First of all, we’d like to thank all of our contestants who entered to win the Free Trip Giveaway for Valuation Expo. It is because of all of you that we are able to continue the success of Valuation Expo and provide opportunities for moments like this. So without further ado, lets meet our winner!
A special congratulation goes to Jessica Christopher, who was randomly chosen as the winner of a free conference pass to the Valuation Expo of her choice, round trip flight, and a 2-night hotel stay. The Buzz staff caught up with Jessica to announce her as the winner and to get to know her a little bit.
Buzz: Is this your first time attending Valuation Expo?
Jessica: No my first time was two years ago in Las Vegas. It was wonderful, I learned so much that helped me. I talked so much about it to an appraiser friend that she decided to go with me next time.
Buzz: How did you feel when you found out you were our winner?
Jessica: Ecstatic! I love winning (who doesn’t?) and to win something that helped me so much all the better!
Buzz: What is one thing you are looking forward to the most at Valuation Expo? And why?
Jessica: All of it, really what I learned last time has helped me so much. I love having the option to go to Baltimore. I would not have made that trip this year because of my daughter’s wedding. In my opinion Baltimore is so much better than Las Vegas, I don’t gamble. I will however be in Las Vegas and get the CE for both.
Buzz: Tell us a little bit about yourself… where are you from? How long have you been in the appraisal industry? Can you tell us an interesting tidbit about yourself?
Jessica: I am originally from CO, got married and went from coast to coast several times with my hubby who was in the Navy for 20 years. I have lived in SoCal for most of the last 27 years (I love my sunshine!). I started in appraising just before the down turn with a trainee license in 2005. I love the people, the constant learning (I think it keeps you young), and the challenge of a difficult appraisal. An interesting tidbit about me…..I made the national news last year. I was stung by 50+ Africanized bees. Though the local paper reported it correctly the national news reported it as 100 bees.
Buzz: Jessica thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us we are so looking forward to seeing you at Valuation Expo this year.
For those who entered the contest and would still like to attend Valuation Expo we have a special discount for you. Enter the code 2NDCHANCE when you register for 20% off the price of your pass. Don’t wait this code expires April 1st 2016!
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unfortunately , the lethal incident on the tractor last year is incidental to this next.
Of studying articles about Africanized bees , When bees hear a low pitched noise of heavy vibration they will either pour out the hive or answer it by buzzing in time to it.
HOWEVER,
Most kills near heavy machinery or cars, lawnmowers e.t.c. are many decibels louder than normal buzzing though similar.
Seems to me, a natural bee marauding attack of another swarm is what they think of it and plain focus on getting closer to the attacking vibration.
Your “selling” them that “(#feedabee)a bit too much” rather than “teaching them” !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEIaaQzbKxk
(there is a good reason to feed a small quantity as a wiped strip of honey near a feral beehive – it is a “vaguely friendly action” can be later recognised by the feral bees , and if they can be touched with the finger tip along the side of their thorax or wing that helps too but you can easily be set upon if you cannot recognise them becoming nervous – slow visible flexing beating of the wings , sudden turning and facing you-your closest proximate part of you e.g. hand , and finally gathering pointing toward you/facing you with taking of and whirling around you – others are flying at you slow or fast and deliberately bumping into you )
I mean they are a little real the ones you have called Africanized bees.
Those too i consider you can calm by getting to know them but any take one to three months of at least an hours deliberate presence in proximity to assist them at understanding the coexistent relationship whether feral or domesticated/farmed !
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=66381.0
I almost forgot ! – for around three days to a week after locating a swarm settling point to setup their hive they(any sub species of European honeybee) whirl around the area some 50 to 100 yards and sting things “alike a move in party festival”.
After that they calm down and you can often get near them and their hive entrance without much danger!