Catching more flies with honey than with vinegar!

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I should have thought of this a long time ago. If you know me well, you know I absolutely detest flies. I mean, I hate them. They are NOT welcome in my home. They are dirty and disgusting and I don't want them near my food or anywhere in my home, ever. That being said, I rarely have one get inside. They only get in sometimes because I raise the garage door to park inside, then I shut the garage door immediately, and then I go inside via the door that leads to the kitchen hallway. In those few seconds, it seems a fly is outside just waiting to come in. Yesterday, we had a fly come in that had to be on steroids or some kind of drug. You never saw a fly go so fast! I chased it for a long time and then I didn't see it--until this morning. It must have been sleeping somewhere and now it had renewed energy. Back to chasing the fly with the flyswatter again. Ugh. I missed it over and over--and I can usually get them right away. Then I had a brilliant idea! I put a little smear of honey on a paper towel, and I put that on the counter. Yep, my enemy fell for it, and it's deceased and in the trash. I suppose I could have used a bit of jelly or jam, but had just used the honey and that was the first thing that came to mind. No flies have come to mourn him...hopefully, they got the message. But if you ever have a fly that you can't seem to swat, try this, it worked!!