BLACK WIDOWS AND ALL!
Ok, I'm willing to go the extra mile for my clients. I've helped paint kitchens, taken trash to the curb, supplied pizza for cleaning day, etc. However, I discovered (the hard way) that there is definitely a limit to my services.
While standing in the garage of a home my buyers were having inspected, we were 'visited' by a bold little gal who, although she was smaller than me, scared the heck out of me - much to the amusement of my clients! You see, they were actually 'used to' black widow spiders - as in: 'they're no big deal'. Having moved to Stockton, California from Connecticut, my only exposure to these critters was from tv shows that used them as icons of fear (rather effectively, I might add).
My home inspector, being the prankster that he is, picked up a jar and asked me if I wouldn't mind capturing this lovely creature (who, by the way, was so big she should have been paying rent). He said it would be nice if I would capture it and release it somewhere away from the house. He is indeed an opportunist - when he saw how white my face was, he knew he could generate a few good bellylaughs at my expense. (He also knew that when my hands stopped shaking, I would see the humor in his comments).
All's well that ends well. My client's walked away from that deal (not because of Miss Spider), and selected an unoccupied home nearby.
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