Need To Know

As this is being written, it's midsummer. Far from a poetic midsummer night's dream with Titania & her fairies. It's ~

House Flies

House Flies

More House Flies

One on my neighbors (no names) had no problem with moving their compost pile away from their house. As in, over the property line of the property I'm renting.

NOT my landlady who is next door street wise.

Although I'm renting, I still have certain property rights. As in, if occupants of a property close to the one I'm in, move their compost pile over the property line, I pay to rent it, it's still in my rights.

As each summer has started, it has been the same sh*t.

They move the compost pile close to me, so, I get the house flies. One aspect of life that bothers me the most is - HOUSE FLIES.

Going to the occupants to ask them to move it back every summer is quite rude on their part. It's also annoying along with the plethora of house flies.

ICK

Although the remainder of flies are here, just have to get rid of them.

A method of getting rid of them is:

Use a fine spray bottle, they can't launch with wet wings.

Set a bowl of warm water & something sweet to attract them then they drown.

Gather energy, then kill the nasties.

Eventually, the flies will either be disposed of or they will hibernate to procreate when warm weather returns.

UGH!

Until then, some methods I use:

Ground Cinnamon sprinkled in trash repels flies.

Peppermint Oil repels rodents & other disgusting creatures.

(roaches, beetles, silverfish, slugs etc)

Lavender Oil repels all biting, stinging flying nuisances.

Wild Orange oil swabbed around entrances repels insects

Eucalyptus Oil disinfects, leaves a pleasantly clean scent.

Now, to be a bit sexist:

It's said that most men dislike scents that are deemed to be more feminine.

Jasmine

Rose

Lavender & Rose Blend

Most floral scents are deemed as feminine.

To attract?

Many scents that are said to be pleasant, even slightly masculine by many are:

Lavender

Leather

Patchouli

Vanilla

Wild Orange

Lemon

Vetiver

Sandalwood

Disclaimer ~ Using these oils may not bring guys to your home in droves (that would be super scary)

However, they are scents most guys like.

Many people think of Texas as the whole state being hot & dry all over, all the time. Living in North Texas, I can say, it is somewhat humid as well as very hot in the end of spring, most of summer. It cools off to more pleasant temps around the end of September. Many Texans LOVE the weather of October - February when it's just cool enough, still warm. Might need a jacket, keep one in the car.

As a result, the beetles & bugs might find a way indoors in October, that's when I place cotton balls soaked in pepppermint oil in cupboards, around windowsills. Swabbing peppermint oil around doorframes also helps to keep most of the critters out.

The only time I wish I had a guy in the house is when I see one of those big beetles, scorpions or spiders that got in. Although I can take care of it on my own, it would be nice to be a distressed damsel. Even if only until the critters were disposed of.

Maybe someone ought to invent live-in-guy on demand. Get him out when needed, stow him away when no more critters are invading.

Kinda like a video streaming subscription. Entertainment on demand.

Unfortunately, it is something that has yet to be invented if ever.

Other need to know information might be this.

Yes, you may be a girl of any age. You can still get rid of bugs, scorpions, even rattle snakes on your own. A few years ago I had taken a 2 week trip. Being happy to be home, I stepped inside, heard an odd sound. Then I heard it, again. It was originating from a tall, round, metal rubbish bin. 

I knew that sound.

Very slowly, I inched toward the bin. It was, just as I thought it was. A rattlesnake, coiled in the bottom of the bin.

Panicking was a non-option, wishing it would go away on its own was even less of an option. I had to woman up & take care of it.

Grabbing a broom with a long handle, the striking distance of a rattler of this size, I calculated, was 3 feet. The long broom handle was 6 feet. Reasonably safe. Very slowly, moving the broom pole through the slots on both sides of the metal bin, moving toward the front door, stepping outside, rapidly releasing the bin so that the snake slithered safely out & away.

Was I scared?

Heck yes!

Was I shaking?

Absolutely.

Hadn't gotten my rattler vaccination caught up. (just kidding!)

The situation was frightening, could have gone from bad to worse. I handled it because I had to. It's far from something I'd do for fun.

As a girl who chooses to remain single, it accompanies the lifestyle.

In todays world, women who choose to overcome the urge to merge can take care of such situations just as well as a guy can. We can take care of house flies, rattle snakes etc.

As for unwelcome human visitors ~ I have a 105 lb male Doberman with a bark like thunder. 

My Doberman is the only man I choose to have in my life.