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Flies in my wine

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  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    I opened the propagator today and a fly went in my mouth. Having convinced myself it didn't really and just flew close to my face, I then realised I was in the process of swallowing it. 

    Fortunately it was quite little.


  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Cut out the middle man and just drink it from the bottle.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Perfect solution @Yviestevie
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    In Spain they use little net covers,weighted round the edge with beads.
    I have some of those, brought them from Lakeland years ago. Similar to these
    https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/724926115/toucan-tropical-wine-glass-cover?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wine+glass+covers&ref=sr_gallery-1-4
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    GemmaJF said:
    I opened the propagator today and a fly went in my mouth. Having convinced myself it didn't really and just flew close to my face, I then realised I was in the process of swallowing it. 

    Fortunately it was quite little.


    Thanks for sharing 😅
  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    JoeX said:
    GemmaJF said:
    I opened the propagator today and a fly went in my mouth. Having convinced myself it didn't really and just flew close to my face, I then realised I was in the process of swallowing it. 

    Fortunately it was quite little.


    Thanks for sharing 😅
    I then swallowed a spider..

    ..I'll stop before we get to swallowing a cat, it probably won't go down well.  :D
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I remember cantering on a horse and a mayfly hovered in front of my mouth the whole way. I held my breath, but eventually, I had to breathe. It was a deep gulp. It went straight down. It was inevitable 😝
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Theres a trick to inhaling insects - through the nose and reroute out through the mouth.  Useful when running in a haze of midges.

    I dont think they survive.

    Anyway, I tried a bit of wood as a cover.  No insects, but dirt fell in.  Then I made the mistake of detaching the mower bag...and got grass dust in it as well.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2020
    Well, this evening my Campari and soda on the terrace got diluted by rain ... needed a bit more than a cocktail umbrella 🍹 ☔️ 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I don't get flies in my drinks.  They seem to find me a lot sweeter, even indoors and with no drink.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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