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I think we have a deadly snake or two same as spider but i have never heard of them being around where we live some in different parts of the country.
@coolcat this came up in my newsfeed today and I immediately thought of your wife
That is neat I'll have to show that to my wife she will probably cringe just looking at it. lol 🙂
LOL!
When I was deployed in Saudi, we encountered Camel Spiders on an everyday basis. Camel Spiders are also about as big as your hand. They scared the sh*t out of people though, because they would run at you and seemingly chase you.
One day, however, I was standing about 20 feet from my aircraft and one of them started running from my jet toward me. I backed off and it ran back to the jet. I came closer and it seemed to once again pursue me, so I backed off again and he circled back to the jet. That's when it hit me. They aren't attacking, they trying to get from one place to another by seeking shaded areas!
@adam
degenerates, murderers, bank robbers, humm sounds like good old philthydelphia to me.I don't think degenerates,murderers,bank robbers,bother my wife to much she works with a tougher crowed, problem teenagers/kids.
@coolcat
they don't bother me either, my friends Smith and Wesson give them something to think about, they learn quick....@robf4g210
what base in Saudi....Riyadh?I'm glad I live on the west coast now cause I grew up with Funnel Webs and those motherfuckers are terrifying! *shudder*
@3danimenut101 King Aziz Airbase in Dhahran. Stayed at the Khobar Towers. Missed the truck bomb by a month; I was actually staying in the building that took the brunt.
@nemain funnel webs would bother me as well. I am west coast so never had to put up with them. Redbacks are much easier to find
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Geez, your lucky i remember that mess...was only at King Aziz Airbase once in 91
for 6 weeks, liaison/instructor long range precision marksmanship, getting the greenies in shape...Retired right after that, 22 years was enough for me.I figured you for a lifer for some reason. 22 years! Once again, thank you for giving so much of yourself in service to your country!
Yeah, all combined I did about a year over there in Saudi, four 90 day rotations. 12 hours on and 12 hours off with one day off for each rotation to go drinking in Bahrain (alcohol consumption is illegal with severe punishment in Saudi).
would do it all again anytime, well if i was still able to run and gun like back then, i'm tried just looking at a set of stairs now....lol
never understood that illegal consumption law in Saudi, the guys on base sure had a few choice words about though...that's one hike over the trail all the way to Bahrain just for a cold one, but i remember those days, nothing like a smoke filled bar and a cold beer to de-stress.
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