I usually keep an assortment of fly swatters in the house. I sometimes leave them in different rooms so I can be ready if the need arises. I have had a few specialty swatters over the years but none work as well as the .99 cent variety. I have become an expert at swinging the swatter. I can even swat them while they are still in the air. For a few years I did not even need a swatter. I could catch them with my bare hands. This year my skills eroded and I was forced to go back to the swatter. I blame old age.
For some reason the flies like my wife's flowers. They land on the petals and sit there tempting me to swat them. Then I have to decide if I am going to swat the fly and hit the flowers or just scare the fly away and protect the flowers. These flowers are beautiful and full of life. I also can see my wife's expression in my mind if I were to hit the flowers. She is beautiful but that look is not pretty. This leaves me with an easy decision and I know what I must do. Needless to say, my wife was scolding me the next morning for the multitude of petals all over the kitchen table. Man, I hate flies!
Very nicely expressed hatred of flies. I also hate flies, but for a different reason. I hate them for what they did to my dog. I won't go into it. It's kind of a downer. Too late, I'm sad now.
ReplyDeleteI'll read your post again and it'll cheer me up.
Just a little note from said wife..."The petals looked sad and pitiful laying scattered about on the table, the flowers looked about a week old, when they were only 2 days old, and there was STILL A FLY in the kitchen!"
ReplyDeletewhat kind of bug eats flies? I say buy that bug and release them outside your house.
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