So, what did you do today?

[AllZWay]

Another Mustang advantage ~ active suspension.

Dude that's scary.

That is crazy looking.

[Crumpacker]

Holy parallel dimension ...

A tarantula appeared in our kitchen floor yesterday during Lime Rock.

Captured it much the same way and released at the back of our property, 300' from our house (30' from our neighbor's).

My wife's reaction was much the same as Darci's, although accompanied by screams of terror.

Must be the Rapture... anyone else stumble upon a tarantula yesterday while watching racing? Mitch, is this good or bad for us?

There was plenty of screaming from Darcie before and after that video. We moved him into a larger home (friend brought a giant tub of cheesy balls over).

[cjlmlml]

Saw a scorpion crawling around my trailer the other day when I went to pick it up

[Mrs. Crumpacker]

The spider has been picked up by Allen Dean from TAMU...he is the person who identified the spiders from this http://www.texasento.net/Social_Spider.htm!!

He said that the spider was a male and probably wouldn't live that long, and was probably coming in to find water. He also said that females get twice the size as this one...

[marshall_mosty]

Caught 5-6 ants in the living room last night (they might have also been around since the Rapture). Pest control will be out today at 4pm to make sure we get the buggers... Trina's not too thrilled.

[RichardP]

Found out my left rear torque box is ripping out of the car.

That's pretty nasty. How free is it to move? How are you going to put it back into the correct location before securing it?

I'd strongly suggest a welded repair. A bolted connection through the local sheet metal is likely to wallow out again pretty quickly and make future additional repairs much more difficult...


Richard P.

[BryanL]

Sam- Is a tarantula really that big of a deal in CS that you have to call someone from TAMU? Why did you have to wear gloves or why weren't you wearing your racing gloves? Real men like myself and Tommy from CO just pick them up with our hands and let them crawl on our arms at Hallett. But maybe the researchers at TAMU will need some more specimens so bring your work gloves and containers next weekend as I'm sure you will find some up there. Are you going to shower at Hallett with steel toe work boots and those same gloves too?

[Crumpacker]

Sam- Is a tarantula really that big of a deal in CS that you have to call someone from TAMU?

I'm trying to lower future students' tuition... that's one less tarantula they have to buy for Entomology101.

Why did you have to wear gloves or why weren't you wearing your racing gloves?

My racing gloves were on under the welding gloves.

Real men like myself and Tommy from CO just pick them up with our hands and let them crawl on our arms at Hallett.

Spiders and I don't get along, I can deal with snakes all day long... no spiders though.

Are you going to shower at Hallett with steel toe work boots and those same gloves too?

uhhh yeah.

[michaelmosty]

That's pretty nasty. How free is it to move? How are you going to put it back into the correct location before securing it?

I'd strongly suggest a welded repair. A bolted connection through the local sheet metal is likely to wallow out again pretty quickly and make future additional repairs much more difficult...


Richard P.

I honestly have no clue what I'm going to do about this. I need to make some serious calls tomorrow.
I did call Wolfe Racecraft in Arlington and they said they charge $500 to do both the uppers and lowers (won't do lowers by themself) but they can't get to it for 2-weeks.

[Al Fernandez]

I'm pretty sure if a spider like that was found in my house I'd be looking at repair bills from several shotgun blasts...and maybe a ticket or two. Thats nuts.

Michael...wow! All you want for Christmas is a new tub? I agree with Richard, but if bolt in is all you can do for one event then do what you have to do. There are plenty of guys that can do the welding friday night on site too once you get the bolt on pieces on.