I was driving home about 10 minutes ago.... in the Landrover....
I glanced up at the rear view mirror... and to my horror.............. there it was......!!!!!
That bloody spider... or its twin brother was slowly walking along the mirror edge... my mind went into free-fall......... did i stop the car in the middle of the village... and scream like a banshee???? or should i keep calm and drive very fast the last few 100 metres home and throw the car into the driveway????
I opted for the latter...... i drove like a maniac... all the time keeping one eye on the mirror and the evil arse-kicking arachnid who was watching me with his beady eyes....Hoping and praying that it did not decide to jump down onto me.........
I reversed like a woman possessed and screeched the car to a halt... throwing open the drivers' door and jumping out of the car as fast as i could..... trying desperately not to scream too loudly....it was after all...... lol.
I could see the spider had now walked along the roof and was sitting in the corner by the drivers' window near the sunshield........... and thats where i have left it!!!!!! Its huge and horrible... and got hairy thick legs and an aura of pure evil........
I shall not be driving that car again until i have found the spider... and sent him to the shiny web in the sky....
It must be the closest i have come to total heart failure ever................. and the only thing that stopped me crashing into the wall along the lane was the thought of having to explain to the insurance company just what had happened........ lol
Any ideas as to how to catch this spider now its loose in the car......??????????
equi-princess xxx
set fire to the car :shock:
Did it look anything like this...............
It'll be looking for a closed in place so it'll still probably be behind or around the sun visor.I can tell your an arachnophobe so I won't hope that you might help it get out of the car and still alive. (I'm pro arachnid).
I would say get something like a piece of cane or some thin stick,leave the door open and try to harass it into getting out of it's hiding place by flicking the visor down with the stick.I wouldn't recommend trying to splat it as it's not the best space to take a full swing and you might damage something in the cab apart from the spider.
BTW If it's a big spider then it's female.
equi-princess.... what you need to do is to put another spider in your car coz spiders cannibals and in time they would eat each other just make sure there the same sex lol
are spider bi then :shock:
Sorry to really worry you Equi, but it is a well known fact that you EAT (yes swallow and digest) at least one spider a year in your sleep
Personally I like spiders, but hate dragon flies and most other creepy crawlies. If my GF sees one she goes mental, but I make her leave the webs alone cos they catch the flies (and they look pretty in the shimmering light too - awwww)
Nigel
If you tape your mouth shut, do they go up your nose BWC?
Shudders
I checked the car carefully in the light of day this morning..................
Can i find the spider???????........... No..........
I know its there in the car... just waiting for its chance to drop from the sunroof or wherever its hiding....... the inevitable meeting between arachnid and terrified human won't be pretty....
equi-princess xxx
p.s. the thought of being stalked by a spider is enough to stop my heart from beating.....
chemical warfare is the only answer, get on the radio, call up "puff the magic dragon" give the coordinates of the said LR and authorize a liberal dusting of DDT.
oh and just to be on the safe side, mix some "Agent Orange" in there.
alternatively, a small can of arachnid killer will probably do the job.
hth
I love the smell of Napalm in the morning, ......... It smells of Victory