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Thanks, Todd Wilson, for happy ending to wasp odyssey By Linda Waggener Todd Wilson had the opportunity to be my hero today when I was taking the shortcut up Hurt Street to pick up a cheeseburger for Ed who was working a double shift writing on Columbiamagazine.com. Rounding the curve by the Arnold's horse pasture, I glimpsed something on my upper arm between the hand that held the steering wheel and my shoulder that was not a piece of jewelry on my sleeve. It had fluttering wings but was no butterfly which I'd have enjoyed sharing the car with. This winged thing looked like it was aimed, posed to take a bite of me! It was a huge wasp! Really, it was huge!! I veered to the shoulder of the road, came to a quick halt by the acre of woods that belong to somebody I'd like to thank for not cutting them down, rolled all the windows down, flicked the wasp, and jumped out, making sure it didn't stay on my sleeve. There was no plan, not sure if I was going to abandon my car forever or just until I could call 911 or until something enticed the wasp to exit the warm car. At least I did put the car in park before jumping out, unlike a friend in Somerset who abandoned his truck to a spider... but that's another story. From the yard across the narrow street, someone called out, "Linda? Need some help?" As happens when older people are noticed doing unusual things, Todd had a look of caring concern on his face. "There's a wasp in the car!!" He was kind enough not to say something dismissive like, "...aaannnd?..." Although he couldn't suppress a grin. Todd bravely examined the interior, then got into the car and looked more carefully. We directed a couple of cars to go ahead and pass. Then the wasp was spotted climbing up a seatbelt and quickly dispatched. Amazing! With my life saved and the car ready to drive, things quickly returned to normal and he asked what was playing on the radio which allowed us to share our mutual enjoyment of listening to audiobooks. He listens while he walks the city of Columbia in his work as postman, and I listen while I drive. His favorites are Lee Childs and he said there's a new Reacher out. My current favorite is Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins, one I like so much I'm listening a second time. Thank you, Todd Wilson, for the happy ending to the wasp odyssey! Hurt Street is open and traffic is moving smoothly, Ed got his cheeseburger even if the trip did take a bit longer than usual, and all is well with the world. This story was posted on 2016-10-26 14:54:17
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