Today, I've become so accustomed to having flies in my house that I just gave up on getting rid of them. I only kill the ones that repeatedly land on my face or, worst of all, in my ears. Especially when they get stuck in my hair. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I keep killing flies in my room, probably dozens on a daily basis, and yet every day there seems to be more of them. I have to sleep backwards in my bed so the droning of the fan drowns out the buzzing noise, or else I can't sleep. Even then, I sometimes jump awake when one lands on my ear, which is often. FML
Today, I woke up this morning and there was suddenly dozens of flies all around the house, so I put up fly ribbons to deal with them. Within three hours, every inch of every single one of those ribbons was covered in dead flies, and there were still more flying about. I don't have any more to put up. Uh oh… FML
Today, I put up one of those hanging fly catchers in my room due to the unsettling amount of flies in the house. I remarked how stupid flies were to land on them. Within an hour, I got up and walked straight into it. FML
Today, I learned that my house's fly infestation is worse than I thought. I now have maggots crawling and dropping from my ceiling. I have to sleep under them. FML
Today, I walked past my fly strip while a fly who had been caught, but hadn't yet died, was on it. While I was there, I could hear his frantic buzzing and see his little arms flailing like mad as he tried in vain to escape. Great. Now I feel like shit for putting these things up. What kind of a monster am I? FML
Today, my husband put up one of those sticky fly trap strips behind our toilet. I was tired and didn't notice it in the dark bathroom. I leaned back and it stuck in my hair. I didn't notice the dead flies in my hair until I went to buy lunch. FML
Today, a fly flew into my ear canal and got stuck. It was the most horrifying two minutes of my life. FML
Today, a fly landed on my ear. The suddenly loud buzzing noise scared me so badly that out of instinct, I punched the side of my head so hard that I actually made myself really dizzy. The worst part? I didn't kill the fly. Jackass fly: 1, Dumbass me: 0. FML
Today, I walked into my son's room only to be attacked by a swarm of flies. I'm afraid to go back in there. FML
Today, while I was eating, a fly kept pissing me off. After three minutes of it buzzing around, I caught it and killed it. Then, without realizing it, I smeared its guts all over the front of my shirt. FML
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Hangryko 32
Call an exterminator? They can kill all the flies and find the source.
maskedangel 11
You’ve heard of fly strips right. They work wonders
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RichardPencil 32
Your ear hair? If you have ear hair that's long enough to catch flies, you gave up long ago.
maskedangel 11
You’ve heard of fly strips right. They work wonders
Hangryko 32
Call an exterminator? They can kill all the flies and find the source.
Chazzster 32
That’s really disgusting! I have a suspicion that either OP’s home lacks functioning screen doors and windows. First you repair the screens, then you kill the flies. Living with them is just disgusting…
cuz803 46
Honestly, this was depressing to read that this could indicate something worse deep down. Do you feel miserable? Low? Do you cry often? This is poor hygiene and a cause of poor hygiene when admitting to "giving up" could be a sign of depression. That happens to me sometimes if I'm miserable for the long term. Please don't give up and kill those buggers regardless of the cause.
Iifa 7
Get a cup, apple vinegar, a bowl or small cups and cling film. Pour vinegar in the cup, cover tightly with cling film, make holes with a knife in the film, large enough for flies to fall in. *A drop of washing liquid will drown the flies immediately. And then get fly catcher strips. Third most important remove all edible stuff to cupboards or into the fridge especially fruit, veg, and meat as strong smells attract flies. Empty bins, do not hold bins at home longer than 24-48hrs depending is it dry waste or food scraps. Finally disinfect all the surfaces, and leave the cup of vinegar(cups) and fly strips for a day or two, and constantly cleaning up after eating. Do not give pests reason to stay. If this all fails then you have infestation or bad location and call extremists. Sidenote, if you live in a badly lit area, then using bright lights will attract flies into your house so fly catcher lights that kill them on touch are very good way to kill them before they enter house.
ejfs 8
Flies often arrive because of faeces or rotting meat. Any of those in or around your house? But seriously, get an exterminator.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
My God, how can a fly situation get that out of control? Is there a dead body somewhere in your house? Is the house clean? Call an exterminator ASAP.