This is Snopes' debunking of the Toilet Spider In Public Bathroom scare story-- but note that at the end it adds "some spiders prefer dark, cool places and can sometimes be found under (mostly outdoor) toilet seats", and names the Australian Redback Spider as an example. So I'd say: on an airline? Probably no spiders. In an outdoor toilet in a country where spiders are common? Might be more of a concern.
That said, the outdoor toilet at my grandmother's cottage in Cornwall is free of posionous spiders, but tends to be absolutely crawling with slugs. They like to live inside the cistern.
Pah! Snopes may have debunked some US urban myth about killer spiders in public toilets, but I'm talking about the Australian Redback Spider.
Which lurks under toilets.
Waiting for your arse.
Pah! Snopes may have debunked some US urban myth about killer spiders in public toilets, but I'm talking about the Australian Redback Spider.
Pfft. Outhouses out back of Bourke that haven't seen a toilet brush in the better part of a decade? Maybe. Toilets in suburban Melbourne? Nah.
OTOH, Sydney is the centre of the domain of one of the world's most venomous spiders. Still. Compare the life expectancies in Australia and the UK. The odds on you seeing, let alone having trouble with, one of our venomous denizens, are pretty small. Unless you let me plan your itinerary.
Hopes Jilli and Jessica don't wander in on the spider talk unawares
Pfft. Outhouses out back of Bourke that haven't seen a toilet brush in the better part of a decade? Maybe. Toilets in suburban Melbourne? Nah.
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I've mentioned it before but I did have a redback under the dunny. Admittedly, it was in Adelaide, and admittedly, it only happened once in 18 years. However, it
was
a redback spider, and it was under the toilet bowl.
I've mentioned it before but I did have a redback under the dunny. Admittedly, it was in Adelaide, and admittedly, it only happened once in 18 years. However, it was a redback spider, and it was under the toilet bowl.
Ok, you may wanna stay away from Jimi's dunny.
Good point, duly noted.
Mr tea, do I remember rightly that you might be in the UK some time this summer? Or am I on crack?
Mr tea, do I remember rightly that you might be in the UK some time this summer? Or am I on crack?
The two aren't mutually exclusive, you know.
Anyway, I'm hoping so. I haven't sat down to do the math yet, but London is definitely on my wishlist.
oooh. BT, if you stick around long enough, I might see you there.
Hivemind question (crossposted)
I'm looking at teaching jobs,and I (finally) found one that looks possible in the UK. Among the things I don't know, though, is whether the wage they're offering will be enough for me to live on. I'm scouring the Interbunny, but it'll be somewhere 16-17k, living in Watford, Herts.
Anybody know stuff?
