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Originally Posted by tameblackbirds  An old story told by my mum 84. During and air raid my mum and sisters spot a spider in the shelter, more scared of spider than the thought of bomb dropping on them, scream. My Grandma grabbed the spider saying "They won't hurt you" at which point she screamed dropping the spider because it bit her.  Mum says her mother never went near spiders again and the next air raid was spent under the kitchen table! Luckily they were never bombed  |
That is a really nice story which, as well as being interesting, amusing and nostalgic, also places you firmly in to an historical framework