October 30: Spider in the Coffee

Let's just start this little story by stating the fact that I absolutely hate spiders. I hate the way they look. I hate the way they move. And, I hate the fact that I also have a fear of them. Yep, I'll admit it, I'm afraid of spiders! So, the phone call I got from my wife while I was running an errand at the store today was all the more disturbing based on this aforementioned information. She called me because she was cleaning out the coffee pot, and in the process discovered a very large, very hairy type of spider carcass in the tray that holds the coffee filter. Meaning, of course, that over the course of God only knows how long, any coffee we've prepared, and we make a pot every morning (SA-FR), likely included this particular spider in the brewing process. Honestly, on the other side of the phone, I thought my wife was going to throw up while sharing her discovery with me. She asked me if I wanted her to keep the "carcass" in the sink until I got home so I could see it. I couldn't do it...I think that would have made it too real for me. Besides, had I seen it, I don't think I would have drank coffee in our house ever again. For the record, we have a new coffeemaker now.