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Bless me, what *do* they teach them at these schools
Not civics or political science, for sure. "The horrors of socialism"? And Democrats voted for that? I'm not surprised. Even up here we have people who maintain that Carney is-- wait for it-- a communist. When in fact he's not even a Liberal: he's an old-fashioned Red Tory.
In minor matters, the fruit flies congregated about my traps but showed no inclination to fall in and drown. Come morning the upstairs trap was actually pretty full but there was still a cloud of the suckers in the kitchen. Have bought glue strips and hope they work.
At some point must go down to the basement and read my water meter. The city had them sending automatic reports until someone noticed that something like 80% of the meters were doing no such thing. So for the past however long they've been estimating usage. And now they want homeowners to read the meters for them. Got the notice last week and was all moan groan tremble in anticipation of a bill in the thousands of dollars. Reminded myself that in the old days they billed me less than the recent estimates, and I trust I have no leaking toilets that do boost the bills, and anyway it's something I must do, so...
In minor matters, the fruit flies congregated about my traps but showed no inclination to fall in and drown. Come morning the upstairs trap was actually pretty full but there was still a cloud of the suckers in the kitchen. Have bought glue strips and hope they work.
At some point must go down to the basement and read my water meter. The city had them sending automatic reports until someone noticed that something like 80% of the meters were doing no such thing. So for the past however long they've been estimating usage. And now they want homeowners to read the meters for them. Got the notice last week and was all moan groan tremble in anticipation of a bill in the thousands of dollars. Reminded myself that in the old days they billed me less than the recent estimates, and I trust I have no leaking toilets that do boost the bills, and anyway it's something I must do, so...
Thoughts
Well, they don't understand socialism or communism either, beyond using them as buzzwords. It's not the first time Americans have violated civil rights in this regard.
>>In minor matters, the fruit flies congregated about my traps but showed no inclination to fall in and drown. Come morning the upstairs trap was actually pretty full but there was still a cloud of the suckers in the kitchen. Have bought glue strips and hope they work.<<
I have found mouse glue boards effective at catching insects, including fruit flies, so glue strips should also work. Another option specifically for fruit flies is called a tanglefoot trap. They're usually used in orchards. Take a red sphere and paint it with goo -- the kind that comes with it has pheromones to attract orchard pests. Fruit flies are attracted to things that look like ripe fruit.
Re: Thoughts
I know that many Americans have a very hazy notion of how other people's governments work, but I somehow expect Democrats to be, you know, more educated. Guess not.
Fruit flies are attracted to things that look like ripe fruit.
That would explain why the traps look like small apples, or maybe gargantuan strawberries. They do seem to work.
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It's like going to bed and waking up in another world.
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Sheer pig ignorance in this case. If you're not a populist reactionary, you're a commie.