On 1 Jun 2005 11:56:54 -0700, jim rozen
wrote:

In article , Jim Stewart says...

The last time I got my heat gun down and
turned it on, I was greeted by dense smoke
and an unpleasant smell. Seems wasps had
built a nest inside the barrel.

There are some wasps that like to build nests inside
small holes.

I found one of those recently.

I keep a small portable air tank in the garage for
inflating tires, and periodically bring it inside
to recharge it from the house line. The hose and
chuck for it are mounted on a quick-disconnect for
convenience.

Last time I went to use it, I hooked up the the hose,
opened the tank valve, and tried to inflate the tire.
Chuck on the hose acted quite strange - leaky, but
no air was getting to the tire.

Yep, some damn wasp had crawled into the open end
of the QC fitting and begun building a nest.

She got a pretty good suprise though. I had to
dismantle the air chuck to get the debris out
of there so I could use it again.

Not as bad as the surprise of a nest under the seat of the outhouse!
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada