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I was mad when I learned that quicksand is not actually a real thing (at least not what the movies show). I was terrified of it when I was a kid. Turns out you can get stuck in water bogged sand but it rarely swallows you entirely. On the other hand, soil liquefaction can swallow people and towns (like in Port Royal) but it takes an earthquake.
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And what about killer bees? Weren’t they supposed to be as bad as quicksand?
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This is LIGHTNING SAND, not Quicksand. Totally different thing, and only found in Fire Swamps.
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Don’t make me send an R.O.U.S. over there.
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Inconceivable!!!
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Agreed though I actually had a coworker in the late 90’s who almost walked into a nasty bee hive nearby his front door that appeared seemingly overnight. He took a picture from inside his apartment and brought it into work. It looked 3 feet long. The pest control company said they were killer bees but who knows since many mold companies declare any mold found in your home as black mold. Opportunistic FUD marketing at its best. 
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Yep, and asbestos is everywhere, and tons of guys in white baggy suits and respirators are needed for all that, and it’s gonna cost a LOT of money!
Now, subterranean yellow jackets, those phuckers are the real killer bees. I had them swarm me when I was mowing the lawn once and I got stung hard, and a lot. My tractor couldn’t outrun them and they chaesd me on foot for 100 yards or more stinging all the way. The next day I had a bee specialist out to kill the nest. It took him over an hour pumping insecticide down there. He estimated 5-8000 yellow jackets. I believe him.
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Totally agree again! My dumb arse grew up in the desert where the yellow jackets made hives in bushes. I found that out when I bought our first house and I tried to trim the hedge that separated the property line. I cut a hive in half and got repeatedly stung as I ran around the yard screaming like a 4 year old girl. That’s how I met our next door neighbor (it left a good impression). Fast forward a decade and we move to the Mid-West and bought another house. I checked and there were no yellow jackets in the bushes so I was happy. I didn’t know they were subterranean and proceeded to mow over a hole which unleashed the hive and, yet again for the 2nd time in my life, I’m running around screaming like a 4 year old girl. I then met our current neighbors the same way. My life is a Benny Hill skit.
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l do it more medieval style, by mixing a 45/45/10 mixture of diesel, gas and dish washing soap. let it soak in for a few minutes then light it off with a weed torch. often when you light one off a couple more will go at the same time. next day just take some soil and seed again.
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning 
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LOL, I bet your neighbors still tell that story, too, about the guy that moved in and had a run in with the yellow jackets.
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Hehehehehe…I’m sure my reputation proceeds me. I should write a book on how to be remembered for all the wrong reasons. 
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that’s better than me, I can’t do anything seeing as I am a functional quadriplegic. got stung 15+ times before the wife got outside with the hose. while I tried and failed to outrun the bastards.
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Damn, now that sucks. Those things are horrible. Glad you weren’t allergic.
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