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August 5, 2006
How to Get a Fly Out of Your House Without Killing It
Jim taught me this handy trick: Flies are attracted to light. If you've got a fly buzzing around at night you can lead it from one room to the next by turning the lights on and off -- so, turn on the light in the kitchen, and when the fly comes in from the dining room, turn off the dining room light, then turn on the pantry light and turn off the kitchen light, and so on, until you get to the back porch light. It really works!
The only problem is sometimes (like right now, in my house) a fly will roost somewhere and refuse to fly around until you relax, and then they start buzzing around again. I really hate flies, but I also hate swatting them and getting little bits of their smooshed bodies on the wall. This is a much better method, I think. Also, it's Buddhist-friendly.
Posted by mary at August 5, 2006 9:53 PM
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