tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post4185829963506879150..comments2024-03-14T00:27:45.681-07:00Comments on Brits in the USA: S is for SpiderDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-10330337741836192152013-04-23T20:28:04.611-07:002013-04-23T20:28:04.611-07:00lol Rowena - I think the house spiders in Britain ...lol Rowena - I think the house spiders in Britain are a lot bigger and scarier than the ones here..David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-77841140011292971972013-04-23T20:27:29.736-07:002013-04-23T20:27:29.736-07:00yees Patricia - the old spider touchy feely thing ...yees Patricia - the old spider touchy feely thing can focus the brain.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-51692176968961546372013-04-23T20:26:56.519-07:002013-04-23T20:26:56.519-07:00sounds like a very wise plan Daisysounds like a very wise plan DaisyDavid Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-1313692287287095642013-04-23T20:26:37.866-07:002013-04-23T20:26:37.866-07:00hmm why did I figure you might not like spider Jen...hmm why did I figure you might not like spider Jen, call it a hunch; oh s... meant to do rabbits - a bit late now thoDavid Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-57066619526217762592013-04-23T20:25:40.388-07:002013-04-23T20:25:40.388-07:00ha ha Tracy - I am certainly big on that particula...ha ha Tracy - I am certainly big on that particular use :)David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-42953137046340683442013-04-23T20:25:05.496-07:002013-04-23T20:25:05.496-07:00well yay for you Jean. Not soo many of us are so b...well yay for you Jean. Not soo many of us are so brave - the idea of a spider in bed is a shudderer.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-39646291317091535842013-04-23T20:24:08.164-07:002013-04-23T20:24:08.164-07:00hmm interesting point of view Carrie-Anne. That...hmm interesting point of view Carrie-Anne. That's a good story and now I recall the one of Robert the Bruce who took heart never to give up from seeing a spider in a cave.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-64267644800827932502013-04-23T20:22:27.844-07:002013-04-23T20:22:27.844-07:00yes I had some more creepy ones I could have poste...yes I had some more creepy ones I could have posted for ya Juliette. The lawnmower thing works for me :)David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-63202551570124602622013-04-23T20:21:40.310-07:002013-04-23T20:21:40.310-07:00yep it's usually the big guys who run off scre...yep it's usually the big guys who run off screaming JoJoDavid Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-65245351715620296802013-04-22T21:02:26.208-07:002013-04-22T21:02:26.208-07:00Uurgh I hate spiders! I hate all spiders, I certai...Uurgh I hate spiders! I hate all spiders, I certainly don't miss the house spiders back in the UK, we once had one in the house and two grown men wouldn't get rid of it, they were as scared as me! I find throwing cushions helps.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482276716594345890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-72290951527100344062013-04-22T16:42:36.394-07:002013-04-22T16:42:36.394-07:00I don't mind spiders as long as they are touch...I don't mind spiders as long as they are touching me. Then I freak out a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-63109725074634548782013-04-22T16:01:14.607-07:002013-04-22T16:01:14.607-07:00I'm not a big fan of spiders, and I have a hea...I'm not a big fan of spiders, and I have a healthy respect for them. I leave them alone as much as possible.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-71067192296954687382013-04-22T15:10:48.703-07:002013-04-22T15:10:48.703-07:00I couldn't read past the Matty story, I'm ...I couldn't read past the Matty story, I'm afraid. Spiders scare the crap out of me. Creepy crawly gah. I have nightmares about them. Not even kidding.Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-34705229707648607522013-04-22T14:51:44.001-07:002013-04-22T14:51:44.001-07:00I'm with Jean that I do not normally mess with...I'm with Jean that I do not normally mess with them unless I have a reason to. It isn't that I'm a fan really, but they are really useful...especially when helping people get out of mowing the lawn. :) Tracy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960615884046852962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-7417918239302381732013-04-22T12:03:04.634-07:002013-04-22T12:03:04.634-07:00We have a lot of wolf spiders around. They look so...We have a lot of wolf spiders around. They look so cool, and really, they're just neat little creatures. I can't say as I'm a fan of spiders in my bed, but generally, I'll let them go about their business in the house as long as they aren't making a huge web somewhere or multiplying where I can see them. If they get to be a bother, we simply put them outside.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-54815600813143808482013-04-22T11:46:57.161-07:002013-04-22T11:46:57.161-07:00I freaking love spiders, and would love a pet tara...I freaking love spiders, and would love a pet tarantula if only I weren't allergic to one of their common food sources, cockroaches. There was a spider who lived in the old package delivery slot in my house growing up, and I called it my pet. It was so fun watching it scurry about, weave webs, and spin and suck the blood from its prey. I forget the name, but there was this book I read as a preteen, about a girl who also loved spiders and eventually got her wish of having a pet tarantula, of course named Arachne.<br /><br />In the Jewish tradition, there's a story about spiders saving King David's life when he was hiding in a cave from King Saul. The spiders quickly wove a web over the mouth of the cave, so it would look like no one could've run in there recently. The web contained the design of the Magen David, which is where the star is said to come from.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-24654237805433040562013-04-22T11:31:48.601-07:002013-04-22T11:31:48.601-07:00Ewwww - why did it have to be about spiders! Yeuk....Ewwww - why did it have to be about spiders! Yeuk. I'm so scared of them it's ridiculous. I feel all funny now having looked at your pictures..<br /><br />And they have 8 eyes too! <br /><br />"Every time I see a spider in the garage I managed to convince myself it's a black widow, thus leading to a cancellation of the lawn mowing." - Nice one :)Jules https://www.blogger.com/profile/02447271977251616727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-962074919525109632013-04-22T09:49:13.111-07:002013-04-22T09:49:13.111-07:00*shudder* The other night I came shrieking out of...*shudder* The other night I came shrieking out of the bathroom when a large spider walked across the floor. I looked at my fiance' and said, 'bet you can't guess why I screamed...' and he goes, 'kill it'. Yep, that's my 6'2", 260 lb trucker man. More afraid of them than I am and makes me dispatch them, usually w/ the vacuum cleaner if they are that big. But the ones in WA State, wolf spiders, are freaking HUGE. You wanna hear men scream like girls, head to WA.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com