Shock, Horror, Despair

Got a huge shock earier this evening when I reached down to untangle a load of computer cables only to find a whacking great spider nestling amongst them. After I had calmed myself down with a cup of sweet herbal tea, and phoned my daughter's boyfriend to remove the eight legged fiend, I started thinking about the other nasty surprises I have received recently. Maggots in an old biscuit tin at work, yes it's true that particular packet of custard creams had been languishing there for over a year but no one saw fit to tell me until I'd had one with my morning tea and then discovered the maggots. Next disconcerting moment discovering a baby slug on the underside of my salad in a fancy restaurant. Well to be precise half a baby slug, sorry slug lovers. Thankfully I managed to keep it down, despite feeling very queasy. And finally dog pooh on my shoe half way through a romantic date earlier last week. Well I say romantic, if you can count the stench of dog dirt and mutual shoe checking amongst the night's tender moments. It certainly has been a month of shocking encounters.