(OT) I know I over reacted about a spider before but

On 8/20/2011 7:37 PM, Joy wrote:
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Guess what? Now my house is overrun with them! Apparently the
one
I
killed (along with it's little babies riding on its back) wasn't
the
only one. Now they're in my bedroom. And I tried to do the nice
thing and "set it outside" except it wasn't having any of that.
It
wouldn't let me gently scoop it up on a piece of paper and put it
outside. Damn thing runs faster than my cat! No, it had to get
into
my laundry basket. Sorry folks, I'm calling a fumigator.

Jill



To scoop any bug, I use a piece of thin cardboard (like the ones at
the
back of paper notepads) and a wide jar or a big clear glass. I put
the
jar/glass over the bug and slide the cardboard underneath without
hurting
their legs. Then the bug isn't able to run away and off it goes
outside.

Bobble


Seems I can't do the right thing no matter what. First I killed a
spider
with bug spray and everyone bitched about it. Last night I tried to
scoop
one up to put it outside and it ran faster than a cat and got away
into
a
nice clean basket of clothes. (This one also had babies swarming
off
her.) I love nature as much as anyone. But I'm not going to live in
a
house infested with spiders. Sorry, Bobble. The bugs gotta go.

It is not necessary to kill them, they can be put outside if you are
brave
enough. I am not very brave with the big ones, they are the only
thing
I
don't like, but I manage to put them outside without killing them
now.
Maybe they don't like it as they are "house spiders"
I don't like spiders. At all, never.

There is really isn't any animal that creeps me out, except one. Of
course there are many, like tigers, that I wouldn't want to be in the
vicinity of without something between.

Roaches! They run *towards* you when you scare them, they're creepy
and
they *crunch* when you step on them and can scamper away when they're
half
crunched!!! EEEEEE-YUKKKKKKKKKKKK!

Never seen one, but I think I could cope with one, rather than a huge
spider. I am afraid of no insects, moths, nothing except those big
spiders.
I have asked myself why, I still have no idea. It's not like they are
going
to kill me, is it?
i just cannot. Bring on the roaches, I will swap them for big spiders,
every time.


Tweed


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Well, no, some *can* kill you. Do you remember Pam's encounter with a
brown spider? It took half her thigh off.

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Yes, I do remember that, but we don't have any spiders in the UK that are
dangerous or poisonous so there is no logical reason why they are such a
no-no for me.




True. I knew that, but sometimes, living in the US where there is *SO*
much danger all around, I can't imagine living in a place with no
ever-present dangers. Over here there's always stories about someone
being mauled by a bear, attacked and killed by a cougar, chomped on by an
alligator, swarmed by killer bees, bitten by a rattlesnake or water
moccasin, and on and on and on. Even when you stay indoors you can be
bitten by a bug and killed! Never mind hurricanes, tornadoes, earth
quakes and other "blessings" of mother nature that can kill *many* people
at a time. I don't know about weather-wise, but dangerous creature wise
Australia is almost as bad (and Africa, I think, worse than that, but I
don't think we have any posters here from Africa, do we?).

If I ever moved to another country I think it would be England.

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CatNipped

The most dangerous creatures in the US are the ones that drive on the
freeways. Still, most accidents happen in the home.

I think Australia has more dangerous creatures than we do, although most of
them are smaller than bears or cougars. For instance, they have nine out of
the ten most poisonous snakes in the world. I've visited Australia five
times, and spent a total of three or four months there, but, with one
exception, the only poisonous snakes I saw were in enclosures. I did see
one that had been run over on the road. They have some pretty nasty
critters in the ocean, too, but I never saw any of those. I take that back,
on my last trip I took a ride in a glass-bottomed boat, and we saw a
jellyfish.

Joy



You're right. And actually the smaller ones are probably worse since
you don't always see them coming!

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On Aug 20, 5:33*pm, "Joy" wrote:
*They just are. *I have a couple
of phobias myself, but they're relatively mild.


I have a moderate lift phobia- only some kinds of lifts though, glass
panelled one's don't bother me much since I know if it gets stuck then
I can be seen and see other people. I can get into big lifts if not
on my own for short distances(I get to the sixth floor of a building
by going 2 floors then getting out, taking a deep breath and catching
it for the next 2 floors then either walking or getting back in the
next one) but I cannot get into small enclosed lifts (It was getting
stuck in one of those that brought it on- I never used to be bothered
by them). It sounds fairly trivial but for example there are certain
jobs I won't apply for because they are too many floors up although
every cloud has a silver lining I now take the stairs and the last
couple of years (my job means I am up and down stairs all day) I am
fitter than I've been for ages!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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On 8/20/2011 6:35 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
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On 8/19/2011 6:28 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
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Guess what? Now my house is overrun with them! Apparently the
one
I
killed (along with it's little babies riding on its back) wasn't
the
only one. Now they're in my bedroom. And I tried to do the nice
thing and "set it outside" except it wasn't having any of that.
It
wouldn't let me gently scoop it up on a piece of paper and put it
outside. Damn thing runs faster than my cat! No, it had to get
into
my laundry basket. Sorry folks, I'm calling a fumigator.

