I've heard there were big spiders...
- Thread starter Spork
- Start date
- Location
- The Village of Kay
yea, some of the people you've outsourced to are real hacks...
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
You’re one of very few “vendors” I’ve used where the finished product was just what I wanted. Too bad there’s not more wood in Jeep’s.yea, some of the people you've outsourced to are real hacks...
- Location
- The Village of Kay
Although I still couldn't meet your very reasonable timelines...😁
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
Last night was a pleasant evening. I came home from work, took inventory of the food in my fridge, then set out to the grocery store to stock up on a variety of things (in preparation for an out-of-town visitor who will stay with me for a few days).
Driving back from the grocery store at around 8:30pm, I am soaking up the pleasantness of the evening. I've got my windows down, there is a slight breeze, the ambient temperature is just right, Kill Bill vol. 2 is playing on the stereo... life is just about perfect.
Suddenly, an oncoming car's headlights illuminate a spider crawling across my windshield. I'm thinking how the guy has a good grip to not blow off at my 35 MPH pace, when the other car passes me and the angle of the light reveals the truth: he's on the inside of the windshield. Just as I realize this, he disappears behind my rearview mirror. Oh, crap.
I'm currently driving through a small construction zone, lined with barrels, so I can't just come to an immediate stop. I look ahead and see that, just after the barrels end, there is a lone street lamp on my side of the road. I make it there, pull over right underneath it, hit my hazards (not wanting other traffic to think I'm in the lane), and jump out of the car. I grab my cell phone out of my pocket, turn on the flashlight mode, and start examing the windshield from the outside. I look all around the mirror, but I cannot find him. Hmm. Maybe I need better light, so I quickly duck back inside and grab the actual flashlight from the center console. Now I can see much better, but I still can't find him. I go back and forth from one side of the car to the other, looking in through the open doors and peering around everywhere. Finally, I find him--he is now sitting on the headliner (where he is well camoflauged since his color matches it perfectly) at the top of the passenger a-pillar. I quietly opened the glove box, grabbed a napkin, wadded it up a bit, and then lunged at him with it.
<squish!>
I accidentally dropped the napkin onto the ground next to the car, so I bend down to carefully inspect it and look for the remains. There are none. In fact, there is not even any evidence that I squished anything. I look back up at the headliner. I see no goo or guts or anything. Was I too gentle in my attack? Did the breeze blow his remains out of the car and onto the gravel ground? Or did I simply miss him entirely? I begin searching my interior once again. I can't find any sign of him anywhere. Not really knowing what else to do, I got back in the car and quickly drove the final mile home. Thankfully, I made it there alive.
I may need to light my interior on fire--you know, just to be sure.
Driving back from the grocery store at around 8:30pm, I am soaking up the pleasantness of the evening. I've got my windows down, there is a slight breeze, the ambient temperature is just right, Kill Bill vol. 2 is playing on the stereo... life is just about perfect.
Suddenly, an oncoming car's headlights illuminate a spider crawling across my windshield. I'm thinking how the guy has a good grip to not blow off at my 35 MPH pace, when the other car passes me and the angle of the light reveals the truth: he's on the inside of the windshield. Just as I realize this, he disappears behind my rearview mirror. Oh, crap.
I'm currently driving through a small construction zone, lined with barrels, so I can't just come to an immediate stop. I look ahead and see that, just after the barrels end, there is a lone street lamp on my side of the road. I make it there, pull over right underneath it, hit my hazards (not wanting other traffic to think I'm in the lane), and jump out of the car. I grab my cell phone out of my pocket, turn on the flashlight mode, and start examing the windshield from the outside. I look all around the mirror, but I cannot find him. Hmm. Maybe I need better light, so I quickly duck back inside and grab the actual flashlight from the center console. Now I can see much better, but I still can't find him. I go back and forth from one side of the car to the other, looking in through the open doors and peering around everywhere. Finally, I find him--he is now sitting on the headliner (where he is well camoflauged since his color matches it perfectly) at the top of the passenger a-pillar. I quietly opened the glove box, grabbed a napkin, wadded it up a bit, and then lunged at him with it.
<squish!>
I accidentally dropped the napkin onto the ground next to the car, so I bend down to carefully inspect it and look for the remains. There are none. In fact, there is not even any evidence that I squished anything. I look back up at the headliner. I see no goo or guts or anything. Was I too gentle in my attack? Did the breeze blow his remains out of the car and onto the gravel ground? Or did I simply miss him entirely? I begin searching my interior once again. I can't find any sign of him anywhere. Not really knowing what else to do, I got back in the car and quickly drove the final mile home. Thankfully, I made it there alive.
I may need to light my interior on fire--you know, just to be sure.
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
Hallelujah! I just went out to put something in my car. I opened the front passenger door, and with full sunlight streaming into my interior I looked down on the floor and saw the corpse from last night. I'm saved! Looks like I won't need to set my interior on fire after all.
<phwew!>
<phwew!>
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
This was in my Mother in law's greenhouse. I went to kill it and her husband forbade me. "they kill black widows" he says. I got the heck out of there.
Corban_White
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Payson, AZ
I hope you took that picture with a telephoto lens from 100 yards away!
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
I see that many of these come from Mother In Law's homes. Weird.
- Location
- Stinkwater
Gonna be some variety of orb weaver. Pretty harmless.
RustEoldtrux
RustEoldtrux
- Location
- Evanston, WY
My brothers and I used to hunt those with BB guns. They would splatter big time with a direct hit.
The_Lobbster
Well-Known Member
Not from Utah, but back when I lived in Nebraska. Unfortunately my camera lens was busted on my phone, but I assure that is a real spidero.
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- Location
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
Now you've crossed a line. Spiders are cool and all, but no. I'm pretty sure there's a commandment somewhere about them not being allowed to touch you!
- Location
- Stinkwater
^ Aww, he's just a big ol baby wolf spider, he won't eat much.
The_Lobbster
Well-Known Member
Exactly!!! And they eat other bugs that are worse. Don't tell my wife, but when I find them in the house, I take them outside and let them go. Except for black widows, I found one outside the house the other day, he got smooshed. Mostly because I have three dogs that combined, weigh less than 30 pounds, and the baby has a habit of bringing in bugs. She brought a yellow jacket in the other day and was playing with it, so I can imagine if she gets bit, she's probably done for haha.
- Location
- West Jordan
Cat-faced spider?
- Location
- The Village of Kay
Tonkaman
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Jordan
Some things you just can’t un-see…
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82K likes, 2,537 comments - failarmy on January 7, 2022: "That's a big NOPE! 😬#FailArmy . . #spiders #failvideo #fails #gross #scaryspider".
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When we joke about burning everything down to kill a spider, I didn't think we were serious
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Utah man trying to kill spider with lighter started Springville wildfire, police say
A wildfire near Springville, which police say was started by a man who claimed he was trying to kill a spider Monday, is now 10% contained, according to firefighters.
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Important question, did he get the spider?When we joke about burning everything down to kill a spider, I didn't think we were serious
Utah man trying to kill spider with lighter started Springville wildfire, police say
A wildfire near Springville, which police say was started by a man who claimed he was trying to kill a spider Monday, is now 10% contained, according to firefighters.