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Original poster

To lie in bed watching the spider on the ceiling getting closer and closer to husbands open wardrobe...

64 replies

ilovecolinfirth · 05/04/2013 21:24

It might crawl in and hide amongst his shirts...which would be a shame, but I'm too tired to get up. The reason I'm too tired to get up is because I'm getting sleepless nights due to 20 week old DS, and last night, as well as every other night DH is just "too tired to get up " and try to help him get back to sleep...

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PurpleStorm · 05/04/2013 21:26

I'm sure it'll be fine.

It'll catch any flies getting into the wardrobe, so you win there Wink

Alliwantisaroomsomewhere · 05/04/2013 21:27

YABGrosslyUnreasonable. You should be running around screaming in abject terror. That's what I would be doing and I am never unreasonable.

AgentZigzag · 05/04/2013 21:28

Yes, because you're wide awake and raring to go when you have to get up and see to your DS, I bet Hmm

Will he be bothered by the monster being amongst his shirts though?

I haven't had wardrobes in the house since I put on a dressing gown from one about 20 years ago only to find a humungous one crawling up the front

AgentZigzag · 05/04/2013 21:30

Oh no, does this mean they're going to be coming out of their hiding places because it's spring?

Lucyellensmum95 · 05/04/2013 21:33

You do realise that if the spider snuggles down into one of your DH's shirts and your DH puts the shirt on, the spider is likely to bite him! Grin

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 05/04/2013 21:36

You need to get up, grab a few tissues, bunch them up, then very very gently and carefully set fire to them and burn your house down... (obvs after escaping with DS) :)

HTH

KirstyJC · 05/04/2013 21:37

Very reasonable of you I think. If I wasn't so pathetically scared of spiders myself I would probably do the same.

And I have been bitten by a spider, it isn't nice but it won't kill him.

RevoltingPeasant · 05/04/2013 21:40

When we used to live in France there were feckloads of these things.

Once, I opened my wardrobe to find a really giant one hanging between my freshly ironed top from the night before, and the rail.

It was cannibalising another monster spider.

I gently closed the door and decided to wear yesterday's shirt to work....

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ilovecolinfirth · 05/04/2013 21:41

Bollocks! I had to get out of bed in the end and get husband. Spider decided to ignore open wardrobe, do 2 laps of the ceiling and wait above my head. Apparently the average person swallows 8 spiders in their sleep every year!

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SuzySheepSmellsNice · 05/04/2013 21:45

«shudders»

Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 21:49

Seriously, that fucker woulda been up my vacuum cleaner by now.

Spiders are evil, anyone who says they are more scared of you, is a fucking liar and working for the Evil League of Spiders, i suspect my friend is working for them.

jinsymaw · 05/04/2013 21:49

Yanbu. Ahahahah. My DH is the same, feckinlacy article. when faced with such adversity i attempt the glass And the bit of cardboard while whooping like those whooper monkeys. Oooooo ooowwah! The only thing that stops me swirling them to an early grave doon plug hole is karma!!!!!!!bi don ' t worry to come back as a daddy long legs. Poor bastards, once they touch carpet it's game over.

RevoltingPeasant · 05/04/2013 21:50

:( Please don't say that.

My other most terrifying moment - I'm sure you all want to hear this - is leaning forward in a perfectly arachnid-free bathroom to put my contact lenses in. Leant back from the mirror - chanced to glance down - the most enormous HAIRY black spider was between my feet on the floor.

I have no idea how I got out of there without touching it.

PurpleStorm · 05/04/2013 21:52

Can't spiders get out of vacuum cleaners?

AgentZigzag · 05/04/2013 21:53

Purple - shutupshutupshutupshutupshutupshutup

Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 21:56

No purple, something about the suction kills them, too much pressure.

RevoltingPeasant · 05/04/2013 21:58

Purple yes they can!!!! Final horrible story - alone in house one night so vac'd up enormous spider. Foolishly, I left the hoover outside the open bedroom door.

Just before going to bed, found exact same spider crouching on carpet between me and the door, on top of my discarded pants. Cue panicked text to DH: 'There is a giant spider in the bedroom wearing my underwear!!'

It really wasn't funny at the time.

Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 21:59

Oh shit, i need to rethink my spider killer now, thanks Peasant,

Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 22:01

Tbh though, no i cant i feel i may jinx myself if i dare say it.

RevoltingPeasant · 05/04/2013 22:04

Well, either that or it was the spider's identical twin brother.

Do you think I could go on Jeremy Kyle with that? 'I murdered him, and now his identical twin brother hangs out in my bedroom trying on my knicks'....

sleeton · 05/04/2013 22:06

Pop a glass over spider, slide piece of paper between wall and glass, carry glass outside and tip.

Much less trouble than getting the vacuum cleaner out.

Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 22:07

i think it depends on the size of the evil bastard itself.

But i have a real horror story, friend up north, has new oven fitted, few hours later, finds a MASSIVE spider in said oven, in the picture you could see it crawling up the glass.

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ilovecolinfirth · 05/04/2013 22:08

RevoltingPeasant , excellent Jeremy Kyle topic. By the way if Arachnaphobia was real life and not a film I would NOT be hanging around with you! ;)

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Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 22:08

Sleeton, i can do that shit, i have to have a certain distance.

Loulybelle · 05/04/2013 22:10

cant*