Where are all of these damn flies coming from???

by Elsewhere 32 Replies latest jw friends

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  Finally-Free

  That reminds me of an apartment where I lived. In one corner of the apartment there always seemed to be a lot of flies coming in. They kept coming no matter what we did. One day I was sitting around after my knee surgery and the damn things kept landing on the TV screen which pissed me off to no end. I remembered this elastic gun I bought at a craft show, so I got it and a box of rubber bands. The thing held 12 rubber bands at a time, so every time a fly landed on the TV screen I'd shoot at him. I got pretty good at it, considering I was laid up for 3 months. My wife would get pissed at me when she'd get home from work to find fly guts smeared all over the TV screen.

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  Sunnygal41

  We had the same problem.....but our flies, thank Goddess were smaller than yours sound..........we got some fly pest strips and two swatters and guess what? Within 4 days every fly has disappeared..........we only caught one on the strip and haven't used the swatters at all..........it's very wierd........it's like they knew that their lives were over when we brought the stuff in........
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  Scully

  You probably have something/someone dead nearby. Seriously. Or decaying meat. It may not be in your unit, but if they are coming from a neighbouring unit, they probably get to your place by way of the ventilation system.

  Some kinds of flowers attract flies too, with a rotting flesh aroma.
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  JH

  Every year in October, I get those big flies in my apartment and it lasts about a month. I have no clue where they entered.

  The funny thing is that if I open my windows to change the air in mid winter, a fly will come back to life and fly around the apartment once more....even if there were no flies for months....
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  Finally-Free

  You probably have something/someone dead nearby.

  Elsewhere, did any elders get on your wrong side lately?

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  Scully

  Or.... is anyone in your area using a manure-based fertilizer in their garden?
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  fairchild

  I hate fly blood on my walls also. I am getting really good at swatting them in mid-air, and alot of times I am able to swat them directly into the potty.

  LMAO I can SO picture that.
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  mrsjones5

  I agree there is something dead but well hidden in your apartment.

  We went throught that once. We had an apartment with a fireplace and a bird flew down the chute, couldnt get out, and died. We didnt know it until these huge flies started flying around inside our apartment and we took a look in our fireplace and saw where these flies were coming from. Luckily the fireplace had glass doors and the flies couldnt get out all at once, they would just come out one at a time. Totally freaked me and the kids out. We called the apartment managers and they sent over a lady who found the bird body, disposed of it and cleaned the fireplace.
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  xjwms

  I always heard ...

  things are

  BIGGER

  in Texas
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  Elsewhere

  Elsewhere, did any elders get on your wrong side lately?

  You mean the smelly JW Elder in a blue polyester suit with a sweaty white shirt, fat polyester tie and an old beat up brown book bag? Nope... never seen him. I have no idea what you're talking about.

  ( That's my story and I'm sticking with it! )

  Yeah, I'm going to call the apartment management and let them know that I suspect that there is something dead nearby... most likely a dead pigeon in the attic. The bathroom air vent blows into the attic, so I would not be surprised if they are getting in that way. I'll do a little experiment tomorrow and leave the bathroom door closed all day while I'm at work. If I find a few flies in there I will know where they came in.