strops is happily driving along the highway and a huge spider comes out a vent And starts walking along the dashboard. I screamed And panicked. Strop just slowed down and pulled over. Opened my door n jumped out. Strop had my beanie in his hand anD casually steered it towards me, i grabbed it with grandies shirt and threw both on the grass. When i saw it scurring away i was very relied. When that was todays excitement.
Mike Harding said
01:31 PM Jun 16, 2018
That's why I always keep the 12 gauge shotgun handy!
the rocket said
03:38 PM Jun 17, 2018
With 352 hits. U would think some would reply. But seems all peeps. Thanks mike. Anyone else got a spider tale to tell?
fwdoz said
03:42 PM Jun 17, 2018
In the small hours one morning after helping a mate on his milk round, was driving home absolutely dog tired when a car driving the opposite direction had bright headlights on & refused to dip them, so i put the sun visor down to see a massive huntsman spider drop down, scaring the living sh&t out of me. Got to say I woke up pretty quickly. Got home & then could not sleep for hours.
Possum3 said
04:23 PM Jun 17, 2018
Down in the bush Huntsman spiders are always coming in out of the cold - it's quite usual to have them run across your face whilst driving - gets to stage you are surprised not to have them - they seem to keep the mice away so quite handy.
the rocket said
05:40 PM Jun 17, 2018
fwdoz wrote:
In the small hours one morning after helping a mate on his milk round, was driving home absolutely dog tired when a car driving the opposite direction had bright headlights on & refused to dip them, so i put the sun visor down to see a massive huntsman spider drop down, scaring the living sh&t out of me. Got to say I woke up pretty quickly. Got home & then could not sleep for hours.
Omg. Lucky u did not smash the car.
the rocket said
05:41 PM Jun 17, 2018
Possum3 wrote:
Down in the bush Huntsman spiders are always coming in out of the cold - it's quite usual to have them run across your face whilst driving - gets to stage you are surprised not to have them - they seem to keep the mice away so quite handy.
Never thought of that. Might b why we r finding geckos in the van too.
fwdoz said
05:43 PM Jun 17, 2018
the rocket wrote: Omg. Lucky u did not smash the car.
Not sure how I managed to keep it on the road. Bloody thing disappeared & I never did find it. Cringed every time I got in that car after that.
The only other time similar was when a European Wasp got sucked in through the drivers window which was down 1/2". Caused all sorts of chaos.
the rocket said
08:04 PM Jun 17, 2018
fwdoz wrote:
the rocket wrote: Omg. Lucky u did not smash the car.
Not sure how I managed to keep it on the road. Bloody thing disappeared & I never did find it. Cringed every time I got in that car after that.
The only other time similar was when a European Wasp got sucked in through the drivers window which was down 1/2". Caused all sorts of chaos.
What a nightmare.
A friend of mine had a rat in her hi ace van. Ate the wiring. Cost hundreds to fix. She was a bit paranoid after that. Do not blame her. Hang on a minute, thats a great reason to have a cat Or a mini foxie. Might suggest that to her.
landy said
10:11 PM Jun 17, 2018
Mike Harding wrote:
That's why I always keep the 12 gauge shotgun handy!
An Adler I hope Mike you cant be to careful.
msg said
08:48 AM Jun 18, 2018
Not a spider tale but scary just the same. Had THREE roos ambush me from the long grass on the side of the road yesterday. One went in front of vehicle and two were heading for side of van. Don't know how they missed me.
the rocket said
11:48 AM Jun 18, 2018
the rocket wrote:
strops is happily driving along the highway and a huge spider comes out a vent And starts walking along the dashboard. I screamed And panicked. Strop just slowed down and pulled over. Opened my door n jumped out. Strop had my beanie in his hand anD casually steered it towards me, i grabbed it with grandies shirt and threw both on the grass. When i saw it scurring away i was very relied. When that was todays excitement.
Certainly need to have our wits about us on the road. Would not change anything though.
Sarge9 said
09:26 PM Jun 18, 2018
The Rocket,
ya cant expect us to reply, we are all sickened by the memory of the one or six times our space and dignity has been violated by a very personal and aggressive attack by a terrorist spider.... you just re-kindle those memories and and add more anxiety and distress. I have just pumped 3 cans of Baygon into my car so I can believe I can drive to town safely tomorrow.
