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Old 05-26-2009, 08:19 PM   #1
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Angry Bees Attack New York GameStop
You can't make this stuff up.

http://consumerist.com/5268132/angry-bees-attack-new-york-gamestop

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A swarm of bees gathered yesterday outside the GameStop in Union Square, possibly to demand a higher trade-in value for their games. Store employees were trapped inside for hours and eventually hung a sign reading: "Look! ... closed due to bee infestation.''

In fact, it took two hours to get some help...and that was only after Eyewitness News called the police department...who said, call the fire department...who said, call 9-1-1...who said, call 3-1-1..who said, call the mayor's office.

In the meantime, a Good Samaritan — tried to remove the immediate hazard out on the sidewalk. He lured about a thousand bees into a bag — which was later placed inside a box. But pedestrians were still at risk, and the bees continued to filter out of the building.

Eyewitness News: "What were people doing when you approached this??"
Good Samaritan, Edward Albers: "I don't know...they were laughing...some of 'em..."
Eyewitness News: "Was anyone stung??"
Albers: "Not yet..."

And finally, at around 4 p.m. the NYPD's bee specialist arrived — but removing the hive was no easy task...

"I'm probably gonna be relying on scent...the queen bee's scent...it could take a half hour, an hour...two hours...I don't know," NYPD bee expert Tony Planakis said.

The NYPD, which apparently has bee experts on staff, successfully lured the hive into boxes, which they plan to ship upstate.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6828888

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Old 05-26-2009, 08:48 PM   #2
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I guess next time its better for that store to have nets and stuff or whatever.... its always good to BEE prepared....
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What I want to know is why they're wasting the resources on "relocating" the bees?
They're bees, it's not like they're endangered, rare, or cute, jsut kill 'em.
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They were probably attracted to the copious amounts of high fructose corn syrup in the vicinity.
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What I want to know is why they're wasting the resources on "relocating" the bees?
They're bees, it's not like they're endangered, rare, or cute, jsut kill 'em.
Maybe you haven't heard about the crashing honey bee populations.
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The radio station 101.7 THE BUZZ was first to break this story.
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The radio station 101.7 THE BUZZ was first to break this story.
They wanted to bee the first on the scene.
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Maybe you haven't heard about the crashing honey bee populations.

I was gonna say....bee's are extremely important, and their population is on the decline
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What I want to know is why they're wasting the resources on "relocating" the bees?
They're bees, it's not like they're endangered, rare, or cute, jsut kill 'em.
Pollination is down due to lack of bees. What needs to be pollinated? OOOOOHH, just everything that grows.

No food means, well, we're screwed.

Don't spray with pesticides...leave 'em alone.
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