Re: OT - ongoing plumbing saga.

yeah is right!
   
  Glad the water is fixed.. and I guess an extra plus would be spider control.
   
  Donna

Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
  I have running water again - yay! And according to the plumber, no spiders
under the house (like I care) LOL

On 6/24/08, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
> Uhhmmm...forgot to say the enclosed space around our hot tub, on the back
> patio. It's bricked in and there is a small wooden door built in so you
> can
> access the motor and do repair work.
> This year, and last year, the spiders
> (especially brown recluse) have been really bad due to the wet weather.
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jesse Bell 
> To:
> gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:15:59 AM
> Subject: Re:
> [CHAT] OT - ongoing plumbing saga.
>
> Well, the guys who came out to fix the
> motor in the enclosed space (brick in)
> around it....knocked on my door and
> said, "Ma'am, you might want to call an
> exterminator. There is a black widow
> spider in there the size of a poker
> chip..." and he showed me. I freaked
> out. I hate black widow spiders...but I
> have NEVER seen one that big before
> in my life.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pam Evans
> 
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Monday,
> June 23, 2008
> 7:11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - ongoing plumbing saga.
> Honestly, I asked
> him if he was kidding. Fortunately we were on the phone
> so
> he couldn't see
> the look on my face. I asked Bobby how he kept a
> straight
> face when he told
> him that and he said it was very difficult.
> Amazing.
>
> On
> 6/23/08, Theresa G.
> wrote:
> >
> > That is just crazy.
> Of course there are
> spiders under the house, along
> > with a whole host of
> other creepy crawling
> things, spiderweb, dirt, and
> > other decayed things that
> are no longer
> identifiable. That is why they wear
> > those jumpsuit-looking
> things to keep
> as much off them as possible. I'm
> > afraid I would have
> laughed if a plumber
> said that to me. I would have
> > thought it was a joke@
> >
> Theresa
> >
> > Pam
> Evans wrote:
> >
> >> Well, the plumber finally came out today (my
> neighbor was
> home so he was
> >> "babysitting") and get this. He calls me and
> says - ma'am,
> you have
> >> spiders
> >> under your house. I said hello, the
> house is 150 years
> old, what did you
> >> expect? Well he just can't be going
> under there under he
> kills the
> >> spiders
> >> and he'll be back tomorrow. I
> said I have a better
> idea, spray go to
> >> lunch,
> >> come back and they'll be
> dead. Oh no he says,
> can't take that chance. I
> >> told him NO aerosols, I
> have a cat in the
> house. So he got some Viper -
> >> whatever that is - a pump
> spray and sprayed
> all under there and will be
> >> back
> >> in the morning. I
> told him I am not
> happy having to take tomorrow off for
> >> this, and you
> better be back. He
> said he would. I'm thinking this guy is
> >> in the wrong
> line of work.
> Plumbers are always going under houses, in
> >> cabinets under
> sinks, in old
> water heater closets which all are spider
> >> prone. HELLO?? He
> had better do
> a DARN good job because I am NOT happy
> >> w/
> >> this rube at
> this point. Looks
> like there are two leaks, not one. I'm so
> >> delighted -
> not. And he's no
> kid, Bobby (neighbor) says he looks to be in
> >> his
> mid-40's. I was
> flabbergasted. My boss looked at me like I was nuts
> >> when
> I told him about
> it. So here we go - another exciting evening of no
> >>
> water. Sheesh.
> >>
> >>
> thanks for letting me vent.....
> >>
> >
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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