tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post343449722495690028..comments2022-11-13T08:23:36.226+00:00Comments on The Adventures of Cilgin Kiz: Uninvited Guest!Maryhocamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17594674974875294664noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-68414460763258277492012-06-19T09:13:31.681+01:002012-06-19T09:13:31.681+01:00well i never Mary..shaving foam..right im off to b...well i never Mary..shaving foam..right im off to buy some todayshirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-26531850614870703852011-08-29T08:07:43.996+01:002011-08-29T08:07:43.996+01:00Oh Penelope, how scary! I found myself instinctive...Oh Penelope, how scary! I found myself instinctively checking the bathroom floor everytime I went in this summer:-)Maryhocamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594674974875294664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-41156235305373172102011-08-29T00:08:48.648+01:002011-08-29T00:08:48.648+01:00OMG, how I remember this one. Since you posted it ...OMG, how I remember this one. Since you posted it and I commented before, I should add that the other day, my sister found a dead - not squashed - blonde scorpion - in other words, the most dangerous type - in my closet.<br /><br />And where one goes, another follows.Penelope J.http://donthangupbook.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-35918448880781659772011-07-06T09:11:29.695+01:002011-07-06T09:11:29.695+01:00Wow Cath, you are in better shape than I am. No am...Wow Cath, you are in better shape than I am. No amount of fear would enable me to get my legs anywhere near my head. Hard enough to get them to keep me upright!Maryhocamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594674974875294664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-16489562277814531632011-07-06T06:04:10.898+01:002011-07-06T06:04:10.898+01:00I have an insect phobia, but I still laughed at th...I have an insect phobia, but I still laughed at this. I would have had my legs wrapped around my own head if I'd seen that scorpion!<br /><br />Love this post! :D <br />~cath xocathy joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829421153829081513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-44905934972939439732011-06-28T13:56:49.206+01:002011-06-28T13:56:49.206+01:00How awful a scorpion ! I dropped my sunglasses in ...How awful a scorpion ! I dropped my sunglasses in the hole of the turkish toilet, of course I didn't "fish" for them, lol !<br />I just wanted to tell you that I came back from Istanbul on Saturday and we had a wonderful stay there ! 10 days ! We were lucky to have a hotel (only3*)very close to the Blue Mosque and the other things, very clean, very comfortable and above all a wonderful terrace on the 5th floor with a swimming pool, overlooking Istanbul. There also was a restaurant, so we didn't have to go out in the evening. We both had the blues when we came back.<br /><br />you can read my first post here : http://gattinatravels.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-discovered-istanbul.html<br /><br />Otherwise there are my daily reports on "Writer Cramps" <br />Conclusion,Istanbul is a city where I could live !Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-68695881207712715462011-06-25T17:13:16.515+01:002011-06-25T17:13:16.515+01:00I'm so glad I didn't read this before goin...I'm so glad I didn't read this before going to Istanbul in 2004. Sometimes, it's just best not to know. ::shudder::<br /><br />I have a horrible fear of spiders.Holly Jahangirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034708581256314628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-79380571253904295042011-06-24T20:00:56.547+01:002011-06-24T20:00:56.547+01:00Yes Corinne I wasn't prepared for it. I've...Yes Corinne I wasn't prepared for it. I've been visiting Turkey for over six years now and while I know there are snakes and scorpions I have never encountered one outside let alone in the house. But it is typical of me, that it could not happen at a "normal" place or time. İt just makes one more funny story from Turkey.Maryhocamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594674974875294664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-35510717660184764232011-06-24T17:19:02.649+01:002011-06-24T17:19:02.649+01:00This was so funny and scary at the same time! And ...This was so funny and scary at the same time! And to think I get scared of the harmless geckos!Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127426375705808776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-83846329489157565582011-06-23T14:59:00.136+01:002011-06-23T14:59:00.136+01:00Yikes scorpions, I would freak out too. If it was...Yikes scorpions, I would freak out too. If it wasn't so scary I would be laughing at how the poor Metin had to come up to your bedroom!<br /><br />I am also used to taking off my shoes at home but I haven't encountered any scary creatures :)BrowsingRomehttp://www.browsingrome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-46270454829060794962011-06-20T22:50:59.282+01:002011-06-20T22:50:59.282+01:00Hello Mary -
