Hi Rich,
It wasn't me with the air-rifle, though I don't think I've ever laughed so much when my mate told me what he'd done. Never been stung, though we used to keep bees on the farm. One thing I had drilled into me was never go near bees / wasps withing at least 24 hours of touching alcohol, the little stripey folk don't like you if you do. We used to take out nests with cymag in the bad old days and it worked a treat, using it was another reason not to be near booze as one whiff and you were a gonner.
Hey Shewie, so you were a raghead whilst watching the boys take them on... what side did you take? (Sorry on reflection that may not be very PC) Sorry
One of the lesser known dangers in forestry operations was bee / wasp nests in trees / scrub we were clearing, often saw other cutters running like the wind to escape a hive / bike they had disturbed. Very funny.
Was always facinated by Wood Wasps, these harmless giants would chase cutters due to the fact we were covered in sap, the new guys always freaked out, also funny due to the fact that a lot of new builds have relatiivly unseasoned timber in them, and after about two years the larvie hatch indoors and fly around scaring the willies out of home owners, wonderful creatures to watch.
TTFN
Colin.