Flies!.......From ‘Emergence’ Magazine….
by Bernie Bell - 09:42 on 18 August 2025
Flies!.......
On my Facebook page I asked……
”Is anyone else fed up with flies in the house this summer? Here, they’re definitely worse than usual – maybe we smell like rotting flesh or poo!
I found myself sitting here with one hand over my cup, trying to type with the other hand – then had a brain-wave….reverse use of coaster from Heksmoar…”
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16951
Judging by the response I got, a lot of folk are fed up with them!
One friend replied….
“Yep. I’ve killed 27 in 2 days.”
To which I responded…..
“Blimey! Mike, being Mike, either catches them when they're on the window using an empty yogurt pot and postcard, or uses his butterfly net to catch them - then puts them out. I'd normally go for that approach too, but they've got so bad, if I had a swat - I'd swat the buggers!
Do you remember those sticky fly-paper rolls with corpses stuck to them - some still twitching and buzzing faintly? Yuk.”
This brought to mind one of Grimms Fairy Tales…
https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_gallant_tailor
One odd little thing…..when flies land on my computer screen I instinctively go for them with my cursor.
Then ….I think about it.
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