North Wales
I was a teenager and my parents had decided on a camping holiday in North Wales in late August, early September. A lovely camp site apparently, just at the foot of Snowdon. It rained for the entire week and we never saw the top of Snowdon once because of the low rain-filled clouds.

I found out the hard way that leaving a sleeping bag against the side of a wet tent means a wet sleeping bag, and there were toads and huge spiders living in the toilet block guaranteeing a week of constipation for me. Evenings were spent huddled round the camping Gaz stove and occasionally shrieking and swiping with a shoe at the daddy long legs that were hatching out of the ground inside the tent. Then my mum 'accidentally' slammed the boot of the car on both my dad's hands, and as he was the only one who could drive, we were stuck at the campsite for a few days while he recovered the use of them.

We couldn't even get a lay in in the mornings, because every bloody morning at 6 am the Red Arrows came screaming down the valley as it seemed they were using it as a practice run. If they'd waited until later in the week, it might have cured my constipation.

I have been camping since, but never again in Wales.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:37, 16 replies)

Do you go to Rhyl and steal someone's wallet at all?
I bet you fucking did.
( spanishfly is so fucking sexy people impersonate him, Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:43, closed)

I should have done
I bet the local police cells had better toilets.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:53, closed)

We really need a vote to establish which of Wales, Scotland and Cornwall is the shittest camping destination.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:43, closed)

I have camped in all three places
But that was the worst holiday I've ever had.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:55, closed)

So you went camping, and couldn't poo because spiders live outside?

( rofl harris, Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:45, closed)

I was a teenager.
They weren't outside, they were IN the toilets. Dark, damp toilet block and things moving around. I couldn't wait to get out of there.

I still hate spiders indoors.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 19 Aug 2014, 17:53, closed)

paging stuj ... paging stuj

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 19 Aug 2014, 18:01, closed)

Doc-Doc-Doc-Doc-
Doctor Stuj...
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 19 Aug 2014, 22:07, closed)

(^(^;;^)^) DID SOMEONE CALL?
(^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!
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( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Wed 20 Aug 2014, 1:14, closed)

Found a massive (and almost invisible) web across my front porch this morning.
It was at about head height.
After quick and careful inspection I found it home to a spider that could only be described as LARGE.

I ducked under it, leaving it to be swept up by my housemate's face.
(eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Tue 19 Aug 2014, 18:19, closed)

I nipped out to pick some sage and chives the other night
walked through a web on the apple tree and turned to find a big hairy orb spider hanging about an inch from my nose, perfectly illuminated by the outside light. I'm not going to exaggerate here but it was at least the size of a small car. I have managed to bring one of those inside before, having caught my hair on his web. I'm generally cool with spiders but if I find one about my person when I'm not expecting it I do tend to scream like a girl.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 19 Aug 2014, 22:37, closed)

(^(^;;^)^) CURDS AND WHEY THE LOVELY EMVEE! YOU KNOW THE SCORE! CURDS AND WHEY, NICE AND EASY!
(^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Wed 20 Aug 2014, 1:17, closed)

(^(^;;^)^) JUST GIVE US SOME CURD AND WHEY AND NOBODY'S FACE NEEDS TO GET CRAWLED ON AT 3 IN THE MORNING!
(^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Wed 20 Aug 2014, 1:16, closed)

..and to add insult to injury, a 200 mile drive each way
to get to purgatory...
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 19 Aug 2014, 21:50, closed)

(^(^;;^)^) TEAM SPIDERS IS FEELING A DISTINCT LACK OF LOVE HERE THE FORMERLY LOVELY TEE CEE EMM.
(^(^;;^)^) NO PANDERING FOR YOU!
(^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Wed 20 Aug 2014, 1:18, closed)

spiders rock

(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Thu 21 Aug 2014, 11:27, closed)