Rrriiiight.  :-/

Well, this morning she sent me an email with some comments from people online that confirm her ‘home remedy’ of ridding your area of pesky flies. ( I can’t stand flies!)  Let me know if you try this at home or anywhere and if you notice a difference.  Here are a few of those comments…

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ZIP LOCK BAG – Good tip!

We went with friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for breakfast and sat in the patio section beside the house.   We happened to notice zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall.  The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut.  Naturally we were curious!  Ms. Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies away!  So naturally we were even more curious!  We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again.  And there were no flies in the eating area!  This morning I checked this out on Google.  Below are comments on this fly control idea.  I’m now a believer!

Ann Says:
I tried the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend.. I have a horse trailer.  The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer.  The horse trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but it does!

Danielle Says:
Fill a ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight passage way for insects. Every since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other insect nest and are threatened.

Maggie Says:
I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on porch and basement.  We saw these in  Northeast Mo.  at an Amish grocery store & have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection & won’t come around.

DJ Says:
Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found that the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and given that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it’s like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply won’t take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a rural area and thought these “hillbillies” were just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to seeing the occasional one, but he didn’t hang around long.

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Here’s to a pesky, fly-free Spring and Summer for you and your family.

Thank you Jeanne!

In spite of the heat the performers were all great and put on a really good performance.  I’m sure they were all hot as well.  Howie Day started off the concert, followed by Colbie Caillat, then Hoobastank, and the closing act belonged to Train.

This was the first concert I had been to in a long time.  Especially an outdoor concert.  I’ve attended some indoor performances to see Boyz to Men, David Lee Roth, Dido, and even some of my favorite comedians like Howie Mandel and Jerry Steinfeld.

The outing was to celebrate our friend Keith Burgad of Burgad Imaging in Lodi turning 40 years old.  Happy Birthday Keith!

One of our friends that also attended was Tamera of iSpiProperties, which is a real estate investor client of mine.  I have helped her find and purchase two properties in Stockton recently that she has completely remodeled inside and out.  You can view one of those properties here on my site.  It’s located at 8339 N. Pershing Ave.

We took four of our children and one of their friends to make it a real ‘family outing’, and they sure had fun!  There was a Kids Zone with giant inflatable slides, bounce houses, etc.  There was even a firetruck there that would occasionally turn on their main water cannon to cool down not only the kids, but anyone that was looking for a quick way to cool down.  Our kids really loved that part.

There was good food, plenty of drinking water, great friends and of course great entertainment.  In spite of the blistering heat it was a really great day.

I hope you all had a good weekend as well, and found ways to stay cool.  Be sure to stay hydrated on the hotter days by drinking extra water.  Remember to not drink any sugary beverages because they’ll only make you more thirsty.

Click on the links below for the Lodi and Stockton area Chamber of Commerce for the local event calendars, and general community information.

Lodi Chamber of Commerce

Stockton Chamber of Commerce

I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend!

Randy