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**crazycanuck** · 07-12-2009, 10:53 PM

I am normally on large spider duty if Ian's home as he's arachnophobic in a serious way...Then again, I don't mind looking at white tails & redbacks..from a distance. Being bitten by one might ruin my day.

At my former workplace, a huntsman (normally they're out east but i think a few have found their way over to wa) was crawling up the wall & wanted to throw it outside but it was too far for me to reach. I could only find one guy to help me as the chicks freaked..

**Duck on Wheels** · 07-13-2009, 12:25 AM

For spiders, I do what my dad taught me: Get the spider to crawl onto a sheet of stiff paper. Quickly cover the spider on the paper with a cup or glass, being careful not to squoosh any spider body parts. Caaaarefully turn the whole over, keeping the paper firmly on the glass/cup until outside. Then let the spider loose outside. Don't know how I would handle a dead mouse tho'. Probably with lots of paper towels or the inverted-plastic-bag-over-the-hand-as-for-doggie-doo to pick it up and lots of handwashing after. Eeeewww!

Congrats on the two courses, CC! What courses were they? Any fun ones planned for next semester?

Speaking of which: What's this about taking a new course, Trek? More telecom tech qualifications? Finishing the design degree? Credential to teach martial arts? Whole new thing altogether?

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 07-13-2009, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by lph

But if he's home when I find a large spider inside I do ask him to please remove it for me. The big ones freak me out.

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**crazycanuck** · 07-13-2009, 04:21 AM

Duck-I did Planning 101 & a comms class that was a waste of everyone's time.

This semester-Diversity & Cultural Planning plus Transportation Planning. Who on earth schedules a friday afternoon class at a uni???

**Crankin** · 07-13-2009, 04:48 AM

At schools here, there are no classes on Friday afternoons. In fact, many schools had no classes at all on Fridays, until Thursday started being a huge party night for undergrads, causing all kinds of issues. So many put Friday morning classes back on the schedule.
My department (grad students only) has no Friday classes at all.

**crazycanuck** · 07-13-2009, 05:05 AM

I don't mind as it's an interesting class(Transportation & Society) and it'll encourage me to do some work over the weekend. Keep me extra busy

I'm not too happy about a tutorial on tues from 5-6pm as i don't feel safe after dark in the Curtin Uni surrounding neighbourhoods. I'll be biking home & won't do the shortcut near my house either. I'll just wear the cool hi vis thing mimi gave us

& lots of lights on my commuter.

**lph** · 07-13-2009, 05:23 AM

Oi. Bleecker. You're not going to freak me out with something fuzzy dozing in a box. It's those large, nimble, athletic ones running around on my floor I don't like.

I'll catch the small ones with DoW's method, except glass first, then paper under, then pick up and throw outside, but those big fast ones... *shudder*

**Trek420** · 07-13-2009, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels

Speaking of which: What's this about taking a new course, Trek? More telecom tech qualifications? Finishing the design degree? Credential to teach martial arts? Whole new thing altogether?

Either medical billing or solar power for telcom or both. The first one depends on if enough other folks (need at least 5) sign up so we can have a class at my jobsite, the other depends on if I can get my schedule changed.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 07-13-2009, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by lph

Oi. Bleecker. You're not going to freak me out with something fuzzy dozing in a box. It's those large, nimble, athletic ones running around on my floor I don't like.

That is the molted skin of a pet tarantula i used to have. She molted out of it because it was too small. I posed and mounted the discarded skin in a box. After she wriggled out of it all damp and soft like a newborn babe, she expanded to a much larger size. ;D

**OakLeaf** · 07-13-2009, 07:33 AM

Looks like it's freaking Ruby out anyway.

**Crankin** · 07-13-2009, 08:07 AM

Lisa, I'm not normally skittish around bugs, but that picture is freaking me out.

**katluvr** · 07-15-2009, 11:38 AM

Very quiet here today on TD.
Yep, large hairy spiders are a bit scarey.
I do LOVE all animals and rarely kill bugs (save them from the cats)--but I would probably freak out if I saw that!
Snakes are another creater that I am very "un-fond" of. The black racers we get in the yard are OK, but I would rather watch from "a far"!
Not much else freaks me out.

**OakLeaf** · 07-15-2009, 03:02 PM

Here's my li'l buddy.

He/she lives in my garage (no idea how to tell which). Been there a couple of months now. Sometimes on top of the blanket, sometimes tucked into it (so cute!), sometimes out and about I don't know where. I can't say that I've noticed any less mouse activity, but I hope the snake is deterring them. We did put the shop towels right next to the snake's blanket and the mice have left them alone, at least.

**Zen** · 07-15-2009, 07:40 PM

Your buddy is very pretty. What kind is she?

**Duck on Wheels** · 07-15-2009, 11:54 PM

Looks to me like a garter snake (aka garden snake). Very nice! You'll probably notice more of a dent in the local slug population than in mice, but still a very pretty, useful, and harmless animal to have around. A good neighbor. Congratulations

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