Thanks...
Tony Bev said
11:33 PM Jun 18, 2018
Very young, very brave, newly married, and a bit apprehensive of spiders
Large spider on outside wall of house
Stabbed it with a broom......missed...... spider ran down broom handle
I had never run so fast in my life...... before or since
the rocket said
10:09 AM Jun 19, 2018
Sarge9 wrote:
The Rocket,
ya cant expect us to reply, we are all sickened by the memory of the one or six times our space and dignity has been violated by a very personal and aggressive attack by a terrorist spider.... you just re-kindle those memories and and add more anxiety and distress. I have just pumped 3 cans of Baygon into my car so I can believe I can drive to town safely tomorrow.
Thanks...
Lets hope that works
the rocket said
10:11 AM Jun 19, 2018
Tony Bev wrote:
Very young, very brave, newly married, and a bit apprehensive of spiders
Large spider on outside wall of house
Stabbed it with a broom......missed...... spider ran down broom handle
I had never run so fast in my life...... before or since
Hi tony n bev, that is scary.
Tony Bev said
09:21 PM Jun 19, 2018
the rocket wrote:
Tony Bev wrote:
Very young, very brave, newly married, and a bit apprehensive of spiders
Large spider on outside wall of house
Stabbed it with a broom......missed...... spider ran down broom handle
I had never run so fast in my life...... before or since
Hi tony n bev, that is scary.
It was scary at the time, but I can laugh about it now
Roger Banister, would have been proud of me, that day
As a sidenote, I do not know much about spiders, I have only seen two kinds, small flat ones, and larger flat ones
miroku12g said
12:38 PM Jun 21, 2018
Adler, worst shotgun on the market, you would never get a second round away with the thing jamming up .....Useless
strops is happily driving along the highway and a huge spider comes out a vent And starts walking along the dashboard. I screamed And panicked. Strop just slowed down and pulled over. Opened my door n jumped out. Strop had my beanie in his hand anD casually steered it towards me, i grabbed it with grandies shirt and threw both on the grass. When i saw it scurring away i was very relied. When that was todays excitement.
That's why I always keep the 12 gauge shotgun handy!
With 352 hits. U would think some would reply. But seems all peeps. Thanks mike. Anyone else got a spider tale to tell?
In the small hours one morning after helping a mate on his milk round, was driving home absolutely dog tired when a car driving the opposite direction had bright headlights on & refused to dip them, so i put the sun visor down to see a massive huntsman spider drop down, scaring the living sh&t out of me. Got to say I woke up pretty quickly. Got home & then could not sleep for hours.
Omg. Lucky u did not smash the car.
Never thought of that. Might b why we r finding geckos in the van too.
Not sure how I managed to keep it on the road. Bloody thing disappeared & I never did find it. Cringed every time I got in that car after that.
The only other time similar was when a European Wasp got sucked in through the drivers window which was down 1/2". Caused all sorts of chaos.
What a nightmare.
A friend of mine had a rat in her hi ace van. Ate the wiring. Cost hundreds to fix. She was a bit paranoid after that. Do not blame her. Hang on a minute, thats a great reason to have a cat Or a mini foxie. Might suggest that to her.
An Adler I hope Mike you cant be to careful.
Certainly need to have our wits about us on the road. Would not change anything though.
The Rocket,
ya cant expect us to reply, we are all sickened by the memory of the one or six times our space and dignity has been violated by a very personal and aggressive attack by a terrorist spider.... you just re-kindle those memories and and add more anxiety and distress. I have just pumped 3 cans of Baygon into my car so I can believe I can drive to town safely tomorrow.
Thanks...
Very young, very brave, newly married, and a bit apprehensive of spiders
Large spider on outside wall of house
Stabbed it with a broom......missed...... spider ran down broom handle
Lets hope that works
Hi tony n bev, that is scary.
It was scary at the time,
but I can laugh about it now 
Roger Banister, would have been proud of me, that day
As a sidenote, I do not know much about spiders, I have only seen two kinds,
small flat ones, and larger flat ones 
Adler, worst shotgun on the market, you would never get a second round away with the thing jamming up .....Useless