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(OT) I know I over reacted about a spider before but
On 8/20/2011 7:37 PM, Joy wrote:
wrote in message ... On 8/20/2011 6:35 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... On 8/19/2011 6:28 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... On 8/19/2011 4:00 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... wrote in message ... wrote in : 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 -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net Well, no, some *can* kill you. Do you remember Pam's encounter with a brown spider? It took half her thigh off. -- 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. -- Hugs, 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! -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net |
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(OT) I know I over reacted about a spider before but
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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(OT) I know I over reacted about a spider before but
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... On 8/20/2011 6:35 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... On 8/19/2011 6:28 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... On 8/19/2011 4:00 PM, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... wrote in message ... wrote in : 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 |
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(OT) I know I over reacted about a spider before but
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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