Lovin’ Life 15/3/2018: The Wasp’s Nest.


This might look like just another roof that needs a bit of a clean and TLC but I see serenity restored and a potential disaster averted.
You see, this time last week, this particular edge of my roof played host to a large wasp’s nest.  I must have been asleep at the wheel because I only really noticed it when the next was already around 20cm across.  One minute I just had a cobweb laced roof and the next, a potentially life threatening infestation hovering just above our commonly used back door.
via Google images
The only reason I knew I had a wasps nest and not one full of bees is that I couldn’t hear any buzzing…
After managing to regain my composure, I did what any householder would do in 2018 when faced with a problem like this and hit the internet.  It didn’t take long to discover that attempting to remove the nest myself would be a very bad idea.

Fortunately, I was able to find an excellent Plan A. Nationwide Pest Control (I promise this is not a sponsored post) were a pleasure to work with from the first phone call.  They were friendly and accommodating, they could book me in straight away and their quote was a good 25% less than another company who could only offer me a spot in a month’s time.  For a net dependent person like myself, I also found their website to be very informative with a complete list of the prices for all their services.

The team member who visited me was similarly lovely.  He was even able to fit me in an hour earlier than arranged.  It was all over in 15 minutes, I got a bit of education on wasps (they have poor eyesight but remember to move very slowly in their presence) and most importantly a wasp free house (he inspected the entire perimeter for both wasps and potentially dangerous spiders).

Have you ever had a wasp’s nest at your place?  How big was it before your discovered it?

Any recent contact with a service provider that was a joy to deal with?  Bonus points if they were a telco….


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