I hate spiders. I don't care if they're big ole hairy tarantulas or spindly little grandaddy longlegs. I hate them all. I don't want them to breathe my air, live on my property or anything of the sort.
When I was growing up, any sighting of a spider (and there were many because we lived in the country) was grounds for screaming at the top of my lungs for my Dad.
Clearly that option went the way of all the earth when I moved out of their house. Fortunately life a bit removed from the fields has made the appearance of spiders very minimal. And when I do see them, I just have to take care of the situation myself, like it or not. (Not.)
But this totally creeped me out. Yesterday I was in the bathroom, straightening my hair at the sink. I had just brushed my teeth and when I glanced down to pick up the straightener, there was this NASTY spider crawling up the sink from the drain! NOT a grandaddy longlegs. Also not a tarantula, but you know - a "real" spider. I screamed. The cats ran (what good are they, anyway?) and I started ripping about 15 sheets of toilet paper off the holder. Before I could wet my pants or throw up, I squished that icky spider and flushed him. Then I screamed again. THEN I closed the drain.
What happened to "down came the rain and washed the spider out?" I'd just been running the water. That thing should have been FARRRRRRRRRRRRRR from the house, not perched just under the sink!
I wrote my parents and told them they should be proud. I killed a spider without calling 911. :)
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When we lived with the in-laws, I was showering one day and as I put my head under the water I happened to look up at the ceiling, and there was a spider dangling from the ceiling!!!!
It took all my energy not to yell at that moment. I don't think the in-laws would have been thrilled to be jarred awake because I was afraid a spider was going to land on me!
My dear friend and kindred spirit on the subject of spiders,
May I suggest a spray killer? At least it allows a few extra inches (or feet) of distance between you and the foul arachnid. In a pinch, hairspray or any other spray-type product will at least stun them in place until you can get a fly-swatter (or spider smoosher, as I prefer to think of it).
Good job so proud of you hahahaha
Kristin - I wouldn't have cared about the in-laws OR the neighborhood. LOL. But see, this is why you're my hero!! (Well, one of many reasons.)
Christina - Who killed the spiders in our dorm if you and I both hated them? Probably Christi. She was brave about stuff like that.
I had not even THOUGHT of using the hairspray can - which of course was two inches away, since that was the going project. You're so smart!!!!!
Phats - THANK YOU!!!!! Except I know you're still laughing at me.
I hate spiders too! I'm better than Joe, though. He tries to be a man about creepy crawlies, but it's usually me that actually steps up.
Just last night, I was getting ready to watch the Vice Presidential debate in bed. I pulled back the covers and a tiny little spider crawled from underneath the comforter! I quick hit it with the remote control which stunned it giving me enough time to get a tissue from my nightstand to pick it up. It was still alive when I flushed it. Eww!
I just tagged you in my latest blog post - http://brianandjaye.blogspot.com/2008/10/got-tagged-by-stevan-today-on-latest.html
Arachnids really creep me out too! You did better than I, Bekah. I could have been giving "Little Miss Muffet" a run for the money! ;-)
Sarah - I cannot imagine finding one in my bed. I think bed or shoes would be the worst. Ever since finding the one in the sink, I shake out my shoes before I put them on.
Brian - It is good to hear from you!! Thanks for the tag - it looks fun! I'm trying to recall 1998 but you can know I shall be posting my own recollection very shortly.
Tsofah - You and Christina and I can hang out, sounds like. Last night when I was scrapping, I found a stamp I didn't know I had - and it says "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." I think that one will go unused. I don't need a spider page in any of my scrapbooks. LOL. Doesn't sound like I should send it to you though.
Oh I'm with you. I HATE spiders. They're gross and disgusting and I just don't know why God created the awful things. We have had a LOT of them in our new house so I've had to get used to killing them but I cringe every time I have to do it. Oh and I usually use a shoe because toilet paper isn't enough of a barrier from my hand!
How ironic is it that Allie's favorite song is "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"?!?! She wants me to sing it constantly!
I came across a jumping spider in my bedroom when I lived in an apartment. Just as I worked up the nerve to walk over and kill the wicked looking thing, it jumped towards me. That's the loudest I've screamed in ages. I couldn't find it either, which caused a rather sleepless night. Still makes me shudder.
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