Warm weather

[Leon Roskilly]

Can you imagine what it must have been like in the days when horses provided most of the transportation and the flies followed them? Most folks didn't have screens to keep the flies and other insects out, either. One company in my town made a fortune selling flypaper around the turn of the 20th century. I can't imagine what living with clouds of flies must have been like.

 

 

When I lived in Melbourne, in the Summer, there was always a bunch of flies to keep you company.

 

(Not so many horses either).

 

I remember waiting for a train, with around 20 flies hovering around, landing on any exposed area of skin.

 

OK not as much fun as watching a float, but it helped to pass the time whacking them.

 

Pretty soon, there was a respectable collection of dead flies around my feet.

 

But no matter how many I killed, the number of flies in my personal swarm seemed to remain pretty constant.

 

I learned from that.

 

(And no, I never did get around to wearing a hat with corks on strings around the brim!)

[Huge_Vitae]

Can you imagine what it must have been like in the days when horses provided most of the transportation and the flies followed them?

 

Welcome to my World.

[five bellies]

Welcome to my World.

 

 

 

Two P1keys a man and wife discussing the swarm of flies buzzing around the face of the wife, John boy, John boy what type of flys are these they are driving me mad says Caitlyn.

 

John boy replys "They look like the flies that swarm around the ar5e of Horse to me Caitlyn",

 

Caitlyn at this reply becomes indignant and says, "You mean to tell me you cant tell the difference between my lovely face and a horses Ar5e John boy?"

 

John boy sighs and says "No sweethart I can tell the difference, its just the Flies that can't !"

 

 

Sorry!

 

101 thats hot Newt

Edited June 8, 2008 by five bellies

[Newt]

I have been bitten several times by a horse fly. More painful by far than a bee sting and I hope to not ever have another of them.

 

They look more like a bee but are a variety of fly.

 

 

From a Wiki article

Insects in the order Diptera, family Tabanidae, are commonly called Horse flies or deer flies. Often considered pests for the bites that many inflict, they are among the world's largest true flies. They are also important pollinators of flowers, especially in South Africa. Tabanids occur worldwide, being absent only at extreme northern and southern latitudes. Flies of this type are among those known sometimes as "gadflies", "zimbs" or "clegs." In Australia, they are known as "March" flies.

[Leon Roskilly]

I have been bitten several times by a horse fly. More painful by far than a bee sting and I hope to not ever have another of them.From a Wiki article

 

 

I've been bitten both by Cleggs and March flies!

[GlennB]

I have been bitten several times by a horse fly. More painful by far than a bee sting and I hope to not ever have another of them.

 

They look more like a bee but are a variety of fly.

 

Ok - big eyes, a bit stripey, looks quite like a fly. Yep, we have those. Maybe the 200lbs of mixed animal manure I ordered for the garden wasn't such a bright idea.

 

I read about these - they have a very crude way of penetrating the skin. A mosquito is a brain surgeon in comparison.

[Guest Jan V]

You should have been out back helping us clean out the shed this morning, Leon. Talk about heat (and a few old snake skins )

[Newt]

Today's high broke yet another Concord record for this date. The old one was 36º set in 1899. Today we topped 39º.

 

Thankfully the weekend is supposed to see us return to more seasonable temps for June with highs of around 30º-31º. Right now at 20:30 local time it is still 32.5º with 49% humidity. Whew!!! Like trying to breathe under water.

[Ken Davison South Wales]

Wait tell it gets up to 50 degrees and 90% humidity and then you have a summer

 

The biggest problem then is the walk from the AC to car AC if you wear glasses

 

I was quite fortunate on my last stint in hot clims, we were well inland and very arid so the 51 degree peaks were at least humidity free

[Guest Jan V]

We're used to the steamed glasses, Ken. I usually just leave mine in the truck.