Black Fly Must Die
If you’re not from New Hampshire, you’re probably not completely aware of the whole Black Fly thing.
They are residents of this Granite State just like I am. Only, there’s a lot more of them, and unlike me (most days at least), all they do is fly around and eat people.
They’re one of the more annoying pests on the face of the planet, and I’ll even go so far as to include House Democrats and Code Pink in that grouping. Here I am at the range this weekend, doing my best to throw some lead downrange and have a little fun, and those little buggers were everywhere. They’re almost to the point of being a joke here. A local store sells a T-shirt with a huge nasty picture of a black fly on it and the words, “Meet the Locals” on the bottom. That’s about as accurate as you can get.
I have at least 20 bites on various parts of my body. Like mosquito bites, only they take a little longer to go away and don’t get quite as big.
Still, even with all these things flying around, and gnawing on me … even with other people at the range packing up and leaving because of the damn things … I had a blast with some serious Mosin-plinkage and general, casual target practice.
Pictures forthcoming …
Liberty on May 27th 2008 in General Crap
angus lincoln responded on 28 May 2008 at 9:08 am #
Black flies don’t bite…they SUCK!!…
If you want true relief, try a head net covered with a hat and tighten up the cuffs and collars, then all you need to do is find something with DEET in it and slather it all over exposed any skin. That’ll keep ‘em off your back for a while. Just remember, if you need to sneeze, hold it in!
Liberty responded on 28 May 2008 at 11:41 am #
I’ll have to dig the beekeeper suit out of the garage. Heh.
From what I’ve read it’s light colored clothes, and not going out in the morning or evening. Sacrificing a lamb might work too, I don’t know.