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mnhtnbb

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44. I dispatched that guy to spider heaven right after I took his photo.

Reply to DavidG_WI (Reply #36)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 11:32 AM

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Have to Go Down to the Cellar! I don't want too. [View all] Liberalynn Sep 2014 OP

The spiders would be the only reason I needed not to go down there. Arkansas Granny Sep 2014 #1

Don't blame you a bit. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #2

Yup, a broom or mop or long handled something, and good lighting! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #6

You could put the light on a day or so before they come. woodsprite Sep 2014 #9

Thank You that is good advice. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #12

LOL What timing. My daughter just called me yesterday to tell me that my grandchildren, DebJ Sep 2014 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author DebJ Sep 2014 #37

A broom is your best weapon. antiquie Sep 2014 #3

Thanks I will. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #13

yeah, I wouldn't go down there either... charlie and algernon Sep 2014 #4

Ummm. I'm pretty sure that's a pic of an attic monster coming down the stairs. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #5

Speaking of attic monsters... pipi_k Sep 2014 #41

That's a nightmare! NT DawgHouse Sep 2014 #8

OMG Liberalynn Sep 2014 #14

I don't think daddy long legs are spiders, are they? DawgHouse Sep 2014 #7

I'd rather be in the cellar than face a tornado. n/t RebelOne Sep 2014 #10

No, they aren't, yes they do, spiders do not; however, antiquie Sep 2014 #11

Daddy longlegs sounds nice. "Harvestman" sounds like a Stephen King character. nt DawgHouse Sep 2014 #19

I never knew they weren't considered spiders. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #15

Hope one of these guys isn't down there. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #16

Kill it before it lays eggs! DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #36

LOL Liberalynn Sep 2014 #40

I dispatched that guy to spider heaven right after I took his photo. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #44

She would have kept you fly and moth free until freeze-up. sharp_stick Sep 2014 #45

Didn't see one of those. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #39

We have a 1916 cellar marzipanni Sep 2014 #17

Sounds delightful Liberalynn Sep 2014 #26

Indeed, she is a comfort, and worth her weight in gold to me! marzipanni Sep 2014 #42

I have an 1885 cellar that I avoid, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #18

It's the dark and creepy that's Liberalynn Sep 2014 #27

Beware! DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #20

LOL Liberalynn Sep 2014 #28

Do not take basement cat lightly... DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #31

How about turning it into a happy place? Throd Sep 2014 #21

Names like DamnYankeeInHouston Sep 2014 #22

LOL Liberalynn Sep 2014 #34

Or maybe pipi_k Sep 2014 #43

I have always wanted that kind of basement. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #29

Brown recluse. Be very careful! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #23

I was. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #30

play this song and blow those spiders away! Tom Kitten Sep 2014 #24

I like it! Liberalynn Sep 2014 #32

I don't mind spiders, but WhiteAndNerdy Sep 2014 #25

There was once a bat down there! Liberalynn Sep 2014 #33

I have survived the trip down into the bowels of hell. Liberalynn Sep 2014 #38