blurry but I still think you get the idea.
This is some of what was left after I swept up the balcony. Victory!