What's your biggest surprise of modern times? Mine is that telescopic shower curtain poles are NOT baloney.
This monster. You can't see the scale on this pic but I put a pint mug over it to catch it. And the spread of its feet were wider than the circumference of the rim. I don't mind spiders particularly but this one .... Bleurgh.
I only ask as while waiting at the school gate the other day ( I'm a parent not a paedo) one of the mums had a giant yellow spider (really nasty looking piece of work (( spider not mum)). ) crawling up back of her leg. I don't know her so was unsure whether to bruMarmite off and inadvertantly touch her lovingly, warn her verbally, or just wattch aghast. I chose to watch aghast. Did I do right?
I was pleasantly surprised at my first ever attempt at drilling out rusty screws today. I'm feeling rather pleased with myself.