RitaR Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 One day last weekend, I was sitting at the computer and saw a movement out of the corner of my eye. I looked a bit closer, and not willing to ever be near a spider, the closer isn't close at all. Well I pushed the desk chair on wheels out of the way as I stood up grabbing the fly swatter off the table beside me, and when I looked again, he wasn't there. I thought maybe he had scooted under a couple of papers I had there. so began pounding the paper . I reached over with the swatter handle, and lifted the paper, no spider. so I brought my chair back to where it usually is. Sat down, glanced over and there was that danged spider again. I decided to be real brave, and leaned a bit closer, by about 3 inces. As Ieaned closer, It disappeared. I in frustration, tired, still grasping that fly swatter, and the spider was there again. Finally actually being brave (for me !) I leamed over actually close and on the way to really getting a close look, I watched the thing and finally realized it wasn't a spider. I had beaten the life out of the reflection, in a CD that was laying there. And No I did not learn to lean closer to spiders, lol those poor CD's!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltinchicks Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 pwhahahaha that's too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleksich Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 LOL, you made my day:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 LOL!!! :P:P:P:P. funny story! Thanks for the giggles...needed to laugh! I would have beaten the papers and CD's too! Can't stand spiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 I read somewhere that the only thing worse than finding a spider in your room is losing a spider in your room. We share your feelings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Better safe than sorry! I hate spiders too! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thanks Lasdies.. I still giggle when I think of the spider episode, so you can laugh also!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 That's a good one, Rita! I have a black spider that crawls out of my DSM every once in a while and by the time I get something to squish it with, it's crawled back in. Maybe I should have you bring over your fly swatter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I love spiders! So very few are dangerous in the US, and they eat so many truly nasty bugs. I suppose you would not enjoy my front porch, where two spiders have made big webs that I am going to claim are Halloween decorations. Its bad luck to squish a spider, and I am rather zen about letting things live that aren't hurting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I thought I responded last night but maybe I didn't hit post. LOL Rita I don't think that CD will be attacking anybody any time too soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmkeindl1 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 That is so funny! Oma - yea "losing" the spider is awful! How many have stepped on or swatted at black lint blobs on our sewing room floors?! You feel really dumb, but also so glad it wasn't really a bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainquilter Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I hate spiders. They seem to love the outside wall of my sewing room and inside. I never go downstairs unless I have a slip-on shoe on so I can slam them fast. It's a wonder I haven't broken the sheet rock. Picture this also I keep towels on the hook on the bathroom wall. I FORGOT to shake the towel before the shower. Got out of shower, remembered to shake the towel, no glasses on but I can see something brown fall and start running, I am naked, spider falls to the floor and has my exit blocked and I'm screaming bloody murder and the spider is running for it's life. Of course my shoes are on the other side of it. I am surprised I survived that. I'll take 20 mice any ole day compared to 1 spider. Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 what a hoot!! you crack me up Rita!! Roland probably thought you had lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustee Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Oh so funny. I too have swatted at balls of thread in my studio. I hate spiders too. Buit, I am terrified of mice. They just give me heebie geebies. Once my husband had to go out of town on a business trip. I took him to the airport and when I returned home a package of hamburger buns were gone from the counter. I was so sure it was a mouse that had gotten them. I moved to my girlfriends house, waiting for my husband to return. Sharon is not afraid of anything. We went to two grocery stores and I bought every mouse trap they had, about 20 of them. We went back to my house where I insisted she set all of them in my kitchen. When I picked my husband up from the airport, I dropped him off at our house and told him to call me at Sharon's after he caught the mouse. He found a squirell in our basement. To me that was not near as bad as a mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heirloom Quilter Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I don't like bugs of ANY kind. My problem is that I think I see something move out of corner of my eye, then finally realize it's just a floater in MY eye! Now that's really scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Keepsakes Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 That's funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I just love all the stories you have told. I still see me going at it. I had another incident, and last night as I showered, I saw a tiny Daddy Long Legs in the corner of the shower curtain, in the tub. I was so very brave, Yelled at himself and he got it and flushed it. I still don't know how I was so brave. Probably because I didn't want to fall again. Thanks Ladies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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