Mrs Frugal Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've just had a rather unpleasant experience . Needing a caffeine fix, I went to check the stove top kettle to see if it had enough water in to squeeze out another cuppa and discovered a big, fat, dead spider floating around inside . Now I'm left with the nagging question - did it get in before or after I had my 6am cuppa . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Oo-er! *shudder* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I wouldn't worry Kate. Spiders are notoriously late risers so it wouldn't have been up and about at 6am. It probably went in there for a bath a lot later, when the water had cooled down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Thanks Richard. I feel better now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 It is all extra protein Kate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I second that Clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Euch....did you think your coffee this morning had extra body to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I got out of bed this morning and a large black spider got out with me OH thought it was hilarious i am still shuddering now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Along came a spider........ worse for the spider I reckon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laura & CTB Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 OOOOOh horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 LOVE them Chookie! Kate, did the coffee taste a bit hairy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Chookie, those smileys are 'orrible . The coffee didn't taste too bad - unfortunately . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Must be the day for spiders... DD2 lost a button from her schooldress last night and left the dress on the sofa for me to fix... I picked it this morning and looked at it to make sure it was the one with the missing button, and found a great big fat spider (not huge, but huge enough when holding the dress close to me) happily settled right on the spot of the missing button... I am not so bad at tackling spiders if I spot them from a distance, but to discover one so close on something I'm holding in my hands made me shriek and drop the dress fast!!! I'm officially declaring this day 'national spider day'... I'm glad mine wasn't in my coffee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 You'll be checking the inside of the kettle for weeks now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I really don't like spiders............I'm going to be doing this all day now Good job I've got lots of lovely chooks who will eat any giant, person eating, hairy, scary spider I find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizinsa Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 You'll be checking the inside of the kettle for weeks now I think we all will! Just sat down with a cuppa to read the forum, had one sip before reading this, had to go back and look in the kettle! Thankfully it was spider-free although the limescale needs sorting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 You are so right! I am never going to boil the kettle again without taking the lid off first . I can't abide spiders and have a real phobia of them so, like Ziggy, I shrieked and panicked first before realising it was dead and wouldn't crawl on me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Oooh Kate *shudders* It must be the day for them - the big hairy one I found in the laundry basket this morning got fed to the chickens I'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Oh, that poor drowned spider....... it must have felt the need for a caffeine fix as well.......they do say that caffeine isn't good for your health Have you recovered from the shock yet Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanie Bean Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Dont worry Kate, apparently the average human eats about 8 amall insects without knowing in their lifetime, so your not alone. I'd be checking too though Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I am totally paralysed with fear when I see one too Kate. I hate Borises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Dont worry Kate, apparently the average human eats about 8 amall insects without knowing in their lifetime, so your not alone. Don't you just love facts like that which make you regret eating lunch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
