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Thread ID: 53607 2005-01-22 03:55:00 Keeping flies off my LCD Shortcircuit (1666) PC World Chat
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316841 2005-01-22 03:55:00 OK, I purchased a new LCD screen but unlike my old CRT the flies are drawn to it like...well- flies!

It's almost as annoying as that fly in the web page advert a while back and when they've gone I keep thinking I've got dead pixels.

I guess the flies avoided the old CRT because of the radiation beaming out at to bathe the operator in it's 'warm' glow :dogeye:
Shortcircuit (1666)
316842 2005-01-22 04:07:00 Easy - just keep flies out of your house. ;)

Horrible disgusting things they are. :yuck:
FoxyMX (5)
316843 2005-01-22 04:11:00 The easy cure is to keep a bucket of smelly manure on the desk beside the monitor. godfather (25)
316844 2005-01-22 04:12:00 Ah yes, good advice. I would like to 'close the door on this reality, but need to keep the windows open (it is finally summer here!) Shortcircuit (1666)
316845 2005-01-22 04:15:00 The easy cure is to keep a bucket of smelly manure on the desk beside the monitor.

Thanks GF, I was hoping that my dog pooing outside in the yard would have the same effect, but no go :groan:

Of course my post is half in jest, however I am intrigued about why the blighters make a 'bee line' for my monitor.
Shortcircuit (1666)
316846 2005-01-22 04:27:00 Maybe it is what is on the monitor?????

something sweet maybe? or um sweaty????? LOL

i dont have the fly probs on my LCD, the thing with me is, ya just can see the monitor, just not the desk . . . . . . . too many papers . . . so maybe that puts them off?


amazing how far a fly can spread . . . . . with newspaper . . . . . .

a dead bird, or a dead fish out the window may help . . . . . . .
sourcing the manure may be a prob other wise . . . . . .
:lol:

b
beetle (243)
316847 2005-01-22 04:58:00 I haven't noticed any flies attracted to my LCD.

Maybe it depends on the brand? Or maybe there's something in a cleaner that was used on the screen?

If they're still attracted to it while it's turned off you know it's nothing to do with the brightness of the display or anything like that...
agent (30)
316848 2005-01-22 05:45:00 try putting a cleaning solution on it and give it a good clean..... Prescott (11)
316849 2005-01-22 06:28:00 Maybe it is what is on the monitor?????

something sweet maybe? or um sweaty????? LOL

i dont have the fly probs on my LCD, the thing with me is, ya just can see the monitor, just not the desk . . . . . . . too many papers . . . so maybe that puts them off?


amazing how far a fly can spread . . . . . with newspaper . . . . . .

a dead bird, or a dead fish out the window may help . . . . . . .
sourcing the manure may be a prob other wise . . . . . .
:lol:

b


They seem to come around more when I'm on PF1 :nerd: perhaps I should start surfing for porn instead?

I am a buddhist, so would have to be nice to them while killing, may preclude splattering them from here to there :groan:

Do have pidgeons around the place, would be happy to 'bait' one of them .

Also have no problems sourcing manure according to the lawnmower guy (see above post re doggy)
Shortcircuit (1666)
316850 2005-01-22 07:13:00 Its summertime (finally). Crank up a nice powerful desktop fan (external =P) and blow them all away.
Cooling and fly protection in one hit, unless they have a reeeeally good grip on that monitor.

Could also be the perfect excuse to keep that desk clean, lol.
Catweazle (2535)
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