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I have a lot of houseguests at the moment.
Big hairy long legged ones.
Trying to desensitive myself from the flippin' shock of them appearing.
And treat them kind.
Any visitors at yours?
Big hairy long legged ones.
Trying to desensitive myself from the flippin' shock of them appearing.
And treat them kind.
Any visitors at yours?
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An eight legged friend! He'll never let you down.
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Pebbles gobbles most of the visitors up. She can even catch bluebottles. I do try and save the spiders of course.
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Wild spiders couldn't drag me away
But they may not need to. |
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In the last 24 hours I rescued one from the bath and one from the sink in the same bathroom. It could have been the same one being stupid twice of course.
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You did a good thing Foinavon.
Do you make housecalls? |
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I like spiders. There's a time of year (might be autumn) when you get a lot of the big ones wandering about, it's males on the pull, trying to find a female to make the beast with 16 legs.
I noticed a fairly big one on my wall behind the sofa yesteday, now I think about it. |
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I like them too. They are lovely. I just get freaked out when I see them.
I recorded a programme about them - which I eventually plucked up the courage to watch - and felt a lot happier to be among them. They are in the bath to get a drink of water. Knowledge, understanding, friendship. They just keep turning up and making me jump. |
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you should be used to jumping ffs
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I am amused
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But amusement aside, there are a lot of big spiders around.
I like them, but not in my line of vision. |
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Hi Kenny - apologies for missing this the first time, but is Pebbles your cat ?
Well done for saving the spiders mate. |
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I've always admired spiders, parachute but not thinking of starting a rescue service,
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Spiders are the SAS of the animal kingdom.
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Well it's not my pet crocodile, parachute.
Here she is, the lovely Pebbles. .  |
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Give her a break, Kenny! Who wants to eat their dinner next to your smelly old trainer?
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Arenh't you impressed I use trainers at my age?
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That's an oldish photo when she was sort of a stray taken near the door when I was trying to entice her in,hence the location of the food.
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That depends, sir. What do you use them for?
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A brisk walk 3 times a week. Used to jog but the knees are a tad painful these days.
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Very impressive, sir. I'm forty-six and, although walking the dog four times a day, can no longer run at all.
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Knees here as well. I buggered mine up lifting weights as a youth.
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I was still playing 5 a side at 46, that's what I miss the most.
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Have you tried walking football, Kenny? It's quite popular around here, a friend plays and he's seventy-six!
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I've thoght about it since I first heard of it 2-3 years ago, Poker', and the recent TV ads have rekindled my interest.
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I hate big spiders. Keep getting them in my house when its hot.
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Not seen a single spid
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Not seen a single spid
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Not seen a single spid
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Not seen a single spider even
since starting this thread They must read the forum and respect my fears. Most likely explanation. |
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Perhaps they've all been scared off by a really big one?
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Joking aside, conkers are the answer to your prayers, sir. Spiders don't like conkers, if you place a few bowls around the house they stay away.
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truly Poker? I've seen some chestnut spray advertised.
Normal horse-chestnut conkers? |
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Yes, sir, just a normal brown conker.
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All big spiders are female. Males always small. Have to come up with interesting mating strategies to avoid being eaten. I think God may be a female spider - you've seen them on the horror movies. Imagine, when you're in Limbo, I'll be sucking the dissolved contents of a giant fly prior to mating with some monstrous tarantula who will eat me alive. Religiously-speaking, makes Islam seem half-reasonable.
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Bodil - are you ok mate?
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My way of avoiding the fear has been thinking of the St Leger exacta, eight hairy legs.
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I'm fine para - just speculating if God was a female spider. Statistically less likely than him being a white male man? I think not.
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Interesting thought bodil.
Pretty sure God could take any form. |