Originally Posted by
Christopher
Although they can be irritating, flies in south-eastern Australia are nothing like as bothersome as, say, the midges in Scotland in summer, for example, and I've never avoided going to Scotland because of midges.
We have some awesome ones in Australia this year, we have been getting them as large as dinner plates, huge blighters that seem to take delight in dive bombing windscreens and bright coloured clothing, whilst others that have been hit once or twice will just settle on the table, with a dazed expression. They seem to particularly like scones and jam with that rich cream. Personally we carry a lump of 4x2 timber with us at all times and wear the oversize braces style overalls. Large 44 gallon drums are now on street corners for carcasses which are set alight each evening. They are misunderstood, a little like the bull terrier dogs, we have house trained three, and they make beautiful pets. Flies have been a problem since we stopped spraying in coming flights with mortein. There has also been an increase in the number of unmarried mothers and the number of young men playing for the other team, but no surveys have been done yet to convince the Australian politician to ban the wearing of thongs whilst on a beach and to reintroduce the spraying. There is a problem in Asia, flies in Australia, mad dogs in Indonesia, rampant cows in India, one legged beggars in Thailand, & those very attractive sheep in New Zealand cause problems too, not to mention the blind tea cup fortune tellers in Hong kong. regards bkkrop