Die in Fiery Crash or Be Touched By a Spider?

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I almost killed myself (and several others) this morning on my way to work. I was driving along minding my own business. I was about a 1/4 mile from work when out of the corner of my eye, I see a little floaty thing hanging from the ceiling(?) of my car. At first I think, hey, it's just a floaty fuzz but upon turning my head I see that it is a spider on it's spinneret coming down! I almost died. If you don't already know, I am afraid of spiders. And this was one of those twitchy, quick spiders. I couldn't take my eye off of it, I couldn't seem to get far enough away as it landed on my console, and I shouldn't take my eyes off the road. I think I swerved a few times, I went through two lights and I am not really sure if they were green, yellow or red. I am driving while frantic. Panic is starting to set in. I literally swerve into the driveway to my work parking lot and I frankly don't care where I stop, I just need to get the hell out of that car. The spider is just sitting there, watching me, probably holding on for dear life as I drive like a crazy person. I have my seatbelt off before I stop, the door is open before the car is in gear and I leap out. Now, the task of killing it. I can't leave it there to just wait in that car for me later. I stand there like an idiot, heart pounding all frazzled, trying to work up the courage to kill this stupid thing. I manage to get it. And then I realize that the last 3 or 4 minutes are a complete blur. I drove down a major 4 lane (on each side of the median) road while scrambling to get away from a spider. Shocked

It never crossed my mind: crash my car or be touched by a spider? Apparently, I would rather die in a car crash.

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I swear you must be my wifes long lost twin sister... you two are so much alike. She senses spiders in her sleep. She'll wake me up frantic going "turn on the Light!!! TURN ON THE LIGHT" sure enough there will be a spider crawling across the ceiling or sitting in the corner or something. Which I then have to get up to kill.

Your story sounds like something she would do.

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jpinMilwaukee wrote:

I swear you must be my wifes long lost twin sister... you two are so much alike. She senses spiders in her sleep. She'll wake me up frantic going "turn on the Light!!! TURN ON THE LIGHT" sure enough there will be a spider crawling across the ceiling or sitting in the corner or something. Which I then have to get up to kill.

Your story sounds like something she would do.

The spiders send out some sort of voodoo spider vibe and only those who are sensitive to it can feel it.

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Not only do the living spiders send out a voodoo vibe, but so does every single one you kill or have killed. No wonder you were having problems with those centipedes and ants.

The only way to save yourself now is to start being kind to spiders. Escort them gently outside and always act calm around them. Wink

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Piffka wrote:

Not only do the living spiders send out a voodoo vibe, but so does every single one you kill or have killed. No wonder you were having problems with those centipedes and ants.

The only way to save yourself now is to start being kind to spiders. Escort them gently outside and always act calm around them.

Can't....can't do it.....terror rushes through my veins and there is nothing I can do to stop myself from either running away or mustering the courage to kill it.

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Voodoo spiders?
Shocked

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I used to be the same way-. (-forgive the-- damned dashes... I du-nno what is happening, my wireless keyboard is stuttering.) -

Just thi-nk kind thoughts and remember that the first spider, according to Hopi mythology, was a w-oman who spun the world into existence.

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I am not sure where this insane fear of spiders came from. I don't live in an area where there are tarantulas running free. I've never been bitten (badly) . Hm. Just don't know.

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Piffka wrote:

I used to be the same way-. (-forgive the-- damned dashes... I du-nno what is happening, my wireless keyboard is stuttering.) -

Just thi-nk kind thoughts and remember that the first spider, according to Hopi mythology, was a w-oman who spun the world into existence.

You... sound... like you're... having... a hard... time... talking today... piffka. Perhaps your keyboard has the hiccups.

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Does anyone recall the great spider hunt scene from Annie Hall?

I don't mind spiders, in fact, i like them. If you have spiders, you don't have other bugs. Spiders eat 'em . . .

Got bit by a brown recluse once . . . they are a cantankerous lot, and this one had decided to challenge me for my bed. I briefly had flu-like symptoms of a greater intensity than i've ever experienced--my leg swelled up to twice its size, too. Impressive for an arachnid which would have had trouble covering a dime.

Arachne's progeny . . . ya gotta love 'em ! ! !

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Setanta wrote:

Does anyone recall the great spider hunt scene from Annie Hall?

I don't mind spiders, in fact, i like them. If you have spiders, you don't have other bugs. Spiders eat 'em . . .

Got bit by a brown recluse once . . . they are a cantankerous lot, and this one had decided to challenge me for my bed. I briefly had flu-like symptoms of a greater intensity than i've ever experienced--my leg swelled up to twice its size, too. Impressive for an arachnid which would have had trouble covering a dime.

Arachne's progeny . . . ya gotta love 'em ! ! !

Where do you live? I will be sure to be far, far away...

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Not to mention I don't go around walking around in their home/web/whatever so why do they think they can just hole up in mine?

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Where Tarantulas run free? LOL

jp -- I've had to "es-cape" twice be-c-a-us-e the- d-ashe-s start -filling t-he- screen-. -Nothing but troub-l-e with the wirele-ss.- T-oo bad it is so ha-ndy.-

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I remember Annie Hall. Fu-nny film. I've gone from hideous fear like Bella describes to thinking the ----------
tiny spiders spinning off from a nest are cute.

We were in Georgia visiting family & a large spider literally walked in the house. I was slightly alarmed (quickly moved to a different part of the room & considered chair options) when my BiL tried to vacuum it up. Did vacuum it and coming out from the back end of this small hand vac must have been a few thousand tiny LIVING spiders of the same whatever-t--might b-e-dangerous type. My sister-in-law & I scattered- like the wind-. ------------

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So what you're saying is....you were driving like a typical woman.

Plenty of reasons ya'll drive that way: cell phones, makeup, playing with the puppy in your lap, yelling at the kids, spiders...anything but looking at the road and your mirrors.

Anyway, hey Bella, did you know you've probably actually swallowed spiders while you've slept? I betcha there's some at your house right now! Don't worry, they kill other bugs.

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Piffka, that's just gross. Didn't he think for a second, that maybe sucking them up in a hand vac wouldn't kill them?

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Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:

So what you're saying is....you were driving like a typical woman.

Plenty of reasons ya'll drive that way: cell phones, makeup, playing with the puppy in your lap, yelling at the kids, spiders...anything but looking at the road and your mirrors.

Anyway, hey Bella, did you know you've probably actually swallowed spiders while you've slept? I betcha there's some at your house right now! Don't worry, they kill other bugs.

FYI Slappy, I have never even had a ticket or caused an accident so I must not be too bad a driver.

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/aetsch/cheeky-smiley-022.gif

But yes, I must say my behavior this morning was less than acceptable on the road. Embarrassed

:wink:

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So the kids are calling it a "puppy" now?

I've already gone into the whole "I love spiders, I used to hold an enormous killer tarantula at the zoo and it was soooo fun" deal (OK it wasn't killer), but there is something primal about being surprised by a skittery creature at close quarters. Especially close, enclosed quarters.

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Never had a ticket?

Dammit, woman, you drive too slow!

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Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:

Never had a ticket?

Dammit, woman, you drive too slow!

I've been pulled over but the twins managed to get me out. :wink:

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I kind of always wanted to get a pet tarantula.

Hmm..maybe I'll look into that.

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