ButterCup tells Georgie a bit about the dissatisfaction brewing in the Hive...
11/01/16 10:45
Monday, January 11, 2016
There’s an old saying in the Hive that goes:
“Roses are violet, Violets are blue,
I’m so glad it’s Monday, how about you?"
Okay. It’s not an old saying. I just made that up just now, but I think we’ll all agree that we’re glad it’s finally Monday, right?
The last time I visited with you, I think I mentioned that there was something brewing in the Hive - and it wasn’t Honeyshine (that’s illegal, in case you didn’t know it).
Here’s what I know so far:
Apparently, Queen Bee has started issuing all kinds of Royal Decrees that haven’t been sitting well with the rest of the Hive. ButterCup was visiting last Friday afternoon and was telling me a little bit about what’s going on over there.
“Do you know what She did?” she asked me.
“No, what?”
“First, as you’ll remember from her State of the Hive Speech a few weeks ago, she raising everybody’s taxes and fees,” she complained angrily.
“Right. I remember that,” I said, feeling glad I am a non-resident, so I don’t hafta worry about that stuff.
“Well, get this: Friday morning, she announced that she felt her Royal Chambers are not roomy enough, so she issued a Decree mandating that all of us workers had to spend our weekend putting on an addition and doing a complete remodel of her space. Have you ever heard of such a thing?”
I thought about it for a minute or two, then said, “No.”
“Neither had I, until Friday,” she buzzed disgustedly.
“So, did you guys finish the addition?” I asked.
“Almost,” ButterCup said with a heavy sigh. “We just have to put a few, finishing touches on a new Walk-In Closet she insisted we build, then she’s supposedly bringing in a team of Carpenter Bees to install the fixtures for a the new Track Lightning Bug Chandeliers she evidently ordered for herself. Do you have any idea how expensive those things are? Or how often the Glow Filaments need to bee replaced? Do you?”
“No,” I told her, since I’ve never been able to afford those.
“Well, let me tell you: they’re not cheap.”
“Geeeeeze,” was about the only thing I could think to say.
ButterCup went on to tell me about all the Hive Improvements Queen Bee had ordered for herself by Royal Decree, then told me, “But from what I’ve heard, that’s not the half of it.”
Beefore she could tell me what the other half was, Bert walked in and said, “It is Friday, January 9, 2016. The exact time is 2:13 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The current outdoor temperature is a balmy 271.2611 Kelvin. Have a nice day.” Then he left.
“My break is over, so I need to get back to work,” ButterCup told me, sounding tired. “I’ll talk to you as soon as I can get away again.” Then she left.
I hafta say: this doesn’t sound good, but there’s really nothing I can do about any of it, so … This afternoon, I told Kevin I’d go outside with him and help him build a Snowbee.
So I’m gonna go do that, right after I finish doing this.
I hope everybody has a miraculously marvellous Monday!
I’ll see ya’ later!
There’s an old saying in the Hive that goes:
“Roses are violet, Violets are blue,
I’m so glad it’s Monday, how about you?"
Okay. It’s not an old saying. I just made that up just now, but I think we’ll all agree that we’re glad it’s finally Monday, right?
The last time I visited with you, I think I mentioned that there was something brewing in the Hive - and it wasn’t Honeyshine (that’s illegal, in case you didn’t know it).
Here’s what I know so far:
Apparently, Queen Bee has started issuing all kinds of Royal Decrees that haven’t been sitting well with the rest of the Hive. ButterCup was visiting last Friday afternoon and was telling me a little bit about what’s going on over there.
“Do you know what She did?” she asked me.
“No, what?”
“First, as you’ll remember from her State of the Hive Speech a few weeks ago, she raising everybody’s taxes and fees,” she complained angrily.
“Right. I remember that,” I said, feeling glad I am a non-resident, so I don’t hafta worry about that stuff.
“Well, get this: Friday morning, she announced that she felt her Royal Chambers are not roomy enough, so she issued a Decree mandating that all of us workers had to spend our weekend putting on an addition and doing a complete remodel of her space. Have you ever heard of such a thing?”
I thought about it for a minute or two, then said, “No.”
“Neither had I, until Friday,” she buzzed disgustedly.
“So, did you guys finish the addition?” I asked.
“Almost,” ButterCup said with a heavy sigh. “We just have to put a few, finishing touches on a new Walk-In Closet she insisted we build, then she’s supposedly bringing in a team of Carpenter Bees to install the fixtures for a the new Track Lightning Bug Chandeliers she evidently ordered for herself. Do you have any idea how expensive those things are? Or how often the Glow Filaments need to bee replaced? Do you?”
“No,” I told her, since I’ve never been able to afford those.
“Well, let me tell you: they’re not cheap.”
“Geeeeeze,” was about the only thing I could think to say.
ButterCup went on to tell me about all the Hive Improvements Queen Bee had ordered for herself by Royal Decree, then told me, “But from what I’ve heard, that’s not the half of it.”
Beefore she could tell me what the other half was, Bert walked in and said, “It is Friday, January 9, 2016. The exact time is 2:13 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The current outdoor temperature is a balmy 271.2611 Kelvin. Have a nice day.” Then he left.
“My break is over, so I need to get back to work,” ButterCup told me, sounding tired. “I’ll talk to you as soon as I can get away again.” Then she left.
I hafta say: this doesn’t sound good, but there’s really nothing I can do about any of it, so … This afternoon, I told Kevin I’d go outside with him and help him build a Snowbee.
So I’m gonna go do that, right after I finish doing this.
I hope everybody has a miraculously marvellous Monday!
I’ll see ya’ later!