I was going out back to pick blackberries a few days ago. I ride my four-wheeler out a trail through the woods, to the open fields where the berries grow along the tree line.
I don’t know how fast I was going, but about one foot in front of my face, a spider web came into view about one second before I ran through it. It couldn’t have hit me more directly in the face if I had been aiming at it. It covered my face and neck and was in my hair. I was going too fast to see if there was a spider in it, or not, so I started swatting all over my head and shoulders, while still going down the hill. Yuck!
A pair of turkeys with two young ran off the trail as I came through. I think they were laughing at me.
From now on I’m going to ride with a pole stuck out in front of me to catch any webs first. This kind of thing is exactly the reason that I let Tom ride in front of me. Heh heh.