I'm well excited
I can't wait. I'm hoping Wiggy will love it too. He is wary of the evil creatures such as spiders and jellyfish though unfortunately.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 11:54, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

well if you're worried of spiders - my advice is to check your shoes thoroughly BEFORE you put them on.
every. single. day.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 11:58, Reply)

That way, if you find one, you can die safe in the knowledge that you know what killed you, and laid it's eggs in your eyes, nose and mouth

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 11:59, Reply)

you're not helping!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:10, Reply)

How about if I say that it'll be scorpions instead?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:15, Reply)

I think I'll start my shoe checking now so I get in the habit.
I'm this close to checking under my desk now where my delicate little socked feet are innocently perched, even though I'm in Manchester and the closest we get to scorpions are the ones encased in vodka.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:16, Reply)

Scorpions in Vodka?
Do they drunkenly whistle "Winds Of Change"?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:32, Reply)

I don't get that
but it sounds like it might be very clever.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:54, Reply)

how many giant scary spiders have you seen in your 17 short years of existence in what has been described as "Nature's Thunderdome"?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:11, Reply)

On average one a month for the last 10 years since I moved to the country.

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:16, Reply)

and I'm 18 thank you. I'll be a week from 19 when my trip is at its end.

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:17, Reply)

sorry
I should have worked that out since you were 17 last year *belm*
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:19, Reply)

oh noes! Is that in the house or just out and about?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:19, Reply)

In my house, in my car, in the shed, in the garden.
they are everywhere. I have very nearly crashed the car on Multiple occasions due to the appearance of spiders bigger then the size of my hand from the heating vents.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:24, Reply)

oh god I'm well scared now
the aim of this was to try and reassure Wiggy, but now we're both going to be doing OCD checks in and around everything we touch.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:28, Reply)

ahaha it's because I live in the countryside mainly.
Cities are nowhere near as bad.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:30, Reply)

ok feeling slightly better
from my research I think Brisbane is the place I'd most like to go, so if I steer clear of the outback maybe I'll be ok!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:55, Reply)

You soon forget that everything can kill you with a single bite.
I spoke to a bloke who had lived in Sydney for 17 years and had never seen a funnel web.

If you go to Sydney do the bridge climb. It's expensive (over £100) but it's brilliant.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:00, Reply)

mate I've been living here my whole life and I'm always aware of it. :(

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:06, Reply)

Probably for the best, it means you'll live longer ! :D
but am I right in thinking that there hasn't been an actual fatality in decades because the hospitals are so well stocked on anti-venom?
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:11, Reply)

It's not so much the spiders that scare me, it's the sharks.
I think if I saw one I'd just die of fright, like a hamster.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:14, Reply)

it does make me a bit nervous though
it's enough of a heart jolt when there's only a 50p piece sized one on the wall, when it's bigger than my rat then bothers me and I'm not the one who's afraid of them.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:13, Reply)

Tuck your trousers into your socks
it wont help, but it will give the locals a good laugh
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:18, Reply)

this exactly.
wear long trousers if your hiking and solid shoes and you'll be fine.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:19, Reply)

I'll probably forget about it once I'm there
I just hope Wiggy will be able to, otherwise he won't have any fun. I want to book a 3 day surfing instruction excursion thing and I said we'd be away from the spiders for a while, but he retorted with jellyfish.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:22, Reply)

No, definitely do it if you can. Surfing instruction excursions are usually done on very safe beaches.
Just wear a rash vest and board shorts, and you'll be fine. You just need to have the vital organs covered ;) Nah, in all seriousness, a rash vest and board shorts will be more then enough to protect you from jelly fish.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:27, Reply)

I'm not too concerned about jellyfish really
sharks are more my worry but I know that's kind of silly.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:30, Reply)

s'not silly at all.
Do NOT go swimming at the beaches in adelaide. They are notorious for sharks. Also - sounds stupid, but if there are red and yellow flags on a beach - swim between them, and only between them. They're there for your safety.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:36, Reply)

I always obey the lifeguards,
when I was in Newquay it surprised me the amount of people who thought they could just ignore the lifeguard's warnings and signs, idiots.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 12:56, Reply)