Spider Girl
I swear to God.
In the last twenty-four hours I have killed two, count 'em, TWO, spiders in this apartment. And spotted what I am sure is another one in the pantry. My method of killing them is blasting them with Raid. The can says "Kills on contact!" but the spider over the front door (inside) from last night took a few blasts before he finally died. And the one this morning, in the closet, could be dead, might not be, it's anybody's guess. It was on the ceiling and I wasted no time (and really didn't think it through) grabbing the Raid and spraying - so it landed in the 4000 sweatshirts and then perhaps into some hanging t-shirts. Could be in the shoes by now. I lost sight of it. That's great. I was thinking I would forget about it and then be horridly surprised one Saturday pulling a t-shirt off a hanger and finding the carcass. But let's face it, I don't forget about stuff like this.
IhatethemIhatethemIhatethem.
NEVER had to deal with this in the land of mi gente.
I recently heard that you are never more than something like 3 feet from a spider. I am living that statistic. There has GOT to be a solution to this. I wonder if anyone knows if those little vibrate-y things you plug into the walls work at all. If you know this, enlighten me.
posted by JJ @ 6:47 AM
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10 Comments:
Joyce,
I have those vibrate-y things that you plug in. I bought them to keep the mice away...ewww....They are plugged in on the main floor, kitchen and the basement. They came in a package of three so I didn't have enough for the upper floor...However, the only place I have seen a spider is upstairs...Maybe there is something to them...
Did you see the front page of the Living section yesterday? They put on a special picture just for you. A HUGE tarantula...Huge, occupied the whole section above the fold...Yuck.....
Joyce. Your spider/bug fear stresses me out. I will get scared of a really ugly big spider every once in a while. Don't like those cockroaches much but as long as they stay out of the apartment I'm good...cuz you know they are running down the street. Maybe you should go on the Maury Povich show to rid your fear? You know they have those people who are deathly afraid of tin foil and pickles and stuff. They take them out in the beginning and terrorize them and then later in the show they are making love to the tin foil. You should go on it. Contact them now. http://www.mauryshow.com/
My Mom has this thing that chirps, or rather sounds like water dripping and she says it works for those spiders...
Chestnuts. That's what they told us on Vancouver Island where they were HUGE and we were staying on a cabin in the woods (i meant to type 'in', but I was practically 'on' after seeing one).
As much as I want to tell you this story which now makes me laugh silly....I learned just how fast my reflexes really work....it pains me to think of you worrying about it happening to you.
So get some chestnuts and thank your neighbors to the North - eh.
Rebecca
My cats eat the spiders in my house. They are my heros! Good luck!
Try this site: http://www.pestproducts.com/spider.htm
Joyce can't handle pets or plants. She will kill them because she forgets to feed them. Altho....if she has some really big juicy spiders, perhaps a cat will come in handy and be able to survive on its own....
Aaahhhh, when a cry for help is heard!
Jeri: Where did you get the vibrate-y things? I will try anything. And no thank God I only get the Sunday paper. I would have been sick.
Liz: Sorry to stress you out. Though I laughed out loud at your comment (pickles?) I am most definitely not contacting Maury. Do NOT stay tuned for for the airing. I didn't like the cockroaches but at least they responded to Raid and a bug guy.
Kim: Chirps? Where did she find it? Is it annoying? Does she have to pee a lot more?
Rebecca: Chestnuts - do you have to cut them in half or just sort of toss them around your living room floor? Staple-gun them to the ceiling (my ceilings are 9 feet high so it can be challenging even with the Raid)? Liz never told me about enormous spiders on Vancouver Island.
Suzanne: Pay attention to what that anonymous said (the one that didn't leave her name but who I think might be Janet). Pets, plants, anything living that isn't me does not stand a chance unless it is able to shop and cook for itself.
Anonymous: I've said it before and I'll say it again. Most of the spiders I run into are on the ceiling and the only way a cat would help matters is if I hurled it at the spider to smash it.
Thank you all - I appreciate your concern!
Joyce,
Home Depot is where I found mine. They come in a pack of three and cost $19....:)
Joyce: Spiders don't clean themselves. Makes them pesky to kill with poison. Ya might want to try putting on some very heavy shoes, or some light shoes with the appropriate amount of pressure applied to allow for the quick kill. Where is your humanity? Living things should not suffer through the night until you wake up for breakfast to finish them off. My God!
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