Monster arachnaphobia folly!  

well is it the kind of spider that exists in UK and US? how big was it? well glad that u got saved! i think it can spill some poisonous venom from it's mouth. did it spill any fluid after it was hit?

EW, EW, EW, EW, EW!!!! I shivered as I was reading that! I do not like spiders, expecially the BIG ones. I am glad that you made it out safe. I would have never been as brave as you or your neighbors. And if I was you I would feel really uncomfortable putting the little red scooter back! EWWWW! But, like you said, thank godness for good neighbors! :D

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! you know what, I didn't used to want a disability scooter, but now that I see how many adventures you have in one--heck, even just REACHING fo rone, I am wanting one really bad. This reminds me of when my close friend and former neighbor had left her dishes soaking overnight. When she plunged her hands into the water the next day, she touched something furry. . .a little mouse! This threw her into practically a state of catatonia. . .she walked over in a wide-eyed stuttering daze to my house and PAID my daughter to take the mouse out of the water and get rid of it. LOL.

Oh my goodness! That must have been a huge spider to scare that many people!
LOL I am glad to hear that you got some help! If it were my neighbors, they would not have done anything to help. :( It is nice to have neighbors like that!
Too bad you didn't get a picture of it. But a good thing that bird ate it! LOL
Hooray for the bird to the rescue! :)

Sorry Toots forgive for what I am about to say. I howled with laughter picturing you and this gigantic spider that came out of a horror movie. Poor spider! I don't know Toots any excuse to get a drop of brandy eh! Why didn't you ask I would have bought you a bottle!!

I really enjoyed reading your discussion and all the responses.It's the funniest thing I have seen on this site. It's amazing to me how many people are terrified of spiders.
When the film Arachnaphobia was playing, one of my friends wanted to go see it because a spider was scarier than any film monster. And another friend said he didn't even want to go near the theatre while the movie was playing.
I think you do need to find a way to keep that bird around.It sounds like a perfect friend for you.

*uprights fallen chair and crawls back into chair* That was hilarious. I'm right there with you on the arachnaphobia. I would rather stumble upon a snake than a spider any day. Now I do understand that they kill other insects, but I still can't stand them. There is something about all those legs. I recall one night when my husband and I were getting into bed, I glanced up to see one on the ceiling. There was no way I was going to sleep with that spider above me. He tried to tell me all the wonderful things about spiders...but I wasn't having it. I asked him to please kill it. He compromised and said he would retrieve it and take it outside. He goes to get a tissue, and the darned spider scurries away and FALLS TO THE FLOOR!!! We never did find that spider, and I never did go to sleep that night!!

I can truly relate to your story, as my mother is disabled & keeps her mobility scooter in a small shed. It's very difficult for her getting in the shed, so I tend to get her scooter out for her. Anyhow we put this plastic cover over her scooter & one day when I went in there was this cobweb on the cover, I paid little attention & just tugged at it & this spider came flying out at me, & it was huge, with hairy legs.

Now I'm not really scared of spiders as such, but the way this thing seemed to dive straight at me really scared the pants off me. & it's a good job it wasn't my mother as she is terrified of them.

That is another great story. How do you manage to have so much fun all the time? You see a monster spider, get your garaged cleaned out for free, have a near heart attack, and then get a shot of brandy. This is great entertainment!

I dated a woman who used a power chair to get around town. No I know why she keeps it in the house...Maybe next week you'll be telling us that the spider was a newborn and you just met mommy and daddy spider and they were driving around on your cart. I can't wait.

I think I am going to go invest in a flamethrower pronto. There's nothing I hate more than big spiders...well maybe rap, but it's a close one.