Fly Ribbon

We have flies in the house. Mainly in the downstairs room and they seem to come in from the door that leads to the outside. So, my husband says get some fly strips to hang up and get rid of the flies. I went to Walgreen's to see what they had and all I could find was something called Fly Ribbon. So, I buy it and take it home.

The instructions are easy enough. Pull out cord slowly with twirling motion until thumbtack is exposed. Remove and place the thumbtack to a secured position for later use. Hang the ribbon using the thumbtack away from the sunshine. (okay, that last line needs some rework but who am I to tell them how to write instructions. Sounds to me as if we are to use the thumbtack away from the sunshine. I think they meant to hang the ribbon away from the sunshine.

Anyway, I do as the instructions said. I pulled the cord with a twirling motion until the thumbtack was exposed. I then removed it, but in the process the ribbon part stuck to my fingers and I ended up with sticky gunk on my fingers. I pull them away and the ribbon flies! And not on the flies! I ends up stuck under my arm. I had on short sleeves so the ribbon was literally stuck to my arm pit! I managed to pull it off, but in the meantime it had moved to my shirt! So, now I had gunk on my fingers, under my arm and down the side of my shirt! Okay..deep breath! I get the tack and stick the strip on the side of the door frame and some how manage to get my hair stuck to the ribbon! It is now hung so I head to the bathroom to wash the gunk off fingers, arm pit and hair and change my shirt. Well, regular hand soap had no effect on the sticky stuff except to make it stickier! I ended up getting detergent to wash it off after I had removed the shirt. I am now stick-um free but still have three more ribbons to hang! And you wonder why my mother calls me Lucy!

Oh, and it's been hanging for half a day now and not a single fly is stuck to it! Maybe I'll try to hang another one tomorrow.