LOL
I pulled a swarm out of a plastic cooler!!!! I have also pulled swarms out of plastic barrels on more than one occasion.
My fav swarm, I pulled out of an acrylic terrarium that was sitting in the woods upside down with the drain plug taken out. You could ALMOST see through it, but dirt, dust and time had faded the acrylic. When I tried to move it, the acrylic broke... ouch... Careful handling got it loaded in my truck. I smoked them, cleaned the outside and watched them for a few weeks before putting them into a hive. Everyone says they wont stay iof there is a lot of light. Apparently, no one told the bees what the rules were.
SO, in retrospect.. I think we need to send Jack some plastic. His phobia is nearing dangerous and epic proportions.
I grew up in an era when there were no cell phones or computers, and we got three channels on our black and white tv. Plastic is older than all of those things! In fact, if I remember my dates right, the first plastic was created in 1907.. so I think it is even older than 80! 111 years old in fact! SO!!!!!! Something traumatic had to happen to Jack that involved plastic. I'll call a shrink and see if we can get a gift certificate together for Jack?