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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC Oct 24

    California man who was house-sitting for his parents set their home on fire when he used a blowtorch to kill spiders, authorities say. https://abcn.ws/2D5svZl pic.twitter.com/dJCVgHQmB2

    8:31 PM - 24 Oct 2018
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      1. Scott Christenson‏ @SPC8 Oct 24
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        pic.twitter.com/YqCQLfZ7ip

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      1. Julie-CTCatholicCorner‏ @CtCathCorner Oct 24
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        😂 hair spray and a lighter work just as well as a blowtorch- just sayin' 😎pic.twitter.com/MQ4gGNfuD5

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      2. Hannah Quick‏ @HannahCQuick Oct 24
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        I’m still not seeing the problem

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      3. Laura LaDue‏ @nutterfrog Oct 24
        Replying to @HannahCQuick @ABC

        As long as those spiders are dead, it was worth it.

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      2. Eria.Tarka‏ @Druannchristine Oct 24
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        Sounds reasonable 🤷🏻‍♀️

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      2. California Matthew‏ @EmeryvilleMatty Oct 24
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        Well he killed the spider. Accomplishment achieved.

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      3. vinelz‏ @vinelz1 Oct 25
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        Did he? I think it got away

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      2. Aurora Elizabeth‏ @GMGIRL63 Oct 24
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        Was he high?

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      3. Katherine Star-White‏ @katwhite193 Oct 24
        Replying to @GMGIRL63 @ABC

        I think he was high.

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      4. Aurora Elizabeth‏ @GMGIRL63 Oct 24
        Replying to @katwhite193 @ABC

        Me too 😂

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      1. CarnitaVato‏ @CarnitaVato Oct 25
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        When I was a kid my dad shot a mouse in the house with a shotgun. It was like seeing a live performance of Caddyshack.

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      1. WB‏ @WB_therealme Oct 25
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        I’d like to listen in on the call with the insurance adjuster! 🕷 🔥...”the 2018 spider fires? We know about it because we covered it” We are Farmers... Dut Dut dut dut dut dut!

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      1. K‏ @tpemaj16 Oct 24
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        Last line of article: This probably was a bad idea. Ya think?!?

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      1. Colton Todd‏ @ThirdPentateuch Oct 24
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        Hey I seen those spiders out there. This is a completely reasonable reaction. #HemetApartments

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      1. Light Side Post‏ @post_side Oct 25
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        Yeah but did the spider die? That’s really all that matters.

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      1. Citizen V  🇺🇸‏ @citizenvalen Oct 24
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        Probably the spider is still alive

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      1. bisbille‏ @politique__FR Oct 24
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        Only between 800 and 1000 $ of damage !?!? Wow!! Houses are cheap there ! I've paid more to pressure wash the roof !!

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      1.  🌺‏ @JustMePeople Oct 24
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        I can totally relate - seems reasonable to me 🤣

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      1. MzMalarkey 🔥‏ @ScottKimbal18 Oct 24
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        Has he never read Charlottes Web?

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