Surprise Creaturebeast In The Shower...

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Don't take offense. I wasn't even talking to you.

If I was talking to you I'd have said something like,"Yah, getting hit with the one-two combo would mess me up too.", but I didn't know how to word it witty so I refrained. This is my apology for a miscommunication.

No problem, I think I was in a grumpy mood when I posted that anyway.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

We get creaturebeasties in the basement where I live -everyone else likes to call them Wolf Spiders. These things haul butt when you try to kill them so you have to be sly and sneak up on them. And you can't just use a shoe.
Up until recently I have been using our vacuum (the in-wall tank type) to suck up the bad boys. I just use the 3 foot extension and leave the vacuum running for 20 mins and I thought I was good to go until my aunt tells me they just LIVE in the cylinder and wait until it's safe to come out. I call shenanigans on that, however I want to buy one of those bugkiller sucker-uppers. It sucks up the spider and then proceeds to grind it up til there's nothing left!

Anyone know where I can find one?

We used to have wolf spiders in our basement in South Carolina. I had moved into the basement because I had moved out from an abusive boyfriend situation. I saw at least three ginormous spiders per week. They surprised me in various ways including jumping out of the keyboard drawer, hiding under a glove that was on the floor (that I picked up), running in the door at my bare feet when I opened it, climbing on my hand, running out from behind the toilet whilst I was using it, etc. I fought back against them with things like baseball bats, tissue boxes, books, pool cues (which is so gross but at the time I was freaking out because the spider was running at me and a pool cue seemed like a good idea at the moment), hair spray, liquid soap, windex, etc.... and then we finally invested in Hot Shot Spider Spray

 

[JonMiller]

Awesome.

One of my frenids who I visit with has their apartment taken over by roaches. Like there are large ones running around at all times. They have their food sealed up, but I still just eat stuff out of the fridge (where I dont' see any) and wash anything I use to eat. I still use the microwave, although when I do I see the cockroackes running around inside (While it is on).

I thought you were refreing to a serious creaturebeast, like a mouse or a rat. That would be a lot cooler.

I will have to remember to use creaturebeast myself sometime.

JM

 

[latteda]

The worst is finding snakes in your house *shudder*

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Awesome.

One of my frenids who I visit with has their apartment taken over by roaches. Like there are large ones running around at all times. They have their food sealed up, but I still just eat stuff out of the fridge (where I dont' see any) and wash anything I use to eat. I still use the microwave, although when I do I see the cockroackes running around inside (While it is on).

I thought you were refreing to a serious creaturebeast, like a mouse or a rat. That would be a lot cooler.

I will have to remember to use creaturebeast myself sometime.

JM

If I lived in a place like that I could see myself going insane and living in my car or something. My family did stay in a townhouse temporarily during a move one time and it had a lot of roaches. They weren't nearly as bad as what you described above but it was still bad. We had the exterminator come but it was not effective. I was freaking out. I would only eat packaged or frozen food, on paper plates (that were kept in tupperware containners) with packaged silverware or silverware that was kept in a tupperware container, and I had all my clothes in air tight bags (even my underwear was put in ziplocks), I slept with the lights on at night (because roaches supposedly don't like light), and I slept with the covers over my head even though it was hot.

Mice are nasty and probably more dangerous because they can bite and carry diseases but I don't think I would be as scared of a mouse as I am of a roach. I haven't seen any mice so I don't know. I haven't seen any rats, either, but I would definitely freak out if I did (because rats are big).

 

[JonMiller]

Even a year ago the roaches didn't come out during the day. Now, however....

JM

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I would be upset and shocked if I found a snake in my house but to look at one would not be as disturbing to me as seeing a roach. I could look at a snake and be calm and form a plan of action or call someone to get it out. I would have no issues with holding a snake if I knew it was not poisoness. But when I see a roach my brain goes into some mode where I do things automatically without thought. So I'll probably have some freak accident death one day from running into a wall or falling out window while trying to get away from a roach. I have actually run into a wall before I'm surprised I didn't hurt myself jumping out of the shower the other day.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Oh that's supposed to be really bad when they are out during the day.

 

[latteda]

I would be upset and shocked if I found a snake in my house but to look at one would not be as disturbing to me as seeing a roach. I could look at a snake and be calm and form a plan of action or call someone to get it out. I would have no issues with holding a snake if I knew it was not poisoness. But when I see a roach my brain goes into some mode where I do things automatically without thought. So I'll probably have some freak accident death one day from running into a wall or falling out window while trying to get away from a roach. I have actually run into a wall before I'm surprised I didn't hurt myself jumping out of the shower the other day.

I just have this fear that I will wake up with one in my bed. I've dreamed that so many times!

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Oh well that makes sense. That would be bad