Of Spiders and Bravery
You know what I hate? When people don’t get it when you tell them you don’t like big fucking spiders. When you tell them that you are in fact, scared of them - whether or not this fear is rational is immaterial. It’s there and for you it’s real. But they chuckle, they joke, they think you’re just a squealing girl. They don’t realise that when
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Although I have to say, much as I dislike the look of that, a snake in my house would have me leaving my house. The snake could have it. There would be no 'dealing' with it for me. I think this is why I could never really live in any kind of tropical area or country.
Congrats on making it through your fear and dealing with that big ass spider. What did you do? Put something over it?
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As for getting rid of it, I girded my loins (for about an hour), then got the broom and knocked it to the floor (took two tries) and put bowl over it. Then slipped something under the bowl and took it outside. Much as I hate them I don't want to kill them, and even if I was happy to do that, can you imagine the mess trying to squash something that size?! Eew!
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LOL Indeed. There was a huge cockroach in my hotel bathroom once when I was staying in Mallorca, and I managed to get a glass over it and went to find a maid to deal with it. Naturally she was not remotely phased (well, okay, she did go "Ewww!"), and picked up the glass and stamped on it (she was wearing tennis shoes). It made a big fat, yucky mess.
Still have No Idea how anyone lives with the idea of snakes in or around their house at any point. Does your brother have some kind of special tool or 'grabber' around to deal with them when he comes across them? Ugh.
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Yep, my brother does have a snake grabber thing and also a pellet gun for the really dangerous ones - like cobras and mambas! They also keep a stash of snake anti-venom in the house, especially for the dogs. So far, so good though!
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LOL! Yep, it's a fair cop. In my defence though, I was in my bathrobe and bare feet, as I'd just gotten out of the shower. And as I was on holiday, I didn't have any decent 'bug squashing' footwear - just flip flops and sandals, none of which I felt inclined to get covered in bug goo. *further shudders*
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