Jill



To scoop any bug, I use a piece of thin cardboard (like the ones at
the
back of paper notepads) and a wide jar or a big clear glass. I put
the
jar/glass over the bug and slide the cardboard underneath without
hurting
their legs. Then the bug isn't able to run away and off it goes
outside.

Bobble


Seems I can't do the right thing no matter what. First I killed a
spider
with bug spray and everyone bitched about it. Last night I tried to
scoop
one up to put it outside and it ran faster than a cat and got away
into
a
nice clean basket of clothes. (This one also had babies swarming
off
her.) I love nature as much as anyone. But I'm not going to live in
a
house infested with spiders. Sorry, Bobble. The bugs gotta go.

It is not necessary to kill them, they can be put outside if you are
brave
enough. I am not very brave with the big ones, they are the only
thing
I
don't like, but I manage to put them outside without killing them
now.
Maybe they don't like it as they are "house spiders"
I don't like spiders. At all, never.

There is really isn't any animal that creeps me out, except one. Of
course there are many, like tigers, that I wouldn't want to be in the
vicinity of without something between.

Roaches! They run *towards* you when you scare them, they're creepy
and
they *crunch* when you step on them and can scamper away when they're
half
crunched!!! EEEEEE-YUKKKKKKKKKKKK!

Never seen one, but I think I could cope with one, rather than a huge
spider. I am afraid of no insects, moths, nothing except those big
spiders.
I have asked myself why, I still have no idea. It's not like they are
going
to kill me, is it?
i just cannot. Bring on the roaches, I will swap them for big spiders,
every time.


True. I knew that, but sometimes, living in the US where there is *SO*
much danger all around, I can't imagine living in a place with no
ever-present dangers. Over here there's always stories about someone
being mauled by a bear, attacked and killed by a cougar, chomped on by an
alligator, swarmed by killer bees, bitten by a rattlesnake or water
moccasin, and on and on and on. Even when you stay indoors you can be
bitten by a bug and killed! Never mind hurricanes, tornadoes, earth
quakes and other "blessings" of mother nature that can kill *many* people
at a time. I don't know about weather-wise, but dangerous creature wise
Australia is almost as bad (and Africa, I think, worse than that, but I
don't think we have any posters here from Africa, do we?).

If I ever moved to another country I think it would be England.

I doubt you would like the weather which changes from day to day, but it
doesn't get *really* hot or *really* cold (until last winter, when I nearly
froze)
We have no wildlife that can threaten our lives, except for one poisonous
snake which most Brits never see as it has a specific habitat, or a red deer
stag in the rutting season - and we all keep away from them ;-)
England is a nice place to live.
We are not allowed to have guns (not to say that criminals cannot get them,
they can) and our police are not routinely armed.

I am happy to be a Brit, no bears, cougars, alligators or killer bees. I
can't imagine that and have no idea what I would do if a cougar or a bear
came near my house.
I might be able to deal with an alligator by putting a large wooden board in
front of me so he wouldn't attack me.

I wouldn't even try with the others. Boyfie & I would hide for certain ;-)

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes:

We are
not allowed to have guns (not to say that criminals cannot get them,
they can) and our police are not routinely armed.

I am happy to be a Brit, no bears, cougars, alligators or killer
bees. I can't imagine that and have no idea what I would do if a
cougar or a bear came near my house. I might be able to deal with an
alligator by putting a large wooden board in front of me so he
wouldn't attack me.

I wouldn't even try with the others. Boyfie & I would hide for
certain ;-)

LOL! That's one of the reasons why guns (rifles actually) are in every
home in some parts. In some of the outlaying areas, you don't go
outside without one although that can be seasonal.

Walking around through the woods and other remote areas without one can
be very unwise. From rattlesnakes to pumas/cougars, bears to wolves,
even Bobcats get pretty big and coyotes can get desperate though mostly
they will eat your dogs and cats if left outside.

Yup, definately not the tamed UK! Heck, we keep tamed wolves and bears
as pets here (evil grin).





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