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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:36 AM
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spiders!

Hi folks

Am i the only person who experiences spiders living in the top?

I don't park near a tree or anything, but i've probably shooed 10 spiders away this summer. They pop out of nowhere when i'm lowering the top or shortly after. I think they live in the pillars that hold the windshield up.

any similar experiences? I hate spiders!
 
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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no, but I have spider webs ALLL OVER the car every morning...
 
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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I've flicked off a few spiders from my car. These tiny spiders have huge webs too. I walk through them almost everyday. I don't even know where they're hanging from.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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Yeah, the little bastards cover my windshield and top inside and out. it really creeps me out.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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Time for a car cover !

I don't think spiders like car covers because I haven't seen a single one of them on the cover, under the cover, or near the cover.

Of course, we do have an exterminator come out and spray once a quarter. The spiders probably hate poison more than the car cover.

Time for an exterminator !
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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that would freat me out! I hate spiders. Thankfully I park in the garage, but I did park outside this weekend (road trip!) and the whole car was wrapped in spiderwebs in the morning.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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Once I made the mistake of leaving the top down overnight in the garage. The next day there were spider webs all over the inside. Thank goodness for Shop Vacs.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CR&PW&JB
Time for a car cover !

I don't think spiders like car covers because I haven't seen a single one of them on the cover, under the cover, or near the cover.

Of course, we do have an exterminator come out and spray once a quarter. The spiders probably hate poison more than the car cover.

Time for an exterminator !

Sorry guy, maybe not in your car I can understand but, spiders are a good thing. Please don't kill them because you may think they are creepy.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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I think spiders just like our mini's. I had a rather large spider decide that it wanted to make my driver side rear view mirror its home for about 3 days. He was with me all the time, even while i was out driving. First time i have ever had that happen.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by sndwave
Sorry guy, maybe not in your car I can understand but, spiders are a good thing. Please don't kill them because you may think they are creepy.
I only smoosh them if they come in the house. Sorry, good or not, they don't pay rent, they don't get to stay.

Outside, I don't kill them. I pay a pro to do that for me. Trust me, enough of them live through the pro's poison to take care of the other unwanted critters around the property.

If you're a spider lover, sorry if this post hurt your feelings.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Seems as if spiders really do love our little Cabrios I find them all the time in Sunnie & on me at times I am an arachnophobiac but because of that I NEVER get near them. I wait for the wind to do it for me

Lois
 
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by sndwave
Sorry guy, maybe not in your car I can understand but, spiders are a good thing. Please don't kill them because you may think they are creepy.
KILL THEM WITH FIRE
 
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