tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post8812354237105557165..comments2023-05-10T04:07:01.657-07:00Comments on Me So Thorny: The Salesman, Spiders, and the Heebie-JeebiesChad Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01179848656904542902noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-43214057893567388872011-08-20T05:12:32.908-07:002011-08-20T05:12:32.908-07:00Spiders on my property like to build webs around t...Spiders on my property like to build webs around the hose bibs. Of course going to the fraidy hole (cellar) conjures up many nightmares and feelings of dread. And walking through a jumping spiders web with him staring you in the face. Maaannn that's to much to take, that's heart attack material even for a vato. Enjoyed the post, mucho. G.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-91220986220018661872011-08-20T04:59:04.279-07:002011-08-20T04:59:04.279-07:00Came to your blog by way of Green Apples. Such a f...Came to your blog by way of Green Apples. Such a funny post and so well written. I personally find spiders fascinating. The only ones I don't care for in my garden are the black widows and brown recluse. It would be nice if spiders just built their webs in more strategic locations (for us)!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-73856409731158555372011-08-19T20:25:05.234-07:002011-08-19T20:25:05.234-07:00Holley - I don't think we have brown recluse s...Holley - I don't think we have brown recluse spiders here but from what I understand they are more dangerous than black widows. Is that true? I've got my fair share of black widows though. They'd actually be kinda pretty if they weren't so ugly!<br /><br />Toni - I like your style!Chad Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179848656904542902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-74955360758543596652011-08-19T18:16:19.654-07:002011-08-19T18:16:19.654-07:00I have a talk with my spiders...I tell them if the...I have a talk with my spiders...I tell them if they stay outside, they can live wherever they want and we will all get along. BUT if they come inside, all bets are off. I'm just sayin'...<br /><br />Very funny post!!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862726143727717921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-43998681384756771622011-08-19T14:52:01.497-07:002011-08-19T14:52:01.497-07:00I don't mind spiders unless they are black wid...I don't mind spiders unless they are black widows or brown recluses. All the rest live in my garden peacefully (which means, I'm too scared of them to bother them). My husband has declared war on the black widows and brown recluses, so I don't have to bother them, either!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-66984659035612954322011-08-19T13:22:03.213-07:002011-08-19T13:22:03.213-07:00I have fallen behind in my comment responding duti...I have fallen behind in my comment responding duties. Sorry about that! I do appreciate everyone's comments.<br /><br />@Becky - your spider was freaky but it was a cool picture.<br /><br />@Greenapples - thank you for the compliment. I was hoping that people would see the humor in it. Also, thank you for the plug!<br /><br />@Donna - You were bitten twice? Do you have any idea what kind of spider bit you? Once they come inside the house, they stop serving a purpose in my opinion. Open warfare must be declared!<br /><br />@Kyna - I have this fear that if I refuse to come to the door even though they've seen me that they'll just stand there and keep knocking. I used to do that when I was serving papers so maybe I'm expecting some karma. Since you brought it up, I've had guys try to sell me meat out of the back of the their car trunks. Sorry, but I don't think an ice chest in the back of a sedan is going to cut it for me either. <br /><br />@Sage Butterfly - I'm trying to reach your level of affection for spiders but I'm not trying hard enough, I guess. After lavender, lemon oil was the most common tip I found online too. I think I'll give it a shot. The worst thing that could happen would be that my yard starts to smell like a lemonade stand.Chad Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179848656904542902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-25887953996891311922011-08-19T08:47:56.209-07:002011-08-19T08:47:56.209-07:00I happen to love spiders. They help me in my garde...I happen to love spiders. They help me in my garden and even in my house. I can't say that I love them enough to get up close and personal, but I appreciate their presence. Having said that, I know there are places that some may not find them welcome...or there are those who can't tolerate them at all. I can understand as I have a list of those intolerable insects as well.<br /><br />I have not tried it, but I have heard that lemon oil is a good and natural deterrent. I laughed at your post...funny...good luck!