Bob said: > I went to pick up a swarm awhile back and the homeowner > actually tried to charge me $50 for the swarm after I > commented on what a nice swarm it was. > > When I started to get back in my truck to leave the homeowner > changed his mind and offered the swarm for free. This reminded me of a very, very bad movie, but one with good potential as an instructional video for bee colony removal - "Ghostbusters". The boys have just trapped their first ghost in a large hotel ballroom, and need to get paid... PETER: We came, we saw, we kicked its ass! HOTEL MNGR: Did you see it? What is it? RAY: We got it! HOTEL MNGR: What is it? Will there be more of them? RAY: Sir, what you had there is what we refer to as a focused non-terminal repeating phantasm or a Class 5 full-roaming vapor. Real nasty one too! PETER: And now let's talk seriously. Now, for the entrapment we're gonna have to ask you four big ones, 4 thousand dollars for that, but we are having a special this week on proton charging and storage of the beast and that's only gonna come to one thousand dollars, fortunately. HOTEL MNGR: Five thousand dollars? I had no idea it'd be so much. I won't pay it PETER: Ok, that's all right, we can just put it right back in there! RAY: We certainly can, Doctor Venkman... HOTEL MNGR: No, no, no... Alright, anything! (Writes check, hands it over.) PETER: Thanks so much! RAY: Thank you, hope we can help you again. ...Coming through! One Class 5 free-roaming vapor! Audio Clip: http://www.ecto-web.biz.be/real/usa_kick.ram jim (Who notes that most beekeepers seem to have majored in yoga and gender studies, leaving all the negotiating skill to the multinationals, politicians, and pirates) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::