Special Ops Mission

Special Ops Mission is a tv show on the Military Channel. Kyle hooked me on it and now I have hooked Tim on it. In the show, a Special Ops guy takes on impossible missions. One guy against four bad guys. These missions are live training simulations. No script. Sometimes he makes it out alive and completes his mission, sometimes he is killed in action.

Tim and I watched an episode last night, so when he text me this morning, I was reminded of this show.

My Mission: Locate and destroy enemy spider.

(Tim is deathly afraid of spiders. No matter how big or how small, he will avoid them at all costs. If ever there is a spider around, it is my duty to kill the spider.)

I got a text this morning. "... giant brown spider in bedroom... can't find it... keep your eyes open for it... will call office to come bug spray... freakin' out"

Description of Enemy: Freakin' Huge. Brown. Larger than a Quarter.

Plan of Attack: Start in Bathroom where Spider was first seen. Make my way to the bedroom where it ran off to.

I got to Tim's apartment and gathered my supplies.

(flashlight and frying pan. I decided that a frying

pan was better than a shoe because it has a larger

circumference for killing the spider)

I first cleared the bathroom. No "freakin' huge" sipder there.

Next I went into the bedroom. I pressed a towel against the bathroom door so the enemy would be unable to retreat back to the bathroom.

I searched high and low and was unable to find the spider. I took a break and let the dogs out for a while. Once the dogs were back in their kennels I headed back into enemy terratory.

My New Plan: Clean the bedroom and hope to come across the enemy Spider.

I start hanging clothes in the closet. I sa what looked like some sort of taser (later learned that it was part of a toy) on the floor. Tim's shoe was on top of it so I moved Tim's shoe and out runs the SPIDER!

I won't lie. I jumped about a foot. The spider ran next to the laundry basket. The space was too small to fit my weapon of choice (the frying pan) so I ran and got some windex and hairspray.

(my final list of supplies)

Plan: Spray the spider with hairspray then with windex

I spray the hairspray and the spider runs behind the basket. Apparently hairspray doesnt work on spiders like it does with flies and mosquitoes. I toss the basket to the side and the spider comes running at me!!!!

I'll admit. I squealed like a girl. But I AM a girl, so it's okay. Luckily I can multi task so as I am squealing I am also grabbing the frying pan. First shot - miss, spider still headed my way. Second shot - miss. Holy cow! A freaking huge pan, how in the heck can I miss! Third shot - on target. I then drop the pan and grab the windex and spray the spider a couple of times.

(The spider was finally exterminated in the closet door)

(The spider was the size of a penny. When alive, it was probably the size of a quarter)

Misson: Locate Enemy Spider - Accomplished. Destroy Enemy Spider - Completed Successfully.

Whiskey, Whiskey Out