I don't kill them, I have them killed *sniff*. Usually I scream like a little girl and burst out of the room looking for someone else to take care of it. If there isn't anyone, I put it under a bowl until such time as there IS someone.
Yes, it seems contradictory, but I do 1, 4 and 5 interchangeably, depending on where they are in the house/garage and what the weather is like outside.
Also, in the basement and the garage, I leave them be unless they're actively in my way, because they eat bugs that bother me more.
Me too, but I only do 5 if they're a possible recluse. Even though I know how, I don't get eye-to-eye and determine if they're a real recluse or a look-alike. And, sadly for the spiders, I will occasionally do 5 if I'm in the wrong mood. Poor things. Also, the ones who try to set up house near the front door sometimes die during the web-removal process. Hmmm. Maybe I commit spidericide more often than I realized...
While I'm a lot braver than I used to be, I couldn't bring myself to choose the most relevant 'I catch them gently in my hands and release them outside. Fly away, little spiders!' because I catch them in a glass and throw them out a window. Touching them would kill me...
I hate spiders sooo much and am terribly afraid of them, that I need to be SURE that they are dead, so I flush the kleenex used to kill them. Because...they'd come back to life and bite me? *shush, fear knows no logic*
Same here, well except for 4. (Unless it is a tarantula, those get to live on at a local science museum.) Our general rule is if it is on the ceiling and not bothering anyone, the spider can live. If it passes down to an arm's reach, it is suicidal and must be helped on its way.
Yup. Someone kept them as pets. The freakiest was just sitting on thee garage door. The place that will take them put one or two in an empty fish tank where people can leave cash donations. No one tries to steal that money. ;)
I HAD THREE SPIDERS LAST NIGHT OMG! One? A daddy long legs in my shower. He was fine until he decided to descend to arm's reach. *nods* Like they said. Two? IN MY SINK. A big, fat one. ZOMG, he had to die. Period. THREE?! A quick little shit running across my wall.
*SHUDDERS* He was fine until he came scrabbling back down the hall. All three? DEAD. And as I found Karma can bite my spider-free ass. <--- funny as all hell? I made this icon just for yous.
Any and all spiders found in my shower are immediately given their own shower. Right down the drain.
Once? There were three in the corners of the shower. I have a MASSIVE bathroom. A bed fits in there, no joke. So, I'm in the shower, keepin' an eye on these three and I'm thinking, "Okay, as long as they're way up/over there, no problem."
Nope. These bad boys decided to throw a tea party or some such in the one corner where my shampoo is.
Well if I'm going to squish them I have to make sure they're not going to be athletic enough to come scampering towards me when I do it... *shudders* Make them sick, THEN squish. Yes. Tried and true. ;)
I refuse to answer this poll because it does not have my option on it. Namely, I scream for my husband or son and make them come and deal with it. Hubby has, in fact, used a vacuum before but I live in fear that all the other spiders will find out and come to get me in revenge.
I mostly don't have spiders, fortunately. What I do have I think are worse. They're camel crickets. I wouldn't advise Googling for a picture. They can be absolutely huuuuuge. Generally, they like to congregate on my tile kitchen floor in the warmer times of the year, so I usually remember to turn the light on when I go in there, and then I wield my flyswatter in a fatal way. However, the really athletic ones *jump*. I once wandered into my upstairs bathroom in the dark in the middle of the night to find one perched on my sink counter. To say that I shrieked is putting it mildly.
There is that fear, yeah. But my vacuum lives in the closet off my living room and so there's less chance the spiders will come out and strangle me when I sleep.
I'd probably have had a nervous breakdown if encountering those. Spiders are nothing compared to those things! They jump! *flails*
That's one thing nice about living in semi-arid southern California. Pretty low critter count. We just don't have a ton of bugs flying/crawling around. Ants and spiders, sure. But you're more likely to run across a lizard than anything else, and they stay outside. Unless you have a giant hole in your wall or something.
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Spiders are so icky.
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Also, in the basement and the garage, I leave them be unless they're actively in my way, because they eat bugs that bother me more.
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I'm sure if I lived with someone I'd be doing the same thing. Unfortunately, I have to either get rid of my own spiders or live with them.
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They want to eat me!
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Aqua Net baby! Spritz the spider with Aqua Net until it stops moving...
Uh, yes, I'm a sick puppy. I also have been known to use Glade air fresheners...
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If it passes down to an arm's reach, it is suicidal and must be helped on its way.
Bwahahahaha!
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And ha! Do air fresheners work?
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Yup. Someone kept them as pets. The freakiest was just sitting on thee garage door. The place that will take them put one or two in an empty fish tank where people can leave cash donations. No one tries to steal that money. ;)
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duuuuuuuuuude.
The place that will take them put one or two in an empty fish tank where people can leave cash donations. No one tries to steal that money. ;)
Ha! That's great!
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Quite.
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*SHUDDERS* He was fine until he came scrabbling back down the hall. All three? DEAD. And as I found Karma can bite my spider-free ass. <--- funny as all hell? I made this icon just for yous.
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A daddy long legs in my shower.
Any and all spiders found in my shower are immediately given their own shower. Right down the drain. Wheeeeeee!
I made this icon just for yous.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Any and all spiders found in my shower are immediately given their own shower. Right down the drain.
Once? There were three in the corners of the shower. I have a MASSIVE bathroom. A bed fits in there, no joke. So, I'm in the shower, keepin' an eye on these three and I'm thinking, "Okay, as long as they're way up/over there, no problem."
Nope. These bad boys decided to throw a tea party or some such in the one corner where my shampoo is.
They had to die. *shrugs*
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And hey, where is my "Veronca/Weevil 4 Eva!" option?
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HA!!! *That's* something that never made the DVD extras... :D
And hey, where is my "Veronca/Weevil 4 Eva!" option?
Whoops! Um...that pairing is too cool to be in a poll?
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT'S NOT RIGHT!!!!!
I'd probably have had a nervous breakdown if encountering those. Spiders are nothing compared to those things! They jump! *flails*
That's one thing nice about living in semi-arid southern California. Pretty low critter count. We just don't have a ton of bugs flying/crawling around. Ants and spiders, sure. But you're more likely to run across a lizard than anything else, and they stay outside. Unless you have a giant hole in your wall or something.
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