Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 2124

Nyssa · 08-21-2011, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pegster

Spiders are perfectly fine... as long as they're on the wall, ceiling or floor and NOT ON ME. Should this happen, persons present would witness a hysterical fit of ginormous proportions, arm flailing and shouts of 'get it off, get it off, GET IT OFF!!!!'. This would then be followed by demands for my husband to check to make sure it was off, off, off, and bursts of tears.

I resemble that remark!

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Originally Posted by Pegster

Now, as to what I am doing RIGHT NOW, I am fighting off a ginger cat, as he feels that my hands are of better use petting him, rather than petting the keyboard!

We have a ginger who does the same thing. His biggest joy at the moment, however, is sitting right in front of the TV and DVR, preventing us from both watching our shows and changing our channels.

SneakySnake · 08-22-2011, 02:14 AM

Mr M has a habit of sitting on my chest and moving his head in front of the book I am reading or in my way of the TV. But if you stop patting him he eventually moves to his own pillow/rug/whatever bed he has chosen.

Stitchawl · 08-22-2011, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

I love spiders!

You only say that because you're a spinner too. You feel some sort of kinship.

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There was a spider on my bed last night, too. I did kill that one -- it had no business roaming across my covers!

OK, truth be told, I only kill spiders that come near me. If they are on the wall (and very, very small) I don't bother them. However, if they are big and ugly... (like Wannabe's spider) they are dead meat. No ands, ifs, or buts. Head shot. Large calibre. Full auto.

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 08-22-2011, 02:45 AM

wannabe's spider is good to keep in the house. they generally say on the walls and ceiling, don't make horrible webs in the house and best of all they eat cockroaches, and are not poisonous. They make great housemates because unlike geckoes, they don't wee and poo all over your walls.

FlorenceArt · 08-22-2011, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

wannabe's spider is good to keep in the house. they generally say on the walls and ceiling, don't make horrible webs in the house and best of all they eat cockroaches, and are not poisonous. They make great housemates because unlike geckoes, they don't wee and poo all over your walls.

Sounds like a useful tenant to have. Do geckos really wee and poo on the walls? How rude!

FlorenceArt · 08-22-2011, 03:51 AM

And by the way, where DO spiders poo? When I was living in Tokyo I was sharing the apartment with a huge cockroach. It was so big I could see its poo and so I knew where it had been, which I didn't especially want to know to be honest. It was a bit worrying to find cockroach poo in the kitchen drawer. Yuck.

SneakySnake · 08-22-2011, 03:59 AM

geckoes also pee on your things. Our plasma TV has a gecko wee stain that has eroded the anti glare. i think there is another on on my LCD computer screen. Unlike other stains, gecko wee cannot be cleaned off if it has eaten into the surface.

FlorenceArt · 08-22-2011, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

geckoes also pee on your things. Our plasma TV has a gecko wee stain that has eroded the anti glare. i think there is another on on my LCD computer screen. Unlike other stains, gecko wee cannot be cleaned off if it has eaten into the surface.

Rumpelteazer · 08-22-2011, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Do you have bitey spiders in Holland?

Not that I know of, but I hate spiders. I can deal with small spiders but big ones I hate. Luckily there aren't a lot of those around, at least not inside houses.

I'm now waiting for it to turn 1pm so I can call the computer store. Not sure if I should pack my computer yet.

SneakySnake · 08-22-2011, 05:35 AM

I am getting excited about being able to afford some bananas soon.
today at the shops I noticed that they had come down to $11.98 per kilo.
yippee!

Rumpelteazer · 08-22-2011, 05:35 AM

I didn't find it, we live in a very old house with lots of places it could have crawled away in any nook or cranny. I'm going to keep an eye out the next couple of days. I usually catch spiders (and bees, bumblebees, butterflies, moths, etc) and throw them outside into the tree next to my windows. I do kill some insects as mosquitoes and wasps.

A couple of weeks ago I was reading in bed when a small spider decided to bungee jump from the ceiling to right in front of my face, that startled me. My sister doesn't like any insect and squeals when there is one in her bedroom.

Stitchawl · 08-22-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I am getting excited about being able to afford some bananas soon.
today at the shops I noticed that they had come down to $11.98 per kilo.
yippee!

That's insane! You are paying more for bananas than we do here! And the prices HERE are insane! The AUS dollar is just about the same as the US dollar now, so that means almost $12 USD per kilo too! OUCH!

Switch to grapes.

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 08-22-2011, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

That's insane! You are paying more for bananas than we do here! And the prices HERE are insane! The AUS dollar is just about the same as the US dollar now, so that means almost $12 USD per kilo too! OUCH!

How come bananas are so expensive in Australia? In the UK they're currently £0.68/kg in most supermarkets. That's AUS$1.08/kg.

It's not as if they're grown in the UK!

montsnmags · 08-22-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

How come bananas are so expensive in Australia? In the UK they're currently £0.68/kg in most supermarkets. That's AUS$1.08/kg.

It's not as if they're grown in the UK!

Tropical cyclone Yasi wiped out 95% of Far North Queensland's crop, and Far North Queensland is where most of Australia's 'nanas come from. Recovery is going to take some time, while demand is still high.

Cheers,
Marc

pdurrant · 08-22-2011, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Tropical cyclone Yasi wiped out 95% of Far North Queensland's crop, and Far North Queensland is where most of Australia's 'nanas come from. Recovery is going to take some time, while demand is still high.

Oh. Yes, that makes sense. I hadn't realised the high prices were an aberration.

08-22-2011, 02:14 AM	#31847
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Mr M has a habit of sitting on my chest and moving his head in front of the book I am reading or in my way of the TV. But if you stop patting him he eventually moves to his own pillow/rug/whatever bed he has chosen.

08-22-2011, 02:45 AM	#31849
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	wannabe's spider is good to keep in the house. they generally say on the walls and ceiling, don't make horrible webs in the house and best of all they eat cockroaches, and are not poisonous. They make great housemates because unlike geckoes, they don't wee and poo all over your walls.

08-22-2011, 03:51 AM	#31851
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	And by the way, where DO spiders poo? When I was living in Tokyo I was sharing the apartment with a huge cockroach. It was so big I could see its poo and so I knew where it had been, which I didn't especially want to know to be honest. It was a bit worrying to find cockroach poo in the kitchen drawer. Yuck.

08-22-2011, 03:59 AM	#31852
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	geckoes also pee on your things. Our plasma TV has a gecko wee stain that has eroded the anti glare. i think there is another on on my LCD computer screen. Unlike other stains, gecko wee cannot be cleaned off if it has eaten into the surface.

08-22-2011, 05:35 AM	#31855
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	I am getting excited about being able to afford some bananas soon. today at the shops I noticed that they had come down to $11.98 per kilo. yippee!

08-22-2011, 05:35 AM	#31856
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,357 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I didn't find it, we live in a very old house with lots of places it could have crawled away in any nook or cranny. I'm going to keep an eye out the next couple of days. I usually catch spiders (and bees, bumblebees, butterflies, moths, etc) and throw them outside into the tree next to my windows. I do kill some insects as mosquitoes and wasps. A couple of weeks ago I was reading in bed when a small spider decided to bungee jump from the ceiling to right in front of my face, that startled me. My sister doesn't like any insect and squeals when there is one in her bedroom.