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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html

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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?


This might work

http://www.spambegone.co.uk/
http://www.spamcontrolshop.co.uk/


How about you crawl through your own upstairs window and exit the
planet ?
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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html

Insecticide? Spiders isn't insects.

I can sympathise with arachnophobia (although I don't understand it),
but killing spiders is a definite no-no. And yes, I do realise you don't
want to kill them, but the website sells just such a horrible product.
"If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive".

I suffer from the effects of arachnophobia in that SWMBO, MIL and two
daughters all scream and shout to various degree when they see a spider.
They are also infecting our two-year-old granddaughter, despite my
efforts to show her that spiders are wonderful and fascinating
creatures.
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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html

Insecticide? Spiders isn't insects.


Spiders isn't pests either.

You can't get rid of them, I suggest taking up a hobby - lampshade making
for instance.

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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good
product to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows
and doors? I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers,
what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html

Insecticide? Spiders isn't insects.


Spiders isn't pests either.


Pestiness is in the eye of the beholder. Doubtless some people actually
appreciate visits from Jehovah's Witnesses, for example.





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On 3 Jun, 13:45, "Steve Walker" wrote:
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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good
product to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows
and doors? I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers,
what
about the sprays?


http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html


Insecticide? Spiders isn't insects.


Spiders isn't pests either.


Pestiness is in the eye of the beholder. Doubtless some people actually
appreciate visits from Jehovah's Witnesses, for example.


Which of course begs the question as to what is the phobia of
jehovah''s witnesses ?

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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good
product to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows
and doors? I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers,
what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html

Insecticide? Spiders isn't insects.


Spiders isn't pests either.


Pestiness is in the eye of the beholder. Doubtless some people actually
appreciate visits from Jehovah's Witnesses, for example.

.... Raises hand


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On Jun 3, 9:30 pm, raden wrote:
**** off and spam elsewhere


Seems you can't post a single link these days for an opinion without
being called a spammer.

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Steve Walker wrote:
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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good
product to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows
and doors? I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers,
what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html


Insecticide? Spiders isn't insects.


Spiders isn't pests either.



Pestiness is in the eye of the beholder. Doubtless some people actually
appreciate visits from Jehovah's Witnesses, for example.


They last less than 5 seconds at my front door. They are very politely
told to go away quickly and they are never offended.

I do not buy at my front door, they say that we are not selling. I close
the conversation with that you are selling religion. They usually turn
and leave


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**** off and spam elsewhere


Seems you can't post a single link these days for an opinion without
being called a spammer.


Only by people who like to be offensive. Ignore them.

Mary



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On Jun 3, 12:48 am, wrote:
I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/http://w...g/SPIDERS.html


Vapona works on spiders.

Robert



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On 3 Jun, 00:48, wrote:
I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/http://w...g/SPIDERS.html


I'm sure I have read somehwhere, maybe even on this group, that Horse
Chestnuts will deter spiders. Don't know if it is true as I've never
tried it.

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On 3 Jun, 00:48, wrote:
I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/http://w...g/SPIDERS.html


I'm sure I have read somehwhere, maybe even on this group, that Horse
Chestnuts will deter spiders. Don't know if it is true as I've never
tried it.

Andrew


You'd have to be quite a good shot :-)

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Seems you can't post a single link these days for an opinion without
being called a spammer.


A common spam tactic is to pose a question no-one cares about, and
follow it with links to their own site.

Your post seemed to follow that format, hence the suspicion.
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Seems you can't post a single link these days for an opinion without
being called a spammer.


A common spam tactic is to pose a question no-one cares about, and
follow it with links to their own site.

Your post seemed to follow that format, hence the suspicion.


I might have worded my suspicions a bit strongly ...

Just go and find a spider and pick it up

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Just go and find a spider and pick it up


The legs are what freak me out, if they downgraded to shorter two legs
I wouldn't have a problem

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Just go and find a spider and pick it up


The legs are what freak me out, if they downgraded to shorter two legs
I wouldn't have a problem


Spicers don't kick.

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Just go and find a spider and pick it up


The legs are what freak me out, if they downgraded to shorter two legs
I wouldn't have a problem


You could put a small cloth over the spider, gently, and pick it up that
way.

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On Jun 4, 9:14 pm, raden wrote:
Just go and find a spider and pick it up


The legs are what freak me out, if they downgraded to shorter two legs
I wouldn't have a problem


I got my mum one of these...

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/Car,+Leis...ames+&+Radio+C
ontrolled/BRAINSTORM/B2003/displayProduct.jsp?sku=LH00779

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I'm 6'3 yet have spider phobia :-/ can anyone recommend a good product
to get them to stay away and not get in through my windows and doors?

I've heard negative opinions for ultrasonic insect repellers, what
about the sprays?

http://www.spidergone.co.uk/
http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html


I suggest you ask yourself what the spiders are finding to eat in your
house. We have no web spiders only the occasional hunter, and they
generally only come out at night. I think they are subsisting on the
occasional silverfish in the carpet.

Look at it this way, it is either spiders or a mountain of other creepy
crawlies that the absent spiders won't be eating.

BTW evicting them outside is cruel, a recent study showed over 90% die.
For one thing they are house specialists and for another outside all the
good spider spots are already taken so the evictee gets eaten by birds
or other spiders. After reading that I steadfastly refuse to remove
spiders unless one is trapped in bath or sink, then they get put
somewhere, like under the stairs.

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