Pioneer Living Survival

My husband John is the Great Fly Herder of Jamul!

Recently we had a horrific infestation of big ugly flies. It was night time and my husband noticed that the flies were attracted to the light. He had an idea he wanted to try: He turned off all the lights except the one in the dining room; then he went around the house and swooshed at the flies with a dish towel. All the flies headed for the light.  Next he turned on the light in the kitchen and turned off the light in the dining room. He repeated the process, herding all the flies into the kitchen.

Then, he turned on the light in the mud room, and turned off the light in the kitchen.  Same thing... the flies were all herded into the mud room. Finally he turned on back porch light and turned off the light in the mud room.  By golly, he was able to shoo all of the flies right out the door!  You should have seen the grin on his face when he realized his idea worked.  That's when he was dubbed the Great Fly Herder of Jamul.