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Friday, May 19th 2006

7:38 PM

Because I'm not sure I've made enough of a moron out of myself on this site...

I thought I would share with you the valuable lesson(s) I just learned despite the fact that I have been on this earth for approximately 31 years and 9 months.

1) It is usually a good idea to wait until you have the sprinkler attached to the hose before you turn it on.

2) It is NEVER a good idea to detach a sprayer from a hose that is already turned on to full blast and then try to attach a sprinkler while trying in vain to kink the hose to suppress the flow of water.

2a) It is also a good idea to have the sprinkler already set up on the lawn before you unkink the hose. Trying to dig a sprinkler into the ground (an UNPOINTY one at that...wtf?? I thought they all had a point on the end to make for easier digging into the ground-ness.) while it is blasting cold water all over your camoflauge pants and tank top is somewhat difficult. Hypothetically speaking of course because even I cannot be that stupid...can I?

Oh, if my camera was working I would have taken a picture of the huge fricking black widow spider that I just discovered hiding in one of the front flowerbeds. Although there is the very likely possibility that it is no longer visible through the remnants of foam from the entire can of Raid I used to make sure it was dead...and then dead again and then dead once more. I am still shaking and getting little eerie chills all through my body. First of all, I am terrified of spiders on a good day but that is now the THIRD black widow I have found on these premises since we moved in in September. (The first was discovered on the night we were moving in) Also, my mom nearly died after being bit by a spider a few years ago and you don't shake something like that off too easily. (There were liver biopsies involved) As much respect as I have for living creatures (see BEES) I'm sorry but the sight of a spider, particularly one with a large red spot on it's tummy, is enough to make me shriek like a shrill 31 and 9 months year old woman who is about to be killed by spiders. In case you are wondering, it's a similar sound to that of a twelve year old boy who just got kissed by a girl with cooties...voice cracking and all.

Excuse me while I go change out of my soaking wet camoflauge pants and tank top and try to find suitable medication to alleviate the eerie chills STILL coursing through my blood   

Update: Learned another valuable lesson approximately 2 hours after my first sprinkler lessons...I suppose this could be

2b) It is helpful to make sure the sprinkler is entirely screwed onto the hose so that the water sprinkles gently across your lawn and flowers as opposed to the gushing hose situation and entirely flooded front yard I just encountered when a chance glance out the window turned horribly horribly wrong. Also? Supposedly dead spider is no longer present in the spot I last saw it. Am hoping fervently that said spider has been carried away in the flood waters and did not, in its dying throes, manage to make it's way through the stucco into my house.       

20 Read posted comments.

Posted by Suna:

Oh you silly, silly lil lady... 's Berv, you crack me up...ALWAYS!
(No pressure tho...LOL)
I'll call you in the morning, hope you are feeling better, me and T just took some Sinus/Cold Medicine, she's already sleeping, I think it is starting to kick in. If you want some, come for a coffee in the morning, maybe after work you can take some and hopefully feel better.
xoxo Suna
Friday, May 19th 2006 @ 10:38 PM

Posted by Suna:

Coffee's on...
Saturday, May 20th 2006 @ 6:30 AM

Posted by CAPTAIN CANUCK aka WDHIII:

Well i now know ehat I'm getting you when you turn 31 years and 12 months.

SPRINKLER LESSONS!!

Hey that could be a new sideline for me!

"TEN SHUN! SPRINKLER......ARMS! PRESENT SPIGOT"

Sorry.... must be the camoflauge pants that snet me in that direction....;-)

No new dog..... not sure where Heather came up with that.... maybe she saw the pic of Salem over at PLI.

You know I was reading the paper this am about that Abduction and that guy Robert ;ePage looks VERY familiar. (I lived in Armstrong for 2 years) Dont talk to my family out there anymore but my other sister is going to ask if they knew him.

Creepy.

Hope youre feeling better... have a FANTASTIC LONG WEEKEND my friend!

GO OILERS GO!

sigh.... I cant believe I'm saying that!

;-)
Saturday, May 20th 2006 @ 9:13 AM

Posted by naturefeathers:

ooops....she did it again !!!!
Saturday, May 20th 2006 @ 9:16 AM

Posted by roscoe terrier:

doesn't Riley's tail look better....?????

~*~ssssswwwwwooooohhhhhh~*~GRAB HIM BEV~*~HE'S HEADING FOR THE SPINKLER~*~!!!!
Saturday, May 20th 2006 @ 9:24 AM

Posted by bcgirl74:

I noticed nobody commented on the big ass spider I mentioned...scary right? I did find it again...was still almost in the same place but I was at a bad angle due to the fact that I didn't feel like wading through a couple feet of flood waters to check. Frig...even writing about it now give me shivers and chills. GAH.
Saturday, May 20th 2006 @ 7:11 PM

Posted by The Zoo:

hi beverly . we don't like spiders we do this . macaroni played with a bee yesterday and his one paw got really big but he didn't seem to mind . we think you will get better at sprinkling in a few years . happy hockey roodle doodle sunday
Sunday, May 21st 2006 @ 8:34 AM

Posted by Heather Hazen:

whoa! am i in the right place!? 'nd after reading ur post, hmmm, maybe the new entry should read "beware of the bevster's backyard" - specially the bar-zebo 'nd then put a for when it's safe or not! aghh, spiders, for all the good they do, i like them further away the better too! Have a GREAT - *Relaxing* Long Weekend!
Sunday, May 21st 2006 @ 2:28 PM

Posted by Beyond the Confines...:

Well, the spider probably disintegrated from all the spray, LoL! Don't think you have to worry about him anymore!
Geeeeez, your poor Mom - YIKES!
I don't think we have black widow spiders where I live, but I'm not real sure, I've never heard of anyone being bit by them anyway. But we do have wolf spiders & they're real nast too, tho probably not as bad as black widows!

My biggest hose beef is just trying to drag it from one end of the yard to another, I end end catching & dragging EVERYTHING that seems to get in the path - which seems to be EVERYTHING, including flowers, shrubs, toys & once I even caught poor Georgie - many times I've caught little grandkids!

Even after several years of practice, I can still NEVER walk away from a hose DRY
Sunday, May 21st 2006 @ 9:25 PM

Posted by Bear:

okay, shhhhh on the spider, I made a mistake of telling JASOn about the black widows.. and well thats his MAIN reason for not moving there.. lmao.. big tough guy!!! hehe
you crack me up... hilarious.... I am pretty sure I have tried the sprinkler/hose thing in the past....lmao.. I am much better at setting them up now! lol
Monday, May 22nd 2006 @ 7:37 AM

Posted by J:

Black Widows are NASTY!!! They are lots out in WS, hey?

As for the sprinkler....well, hmmmm, I'm with Wil on sending you for lessons, lol!!

Have a great day!
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