Dizzy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Please do...... I think my time here is done NO... cos I'd actually miss you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlec Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 What's the betting that an act or a boy/girl band will appear next year on X Factor or BGT called "Maggoty Bins" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Maybe we should all form one, can you sing or play any instruments Middlec ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 ...... can't say I have ever had a problem with maggots in my bin, and even if I had, they are not regarded as a threat to humans or pets. Just saying In the 22 years we've lived here we've never had maggots either (or so many flies). Maggots in a bin wont hurt pets but the damn flies that they turn into can .... never heard of fly strike Wolfie ? And of course maggots turn into flies which then spread germs and disease. Anyway, my bins been just been emptied hurrah and glad to say most of the little critters have gone off on holiday in the big yellow van. There are a few remaining which have survived inside or clung onto the rim as it was emptied and they are now having a swim in lots of water and bleach I feel sorry for the bin men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlec Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Maybe we should all form one, can you sing or play any instruments Middlec ? Hi Diz, For far too many years (retired now) I was a drummer, hence my impaired hearing...............but not actually from drumming. All bands put the guitar amps and speakers at the back of the stage next to the drums so the drummer can hear. Well guess what folks, now I can't hear !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 What's the betting that an act or a boy/girl band will appear next year on X Factor or BGT called "Maggoty Bins" There used to be but as they got older they changed to McFly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Please do...... I think my time here is done It is not the fault of WWW that the uk is so politically correct. Although not really so why refering to the travelling comunity as Gypsies is so wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 There used to be but as they got older they changed to McFly. Damn the only one I could think of was the Flying Pickets and didn't seem to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Damn the only one I could think of was the Flying Pickets and didn't seem to fit. What about 'Bluebottle Kiss' Dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Can't say it appeals to me Wolfie but hey whatever tickles your fancy... just make sure you spray your lips with bleach afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Ok so weird question.. but then I am weird at times and find myself doing strange things. One solitary maggot survived my attempts to eradicate all traces from my bin over the past few weeks and also my swimming lesson today. It must be a determined little chap/chapess so I have now given it the benefit of the doubt and have it in a clear plastic cup (outside I hasten to add) with cling film on the top. What should I feed and how should I look after it as I'd like to know what it will actually turn into... an indoor house fly, a outdoor green bottle or something different ? It's quite small and on it's own it actually quite cute to watch and if I put my warm hand on the outside of the plastic cup it follows the warmth of my hand. It doesn't seem to like dog food or low fat sausage... so what do I do now to help it evolve ? If it's still alive tomorrow I might even give it a name... any suggestions ? Yep I've even surprised myself too with this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Rotted food stuff is the best for maggots, it's why they use them in medicine. They are used to treat wounds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1907065.stm Has to be the right breed of maggot though and they fetch quite a price. Maybe that is what the fortnightly bins collection is really about. Not money saving but money making using our bins to breed maggots. As for a name not really sure as to the sex of a maggot so maybe spot would suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 So what are you going to do with the fly , spray it with fly killer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 The more humane method is to use hair spray. Doesn't kill them but the wings seize up and they just glide out the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Buy half a dozen of these little fellows, they just love flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yeuch what on earth is that Algy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 So what are you going to do with the fly , spray it with fly killer? I don't think it will get to that stage Coffee as it doesn't seem to be eating anything and hardly moves now. I think it's about to pop it's clogs. Ahh well. I just wondered if Geoff was right about how maggots get in bins and if it had indeed come from kitchen waste food that may have been left on a plate for a little while or something. If it turned into a green bottle then it's not from inside as they never come in the house. ... and I would have let it go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yeuch what on earth is that Algy ? Dunno' Dizz, neat though isn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Didn't the addams family have one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Surely it's completely wrong that I am sat here looking at the clock and actually feeling excited. It's not xmas eve or my birthday tomorrow..... it's just the day my black bin will be emptied and I can bleach it out again and hopefully I wont have to get my 'flame thrower' out like I have been doing for the past 4 days. Best not to ask about that last bit as I realise it was probably a bit brutal and harsh (but safe and no chance of a fire in case the fire brigade are reading)... but made me feel better this afternoon. 36 green bottle flies, 16 black/house type flies and 5 flies which looked like giant house flies with white specks on their bodies. They are harder to zap though as they seem to be more in tune to heat and movement When do flies start to die off as some of the green bottles were quite small so must have just 'evolved' quite recently and I've never seen baby green bottle flies before. I couldn't get myself to BBQ those or the little solitary maggot that was crawling up my bin lid. I clearly need to get tougher if I want to win the battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Mrs Obs, has started wrapping everything in plastic bags, which seems to work - but I can't say it does anything for bio-degradable landfill ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Flies don't grow, they just come in different sizes depending on the size of the maggots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 The Liebour councillors will just blame it on the tories..... Just hope they come to my door canvassing.... I'll shove their bloody heads in my black bin and see how they like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Flies don't grow, they just come in different sizes depending on the size of the maggots. EEK do you think the green bottles have cottoned on and are evolving to be much smaller to gain entry Asp ? The 'baby' one I watched seemed to be able to get under the rim of my bin lid and then reappeared at a different point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 They only do it to confuse you Dizzy. Flies have a sense of humour too you know :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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