August 15, 2005
YRGHHHLLLEESHIVER!!
I hate spiders. They wig me out in the worst way. So a bit ago, I happen to see something black near the fire alarm box on the wall beside my desk. At first my brain thought, stray bit of wire, electrical tape... then it short circuited, looked around the front and realized it was a huge black spider. BWAH!! I run into the warehouse and have Bo come look, cus I'm afraid it's more than a large black spider. My worst fears are confirmed when I hear a "WHOOWEE! This is a HUGE Black Widow!!" Look at the size of that hourglass!". Now my goose bumps are turning into teradactyls, and I am creeped out beyond measure as the other males I work with beat a path to my desk so they too can see the giant office manager eating spider. Then I hear, "Uh oh!". Uh oh?!?!? I have visions of the spider disappearing and me coming to work in boots and protective gear for the duration! Turned out the spider ran back into the fire alarm box -- behind the circuit boards. So Bo shooed me off and told me to go to lunch, and he'd handle it [insert tough guy posture]. So I did. I just got back, and he had uninfested my workspace by using circuit cleaner to drive it out. He also looked around for dead male spiders and egg sacks.
I am so thoroughly creeped out/skin crawling/icky!! right now. Thank god for men and their superior spider slaying abilities!
It all balances out, because I'm the one that takes the mice in the humane traps and sets them free. Most of my coworkers won't go near a mouse! Yes, I work in cesspit.
Posted by Ithildin at August 15, 2005 2:58 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Yeah, I'm trying not to think about it [shudder] I'm not exagerating -- if you held it up agaisnt a fifty cent piece, it was bigger around leg wise.
Posted by: Ith at August 15, 2005 7:18 PMIts times like those that I drag out my favorite "Designing Women" quote :
"Oh, oh!! I've got one..........this just makes me furious!! Y'know.......when men......use Women's Liberation as an excuse not to kill bugs for you........oh, I just hate that!!! I don't care what anybody says, I think the man should have to kill the bug!!"
Posted by: Sharon Ferguson at August 15, 2005 8:34 PMEw, ew, ew!!! I rescued a non-poisonous-type spider the other day, but she had an egg sac and it creeped me out pretty bad. Just thought I'd share. Hee.
So glad the spider didn't bite you, Ith!! Yikes!
Posted by: Princess Jami at August 17, 2005 9:10 AMSPIDERMAN SPIDERMAN DOSE WHAT EVER A SPIDER CAN SPINS A WEB ANY SIZE CATCHES THEIVES JUST LIKE FLIES LOOK OUT HERE COMES THE SPIDERMAN
Posted by: condor at August 25, 2005 9:13 PM
For some reason I was doing fine right up to this point:
He also looked around for dead male spiders and egg sacks
Euwww! Euw euw euw! [shudders]
Posted by: ilyka at August 15, 2005 6:35 PM