ALL NEW Road to Recovery for the Recently Ditched No.7

[startingovernow]

Dearly Be-Chucked, we are gathered here today because, for whatever reason, our man has dumped us!

Whether you are a new dumpling or a vet, feel free to join us in our quest for serenity. ...........

If you poke about back there it'll run the other way, have the magazine ready to splat

Deep breath, you can do it, you're a dumpling!

Great news about Norm

Patience is far nicer than me

My thought is kill the fecker!

Ok, I swear I can't relax or concentrate on my pending date with the rustling noise. Patience I'm sorry but he is not incy wincy, he is a huge f**r, I know you're a nature lover & I'm prob cruel but he has got to die! I'm liking Tea's idea & going to find something now to poke about in there. I don't think hoover will work as he's really big but I have it out & will keep it running so if I don't manage to wack him I'll try hoover & put it outdoors till tomorrow. Ok off to take action, thanks for moral support, hand holding etc.

Starting, I would half shut your eyes, and then attempt to put a bucket over it upside down. Then leave it for a bit and recover. Then, side a piece of cardboard underneath and pick up cardboard and bucket, carry both down garden - at this point neither of you can see each other. Then thrown both into the air and go inside. Return tomorrow and pick up bucket and cardboard.

And...nice to have date . I assume no tattoo?

And bring DC's to Glastonbury. Under 12's are free I think. We will bring tents. They will enjoy it

Happy hopes that Starting reads spider recommendation

And.. I don't know if this helps but years ago I used to adopt this approach with cockroaches in bath when I lived abroad.

Approach cockroach with contact lenses out (makes you feel better if you can't see it).
Squish powder Vim on it. Leave while making tea and going to loo. Return and turn on taps to wash away.

Ok so it's not in a bath. But! I did find not being able to see it helped. I did this every day for many months

I catch slower ones or stationary ones in a glass and use cardboard slid under. Fast ones I have no mercy for

Very impressed at handling of cockroaches for many months Happy

I think the cardboard is key Tea

Don't be impressed Tea, I had to do it to survive.

I'd have flown home.

Tea you are a gem, am giving you a virtual kiss of gratitude! Tried your suggestion. Moved couch so I could access from side & used handle of mop, had a few wobbles when it ran towards me but remained brave & used handle to frighten it backwards & eventually out the front & finally got him on third attempt at wacking him............his remains are now residing in my outdoor bin . Crisis over tg. Dd came down for event & watched from standing on coffee table

Was she proud of you for bravery?

Good job done! Each time you fight your fear with them, the next time won't be so bad. I'm not as bad as I was with them a few years ago. Still do not like them though, despite the fact they're a necessary part of nature. I like the garden ones and the pretty webs they make, but they stay put generally The hairy house ones are yuckety yuck yuck! LOL

Happy I bow down in the face of your bravery but being realistic there is no way I would manage the whole bucket/cardboard senario.......Hopes fellow dumplings will now not hate Starting for her cruelty to nature but tbh I'll be using Tea's trick for future occassions.

Tea, not sure about dd but I feel really proud of myself & you're so right, after doing it once I don't think I'd be so bothered next time . Hoovering spiders could well be a thing of the past in the Starting residence

ROFL Happy re TATTOO

You may get to the stage of glass and cardboard, give it time. I'm only just starting to do it for the easier, less mobile ones now.

What's happening with LC, Armbow et al lately? Been so worried about nephew I've not been retaining much at all on thread

I need to go to bed. So tired. It's too easy to sit at the PC all night, apart from a quick spit and a polish (mums saying) around flat I've sat plonked behind this computer all night

Oh Glastonbury sound like it could be a plan, am assuming with so many bodies that all spiders/crawlies will have vacated! Rolf am I ever going to live down the whole mammy tattoo fiasco . Actually the thought of it never fails to bring a smile to my face so it was actually worth it . There's not too many can tell the tale of having sex while Mammy looked on ......

I have stood in kitchen with laptop Tea but did manage to do the dishes ,now moved to front room with a cup of tea ,will progress to Fly Lady tidying up 2morrow ,Startin you had to do it ...no worries mate x
Happy ROFL at contact lens technique !!!

I have a guest here at 10am, so know what I'll be doing first thing It's been good to just relax though apart from running the dishwasher and brief tidy up only.

Now if I had a lap top I'd be terrible I reckon, it'd follow me from room to room, all day everyday. LOL

Happy your story of the cockroaches reminds me of an interesting tale for my fellow dumplings (as if I'm not entertaining ye enough with tales of Mammy & spiders etc . Howsever, when I myself resided in foreign parts I can home to have a nice bath one day. Opened window as I was accustomed to doing & while I lay blissfully in my bath my eye at one point caught a movement at other end of bathroom (near door). To my complete & utter horror there was a HUGE snake after coming into bathroom & was moving towards me. Leapt out of bath in horror & tg made door just before snake reached it. Turned out it was venemous (spelling?). Neighbour had to come in & kill it...........

Hate snakes hate cleaning like clothes and cake

Would prob prefer snake to spider but wouldn't really know how to handle snake .

Am pondering attire for tomorrow night

Hows the party Happy ,oh what does everyone think of Jenny long legs we have loads of them ...buzz you in the face when you are cooking LOL!
V impressed with snake charming skills Startin'

Party?

Think you dating girls need to post us some clothes on line to review

Patience, we call them Daddy Long Legs here. I don't mind them at all (we've loads atm too) but dd hates them & now from her regular screams other two do aswell

Happy, think Patience was referring to your earlier post of filling house with teenagers & havin a party

When I've decided what to wear will update .

Patience, it's a diff type of snake I'm interested in charming now........pmsl