I've created a conundrum. WWYD?

[Mumtobabyhavoc]

I've just vacuumed. I was in the kitchen and saw what looked like a bundle of hair on the floor - or a spider with very long legs.
So,💡 I crouched down and blew on it 🌬️ to determine which 🕵️ and it went shooting into the corner under the counter. I blew again and it bundled up. 😳

That's what prompted the big guns vacuum coming out. 🙄

Now, I'm in a bit of a pickle because I have a canister vacuum and have to figure out how to safely open it to empty. 🤔
I figured vacuuming after sucking up the hair/spider would sandwich it in between dust and dirt, effectively trapping it. 🤗

But, I am not looking forward to opening the canister trap door and potentially having an angry spider jump out. 🙈😫

I'm also wondering how intrepid the spider is 🦹 and if it will try to escape the vacuum. If, of course, it is a spider. 🤔

I should add, normally I use the "large cup or jar and sturdy paper method" to catch spiders and release them outside. I'm not a monster.

AIBU to throw the vacuum into the garbage and buy a new one?

Little bit, yeah.

Throw the whole vacuum cleaner in the bin and buy a new one.

I think I might be have created a hostage situation. Do you really think it would be receptive to me asking it to pay me at this point? It will either seek compensation or retribution. I'm hooped.

I hoovered up a spider and became so concerned it would be able to climb back out I ended up throwing my hoover into the garden until I could get someone to empty it 😂

You could try not hoovering up living creatures?

Leave, OP. Leave, and never look back.

We're kin. 👯‍♂️

Bit late for that.

I see you have been navel gazing back of class. 🙄

Per my OP (ahem):

I should add, normally I use the "large cup or jar and sturdy paper method" to catch spiders and release them outside. I'm not a monster.

Clever! 🤠

I’d have just picked it up with my hands….but I’m a badass

Oh.
I'm the stamp up and down on it, or scream for DH to suck the fucker up with the Dyson kinda girl.

Sorry.

I thought we were closer than that.

Experience tells me this is not always the case 😭

If you leave it a few days it should be ok 😬.

😂🤣😂

Weird - hell yes.
Badass - debatable.

JFC.

Should????

Can you not just throw out the vacuum cleaner and buy a new one?

Oh FGS don't encourage her!

Those things can bite and sting you know.

What happened @JoshLymanSwagger ????

Where do you live? I quite like spiders, I'll come and rescue him. He can be company for the one that's living in the corner of my kitchen.

Thinking about it, their eggs are really tiny - so if it's a female about to lay, you wouldn't know and your vacuum cleaner might actually be infested in a few weeks with a whole new colony.

Sleep well.

Obv. 🙄🥱