Well its happenened! A masive piece of negitivity has exploded in The Garrett household and i am going home! This is what has happened.....................

I got to afore mentioned shed to get another pack of sand paper (about the 15th!)

Reach up to the top of the filing cabinet (its the same height as my head)

Feel something tap dance accross my hand.............

pull my hand down towards me, fast wishing i hadn't, as i come face to face with the most massive arachnid i have EVER SEEN. :scared:

I scream. VERY LOUDLY!

Huntsman leaps off (yes thats right folks, he jumped) of my arm onto the wall of the shed, where he runs to find a large set of ear plugs behind the cabinet.
At this point (and i am NOT exaggerating) i HEAR it run down the cabinet and into the corner of the shed..... Behind the suitcases :scared:

Yes i know this is oz and there are spiders, but do they have to be soooooo bloody big?

Any of you oldies got used to 'em yet??

Just one thing, how do i pack my bags for blighty knowing where the spider ran to???

Its just a furry bug eating friend. Scary but harmless.

Well done, Hev. Now you know you've REALLY arrived!

P.S. Really liked the "where he runs to find a large set of ear plugs behind the cabinet." PMSL!

They're fast little (ok big) blighters. Biggest one I've seen literally jumped off the bed when I was trying to catch it humanely (should hvae stamped on it) then reared up on hind legs as if to attack when trying to put a (very large) glass over it. Big eyes on stalks too...

Looks like they are more prepared in blighty for the bugs.

Hi Hevs, Huntsmen are ok, just wait 'til you see snakes in the house.
One day mum saw a snake come thru the back door, up the back stairs, thru the kitchen, thru the loungeroom, across the front verandah, thru the front door and down the front steps. Neighbour reckoned she was seeing things until he found one curled up in his lounge in front of the tv. Dunno what was on but mustn't have been exciting cos apparently it was asleep. True story.
If not sure where spider is have standby visa and passport ready for it in case it pops out at airport.

Ps, Who was more scared of who?

Hevs
You have my upmost admiration for being brave enough to:

a. Venture into a shed in Oz as they're filled with all kinds of unknown walking/running/jumping nasties.

and

b. Put your hand in a place in a shed where you can't see what's there.....therefore the risks of coming across something horrid are even more likely!! :scared:

if we need anything out of our shed if we have one in oz.....my bloke will have to get it or it'll stay there......I will never go to a insect/arachnid drop in centre voluntarily.....

I hope Hup appreciates what you've put yourself through...

Christ, if this had been me I would have had to shuffle to the bathroom, to quickly change my underwear.

My eldest son had 2 cornsnakes in a large tank in his loft room. I was sh.t scared of them, if they dare look at me when I was in there I was off like a looney, charging down the stairs!

LOL!!!!!!!

Afraid you're wrong though, mate, here we just elect the biggest creepy-crawly insects to Parliament

Anya.

I don't miss Mandelsohn alhough Tony Abbot is right up there in the creepy stakes.

Omigod! Poor you! My skin was crawling just reading the post - I cant even begin to imagine what that must have been like! (Ive got a fairly strong case of arachnophobia myself)
Well done to you for not running screaming down the street!

W.

In all the houses I've lived in, there has always been loads of junk up in the loft, you know, things you don't want to chuck just in case you might need them one day. Needless to say, there is absolutely nothing in our loft here in Oz, neither of us want to go up there! Imagine pushing the loft lid open and something dropping out onto you :scared:

I never thought I would venture out into the shed; however I'm the one that does the gardening round here, so I have no choice. I'm not as paranoid about spiders as when I first arrived. I do however always check inside my gardening gloves before putting them on, and never rummage about on the shelves, I always move things slowly and carefully. Not seen a huntsman yet (famous last words) but plenty of redbacks, there's a can of spray in the shed to quickly zap them with. Found one on its web in my dog's kennel the other day, glad I found it before the dog did.

Oh Hevs.... what a scare.. I would of passed out ....

I expect alot more creaming fits are to come yet!!!

hugs
booboo:scared:

Blimey!!! I meant screaming fits not creaming fits... the mind boggles!!!!!!


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booboo