I just wanted to get a quick shower
But decided ablutions can wait
There’s the spider from hell in my bathtub
He’s the size of a small dinner plate.
He was fine when he lived in the kitchen,
And I coped with him out in the hall…
But the bathroom’s a different matter
I don’t like him in there at all.
I’d hate him to go down the plughole,
For one thing, he’s too fat to fit!
Inadvertently stepping upon him?
I wouldn’t like that, not a bit!
Just supposing he goes for the popcorn
And then leers at me over the tap?
Or he fancies a snack more substantial?
I’d be out of the bath in a snap!
But this morning, he’s once again missing,
Now I worry where he’s gone to hide
As I shake out the folds of the towel
Just in case its in there he resides…
I don’t want to be watched in the shower,
By something with more legs than me…
I’m not sure which is worse to be honest,
A watcher or one I can’t see…
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Was it a black spider..its poisonous than others
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Just a house spider 🙂
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Then its fine..
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Have a lovely day, Sue 🙂
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Thank you, Liza 🙂
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Oops! You’re so right, it’s hard to decide we prefer them visible or gone!
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I think I like to know roughly where they are 😉
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Yes! To avoid any surprises.
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Yep 🙂
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Ewe! I don’t like spiders one bit. Beautifully written Sue. 💜
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Thanks, Willow ❤
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💜💜
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There was one in my bathtub too but not very big. It went down the drain when the water ran. If he´s the itsy bitsy spider, he will be back.
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I always put mine outside… they may be cold, but as long as I don’t see them they are welcome to come back in 😉
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Love it Sue.. I prefer to see where they are rather than be hidden.. particularly in the shower….xxx
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Me too, I think, Sally 😉 xx
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House spiders are the worst. It’s not their fault, I know, but they are massive compared with the ones that make webs and sit in them, and they run about.
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I’d rather have the big ones for some reason 🙂
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I saw one sitting on the bedpost as I was getting into bed the other night. Just squatting there ready to leap.
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No. Not in bedrooms. I draw the line there… 😉
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You can’t trust them to stay put. They charge about like greyhounds.
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I know… snaeky things they are..
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They’re just looking for fun. Literally.
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They can find it elsewhere 😉
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Bromide.
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Sounds good to me 🙂
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Sprinkled liberally in autumn. Should put a stop to their gallop.
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This is the time of year for those huge house spiders, I often wonder where they hang out when they’re not patrolling around the house!
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Mostly behind my desk, I think…they like to come out and look at me there too.
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As long as they don’t touch!
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😀
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie ~ Authors.
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Thank you for reblogging x
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I grab my spider-catcher when a spider lurks at home
I’m not sure it doesn’t harm their little limbs
But it keeps them safe at arms-length when I trap them in its jaws
And release them, through the casement, to the wind
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They are caught and ut outside here too…
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hahaha. My cats kept my apartment spider free.
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Ani does her best. Ifshe can’t reach them, she sings to them untilI move them 🙂
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Very well written. I am glad there aren’t any spiders like that around here. At least I haven’t seen any yet.
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Just watch out in the shower, Frank 😉
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Great poem Sue. As you know I hate spiders, and Kizzy would just let them walk all over her. Barney wasn’t too fussed, and neither was Maggie bless her, so Hubby was my spider catcher.
Have a comfortable day.
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Thanks, Di. Ani sings to spiders…or to me to tell me they need removing.
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That is just so cute!! Hugs to you both by proxy.
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And hugs back, Di 🙂
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thank you. ❤
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Love it! 🙂
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I’m glad, Bete 😀
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Heh, heh, heh … I figure that if a spider wants to have a shower with me (after several warnings and many attempts at removal, of course) that’s her, or his, lookout … and they deserve everything they see! 😀
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Just at present, I doubt I could be so cruel, even to a spider 😉
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I usually don’t mind spiders, Sue, but still… having them lurk around unseen is a bit creepy. I hope you got your shower in!
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I managed my shower…and I know where he is lurking now 😉
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I hate spiders, too, but I respect them. I always removed them alive from our pool because they do all sorts of good things. Unfortunately, I was bitten by one that got into our sheets when we moved – had a lovely bulls-eye on my leg – red, green, blue. – the scab from the bite is still there. Itchy!
You’re wise to avoid them if you can’t remove them!
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After the one that darned near killed me when it munched on my foot a few years ago, I do show them a fair amount of respect…
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Haha, such a good one, Sue. I must agree! 🙂
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🙂
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Gulp!
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😀
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