Family of 3

So I'm slowly making headway at clearing out the multitude of packaging/crap in our garage after our move in. In the process I'm dislodging a few spiders etc.

I bought one of those Mortein bomb things and was going to do that, but it said to turn off all elecrical devices. Do I really have to turn off the retic box etc? Is it that dangerous not to?

(Similarly, my BBQ says not to leave the gas in direct sunlight. I figure if they really blew up there'd be a lot of blown up BBQs in Australia. It generally has a cover over to give it some protection, but am I being too casual about it?)

Dorothy

Have you ever seen the Mythbusters episode where they blew up a house using bug bombs? Yes, turn off the power in the room where you're lettign it off.

Family of 3

Do you know I wasn't entirely sure if you were pulling my leg there, so I googled:

"In April 2005, various news outlets reported three men were hospitalized for burn treatment after they attempted to fumigate a Thai restaurant in Perth, Australia, with 36 insect bombs. The fumigants released by the spray cans reportedly created a huge blast that blew the roof off the building when they were ignited by a pilot light in one of the restaurant's ovens:
A massive explosion rocked suburban Duncraig today after chemicals released during last night's do-it-yourself fumigation ignited, blowing out the back wall and lifting the roof off the Tamarind restaurant."

From http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?ui...80&topic=11268



Perhaps I'll just stick to standing on them!

curly

Why do you want to bomb the garage? Can understand doing the house but the spiders have to have somewhere to live!

Family of 3

True. Perhaps I'll just put a sign up directing them next door.

Or, if they're higher class spiders, to Wembley Downs.

ozhappy981

Did the same thing when we lived in the rental: Put the car on the drive and put a Mortein bomb into the garage.

The garage had an automatic garage door, i.e. it was plugged into a socket in the ceiling. I did not bother unplugging that or switching it off.

Bomb did not blow anything.

(In the news story, there were 36 insect bombs AND a naked flame (from pilot light).)

moneypenny20

36 bombs sounds like major over kill. Three is all that's needed for a regular 4 bed house. I don't have a garage but believe me, if I did, it would get sprayed, bombed, whatever. Anything more than 4 legs is unwanted in or around my house.

tawkins1

Mine too! They can live in the ruddy garden! Just not my ruddy garden!
**shivers**

bcworld

Does anyone know if you can get a bomb for car?

I kid you not, we saw a hunstman the size of a hand in my OH's car today!

Unless I see a dead body, not sure I can get back in it....ever!

moneypenny20

Open the door, empty an entire can of Mortein into the car, shut the door and leave for a few hours. Go back with a vacuum, open all doors and windows and give it a vac. Don't drive until fumes have gone, it probably wouldn't be healthy, but it would be healthier than driving with a fricking spider that big wandering around trying to make you crash.

Dorothy

Sell the car. Now. A hand sized huntsman would be enough for me to leave the keys in it, windows open and leave it in a deserted park late at night.

deb68

bcworld

This one was clearly a formidable predator.

You know they normally have a leg or two missing...not this one, it was perfectly symmetrical, thickest legs I've seen on one too. Big body as well, 50c sort of size.

*scared*

paddyo

I hate spiders, snakes even bloody ants (freeloaders!) but a huntsman in the car would just be annoying. They like to sit under the sun visors apparently!! I admit it would certainly cause me to stop the car rather abruptly but they are harmless enough to just swat away. We have seen loads of them, mostly outside in our laundry room but we did have a nest once inside the house inside the air vents, they started to come out of the vent into the bedroom, loads of little baby huntsman's so closed the door and set off a mortein bomb....that did the trick!!

paulry

Just sit in the car and close all the doors and windows. I'm sure the spider will find you once it get's thirsty enough