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-64154292736428755362011-08-19T08:23:21.059-07:002011-08-19T08:23:21.059-07:00I HATE when people come to my door. It's gotte...I HATE when people come to my door. It's gotten to the point where if I'm not expecting a package, I don't bother. I don't care if I have music blaring and they see me dancing around in my kitchen through the glass. More than the religious calls, I hate when the guys that sell meat come around. They drive around with a freezer in the back of their pickups, and try to sell me steaks. I'm not going to buy steaks out of the back of a pickup truck!<br /><br />Anyway, I also hate spiders. With a passion. If it's a big spider, I get my husband to relocate it with a broom. If it's a small spider, it gets killed. I too have a spider stick! lolKynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-66079578473187905762011-08-19T07:44:13.452-07:002011-08-19T07:44:13.452-07:00Its a love hate thing with them for me. Need them...Its a love hate thing with them for me. Need them in the garden and they look cool except when they are in the house. Last weekend I was bit twice on the leg by a spider while I slept...icky in all ways...well my bites swelled and one was infected before 24 hours...so it is becoming a hate thing inside for now for me...be careful, very very, very careful!!! I'm hunting spiders....Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-60421348473706574882011-08-19T03:55:21.678-07:002011-08-19T03:55:21.678-07:00No spider ridding remedies here, but your post was...No spider ridding remedies here, but your post was down right hilarious. You really should write for a living. I know exactly what you mean above going through a spider web. All day, the slightest brush of absolutely anything sends me into a fit of frantically brushing away the 'web'. And it can be nothing too, it is like reliving the creepy feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-9711308782162553122011-08-17T16:23:06.588-07:002011-08-17T16:23:06.588-07:00I don't know about the lavender. If it doesn&#...I don't know about the lavender. If it doesn't creep you out too much you can see a spider in my garden living in the lavender.She's a big black and yellow one so be forewarned.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-22496404678879771152011-08-16T23:14:48.900-07:002011-08-16T23:14:48.900-07:00Catmint - I respect the spiders, but I don't k...Catmint - I respect the spiders, but I don't know if I want to "love" them ever. :)<br /><br />Jean - that spider choosing to come down right over the dining room table instead of somewhere out of sight??? That had to be on purpose. I'm telling you, these spiders know what they are doing. <br /><br />Stephanie - Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?Chad Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179848656904542902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-60803387124739968112011-08-16T14:29:07.029-07:002011-08-16T14:29:07.029-07:00Being a child of the city (and I use the word chil...Being a child of the city (and I use the word child very very loosely) it wasn't until recently that I received the stunning information from my my husband that those cob webs that continually surprise me about the house? Are spider webs. This followed my realization that a veal...oh never mind.Stephanie Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161288102578516246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-66793319167306347312011-08-16T14:21:51.844-07:002011-08-16T14:21:51.844-07:00Chad, For whatever reason, I never learned to be a...Chad, For whatever reason, I never learned to be afraid of spiders; and I sometimes forget that others are. The lesson was brought home to me the other evening when I had friends over for dinner. I got behind on my preparations for company and ended up doing a mini-version of the housecleaning I had planned. I didn't think anyone would really notice. But then in the middle of dinner, a spider started to make its way down a spun silk filament from the light fixture over the dining room table. Oops; now it was obvious I hadn't dusted! Fortunately, it was just a still-white baby spider, so although one of my dinner guests looked a bit cautious no one ran screaming from the dinner table. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-8859741510122753982011-08-16T06:17:19.783-07:002011-08-16T06:17:19.783-07:00Dear Chad, what an interesting post, funny in par...Dear Chad, what an interesting post, funny in parts and appalling in others. I'm so pleased you don't hurt spiders. My recommendation is maybe hypnosis???????? to help you learn to love them. You know in theory they are our friends - we need each other. cheers, catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.com