It's a good thing we immigrated back to the U.S. when we did, otherwise I might be spending this Mother's Day (it's this coming Sunday in the U.K) dealing with this.
Creepy Mothers' Day Plants Culled
Thousands of Mothers' Day flowers have been destroyed after florists discovered they were infested by spiders.
A trademark creepy crawlerThe bunches of roses and carnations were about to be prepared for Sunday's big day when shocked shop assistants realised they were crawling with spiders and infested with eggs.
A waste disposal firm was called in to take the blighted blooms away.
"When the van driver arrived at our waste depot to with the flowers, he looked terrified," said Biffa waste firm manager David Graham.
He said: "I've never seen a driver so keen to unload. We employ some big burly fellas but none of them were keen to go near this consignment.
"The blooms were absolutely crawling with the creepy things."
Experts say the spiders were common British house spiders and were completely harmless but still not the sort of surprise mums would have expected on Mothers' Day.
The florists, based in Birmingham, wanted to remain anonymous but have reassured mums that all the affected flowers had now been destroyed.
"It would have been a nightmare if mums had received the flowers on Mothers' Day, but thankfully that's now been averted," said a spokesman.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-1307078,00.html
I can't even begin to imagine the kind of freak out the hubby would be dealing with had he brought me home a dozen creepy, crawlie, spider-infested roses. He'd probably have to call 999 (the UK's equivalent of 911) and insist they bring a defibrilator along, because I'm telling you, that would be the end. I'd lose it, totally and completely. Brings to mind the following image:
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