Unbelievable!!

This is hilarious other than the injury. Sorry about that and hope you are 'back on your feet' (pun intended) soon.

Just for future reference. I usually don't just spray Raid, I flood with Raid until they drop dead either from drowning or the spray. I do it because I don't want them to suffer dying slowly.

I have always been totally aversive of spiders. They just give me the creeps. However when I heard they eat mosquitoes and other bugs, I always felt like I was doing something wrong (other than killing myself slowly with the fumes).

Something has hit me for the first time in my life, where I have decided to let them live. You know they never bother me anymore. That is how they cure phobias is to make you tolerate them and then you find out it is not so bad. *(however not up to the place where we can have tea just yet, lol)

We have centipedes where I live - they are huge and look really sickening with a bunch of legs and furry. They come in for water from the bathtub. They die the second you spray them the first time, but then you have to pick up the carcass with a paper towel and all the damn legs fall off.

In my recent merciful mood, I had it out with one yesterday, and tried to scare it to turn around and go back outside by stomping at it.

It charged right at me, and I was the one that ran away -- but I just can't stand watching them schrivel up when you spray them.

So I got a dustpan and carefully got him in it and then tried to toss him out the door - he got in the ruts of the door and to try to find him, I slid the door closed hoping I wouldn't smash him - I didn't, and now he was cowering at least. (I am boss here) So I scooped him out again and put him outside and he ran away.

It really gave me a good feeling that I let him live after I have killed so many of his predecessors.

The key to using Raid successfully every time is to spray it through an open flame. No muss, no fuss. Sure, the house may burn down, but it's the fastest way to do the little critters in.

Not that I'm recommending you do anything but follow the directions on the label.

~Michael

Rhonda, that was so funny...except for the part about the sprained ankles. I really hope you're better soon and it's not too painful.

But just reading this thread made my skin crawl. Yuck! My house is not big enough for me and any spider. I'm so bad that I literally can not sleep if I've seen one and can't kill it. Even then I'm jumpy for awhile...don't let there be a loose thread on the sheets or a stray piece of lint anywhere in the bed...I'm out of there. stripping it and giving it a thorough going over.

This is the prime time for them too. They're trying to find a place to hole up for the winter. Well, not here they don't. Come in here and it's good-bye and good riddance.

Patrica, I wish I had your attitude to just let them live with the hopes of them no longer bothering me, but I don't think it'll happen anytime soon. You also mentioned the centipedes which I detest too. They, however do eat spiders, or so I've been told. Just some added information for you because to me it doesn't matter... they'll die too.

Carol

Why didn't you just stomp on the thing?

Guess no need looking for potential "Fear Factor" show contestants in the WF

Once in my apartment there was a huge spider on the wall while my friend was over. I smooshed the thing and he looks at me all funny. I asked him, "What? Do you think that was f---ed up what I did?" and he's like all sad and "Yeaaaa". I wanted to laugh my ass off.

I don't just kill insects but if they're in the house or hanging around outside my door, they're dead if I catch them, unless it's a lady bug or something.

I once had a friend that had a pet tarantula named Rose. She was huge - and she was really 'nice' and furry. She used to go bar hopping with him. Her partner was an Igauana who was also really a little sweetheart, but he would stay home because he didn't drink.

really.