Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

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Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by Rtwodtwo » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:41 am

Has anyone anything creepy happen like a spider creeping into your mask up your hose or even worse a mouse and not finding out till activating your machine?

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by quietmorning » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:33 am

Not so far. . .

heh. . .but now I have the heebee jeebees. . . lol.

We have had brown recluses in this house and have found several in bed on occasion - but so far, none have found their way into my equipment.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by Pugsy » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:51 am

Not for the faint of heart thread if creepy crawlies really bother you.
viewtopic.php?p=34260#p34260

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by Mary Z » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:03 am

Do check out the link Pugsy posted. I remember a thread where someone did find a spider in the hose. There was a discission about using a panty hose over the end of the connector.
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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by Sheriff Buford » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:03 am

Don't even want to read this post... Sheriff

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:12 am

I found a dead silverfish in my humidifier tank.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by khauser » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:03 am

Pugsy wrote:Not for the faint of heart thread if creepy crawlies really bother you.
viewtopic.php?p=34260#p34260
Reading this thread I became aware (again) of how sick some of us are! Oh, I don't mean physically!

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by Pugsy » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:10 am

khauser wrote:Reading this thread I became aware (again) of how sick some of us are! Oh, I don't mean physically!
Yeah, aren't we a fine kettle of fish?

I always loved that thread. Took me a bit of hunting to dredge it up again but this time I saved it.
We all know I am one sicko. I thought it was great fun reading it.
It can't all be about work...gotta have some fun too.

If someone is a bugaphobic...not the thing for them to be reading though. Of course now that I said that they all have to go look and then get grossed out. I am so bad.

A few bugs do not gross me out. I still remember riding my bike with mouth open and chewing gum...bug flew in...stuck to gum...surprised me so much I swallowed my gum.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by carojae » Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:51 pm

Haha. This is always my first thought before hitting the start button. So far, so good.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by cosmo » Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:03 pm

I found an ant once in my humidifier tank. I went on to destroy them all with ant bait. Took about 2 weeks but I got rid of each and everyone one of them.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by John from Brookston » Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:32 pm

Great. As *IF* I didn't already have enough to give me nightmares...
Just like shaking your boots out for scorpions, I guess....

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:48 pm

Shaking the shoes out for Legos, already.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by Muddpa » Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:55 pm

Just dust

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by CPAPhope » Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:27 pm

So far (2 months in to CPAP), I haven't had anything in my equipment. When I was kid, though, I was outside, playing and yelling, and a yellow jacket flew in my mouth and stung me on the tongue. I couthend talk for a week.

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Re: Ever had anything creepy happen like a spider up the hose?

Post by acidragon » Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:06 pm

ugg it never even crossed my mind until this post... now ill never look at my equipment the smae way again.

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