This reminds me of something that recently happened to my oldest kid, who is in college. He called me in a complete panic, because he got into his car one afternoon, and as he was starting to back out of his spot, noticed some movement. Once he saw what was going on, he nearly lost his mind. Apparently, a spider sac had just hatched in some crevice in/near his car. The inside of his car was filled with baby spiders.
Apparently, they aren’t cute when there are thousands of them. All around and crawling over you…
@heartny Very nearly that. In the end, a buddy for moral support and an industrial strength can of Raid for spider apocalypse did the trick. He then eventually went back to wipe down every surface with damp paper towels a few times. Finally he took it to a car wash and vacuumed the hell out of every surface and crevice.
He will never, ever get into another vehicle without consciously or subconsciously scanning for rogue arachnid progeny. Having vicariously lived the nightmare with him, I now find myself doing the same…
@macromeh I have actually read that series of books. They’re bizarre, but hilarious in a teenage dick-humor kind of way. The first one (John Dies At The End) is by far the best, though.
@shahnm Yeah, my son got into them a few years ago and I read them too. Not deep literature by any means, but fun reads. Agree about John Dies At The End.
I read a while back that someone was considering a cable series based on Fancy Suits And Futuristic Violence. That could be interesting, but I haven’t seen anything about it recently.
This reminds me of something that recently happened to my oldest kid, who is in college. He called me in a complete panic, because he got into his car one afternoon, and as he was starting to back out of his spot, noticed some movement. Once he saw what was going on, he nearly lost his mind. Apparently, a spider sac had just hatched in some crevice in/near his car. The inside of his car was filled with baby spiders.
Apparently, they aren’t cute when there are thousands of them. All around and crawling over you…
@shahnm I would have had to set the car on fire if that happened to me. What did he do?
@heartny Very nearly that. In the end, a buddy for moral support and an industrial strength can of Raid for spider apocalypse did the trick. He then eventually went back to wipe down every surface with damp paper towels a few times. Finally he took it to a car wash and vacuumed the hell out of every surface and crevice.
He will never, ever get into another vehicle without consciously or subconsciously scanning for rogue arachnid progeny. Having vicariously lived the nightmare with him, I now find myself doing the same…
@shahnm Perfect Christmas gift for your son:
@macromeh I have actually read that series of books. They’re bizarre, but hilarious in a teenage dick-humor kind of way. The first one (John Dies At The End) is by far the best, though.
@shahnm Yeah, my son got into them a few years ago and I read them too. Not deep literature by any means, but fun reads. Agree about John Dies At The End.
I read a while back that someone was considering a cable series based on Fancy Suits And Futuristic Violence. That could be interesting, but I haven’t seen anything about it recently.
@macromeh @shahnm
OK… that is the epitome of an Oh SHIT moment…
A little consolation after the past week:
@phendrick That was just wonderful.