(NBR) fruit fly - 2, J - 0

2H2L · December 2009

I don't know if this is as much of a vent as a head-shaker. I know we all do things sometimes that puzzle others, while making perfect sense to us. But, J had some doozies yesterday. (I think he has pg-brain, too.)

An apple in the hanging fruit basket was overlooked and made it past ripe. It happens, we both work full-time, have Ocho, and get tired/busy. No biggie. Threw it out, but there were a couple of fruit flies hanging around. Not a huge deal, swat them, and go on, right? Not in the 2h2l house!

#1 - I came home late from a long day and the first thing I walk in and see is a glass upside down on the table. I ask why it's like that. Reasonable question, right? J: "there is a fly under there. I was waiting for the oxygen to run out to kill it." Mmmhmm. I was tired and amused, so I let it go.

#2 - I throw out some trash and notice that our new grease screen is torn up and thrown away. It wasn't expensive (got it in the clearance bin at BB&B), but we bought it recently and I can't imagine how the screen got pulled out of the frame. I ask J. J replied, I kid you not, "I was using it to swat those flies." So I asked why he didn't use the fly swatter hanging in the pantry? Or a newspaper? Or a magazine? Why did he use the new kitchen utensil for that? No reply.

If he wasn't as tired as I am, I would've made a bigger deal out of it. But sometimes, I swear he's the pregnant one with the zombie brain! Someone please tell me your DH has done dumb stuff like this before.

mcurban · December 2009

:::snort::: that's awesome. I love the logic. Btw- if you still have fruit flies, add a few drops of dish detergent to a glass of red wine (or red wine vinegar) and set it out for a couple of days. No more fruit flies (or if they do stink aroud, at least they'll be drunk and clean).