On Beeing Lucky

I picked up the new bees today! This involved five hours of driving. I now really really hope they thrive!

I told the guy handing out bees that our bees froze to death.

Bee Guy: "Everyone's bees froze to death!"

Me: "Well, we had two hives survive. Three out of five froze to death."

Bee Guy: "I had thirty-one hives freeze to death."

Me: "Thirty-one out of how many?"

Bee Guy: "Thirty-one out of thirty-one froze to death."