On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 04:16:40PM +0100, mike wilson scripsit: > ---- frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:56 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Maybe the sign refers to pests rather than aviation? > > I think you're right. > > Odd that it says "fly" and not "bug", though.
Technically, bugs are a very specific kind of insect; it's got to do with having sucking, rather than biting, mouth parts. Also, pretty much all the insects that affect sheep and cattle are known as flies; bot fly, canker fly, etc. My first reading of the sign that it was an old pesticide distribution site. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
