You know you have lived in Iceland too long when...........
dispater(Competent) posted this on Friday, 11th March 2005, 14:31
Ok, we`ve been here 2 years, 2/3rds of my youngests life, so in some ways I guess this is understandable, but sheesh.
We were walking back to our apartment with the girls ahead of me as I was carrying in groceries and a package when both break out into screams, my youngest screaming so loudly, constantly and badly that alll the doors in our hallway opened as it sounded like I was tearing her limbs from her on by one (at that point I was about to).
The cause, the reason, the thing that made my girl turn purple and blow her top like Krackatowa(sp).
There were 3 flies on a windowsill........
We have 2 new families move in, and typically with anyones household goods shipments we`ll get a couple of flies that make the trip. Since there are virtually no bugs here, too cold, and any that survive the trip die relativly fast as they freeze, it`s a rare sight. The Icelandic flies are small and move so slow cat`s won`t chase them as there is no point. You could pull a Karate Kid move 100x over since they virtually stand still when flying at top speed.
Yes we all got a good laugh, but damn, you know you have lived here too long when a fly strikes terror in your childs heart.
