Saturday Night and Fly Free
Finally got rid of all the flies in my apartment. I discovered that the screen in the bedroom window was loose and there was a huge gap. The previous tenant had taped it down and the tape had come loose. I've managed to close the gap but the super will have to fix it.
What a fun way to spend the day...yuck. I had tried to find a fly swatter with no luck. A book did just as well. At least it got me to get the vacuum out to suck up all the fly guts
Whatever, I'm noticing more flies this year than before, wonder if the damp summer had something to do with that?Ah, you got me going for a moment - fly free....
Had me thinking that you meant something else! I really don't like flies, but those pesky mosquitos are the ones I really, really dislike! Thank goodness the cold weather is setting in (brrrrrr)! Enjoy your fly-free Sunday!!
Glad you are fly free! A newspaper works well to
Ugh-Aren't flies just THE most annoying insect...bug...whatever???
So glad you got rid of them all, and can be fly free!
Have you seen the latest in fly swatters? It's shaped like a very small tennis racket, has batteries in the handle, and delivers a shock when you swat the fly--probably not a good thing to have if there are little kiddies around, though, lol...I bought one today and it didn't work at all, I'm taking it back
You certainly got my attention , Fly Free!!! I thought you were promoting airline tickets. lolololol this made me smile.
- Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago
0 good that u got them all UW, darn varmints...
I'm just horrified to discover that you have any flies! I thought every fly born, was born in Australia. We get walls of em in the summer!
We get mosquitoes (lots and lots of them all Summer), to the point where I think I should list my town as "Mosquito Land, USA". Lots of big moths that have faces like little, tiny, bats too. I think all the flies in town hang out on the doughnuts and croissants at a certain doughtnut/coffee shop that's housed in a convenience store/gas station.
(I once e.mailed the company and politely suggested they find a way to cover their bakery items because some customers may not want the stuff any time but Winter. They sent me a coupon for a dozen doughnuts (but did I want a whole box full of "fly doughnuts"? I don't think so. )Lisa that sounds awful! We have shops like that here too. Why would you want the product you were complaining about being left uncovered? Nuts!
Ernest, my thoughts exactly. Apparently, my one, polite, e.mail did nothing but get a coupon mailed out; because the products remain uncovered year after year.
With flies stomping all over the icing! Gross!
Why on earth are you guys complaining?
You are sooooo Lucky to have Flys and bugs like that.
We have bats!!
Have you got any idea what they can do to your lunch?
It doesn't matter what you use to swot them.
UW: Have you considered why your flies are coming in, in the first place? Are you sure the last tenant left?Bats in the icing on donuts? that is beyond gross!!
Lol, that is funny
The screen is loose and needs fixing, I moved it so the space is now blocked.
I am grateful I live in a place with reasonable sized insects...
This morning I have another problem. I opened my balcony door to let the cat out and now it's stuck open. Super was not thrilled when I called this morning at 7:25am...hopefully they show up in the next hour because it's a little cool and I don't want the flies to call each other up and tell them there is a party here...Try this until the super fixes the window. If you have a propeller fan, place the fan in the window facing outwards. Turn it on. Generally, flies won't come in as long as the breeze is stronger than what they can fly through. Also, you can hang strips of fabric (top to bottom) and use the fan. This method also keeps the mosquitos out.
Good luck! (If you need, I can send my fly eating dog over...)OMG... You're getting it from all directions
It would probably be best to call a Vet instead of the Super for that problem!
I guess you know to Never Stand Behind a Cat when it is stuck open
It is mate.... And the Corks on my Hat don't work either!
I tried that thing with the corks.Our flies are not like ordinary flies, they just smash through the corks.
Any more than a dozen mosquitoes here could carry you away so the big ones don't get you!Before this thread, my thoughts were as follows. These are the only other countries where I'd consider living:
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) Canada
Number three is still on the list.Isn't uninvited writer a Canadian?
- Would they have you tho?
I make a really nice fruit slice called a 'fly cemetary.' But no one seems to believe the protein value is so good.. they just like the taste!Prolly wouldn't have me. NZ's process is pretty brutal anyway. Picture of the fly cemetary, please.
Come and have a coffee one day & I'll make one for you.. you can dunk it
It's quite safe their legs and wings have been removed....buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The thing that upsets me most is that we have to reduce the size of our donuts!
I always remember that song: "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly." It must have been one of the first attempts to solve the problem naturally.Flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, rats, bugs - you name it, we have all of these
. And they don't have a season, they're here all year round.Yep.... I've met a few Rats in my time.
.. and even the odd cockroach!
My cat eats flies when he catches them but since he is blind he doesn't catch them all
Lol, sounds good
Super has been, fixed the door temporarily. There are double doors, one needs new rollers. Everything here is breaking down
Lol, I love it
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