"Roy" > wrote in message
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> On Sunday, November 2, 2014 1:31:43 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:35:22 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>"Oregonian Haruspex" > wrote in message
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>> >>> On 2014-10-31 07:13:54 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>> >>>
>> >>>> I just returned from the kitchen where I whipped up a batch of white
>> >>>> bread dough for a sandwich. And it was a good thing that I did!
>> >>>> For
>> >>>> there in my bread keeper were at least a dozen fruit flies! Where
>> >>>> did
>> >>>> they come from? I don't know. Although I have seen the occasional
>> >>>> one
>> >>>> flying around over the summer, I hadn't seen any recently. This is
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> bread keeper that I bought:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>> >>>> Although I agree with some of the reviewers that it is a bit of a
>> >>>> clunky
>> >>>> and unwieldy design, I have had no problems with it until now. The
>> >>>> bread
>> >>>> I bake has no preservatives in it but the ventilation holes seem to
>> >>>> work
>> >>>> to prevent the bread from going moldy. It takes me 6-7 days to eat
>> >>>> one
>> >>>> loaf and I have not seen any mold on it at all. Neither has it
>> >>>> gotten
>> >>>> dried out.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> But obviously the little fruit flies got in through the holes. When
>> >>>> I
>> >>>> spied them, I immediately snatched the whole thing up and took it
>> >>>> outside, attempting to close the ventilation holes but at least one
>> >>>> flew
>> >>>> out while I was in the garage. And even with the holes closed, it
>> >>>> isn't
>> >>>> a super tight seal. So...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What do keep your bread in? A full loaf will technically fit into a
>> >>>> bread bag but the bags are not long enough to allow me to close
>> >>>> them.
>> >>>> I
>> >>>> do have some 2 gallon bread type bags. The Baggies brand. I don't
>> >>>> even
>> >>>> remember buying the things so I haven't a clue where they came from
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> it would appear that they are no longer being made. I do have some
>> >>>> 2
>> >>>> gallon zippered bags. I could use those but I would prefer
>> >>>> something
>> >>>> that isn't disposable as I intend to make bread weekly or more
>> >>>> often.
>> >>>> Yes, I know that bags can be washed but that's kind of a PITA.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Grrrr... I just did not need this. But at least I discovered it
>> >>>> now
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> not when I was fixing to make toast of it. I guess I will have
>> >>>> white
>> >>>> toast tomorrow because I don't need two full loaves of bread. The
>> >>>> one
>> >>>> that I tossed was about half eaten.
>> >>>
>> >>> They (and their larvae) can live in your drain so get into the habit
>> >>> of
>> >>> pouring some boiling water down the drain hole every once in a while.
>> >>> That'll learn 'em.
>> >>
>> >>I do. I had a severe problem with drain flies once before. But
>> >>boiling
>> >>water didn't help.
>> >
>> > Try some bleach. Or get a can of Raid and spray it into the drain.
>>
>> I'm allergic to bleach and haven't seen any raid that is for fruit flies.
>> I
>> don't think either thing will kill the eggs though.
>
> Raid WILL kill fruit flies...where did you get the idea that it wouldn't?
Raid is a brand. What kind do you use for fruit flies? I've never seen one
that said it was for that.
>
> Allergic to bleach? Yes, I wouldn't doubt it. The list gets longer every
> day...pretty soon a plastic bubble for you...unless of course you're
> allergic to 'plastic'.
Sometimes I get a rash from nylon. Not always. Bleach gives me terrible
lung pains and I get the aroma in my nose for about 2 days of a smoking
fire. Very unpleasant. I can use it in limited amounts in cold water only.
Heat seems to disperse it and make it worse. I had to use it on my
sprouting equipment when I made sprouts and in the humidifier. But I can't
be around it at all if it is used with hot water. Or it large amounts.
Might not be a true allergy but it's a bad enough reaction that I try not
to be around it.
Right now, my allergy cup overfloweth. When you have more than one allergy,
they do refer to people as having an allergy cup. You can be okay for a
while but then too many things hit you at once, that cup overflows and the
symptoms begin big time. Metal is a problem for me now. I can't wear
earrings. I have pierced ears but if I put the wires in, they feel like
they are pinching and my left ear has a little lump in it. They also make
my skin itch. The same with the metal part of the back of my watch. I can
wear it for a few hours, then the itching begins. I also have little itchy
spots on my left arm. Not sure what is causing those.
For me, some of those things come and go. There have been times when for
months, I couldn't wear a watch or any earrings because they would cause a
rash. I had to stop wearing tights because the nylon caused a rash on my
feet and legs. I was a dancer in those days so that was tough. I had
forgotten about this and made the mistake of buying a pair of nylon earrings
because I didn't want my holes to close. The rash got worse. Then I found
a bottle of honey and wax that I dipped the posts or wires in and suddenly I
could wear the earrings again so long as they didn't have metal that would
touch my skin aside from where the posts or wires were. I don't think that
product is being made any more.
Then the problem will clear up for a time, only to resurface some time
later. I also had to give up lipstick. No matter the brand or ingredients,
it would cause my lips to swell, peel and itch. All eye makeup caused me to
get eye infections. I can't even use cosmetic that go near the eye because
they will do the same. I have to wash my eyes out at least once a day with
baby shampoo or I will have problems.