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Anyone have some nice or interesting, or just stories about experiences with conversations about tarantulas with strangers in public?
I had a nice one just now, I’m wearing a teeshirt that says “free hugs” with what looks like a cartoonish Pelinobius muticus on it. Well I’m flying back today and we go rerouted to a different airport due to bad weather and they let passengers deplane, when they were coming back a lady in her what looked to be 70’s said “hey love the shirt, I used to have pet tarantulas” to which I said “I still do” she then said hers last one died a few years ago or something after 15yrs. I said yeah they can live for a long time and as she was passing I said “hey well I’m glad to hear someone else gets it” she said “me too”.
I think we both felt heart warmed. Love it when strangers in the hobby collide in public, pretty swell!
do you guys have any stories like this?
I had a nice one just now, I’m wearing a teeshirt that says “free hugs” with what looks like a cartoonish Pelinobius muticus on it. Well I’m flying back today and we go rerouted to a different airport due to bad weather and they let passengers deplane, when they were coming back a lady in her what looked to be 70’s said “hey love the shirt, I used to have pet tarantulas” to which I said “I still do” she then said hers last one died a few years ago or something after 15yrs. I said yeah they can live for a long time and as she was passing I said “hey well I’m glad to hear someone else gets it” she said “me too”.
I think we both felt heart warmed. Love it when strangers in the hobby collide in public, pretty swell!
do you guys have any stories like this?