I am vegetarian for humanitarian reasons (unlike http://shiny.mindsay.com ). . .which means I don't own fly spray. . .I don't own fly spray because I don't kill insects. . .some of you may be aware of the ant situation at my home (if you're interessted, it's under control). . .

I really didn't think it would work I swear. . .

"The tumbler-and-soapsuds technique worked like this: A woman would look for a fly hanging upside down. She would then bring her tumbler of suds directly under the fly very slowly, taking advantage of the fact that an upside-down fly, when approached by danger, will drop straight down two inches or more, in free fall, before using his wings. Ideally, the fly would not sense danger until it was directly below him, and he would obligingly drop into the suds to be caught, to work his way down through the bubbles, to drown.

    Of this technique Eliot often said: "Nobody believes it until she tries it. Once she finds out it works, she never wants to quit." (Kurt Vonnegut Jr., God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)

I am writing this post as a confession (becoming a habit. . .hmmm) as a tribute to the fly I killed and so nobody else has to do it. . .I promise it works. It is wierd the fly just drops and instantly drowns, I thought I find a fly swimming around in water. . . nope, instant death. I really do feel bad.

I saved a huge Orange Badge Huntsman spider the next day (http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/spiders/detail.aspx?id=0), does that make up for my fly-aside???

All appologies little fly

Littleblue