Posted by David T. Ashley on May 15, 2008, 3:17 pm
>> I only had one such experience ... a cat peed in my shoe and I put it on
>> without knowing in advance. I can't imagine that with a helmet. Eucch!
> Haven't had that experience with a helmet, but I
> will relate one story:
> Here in CO - as in much of the rest of North America,
> we have these things called "wolf spiders," not as big
> as a tarantula but which do get up to about 2" overall
> and which are fairly bulky (for their size) and active
> little critters.
> They like to hole up in warm, dark places.
> I left my helmet on the workbench in the garage one
> night last fall.
> I didn't look inside it before I put it on the next morning.
> You figure out the rest.
I hope you don't have any scars.
I work on software and computer stuff while watching these horrid shows like
"Air Disaster" and "World's Deadliest Insects" and so on.
Australia's funnel web spider seems about the worst:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_funnel-web_spider
There was some gal on show I watched who put on a shoe with one of those in
it. It invenomated her repeatly until she could get the shoe off. Tissue
necrosis, systematic symptoms, near death ... the whole package.
And then there are the fire ants in Florida. My dad has some scars on his
leg from those.
I hope your experience was better.
Posted by Jeff Mayner on May 15, 2008, 3:22 pm
>> I only had one such experience ... a cat peed in my shoe and I put it on
>> without knowing in advance. I can't imagine that with a helmet. Eucch!
> Haven't had that experience with a helmet, but I
> will relate one story:
> Here in CO - as in much of the rest of North America,
> we have these things called "wolf spiders," not as big
> as a tarantula but which do get up to about 2" overall
> and which are fairly bulky (for their size) and active
> little critters.
> They like to hole up in warm, dark places.
> I left my helmet on the workbench in the garage one
> night last fall.
> I didn't look inside it before I put it on the next morning.
> You figure out the rest.
> Bob M.
Oh to have a video of that. -)
>
Posted by Turby on May 16, 2008, 3:35 am
On Thu, 15 May 2008 12:41:35 -0600, "Bob Myers"
>> I only had one such experience ... a cat peed in my shoe and I put it on
>> without knowing in advance. I can't imagine that with a helmet. Eucch!
>Haven't had that experience with a helmet, but I
>will relate one story:
September 11th, 2001 - Riviere du Loup, Quebec.
I was on my way out of town after stocking up at a pastry shop. It was
a nice day and I had my visor up as I approached a roundabout, doing
maybe 30. I felt something whack my forehead - not hard, sorta like a
beetle. It made me go, "huh," but I figured that was all. Then I felt
something move. Then something else. I pulled over and got my helmet
off as quickly as I could. Looking inside, I saw a gazillion baby
spiders. OK, maybe only 10,000. I shook them out and brushed a few
hundred more out of my hair. It took a while before I felt comfortable
putting the helmet back on my head. I figure a bird snatched the mommy
spider and was flying away with her when she dropped her load of
babies onto my face. I'm not arachnophobic, but it sure made me
shiver.
--
Turby the Turbosurfer
Posted by Bob Myers on May 16, 2008, 11:50 am
> September 11th, 2001 - Riviere du Loup, Quebec.
> I was on my way out of town after stocking up at a pastry shop. It was
> a nice day and I had my visor up as I approached a roundabout, doing
> maybe 30. I felt something whack my forehead - not hard, sorta like a
> beetle. It made me go, "huh," but I figured that was all. Then I felt
> something move. Then something else. I pulled over and got my helmet
> off as quickly as I could. Looking inside, I saw a gazillion baby
> spiders. OK, maybe only 10,000. I shook them out and brushed a few
> hundred more out of my hair. It took a while before I felt comfortable
> putting the helmet back on my head. I figure a bird snatched the mommy
> spider and was flying away with her when she dropped her load of
> babies onto my face. I'm not arachnophobic, but it sure made me
> shiver.
Ewwww.....that doesn't sound very pleasant, either.
But you shouldn't have mentioned the date. Now Henry
will start a series of postings blaming the government for
dropping spiders on you.
Bob M.
Posted by Ben Kaufman on May 16, 2008, 2:40 pm
wrote:
>> September 11th, 2001 - Riviere du Loup, Quebec.
>> I was on my way out of town after stocking up at a pastry shop. It was
>> a nice day and I had my visor up as I approached a roundabout, doing
>> maybe 30. I felt something whack my forehead - not hard, sorta like a
>> beetle. It made me go, "huh," but I figured that was all. Then I felt
>> something move. Then something else. I pulled over and got my helmet
>> off as quickly as I could. Looking inside, I saw a gazillion baby
>> spiders. OK, maybe only 10,000. I shook them out and brushed a few
>> hundred more out of my hair. It took a while before I felt comfortable
>> putting the helmet back on my head. I figure a bird snatched the mommy
>> spider and was flying away with her when she dropped her load of
>> babies onto my face. I'm not arachnophobic, but it sure made me
>> shiver.
>Ewwww.....that doesn't sound very pleasant, either.
>But you shouldn't have mentioned the date. Now Henry
>will start a series of postings blaming the government for
>dropping spiders on you.
>Bob M.
I thought fire ants was next.
Ben
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>> without knowing in advance. I can't imagine that with a helmet. Eucch!
> Haven't had that experience with a helmet, but I
> will relate one story:
> Here in CO - as in much of the rest of North America,
> we have these things called "wolf spiders," not as big
> as a tarantula but which do get up to about 2" overall
> and which are fairly bulky (for their size) and active
> little critters.
> They like to hole up in warm, dark places.
> I left my helmet on the workbench in the garage one
> night last fall.
> I didn't look inside it before I put it on the next morning.
> You figure out the rest.