I live in true fear.

DetroitDarin
DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
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Fear. Fear is a crazy word. Dictionary.com defines fear this way:
Fear: a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

Brave men and brave women through history inspire us to accomplish the impossible. Mankind has walked on the moon. Sent robots to Mars. Sliced Bread. These things and more brought to us through the courage of free thinkers and driven people.

Nothing, however, is greater than the fear I now face.

Two minutes ago a massive spider crawled onto my desk. I went to squish him with a paper towel. I missed, and he darted over the edge and behind my desk.

I hear their vision is based on movement, so I sit here, petrified. Praying to God the fast typing of my keys will not draw vengence from this beast. A soft summer breeze leaks through the open window behind my right shoulder. With every tickle of every hair exposed to the wind I cringe knowing full-well it MUST be that spider out for revenge.

Facing the fear of a wandering spider. Greater than the fear dying in deep space. True.
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  • skinnyfithealthyme
    skinnyfithealthyme Posts: 213
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    Go nuts with it.
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    LMAO...sorry I know it's a true fear. My Uncle's all suffer from the same fear, and most of their son's also. My uncle once shot a spider in his house cause it was so big. Good luck
  • JessMySize
    JessMySize Posts: 130
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    Go nuts with it.


    LMAO, beautiful!
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    Mortars and Rockets landing around me in Iraq? No problem. There's no C-RAM for spiders.
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    LMAO...sorry I know it's a true fear. My Uncle's all suffer from the same fear, and most of their son's also. My uncle once shot a spider in his house cause it was so big. Good luck

    Sorry for making fun of a legitimate fear, but I find this quite hilarious.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • cmcmommy
    cmcmommy Posts: 197 Member
    Why are men so afraid of spiders?
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    If you're lucky, it's a radioactive spider, and you'll soon have a new crime fighting career.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    I squeal like a stuck pig when I see them. I try to mask my extreme dislike for them because I don't want to translate that into a similar fear for my girls... but when I see them (along with wood ticks) , my insides are FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!
  • carolstartingover
    carolstartingover Posts: 83 Member
    I have fear of seeing a mouse. I don't have weapons but I would only want to see them if they have passed away. And not even then. I have these things that plug in that are supposed to send out a signal to ward them off.
  • HealthyJess88
    HealthyJess88 Posts: 199 Member
    You write very well! Entertaining and yet serious. Nice.

    I completely agree with the bug spray idea.
  • clbilardo
    clbilardo Posts: 14
    This literally made me laugh out loud
  • gregsonevans
    gregsonevans Posts: 232 Member
    YAWN
  • DollyMiel
    DollyMiel Posts: 377 Member
    The worst?

    When you smack a spider and it doesn't just wander away someplace you can actually keep an eye on it... IT DISAPPEARS.

    WHERE DO THEY GO?! They're not smushed, they're not around where you smacked them. THEY'RE JUST GONE.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    If it's a black widow you need scorpion spray to kill it, regular spider spray won't bother them. The things I've learned in defending my home from spiders....
  • penniemh
    penniemh Posts: 124 Member
    I ran a vacuum over what I thought was a dead HUGE spider at work the other day...it wasn't and it was SO BIG due to all the babies on it's back that came flooding off when I hit with it with the vacuum. (nice of me to creep you out more, no?)
  • Priincess_Natalie
    Priincess_Natalie Posts: 367 Member
    I have felt this fear before and there is nothing greater.

    In other news: You have a way with words!
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
    Bug vacuum. Great investment.

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    http://www.amazon.com/Bugzooka-Bug-Catcher-Stick/dp/B003168P16/ref=pd_sim_lg_1
  • baycat107
    baycat107 Posts: 165 Member
    I have the same fear. Imagine driving, and a spider crosses your windshield. And you try to determine if it inside or outside. When I realize it is inside, and I am trapped, and panic sets in....I know the fear.

    PS You are an eloquent writer.
  • turbophoenix
    turbophoenix Posts: 152
    O-M-G!

    Now my skin is crawling - I HATE spiders!

    Kill it! Kill it with fire!!
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    We had brown widows in Alabama. Ugh.


    One morning I found a dead something just outside the front door. I used it to create a battle scene for my son's legos:

    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KcANDV89SXc/UCBaCCnABNI/AAAAAAAAATY/LbDHMM6Pq14/s1600/killingbug.jpg
  • turbophoenix
    turbophoenix Posts: 152
    I have the same fear. Imagine driving, and a spider crosses your windshield. And you try to determine if it inside or outside. When I realize it is inside, and I am trapped, and panic sets in....I know the fear.

    I am convinced that someday I will have an accident and die while trying to kill a spider inside my car. They always sneak attack me when I'm on the highway!!
  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
    My 7 year old will hunt him down and kill him for you............he's not cheap though..............it may cost you a root beer and and skittles though!
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    you have my complete and utter sympathy...

    i fear spiders so much that my daughter (who also fears spiders but evidently not as much as I) will often bravely try to deal with the spider she finds before getting me...

    as she says "Mom you are SO scared it's better if I at least try to kill it first."

    awwww...i love her...but mom will always pony up for her little girl...

    spiders? BAD.....
  • avir8
    avir8 Posts: 671 Member
    Arachnophobia is no problem for me. I suffer from Katsaridaphobia. EWWW
    I would post a pic but i'm scared
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    The worst?

    When you smack a spider and it doesn't just wander away someplace you can actually keep an eye on it... IT DISAPPEARS.

    WHERE DO THEY GO?! They're not smushed, they're not around where you smacked them. THEY'RE JUST GONE.

    (shudders) you are NOT helping....

    acckkkk
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    The worst?

    When you smack a spider and it doesn't just wander away someplace you can actually keep an eye on it... IT DISAPPEARS.

    WHERE DO THEY GO?! They're not smushed, they're not around where you smacked them. THEY'RE JUST GONE.

    They are plotting your death.
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
    I originally come for Australia...so that should tell you enough---We bug bombed the house every year (and I lived in the city)...What is a bug bomb?? Something I'm pretty sure only exists in Australia, at least on the open market LMAO!!

    I once had a spider lay eggs on my Stereo, and so a kazillin baby spiders crawled out......
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    I originally come for Australia...so that should tell you enough---We bug bombed the house every year (and I lived in the city)...What is a bug bomb?? Something I'm pretty sure only exists in Australia, at least on the open market LMAO!!

    I once had a spider lay eggs on my Stereo, and so a kazillin baby spiders crawled out......

    Funnel Web = FTMFL.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    I was running on my treadmill once when a spider started crawling on the ceiling above my head. I was too driven to stop the treaddy, but was watching him get closer and closer. he started dropping from the ceiling right in front of my face, so I blew on him to blow him away, but he swang back and dropped lower. i did that three times before I was able to spike him (volleyball) into the next room.

    That day, i almost left a 6'1" impression in the drywall....
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    I was running on my treadmill once when a spider started crawling on the ceiling above my head. I was too driven to stop the treaddy, but was watching him get closer and closer. he started dropping from the ceiling right in front of my face, so I blew on him to blow him away, but he swang back and dropped lower. i did that three times before I was able to spike him (volleyball) into the next room.

    That day, i almost left a 6'1" impression in the drywall....

    was the spider 6'1" or you are? :)

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