Sanddancer Encounter Take III

[Bushmermaid]

Yesterday my OH fitted new brakes to a customers car and afterwards whilst he was out test driving the vehicle he came acoss two English backpackers who had bailed out of their campervan.
This van was rolling along and they were out of the van and trying to stop it by holding the two front doors that were open.
My OH could see they were in strife so pulled up and jumped into the drivers seat and pulled the handbrake on.
He asked them what the problem was and this pair (who were as white as ghosts with fright) nervously told him they were happily driving along when they noticed a big huntsman spider crawling down the windscreen.....on the inside of the van.
so they just jumped out. The driver thought he had selected park before he made his exit but in actual fact he only got as far as neutral
This pair were absolutly terrified the spider was deadly and asked my OH to remove it.....which he did. By this time the spider was inspecting the roof lining of the van and my OH just flicked it outside.
He asked where they were from and he was told "A town onThe River Tyne".
Anyway my OH saw them safely on their way and came back to work pizzing himself laughing.

This is a photo of a similar spider.

[sherri]

My sympathy is with them. I hate those spiders, too.

But there seems to be something spooky going on with your family and this SS connection, bushmermaid. Either that or we are being secretly invaded by them and they are all landing in your part of the world.
I was astounded by encounter #1, flabbergasted by #2, mildly suprised by encounter #3 but now I am eerily waiting for #4 meeting.

[Globalmyths]

I would rather see my ex angry and on the war path than have a close encounter with a spider.

[Ugly Betty]

Sherri is right! There is something suspcious about all these
Sandies turning up thereabouts! They are clearly out of their
element and should be supervised closely on all future visits.

[Bushmermaid]

But there seems to be something spooky going on with your family and this SS connection, bushmermaid

Your not wrong.
When my OH came back and told me he found the whole ordeal amusing whereas I found the fact they were SD amusing.

Either that or we are being secretly invaded by them and they are all landing in your part of the world.

These tourists obviously did their homework prior to leaving home and found out where the best place in Australia is.
I'm sure we would have had more than the three I know about come through the workshop......it is just that my husband doesn't usually ask the right questions....like "where are you from"?
During summer we would have at least 50 lots of back-packers/campers come in wanting help with their clapped out vehicles. Many of them are German and Swedish people but a lot of them are also Poms

[Bushmermaid]

Sherri is right! There is something suspcious about all these
Sandies turning up thereabouts! They are clearly out of their
element and should be supervised closely on all future visits.

I would love to have a night out on the town with some of them

[Bushmermaid]

I would rather see my ex angry and on the war path than have a close encounter with a spider.

I know of a bloke that picks these things up and is known to put them under peoples pillows when we are out camping
It scares the crap out of you when you are half tanked and ready for bed

[jimmywizz]

bushy is there anyone left in shields ? we all seem to be over there with you

[Bushmermaid]

bushy is there anyone left in shields ? we all seem to be over there with you

It's all the bright ones that know what is good for them

[andysfootball]

she's obviously sanddancer fantasysing jimmy

don't worry her close encounter of the fourth kind will probably be with me

on an aussie sanddancer catch up

then her dreams will turn into a bloody nightmare

[sherri]

What!!
You're actually thinking of visiting Australia again some time soon then, Andy?

[andysfootball]

not really sherri

i'm off to dubai for a week tomorrow

staying at a villa in jumeirah 3

which i suppose is next to jumeirah 2 !

best price i could get in that posh hotel was $1400 a night

so i will visit just for a morning tea

staying at a mates place from shields who has lived there since 2002

he was one of the lads that came across for the rugby world cup in 2003

boy how time flies

my main undulgence is emirates business class

[sherri]

I can't say I blame you there.
Economy class is horrible, the pits.
My daughters hate flying with a passion.

$1400 a night.
It doesn't sound like backpackers' heaven there, that is for sure.

[Scrappy]

bushy is there anyone left in shields ? we all seem to be over there with you

Im with you sherri. Eeeeeeeeeeeeek... I would of bailed aswell

[sherri]

Just as a matter of interest, whose hand is that holding the spider?
Or was it just a photo from the net?
It's a crazy person-must be male.

You don't hold those spiders, you spray them then whack them with a broom.

[Scrappy]

Even then they bounce back ..Those things dont run, they Bunny hop..
We used to get Whoppers up on the GC, GAH!!!!
We used to scatter like a fast ripple in the water..

Then for ages u had the Heebee jeebee's

[freon]

Gee Bushy you have a hairy arm
cheers

[Globalmyths]

When it was that time of the year for the huntsman spiders to start wandering into your house looking for food I never felt safe unless I had a sawn off shotgun under my pillow when I went to bed.

[siam sam]

bushy is there anyone left in shields ? we all seem to be over there with you

I am still here been here since August nineteen thirty nine have travelled since I was twenty two years old, never got down to the oz or nz. nearest I came was thailand, my daughter was born there now I am the only one in the house without dual nationality. Twenty years at sea then working in saudia and libya and angola made swallow the anchor and retire, I now work in nuclear power stations as a quality assurance engineer, they need me. all I can Say is better the devil you know than the one you dont. You people feel the same way.
HILL RULES OKI

[jimmywizz]

"HILL RULES OKI" sam did you take your doc martens on tour with you ?