Sep 2008: Ronald battles the Bees

It all started with a phone call from Ronald a couple of weeks ago.  We're talking about the usual stuff, faith, politics, etc., when suddenly I hear a loud "Ow!!"  and then a couple more.  I'm thinking, "did he step on something?", "what happened?" He comes back on the line and says "A bee stung me on the head." "On Your head?"  Yes, a bee stung him on the head, and apparently, this isn't the first time.  They seem to like to sting Ronald on the noggin.  So I tell him that I heard that meat tenderizer is supposed to help.  He then fills me in that the bees are continuing to multiply on the 2 acres and are starting to build nests around the trailer.  He and Chuey are trying to eradicate them.  I get another call about a week or so later.  "What do I use for bee stings again?"  Apparently another bee stung him but this time not on the noggin.  I look up the treatments for bee stings on the internet and tell him to mix some meat tenderizer with water after removing the bee stinger. This morning, I get another call from Ronald.  "Thanks for telling me about the meat tenderizer, because I was walking through the old trailer and part of the floor gave way and my foot went through a bees nest."  He got about 4 stings or so but is doing fine.   Thank goodness that he's not allergic.  Now he and Chuey are going to replace the floor in that room so they'll have a good floor and won't be stepping on more bees nests.  Seems he has this bee thing covered from head to toe.