"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[screened porch]

So horseflies think we smell like rotting meat.
Were the traps disposable? Because you could rot your own meat, of course.

 

[r8shell]

Mom talked a lot of sense

Mine just clipped me round the ear, and said, "I want, never gets!"

My grandma always said, "Wish in one hand, p*** in the other. See which fills up first."
Grandma was wise, but had a surprisingly scatological sense of humor.

 

[black mamba]

"Ooooh Canada!" May be late . . . but worth it!

 

[Cambertree]

My grandma always said, "Wish in one hand, p*** in the other. See which fills up first."
Grandma was wise, but had a surprisingly scatological sense of humor.

Wisdom for the ages, Rachel! One American saying I've always liked, since I read it in an Edward Bunker book, is 'If wishes were cars, then fools would drive'!

 

[r8shell]

Wisdom for the ages, Rachel! One American saying I've always liked, since I read it in an Edward Bunker book, is 'If wishes were cars, then fools would drive'!

Ha! I guess that's a modernized version of: "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" but I prefer the earthy imagery of Grandma's phrasing.

 

[Jack Black]

My grandma always said, "Wish in one hand, p*** in the other. See which fills up first."
Grandma was wise, but had a surprisingly scatological sense of humor.

LOL! Fantastic!

Wisdom for the ages, Rachel! One American saying I've always liked, since I read it in an Edward Bunker book, is 'If wishes were cars, then fools would drive'!

Big fan of Eddie Bunker's books Chin, friend of mine once interviewed him

Ha! I guess that's a modernized version of: "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" but I prefer the earthy imagery of Grandma's phrasing.

Yeah, I reckon

 

[Jack Black]

As for flies....honey/vinegar

Horsefly season has started here, several nasty species that inflict painful large bites I used to buy these traps you fill with water, certainly no vinegar or honey in them A dreadful 'broth' of rotting meat extract that attracts the flies to their doom in thousands Only problem is the sole distributor has gone kaput and they're not available in outlets the downside of living in a small market

You'll have to start using Dirt Traps Will!

 

[Jolipapa]

Will, take a 1,5l plastic water bottle, cut the neck and put it inverted on what remains of the bottle, then fill it with whatever you want. Insects can enter, but won't get out.

 

[kenspen]

I hit my 10 yr. anniversary of marriage last year, and it seemed like a blink the eye in retrospect. Of course, we've not been idle, but done a lot in that time--5 kids and a lot of fun!

I can relate JTB_5 ! We celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary on Saturday and I have no clue where the years went.

 

[Will Power]

You'll have to start using Dirt Traps Will!

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Might have to Jack, but it mustn't be the usual gap ridden old faithfuls...the flies get out

In fact, insects and knives do have a place and I approve of them on a Lag, but is it a Bee or a Fly?

Flies also get in despite the horror of our winters -35c sometimes. They somehow get in between double windows which are also double glazed, doze and in March they reawaken to plague us anew. Thanks be to the Bats who live in the roof and take a rich if unpleasant harvest

 

[Will Power]

So horseflies think we smell like rotting meat.
Were the traps disposable? Because you could rot your own meat, of course.

Yes they were ones you throw away when full, barf! A kind of plastic bag you fill with water that has this powder in it that smells grotesque One year I got some that obviously had some dormant eggs in the mixture because some monstrous larvae appeared that turned into huge beetles devouring the fly corpses and maggots An unwelcome passenger from China-where the traps are made-as I'd never seen creatures like it in Europe! Maybe that's why they've stopped selling them....

Will try JP's idea using a plastic bottle, maybe put old cat food in there...

But seriously, Horseflies and their ilk are no joke in summer, some people get allergic reactions, the bites are very painful and can get infected. I don't think it's that they think we stink like rotting meat...but they're attracted to blood and decomposition etc. They bother animals very badly, cats&dogs suffer and horses often wear bizarre looking coats in summer to keep the flies off, otherwise they can get badly ill.

Smell is interesting, or is it pherenome? An ex-colleague of mine frankly stank, overpowering body odour at quite a distance...he blithely informed me that flies, horseflies, mosquitoes and suchlike have never bothered him. I was totally unsurprised.....

 

[meako]

In Australia the fly is our national emblem.
Why we have flies so big, so voracious they'll have the food off the plate before you can get from the bbq to the table...Oh no wait that's Kookaburras.
Thankfully in the cooler months they disappear. Which leaves us with little to do apart from trawling for Kiwis.

 

[redsparrow]

I can relate JTB_5 ! We celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary on Saturday and I have no clue where the years went.

Happy Anniversary kenspen! 45 years is something to be proud of... congratulations!
Wishing you many more wonderful years! -James

 

[Jack Black]

Might have to Jack, but it mustn't be the usual gap ridden old faithfuls...the flies get out

In fact, insects and knives do have a place and I approve of them on a Lag, but is it a Bee or a Fly?

Flies also get in despite the horror of our winters -35c sometimes. They somehow get in between double windows which are also double glazed, doze and in March they reawaken to plague us anew. Thanks be to the Bats who live in the roof and take a rich if unpleasant harvest

LOL! Great pic of your Lag Will, those flies sound like pesky critters, hope you find a solution my friend

 

[Jolipapa]

...
Smell is interesting, or is it pherenome? An ex-colleague of mine frankly stank, overpowering body odour at quite a distance...he blithely informed me that flies, horseflies, mosquitoes and suchlike have never bothered him. I was totally unsurprised.....

That's chemical warfare!
This kind of ribbon was familiar in the countryside and is very efficient if not aesthetic;

I don't know if this applies to flies and horseflies, but mosquitoes are attracted by human breathing. A guy invented a machine that reproduces it, they tried the trap in Southern schools and it proved very efficient.
This year we have to face to a lot of "new" mosquitoes, among them the Tiger M is very hungry and can transmit a lot of tropical diseases.

It's a fly on the Lag. Mouche is also the name for the little ornament 18th cent women used to put on their face.

 

[Jack Black]

Has anybody heard from Randy recently, don't remember seeing him around for a while?

 

[screened porch]

The fly was a symbol of bravery in old Egypt. Maybe because when your swatter misses they come right back.

 

[Trout Hound]

The flies have been particularly bad for livestock this year in central NC because of heavy rains. We usually stock fly-stop mineral blocks at the feed store, but we can’t keep them on the shelves right now.

 

[JTB_5]

I can relate JTB_5 ! We celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary on Saturday and I have no clue where the years went.

Congratulations, Ken! 45 years is quite a grand milestone; especially in our current culture. Started making any big plans for 50?

 

[Cambertree]

Big fan of Eddie Bunker's books Chin, friend of mine once interviewed him

Very cool, Jack. Not many better crime novelists than EB. And I always think of Little Boy Blue as a kind of mid twentieth century reimagining of an urban delinquent Huck Finn.

Will, take a 1,5l plastic water bottle, cut the neck and put it inverted on what remains of the bottle, then fill it with whatever you want. Insects can enter, but won't get out.

I can vouch for the effectiveness of this method. We use use soft drink/soda in them to trap introduced European wasps, which are a menace in the summer months here. Horseflies might require different bait, but the traps are basically free, and easy to make and experiment with.

Has anybody heard from Randy recently, don't remember seeing him around for a while?

I hope he's ok - last I recollect hearing from Randy, he'd had a painful fall.

I can relate JTB_5 ! We celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary on Saturday and I have no clue where the years went.

Congratulations kenspen and JTB_5 !