File this under BAD idea...

[Roan Cara]

:shock: after all these spiders pics I may never sleep again. I kill all spiders no matter how miniscule on sight, its not wise or fair or just I recognize that, but it is a soul deep knee jerk downright NEED! *actually I usually squeal and beg Big Jim to kill them for me while I hide*

"Soul deep" is not the same thing as "unexamined", and "need" is not the same thing as "cowardly desire", just so you know.

He must feel like a big man, killing a tiny, probably defenseless creature so he can be an enabler for an individual who is too emotionally weak to deal with nature in rational ways.

just like you must feel like a big guy/girl for this post.

[New England and The Maritimes]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-sets-house-fire-trying-kill-spiders-blowtorch-233815257.html

what was he thinking... using a blowtorch... to get rid of spiderwebs... during record heat waves... in his yard, filled with dried plants...

I am.... speechless...

who here would use a blowtorch to get rid of spiderwebs?

Most people. Probably not in a drought, but it's an acceptable method for a massive infestation.

[JuNii]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-sets-house-fire-trying-kill-spiders-blowtorch-233815257.html

what was he thinking... using a blowtorch... to get rid of spiderwebs... during record heat waves... in his yard, filled with dried plants...

I am.... speechless...

who here would use a blowtorch to get rid of spiderwebs?

Most people. Probably not in a drought, but it's an acceptable method for a massive infestation.

???

Isn't the Acceptable method for a massive infestation be to call in the experts?

[New England and The Maritimes]

Most people. Probably not in a drought, but it's an acceptable method for a massive infestation.

???

Isn't the Acceptable method for a massive infestation be to call in the experts?

Ripoff artists. A blowtorch can tear up a nest fairly permanently, and it also gets rid of the nest. If you know when to do it and have water or an extinguisher on hand just in case, it's very simple.

[Galloism]

Most people. Probably not in a drought, but it's an acceptable method for a massive infestation.

???

Isn't the Acceptable method for a massive infestation be to call in the experts?

What is it people are constantly saying "call the experts"?

Doesn't anyone do anything for themselves anymore?

[Pope Joan]

???

Isn't the Acceptable method for a massive infestation be to call in the experts?

What is it people are constantly saying "call the experts"?

Doesn't anyone do anything for themselves anymore?

Agatha Christie sprayed arsenic on them. It was a great plot device.

[Tsaraine]

Spiders are the enemy. Their invasion of our homes and dwellings will not stand. This man's zeal is a credit to our species - nay, our phylum! - in the war against the vile Arachnidae.

[Norstal]

Spiders are the enemy. Their invasion of our homes and dwellings will not stand. This man's zeal is a credit to our species - nay, our phylum! - in the war against the vile Arachnidae.

Why does everyone hate spiders? Really people, don't hate it just because they look weird.

[Dyakovo]

???

Isn't the Acceptable method for a massive infestation be to call in the experts?

What is it people are constantly saying "call the experts"?

Doesn't anyone do anything for themselves anymore?

No. I don't even do my own masturbation anymore...

[Galloism]

What is it people are constantly saying "call the experts"?

Doesn't anyone do anything for themselves anymore?

No. I don't even do my own masturbation anymore...

Cloning technology is a great thing.

[New England and The Maritimes]

???

Isn't the Acceptable method for a massive infestation be to call in the experts?

What is it people are constantly saying "call the experts"?

Doesn't anyone do anything for themselves anymore?

I helped my neighbor when he had massive nests for poisonous caterpillars in his yard, webbed up all over the trees. We burned the nests with a torch and let them roast for a little while. The trees were dead, so they didn't really burn into the ground. It's just how you take care of bad bugs, especially if there are children around who can easily be in their path.

[Bejar]

Haha read the comments on that article! There funny.

This got me laughing.

My husband is a volunteer firefighter. He missed one Thanksgiving dinner putting out a fire in the basement of an apartment building. Someone tried to defrost a 20 lb turkey in the clothes dryer.

