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SteveB[_15_] July 14th 14 12:58 AM

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look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent

amdx[_3_] July 14th 14 02:56 PM

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On 7/13/2014 6:58 PM, SteveB wrote:
look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Where am I supposed to be looking?
Have you seen any serious studies of this method?

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Ed Huntress July 14th 14 03:47 PM

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"amdx" wrote in message ...

On 7/13/2014 6:58 PM, SteveB wrote:
look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Where am I supposed to be looking?
Have you seen any serious studies of this method?

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It's a terror weapon. You put some dead flies in the bag, and the other
flies see that, even if they have some money, they can't escape.

--
Ed Huntress


[email protected] July 14th 14 10:07 PM

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On Monday, July 14, 2014 9:56:04 AM UTC-4, amdx wrote:
On 7/13/2014 6:58 PM, SteveB wrote:

look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Where am I supposed to be looking?

Have you seen any serious studies of this method?


"Yes they do work. I don't really know why but it does help. We had a bad fly problem on our side patio. To the point you couldn't stay out there a couple of mintes without being swarmed with flies. I had seen the water bags used at a local cafe/bar and was skeptical about it but thought it was worth a try. I hung 3 1-gallon ziplock bags of water from the rafters along the outside edge of the patio and by the next day there were very few flies. Now out in the yard (where they were also bad) they are still there, but within 10 foot or so of the patio, there are hardly any.
I have noticed in the late afternoon (patio is on west side of house) when there is a slight breeze causing the bags to twist and sway, the sun hitting them makes it look like we have a slow moving disco ball going. Maybe its the water acting like a prism, causing moving spots and flashes that scares the flies away. Maybe a wind chime made of mirrors would do the same trick?
Also, I have never heard or seen the thing of putting pennies in the bag. Not sure what that would do, other than, I did put a marble sized rock in the corner of the bag to have something to wrap and tie the string around...maybe the first person to do this used pennies and got something started?? "
- TX Cowboy

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SteveB[_15_] July 14th 14 11:24 PM

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On 7/14/2014 6:56 AM, amdx wrote:
On 7/13/2014 6:58 PM, SteveB wrote:
look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Where am I supposed to be looking?
Have you seen any serious studies of this method?

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Sorry numb nuts. Look in the most popular search engine you can find.
I tried to post the exact url, but each time was blocked my my server.
Now which one do you think is the major one? Rhymes with floogle.....

SteveB[_15_] July 14th 14 11:32 PM

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On 7/14/2014 2:07 PM, wrote:
On Monday, July 14, 2014 9:56:04 AM UTC-4, amdx wrote:
On 7/13/2014 6:58 PM, SteveB wrote:

look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Where am I supposed to be looking?

Have you seen any serious studies of this method?


"Yes they do work. I don't really know why but it does help. We had a bad fly


problem on our side patio. To the point you couldn't stay out there a
couple of

mintes without being swarmed with flies. I had seen the water bags
used at a

local cafe/bar and was skeptical about it but thought it was worth a
try. I hung

3 1-gallon ziplock bags of water from the rafters along the outside
edge of the

patio and by the next day there were very few flies. Now out in the yard

(where they were also bad) they are still there, but within 10 foot or
so of

the patio, there are hardly any.
I have noticed in the late afternoon (patio is on west side of house) when there


is a slight breeze causing the bags to twist and sway, the sun hitting
them makes it look like we have a slow moving disco ball going. Maybe
its the water acting like a prism, causing moving spots and flashes that
scares the flies away. Maybe a wind chime made of mirrors would do the
same trick?
Also, I have never heard or seen the thing of putting pennies in the bag. Not sure


what that would do, other than, I did put a marble sized rock in the
corner of the

bag to have something to wrap and tie the string around...maybe the
first person

to do this used pennies and got something started?? "
- TX Cowboy

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I read on floogle (not the name of the real search engine, you unmunge)
that it actually makes a prism that is disorienting to the fly, plus
looks like the compound eye of an insect to the fly, making it think it
is a real life large predator.

I tried posting this message once using the actual search engine name
(you remember, the one that rhymes with floogle) but was blocked AGAIN.
So, I put it in code, but amdx didn't figure out the secret code. I
know YOU can read this, as you were able to get more info.

I guess there are servers, like amdx, and other individuals who have
issues with floogle. (not the real search engine)

Get it yet, amdx?

No? .............

Sigh .............

whine ..........

sniffle ..........

snort ..........

Steve

PrecisionmachinisT July 15th 14 05:55 AM

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"SteveB" wrote in message
...

look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Take out the ****ing garbage, idiot.



SteveB[_15_] July 15th 14 11:54 PM

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On 7/14/2014 9:55 PM, PrecisionmachinisT wrote:

"SteveB" wrote in message
...

look for copper pennies in water in plastic bag fly repellent


Take out the ****ing garbage, idiot.



Better post while sober. I did not write that, and your comment makes
you look like the bigger idiot.

Post Sober!


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