I found a spider in my bed... - Democratic Underground

u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:06 AM
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I found a spider in my bed...

Edited on Thu Jul-26-07 02:06 AM by u4ic

A daddy long legs. :scared::scared::scared:

Even though I vacuumed him up...how am I supposed to sleep now? :cry:

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VenusRising

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:07 AM
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1. Was it under the covers?

And at least it's not poisonous.

But that would totally freak me out, too.

:hug:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:14 AM
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6. Yes, it was

I had put some freshly laundered sheets on the bed a couple of hours ago, and when I went back - there he was. By pure coincidence (or perhaps not), the vacuum was right nearby.

In my Universe, nothing should have more than 4 legs. :silly:

Thanks for the hug! :hug: :hi:

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VenusRising

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:16 AM
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8. Well, if it were me...

Edited on Thu Jul-26-07 02:17 AM by VenusRising

I would pull the comforter all the way up, beat the bed with a broom, and then sleep on top of the comforter with a blanket from out of the arachnid-free zone. Just sayin' I'm a freak is all. :rofl:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:32 AM
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16. I want to sterilize the bed

with nuclear waste or something of the sort. :P

I think I already have a reputation of being a freak in my building. My upstairs neighbour must think I'm OCD. I brought home some fruit flies (unintentionally of course) and am vacuuming them up all hours of the day and night. If anyone were to look in my window, seeing me waving the vacuum hose in the air...:silly:

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VenusRising

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:38 AM
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22. I know how to get rid of fruit flies!

:bounce:

Put some beer or wine in a glass and cover the glass with plastic wrap. I usually use a rubber band to make sure that it's on securely. Poke a hole about the size of a pencil in the top. They will be attracted to the fermented smell of the alcohol, and will get inside the glass and drown in the alcohol. I would check my cup when I walked by to see if there were any hanging on the plastic, and would thump them down into the liquid, hence the rubber band to make the plastic secure. It takes 2-3 days to get them all if there are a lot, but it does work.

:)

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:43 AM
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23. Thanks for the tip! I'll try it

Certainly saves on electricity. :rofl:

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VenusRising

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:48 AM
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25. Saves on weird looks from your neighbors, too.

:rofl:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:07 AM
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33. I kinda like those

I'm the harmless eccentric. :7

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:08 AM
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2. My dear u4ic...

That is a toughie......

They scare me too, sweetie...

But remember this: YOU are a lot bigger, and scarier, to them!

I very much doubt that any more will be coming your way tonight, or anytime soon...:hug: :pals:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:16 AM
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7. I hope you are right on the last count, Peggy!

Ick! I hate spiders. :( They are my version of monsters. :scared:

Thanks for the hugs, my dear! :hug:

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some guy

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:10 AM
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with a smile on your face

...you made the earth move for him, be proud of yourself. :P

:hi: sweetie

:loveya:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:18 AM
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9. .

:rofl:

Hey you! :hug: :loveya:

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some guy

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:21 AM
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12. Hey

I hope you're having a lovely summer.

So what occurred to me in this thread is I haven't seen GoPsUx around lately. I hope he's doing well.

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:27 AM
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15. I'm having a great summer!

How about you?

I haven't been around much lately, so I don't know who has been around and who hasn't.

I haven't heard from him in awhile. I should PM that man, and find out what he's up to.

:hi:

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some guy

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:36 AM
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20. Yay

I'm glad.

I'm having a pretty good summer, not great. I took a couple days off work recently so I could spend some time with a friend who was coming to town, then her plans got all discombobulated, and I only got to see her for lunch. Now I'm thinking I should go visit her, but it's too soon to take more time off work. :grr: stupid job. I should have picked fabulously wealthy parents. :)

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:51 AM
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26. Sorry your visit didn't work out

as you had hoped. :hug:

Is she far away? I hope a vacation is in the cards for you soon! :bounce:

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some guy

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:56 AM
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28. aboot

1,500 miles. I'm planning to go visit in September-ish.

Dancing is going well, some times I even stay with the rhythm and tempo. :bounce:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:05 AM
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31. I'm sure we'll be in communication before then

but I still want to wish you a great visit!

Hey, I know what you mean about dancing. I call people like us 'imaginative' dancers. :D

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some guy

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:09 AM
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34. hee hee

I'm just, "What? Ya mean I can't pick and choose within the song which instruments I want to dance to? I like the drumming here, but the guitar in this other part." :silly:

Anyway, g'night. I hope you don't get any more spiders in bed with you.

:hug: :loveya:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:10 AM
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3. You KILLED him??

:cry:

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some guy

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:11 AM
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4. naw, she just sucked him off

...the bed.

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:20 AM
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11. !

:spray:

You are in top form tonight, m'friend! :toast:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:19 AM
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10. Not me...

the vacuum. :P

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:21 AM
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13. Huh

And here I thought Canadia had strict vacuum-control laws. :shrug:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:33 AM
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18. I'm armed and dangerous!

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:36 AM
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21. Yeah!

You really suck! :bounce:

Swear to dog — I could never understand why Hoover or Kirby or Electrolux or somebody didn't use that in an ad campaign. :shrug:

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krispos42

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:33 AM
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17. Vacuums don't kill spiders

I do!

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:06 AM
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32. Where were you, then?

:grr:

:P :hi:

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krispos42

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:16 AM
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35. Ah, my Canadian Cutie, I was watching Keith Olbermann

You need to call me!

Oh, and on a related note... nice beaver!

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begin_within

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:12 AM
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5. Those are native to empty bathtubs.

I would have just relocated him to his natural ecosystem.

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:24 AM
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14. He definitely has a thing for clean

He migrated from the laundry room (right outside my apartment door) earlier this evening.

I've never found one in the tub yet, but I'd prefer that to my bed!

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krispos42

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:35 AM
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19. I heard someplace that the average person...

... eaths 4 spiders while sleeping during their lifetime.

So, average lifespan being about 80, that averages one every 20 years.

How many have YOU eaten!?!?!?

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:57 AM
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29. I think I ate my lifetime share

by the time I was 5 years of age...and this is the case where I really, really want to be average...

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ForrestGump

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:48 AM
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24. Lucky spider

:D

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

:*

Well...I mean...except for the whole getting-killed part... :scared:

:scared:

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u4ic

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Thu Jul-26-07 02:54 AM
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27. I feel like a black widow

who didn't have her share of the fun...x(

:loveya: :* :loveya:

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ForrestGump

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:02 AM
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30. I don't like spiders and snakes

But that ain't what it takes to love you
You fool, you fool

:D

:hug:

:loveya:

Speaking of snakes...

:hide:

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hfojvt

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Thu Jul-26-07 03:20 AM
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36. even the spiders

get lucky sometimes

I recently read that the daddy long legs was not really a spider, now I read that it is or it isn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae

But none of those pictures look like what I would call a daddy long legs. When I was a kid, I always thought of them as harmless, kinda big and scary, but harmless. Unlike, say bees or wasps or mosquitos.

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