[AiliailiA]

Haha read the comments on that article! There funny.

This got me laughing.

My husband is a volunteer firefighter. He missed one Thanksgiving dinner putting out a fire in the basement of an apartment building. Someone tried to defrost a 20 lb turkey in the clothes dryer.

Aargh. Someone who would actually learn something by working at McDonalds.

[Not a pipe]

Spiders are the enemy. Their invasion of our homes and dwellings will not stand. This man's zeal is a credit to our species - nay, our phylum! - in the war against the vile Arachnidae.

No! Human is the vile enemy, by making this idea.

[Meryuma]

Spiders are the enemy. Their invasion of our homes and dwellings will not stand. This man's zeal is a credit to our species - nay, our phylum! - in the war against the vile Arachnidae.

No! Human is the vile enemy, by making this idea.

Earwigs are the enemy, for being small and insidious and having super-freaky pincers on their asses.

Seriously. I can't even fight Chauruses in Skyrim without freaking out a little.

[Baltenstein]

Insect spray isn't the ideal way to kill spiders, since they aren't insects

You can kill pretty much anything with the right amount of insect spray.

[Big Jim P]

:shock: after all these spiders pics I may never sleep again. I kill all spiders no matter how miniscule on sight, its not wise or fair or just I recognize that, but it is a soul deep knee jerk downright NEED! *actually I usually squeal and beg Big Jim to kill them for me while I hide*

"Soul deep" is not the same thing as "unexamined", and "need" is not the same thing as "cowardly desire", just so you know.

He must feel like a big man, killing a tiny, probably defenseless creature so he can be an enabler for an individual who is too emotionally weak to deal with nature in rational ways.

No, I just like killing spiders. The damn things must die. All of them.

[AiliailiA]

"Soul deep" is not the same thing as "unexamined", and "need" is not the same thing as "cowardly desire", just so you know.

He must feel like a big man, killing a tiny, probably defenseless creature so he can be an enabler for an individual who is too emotionally weak to deal with nature in rational ways.

No, I just like killing spiders. The damn things must die. All of them.

'nuff said.

[Big Jim P]

No, I just like killing spiders. The damn things must die. All of them.

'nuff said.

If it were only the killing I liked, then the world population would be a bit smaller, now dontcha think?

[AiliailiA]

Insect spray isn't the ideal way to kill spiders, since they aren't insects

You can kill pretty much anything with the right amount of insect spray.

I guess you could drown a person in it. It would take more than one or two cans though.

[Big Jim P]

You can kill pretty much anything with the right amount of insect spray.

I guess you could drown a person in it. It would take more than one or two cans though.

Or you could use the spider spray. Personally I find that a well placed stomp does the trick.

[AiliailiA]

'nuff said.

If it were only the killing I liked, then the world population would be a bit smaller, now dontcha think?

No. Why would you kill something that can defend itself, which has the protection of the law, and which instinct makes it hard to kill?

If you enjoy killing anything, you enjoy killing. It's pretty simple.

[Big Jim P]

If it were only the killing I liked, then the world population would be a bit smaller, now dontcha think?

No. Why would you kill something that can defend itself, which has the protection of the law, and which instinct makes it hard to kill?

If you enjoy killing anything, you enjoy killing. It's pretty simple.

I do not like killing. I just dislike spiders more than I dislike killing.

[Sucrati]

I don't know if the person who used a blow torch recently watched the movie Arachnophobia... if you've seen it, you'll get the similarities.

Bad idea: Yes

Spraying webs down with water from your hose works too. That way you're watering the grass too. (Of course, if he did this INSIDE, that would have led to a burnt down house.)

[AiliailiA]

I guess you could drown a person in it. It would take more than one or two cans though.

Or you could use the spider spray. Personally I find that a well placed stomp does the trick.

I do sometimes kill spiders (identified venomous species, I have a chart). I use something long which I can drop if necessary, like a rolled up newspaper.
But if using your own foot works for you, keep at it.