We get a lot of laughs on B M, but this topic has had me giggling like mad. I've come to the conclusion we're all qualified to wear our white, silver buckled jackets.
I'm an arachnophobe so even the word s p i d e r makes my skin shiver. I dislike them even when they are D E A D.
Lin have you tried compressed air? You can buy it in cans,at office supply shops, it has a straw like attachment to get into nooks and crannnies, such as computer keyboards. A bit like WD40 cans with the straw like attachment, if you know what I mean.
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Hairdryer? on cool of course.