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[odeon]

Ugh. I could live without those spiders.

  I was watching a show about Australian wildlife.  The host was driving his car while chatting
  with the audience,  and out of nowhere a huntsman spider appeared on his shoulder and
  crawled around on him.       And he just talked about the spider as if it were
  no big deal to drive while being  CRAWLED UPON.  I would have crashed that car!

[odeon]

Ugh. I could live without those spiders.

  I was watching a show about Australian wildlife.  The host was driving his car while chatting
  with the audience,  and out of nowhere a huntsman spider appeared on his shoulder and
  crawled around on him.       And he just talked about the spider as if it were
  no big deal to drive while being  CRAWLED UPON.  I would have crashed that car!

Huntsman spiders are my favourites

I take it you don't suffer from arachnophobia?

["couldbecousin"]

Huntsman spiders are cool. They are harmless to humans.

  But they're so big and ... hairy. 

[Pyraxis]

All that hair keeps them warm in the bitterly cold Australian winter.

[Genesis]

Chicago winter is worse -_-

[Pyraxis]

It was sarcastic.  Most of Australia has incredibly mild winters.

[renaeden]

Canberra - where Al is - gets snow during winter. I don't know how much though.

In the west where I am, no snow.

[Genesis]

There was this thing about two years ago known as a Polar Vortex which somehow brought negative degree temps to an all-time low. Probably the worst that I could remember.

[Queen Victoria]

The only time it snowed on Christmas Day in New Orleans, we had Hurricane Katrina next August.

[Genesis]

After the Polar Vortex in Chicago, we had too many days were the Temps were either too hot or just not right.

[DirtDawg]

The only time it snowed on Christmas Day in New Orleans, we had Hurricane Katrina next August.

Let's not do that again.

Go somewhere else if you have to have snow at Chrisstmas, please.

 

[DirtDawg]

Ugh. I could live without those spiders.

  I was watching a show about Australian wildlife.  The host was driving his car while chatting
  with the audience,  and out of nowhere a huntsman spider appeared on his shoulder and
  crawled around on him.       And he just talked about the spider as if it were
  no big deal to drive while being  CRAWLED UPON.  I would have crashed that car!

Huntsman spiders are my favourites

I take it you don't suffer from arachnophobia?

I have read that no matter where one lives on planet Earth, one is never more that four to six feet from a spider.
I have also read that the average person eats/swallows a spider at least once per year in their sleep.
People often sleep with their mouths open and marauding spiders, in need of water or at least a wet meal, are attracted to the water vapor wafting from our open mouths while we sleep. They sometimes venture in to hunt and tickle our throats and we huff, smack and swallow. Seldom, but occasionallly the unfortunate spider is overwhelmed by our natural ability to clear our throats and down into our gullet she goes.

[DirtDawg]

I need a scope for MY air rifle.
 

I do not have to worry about gophers, but I have gillions of pesky little ground squirrels.

[odeon]

Ugh. I could live without those spiders.

  I was watching a show about Australian wildlife.  The host was driving his car while chatting
  with the audience,  and out of nowhere a huntsman spider appeared on his shoulder and
  crawled around on him.       And he just talked about the spider as if it were
  no big deal to drive while being  CRAWLED UPON.  I would have crashed that car!

Huntsman spiders are my favourites

I take it you don't suffer from arachnophobia?

I have read that no matter where one lives on planet Earth, one is never more that four to six feet from a spider.
I have also read that the average person eats/swallows a spider at least once per year in their sleep.
People often sleep with their mouths open and marauding spiders, in need of water or at least a wet meal, are attracted to the water vapor wafting from our open mouths while we sleep. They sometimes venture in to hunt and tickle our throats and we huff, smack and swallow. Seldom, but occasionallly the unfortunate spider is overwhelmed by our natural ability to clear our throats and down into our gullet she goes.

 

I knew that but I really didn't have to be reminded.

[Genesis]

Ugh. I could live without those spiders.

  I was watching a show about Australian wildlife.  The host was driving his car while chatting
  with the audience,  and out of nowhere a huntsman spider appeared on his shoulder and
  crawled around on him.       And he just talked about the spider as if it were
  no big deal to drive while being  CRAWLED UPON.  I would have crashed that car!

Huntsman spiders are my favourites

I take it you don't suffer from arachnophobia?

I have read that no matter where one lives on planet Earth, one is never more that four to six feet from a spider.
I have also read that the average person eats/swallows a spider at least once per year in their sleep.
People often sleep with their mouths open and marauding spiders, in need of water or at least a wet meal, are attracted to the water vapor wafting from our open mouths while we sleep. They sometimes venture in to hunt and tickle our throats and we huff, smack and swallow. Seldom, but occasionallly the unfortunate spider is overwhelmed by our natural ability to clear our throats and down into our gullet she goes.

 

I knew that but I really didn't have to be reminded.