Loo or no loo, I don't know why ...Hello Mary -<br /><br />Loo or no loo, I don't know why you didn't jump right up and out of there, lol. I don't think I'm going to sit there and play "stare-down" with a monster! :)charlie nitrichttp://charlienitric.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-79612749730810825682011-06-20T21:38:19.792+01:002011-06-20T21:38:19.792+01:00Glad to know I'm not the only wimp around. Eri...Glad to know I'm not the only wimp around. Eric you certainly have a point, maybe this poor little scorpion meant no harm. It does seem like an extreme consequence for bad navigation. Hubbie would be dead many times over if he was so punished for poor sense of direction. But while I might scoop up a spider on a piece of paper I wasn't taking any chances with this guy.Maryhocamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594674974875294664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-36006916898484763722011-06-20T21:35:28.427+01:002011-06-20T21:35:28.427+01:00Woah Mary .... I would have freaked out too. Encou...Woah Mary .... I would have freaked out too. Encountering a scorpion whilst conducting ones ablutions is just not right. Well done to Metin for twatting the little fella!!Annie (Lady M) xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086309578820420578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-47855778683926723632011-06-20T20:44:33.754+01:002011-06-20T20:44:33.754+01:00OH, dear! Scorpions and little lizards with tails ...OH, dear! Scorpions and little lizards with tails would scare it out of me, too! But I admire your wonderful gift of language for telling this story in such a delightful way!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-74288488718121634162011-06-18T21:06:13.092+01:002011-06-18T21:06:13.092+01:00Nicely written funny story! I guess standing up fo...Nicely written funny story! I guess standing up for the poor dead scorpion wouldn't be a popular position...not really his fault for wandering into the wrong place at the wrong time ;) Having said that, I would have given the poor sod a taste of my shaving cream can, too! Not worth making his poor navigation become my trip to the ER.<br /><br />Thanks for the story!Eric@I've Become My Parentshttp://ivebecomemyparents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-85390049524142115242011-06-18T20:25:03.546+01:002011-06-18T20:25:03.546+01:00Great story. Humorously told. And you were sitting...Great story. Humorously told. And you were sitting on the loo, no less! Glad that Metin got his just desserts. <br /><br />Once, I lived on a ranch in Mexico. The first night we got there, I spent cleaning and fumigating. When we retired, my husband said something derogatory about my needless obsession with fumigating. And I asked him, "What's that crawling along the floor?"<br />Instead of stomping on the scorpion, brave old B took out the insect repellent and sprayed it to death.Penelope J.http://donthangupbook.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-19074809990090854472011-06-18T18:18:54.347+01:002011-06-18T18:18:54.347+01:00I would have reacted the exact same way as you, ma...I would have reacted the exact same way as you, maybe worse! I found a huge bug on the wall in one of the bedrooms once and called my husband at work to come home and kill it. He wouldn't , so I called my best friend to do it, she wouldn't either. So I did the only thing I could do, sprayed it with hairspray, ran out the door and closed it behind me. Husband had to clean up the corpse later when he did get home =)Laliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569348127933434931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-25840705317052813812011-06-18T09:48:59.789+01:002011-06-18T09:48:59.789+01:00Argh scorpions and spiders - they give me chills, ...Argh scorpions and spiders - they give me chills, even when just looking at a pic on the web. Too many encounters with the many legged kind when growing up in a mining town and then on a farm. I can tolerate all other kinds of bugs (well except centipedes and millipedes...maybe its the number of legs that get me?).Janinehttp://reflectionsfromaredhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-24907033305761120782011-06-18T02:41:36.785+01:002011-06-18T02:41:36.785+01:00Not to be indelicate, but I am also glad you were ...Not to be indelicate, but I am also glad you were sitting on the loo at the right moment!! So funny, Mary, though I would have been terrified as well! ;pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-53758873441807024442011-06-17T21:51:26.822+01:002011-06-17T21:51:26.822+01:00Lucylastica don't be sorry for laughing, I see...Lucylastica don't be sorry for laughing, I seem to get myself into all kinds of situations. Laughter is the only way to go.<br />MuMu I'm not a city girl, grew up by the beach but a few nettles or midges seem to be the worst Ireland has to offer. I have no problem with spiders, mice etc. <br />Tiffany, I too can handle spiders but snakes and scorpions are a step too far.Maryhocamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594674974875294664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-42193765095308598312011-06-17T20:59:07.929+01:002011-06-17T20:59:07.929+01:00I am fine with all sorts of creatures- large spide...I am fine with all sorts of creatures- large spiders, lizards, I even love snakes. But scorpions- no thank you! Not so much an ew factor as a total freakout factor!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846828882728819452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-15695552982319310762011-06-17T20:02:54.406+01:002011-06-17T20:02:54.406+01:00Are you a city girl by any chance Mary? I grew up ...Are you a city girl by any chance Mary? I grew up in the countryside. Although I never had such encounters in the loo, I remember a big green lizard starring at me and my plate at lunch...not nice. In London, I am not scared of anything now!Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-55927490556984034462011-06-17T09:32:23.979+01:002011-06-17T09:32:23.979+01:00OMG! I would have been exactly the same as you - t...OMG! I would have been exactly the same as you - totally freaked out! But you recall it with such humour it's hard not to laugh. *sorry* xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-81199002631894855172011-06-17T00:26:16.273+01:002011-06-17T00:26:16.273+01:00Shaving foam, shaving foam....I shall keep that in...Shaving foam, shaving foam....I shall keep that in mind but still hope this never happens to me! Eeeeekkk!!! Scary!!! Glad everyone's okay! Whew...Joyhttp://www.joypagemanuel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739201169241763927.post-49274719024812620172011-06-17T00:08:53.683+01:002011-06-17T00:08:53.683+01:00Glad you survived the ordeal. I would have freaked...Glad you survived the ordeal. I would have freaked too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16722113420473357914noreply@blogger.com