Awakened at 3 AM with something crawling across my neck under my chin; swatted it off at lightning speed and jumped out of my sleep recliner chair; then thought due to size my swatting hand had felt that it must have been a harmless chameleon lizard; checked my shoes to make sure it had not landed in them before putting them on; shook out the bedsheet that had been spread over my sleeping self; out fell a scolopendromorpha (giant centipede about 4 inches long); then proceeded to stomp on it four or five times to squash all of it's parts into oblivion - which resulted in a nasty mess to clean off the floor & shoe soles; checked out all of my bedding before retiring again. If that thing had bitten or stung me, particularly on the neck, I would have been in bad trouble because I'm allergic to stinging insect venom in the wasp, bee, and ant families. Oh well, that's just a part of Florida environment.
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Ladyelaine- Posts : 895
Join date : 2016-08-27
Location : Suwannee Springs, Florida
Sunshine16- Posts : 626
Join date : 2016-08-28
Location : Virginia
Good grief. I would have had a heart attack. Yikes. Glad you are okay.
Psycho144- Posts : 1082
Join date : 2016-08-26
Age : 84
Sounds frightfull. Glad it wasn't myself.
Take care and stay safe.
God Bless
Psycho
Take care and stay safe.
God Bless
Psycho
Sunshine16- Posts : 626
Join date : 2016-08-28
Location : Virginia
Good thoughts to all this Memorial Day.
Mom died one year ago today...mean Alzheimer's and stuck in a nursing home with no visitors did her in. RIP.
Mom died one year ago today...mean Alzheimer's and stuck in a nursing home with no visitors did her in. RIP.
Psycho144- Posts : 1082
Join date : 2016-08-26
Age : 84
The hardest person to loose to a lot of people is one's Mum.
God Bless
Psycho
God Bless
Psycho
Ladyelaine- Posts : 895
Join date : 2016-08-27
Location : Suwannee Springs, Florida
The only real consolation upon losing one's mother seems to be knowing they are resting in peace and by the Grace of God we will see them again. My condolences to you Sunshine. 
Sunshine16- Posts : 626
Join date : 2016-08-28
Location : Virginia
Thank you, guys. She really is in a better place now.