Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
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What do wasps do for nature? Do they pollenate plants like bees do? Do they collect nectar like bees do?
I ask this often. I’m like “Lord…why wasps?” Guess the flood didn’t kill the flying stinging nuisance!
I said the same thing a few years back after having an encounter with a nest that was under my front steps. Later that afternoon I went down to my lower garden and saw one munching on cabbage caterpillars, those green ones. I said, "thank you for showing me Lord". Real story. I guess all things do have a purpose, but they still are not welcome near my buildings. I found an easy way without using poison, to discourage their nesting. Get a paper bag, blow it up a little, tie string around it, and hang it, near eaves, in my case I have a big swing, two seater with an awning outdoors, this Spring i saw the buggers casing it out, hung that bag, and they stay far away. But i guess God has a purpose for them.
Yay for you!!
About 15 years ago a little female paper-wasp tried to build her nest right smack dab on the under-eaves of the main patio slider we used many many times a day. She'd build/anchor her little nest-stem, then make the little curved disk that the first row of individual cells get attached to--papier mache, which she'd sculpt with her body, going 'round and 'round.
My darling and I watched her, knowing that if she put her nest there, it would eventually bring bad news for everyone. So he knocked it down.
She came back, found it gone, and sat there looking lost and frustrated. Then began rebuilding it again.
Sigh. Knocked it down.
Repeat.
After the third time, she sat there on the under eave and she looked like she was seething or crying or something. I mean, she was absolutely PULSING. And I felt sorry for her. She had to build a nursery before she could lay her eggs, and she had to be pretty tired after all those tries!!!
So I went over to her, a bit nervous since she was pointing at me, clearly looking at me, from just a couple feet above my head. I talked to her. I explained that we were very sorry, but she couldn't put her nest there. I explained why. I told her she was welcome, because she and her children would be incredible garden helpers. But she simply couldn't put her nest there: the traffic conflicts would go badly for her, her children, and us.
I went out about an hour later. She was restarting her nest-stem and foundation disk...8 feet to the east on that under-eave. Similarly sheltered, with us having plenty of space to come and go without bothering each other.
She built her nest, and when the first little daughters hatched out, they built it more and more. We got to watch them all summer, and they never were aggressive or anything.
All creatures have a role in the Plan, and the more we observe that, the closer we grow to God. At least that's my experience.