[Rhodes22-list] FWIW

[Michael D. Weisner]

This brings to mind an image of trying to repeatedly bounce a roach on the 
flyswatter until it makes enough contact with the grid to fry, sort of like 
bouncing a tennis ball on a racquet.  I was never really coordinated enough 
to do that either ... unless there was a rubber string attached to the ball.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 
11:09 AM
>
>   You know what?  The really big roaches sometimes do fly down here!  I
>   don't know how that's possible, and why they don't fly more often, but
>   it's pretty gross.
>   No way those giant roaches could get thorough to the electrified
>   grid.  I've played with one of those before, and I couldn't get even
>   my smallest finger through to the grid.  Yes, I was going to zap
>   myself to see how much punch they had.  It's probably best that I
>   wasn't able to.
>   On Tue Jul 8 9:36 , John Lock sent:
>
>     At 08:48 AM 7/8/2008 -0500, Thena Carville wrote:
>     >John,
>     >Does it work on larger bugs like carpenter bees, wasps and
>     roaches?...
>     Carpenter bees, probably not. I think they may be to big to get
>     past
>     the protective grid. Wasps, might work, but they'd have to hit it
>     just right. I never tried. Roaches? Not unless you get 'em flying
>     somehow.
>     Cheers!
>     John Lock
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>     s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>     Lake Sinclair, GA
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