tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post6969037091229694671..comments2024-03-28T20:22:00.700+00:00Comments on nourishing obscurity: MY OWN URBAN WETLANDJames Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-41347967535820930742007-06-28T21:13:00.000+01:002007-06-28T21:13:00.000+01:00MY OWN URBAN WETLANDIt is no good telling me that ...MY OWN URBAN WETLAND<BR/><BR/>It is no good telling me that spiders won't hurt me or that they will control the wretched chironomids: nothing will convince me of a lack of evil intent on the part of the former and I am just plain scared of them.<BR/><BR/>Me too.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-3518460936304005412007-06-19T23:11:00.000+01:002007-06-19T23:11:00.000+01:00Oh, a kindred spirit, IA! LN., that was a bit of ...Oh, a kindred spirit, IA! LN., that was a bit of the old Brit understatement there. "Spiders are needed" - that's fine and all I ask of them is to stay away from ME! Jmb, you can IGNORE them?! I take my sunhat off to you! Liz, the councillor I sent the email to had a good laugh - but she didn't laugh when she came round and got dive-bombed by the things! MM, no, I made sure they didn't get into my suitcase but it was a close call! Lady M, yes, these monstrosities were different! Ellee, you tamed a TARANTULA?! Tell us more - only not too graphically, please! CC, what a brave man you are!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-35811753742024362762007-06-19T19:59:00.000+01:002007-06-19T19:59:00.000+01:00My kids assume all spiders are Red Back (one of th...My kids assume all spiders are Red Back (one of the most poisonous ones here in Australia). Any signtings and Spider Buster Dad is screamed into action. Everything stops until the spider is exterminated in some form.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-40844134912440551572007-06-19T19:50:00.000+01:002007-06-19T19:50:00.000+01:00Flying spiders, what a nightmare, how would I capt...Flying spiders, what a nightmare, how would I capture them in my spider catcher? I may have tamed a tarantula on the palm of my hand, but I have no condifence at all with the thought of flying spiders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-4057813802546889862007-06-19T17:52:00.000+01:002007-06-19T17:52:00.000+01:00I think these monsters would strain even my admira...I think these monsters would strain even my admiration for the persistent breed. Yikes.<BR/>great letter.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-31197334459054255182007-06-19T17:13:00.000+01:002007-06-19T17:13:00.000+01:00My goodness no wonder you emigrated to Sicily. The...My goodness no wonder you emigrated to Sicily. There wasn't one in your suitcase;was there???marymaryquitecontraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945840079464582054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-555527816126015562007-06-19T17:02:00.000+01:002007-06-19T17:02:00.000+01:00Great letter WCLC. At least you got some action i...Great letter WCLC. At least you got some action if not results to your spider problem. Since I left Australia I don't worry about them being poisonous, so ignore the fall spider proliferation that we get here.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-74879732205313414402007-06-19T16:22:00.000+01:002007-06-19T16:22:00.000+01:00Brilliant letter! I bet that raised a few laughs a...Brilliant letter! I bet that raised a few laughs at City Hall. An urban wetland? Only in Wales.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-71171842582444766972007-06-19T16:08:00.000+01:002007-06-19T16:08:00.000+01:00No one (that I know) disregards climate change. W...No one (that I know) disregards climate change. What James is often twaddling about is <I>man-made</I> climate change, big difference :)<BR/><BR/>Spiders are as needed as drug lords. Both control populations of various insects (heh)Lord Nazhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251537214808629536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-54549621167015244822007-06-19T15:51:00.000+01:002007-06-19T15:51:00.000+01:00It is no good telling me that spiders won't hurt m...<I>It is no good telling me that spiders won't hurt me or that they will control the wretched chironomids: nothing will convince me of a lack of evil intent on the part of the former</I><BR/><BR/>Welshcakes, I'm with you on this. Spiders are evil, evil, I tell you. All this nonsense about controlling the insect population, it's just propaganda - after all, spiders are notorious for spinning.Ian Applebyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955225322451386825noreply@blogger.com