Or turn the soda tab backwards to cover the hole when you can't supervise it. My mom also taught us how to walk, talk and carry a soda can with our finger or thumb covering the hole so the wasps couldn't get in. Very vicious critters. Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <plumlipstick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 10:11 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: More than you probably wanted to know about yellowjackets. smile >Thanks for the info, Cindy. I would add that yellow jackets are >some of the more aggressive and downright cranky kind of wasps. It >doesn't take much to provoke them. It is also fairly common for >them to climb into an open can of Coke if you set it down somewhere >to do something else. They like the sweetness of the sugar, and >then they can't always get out of the can. Stings on the lips, >tongue, and throat happen every year. That's one reason to use a >cup with a cover on it if you're drinking something at a picnic. Monica Willyard To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/465 - Release Date: 10/6/2006 To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.