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General => Off-Topic => Topic started by: wattMaster on July 07, 2016, 10:22:11 PM
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As a compliment to Things Which Annoy You, what things scare you? One thing is this one catchy Italian song, with horrid, evil 3D models, can't remember the name.
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Watching/doing anything to do with wiring an energized circuit.
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I would be running away from the room scared of that!
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Yeah, I am an off breaker guy, I can't imagine working on aerial lines of 10000s of volts!
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Yeah, I am an off breaker guy, I can't imagine working on aerial lines of 10000s of volts!
Why can't they just turn it off?
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Why can't they just turn it off?
Because it would mean turning off power to lots of clients. Rerouting electricity is sometimes possible but on a line that serves customers directly, then it would mean a power outage, which the utility tries to avoid.
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Why can't they just turn it off?
Because it would mean turning off power to lots of clients. Rerouting electricity is sometimes possible but on a line that serves customers directly, then it would mean a power outage, which the utility tries to avoid.
Then you are in a very dangerous position, does the power company care about Safety Or Convenience?
In this case, Convenience, but other utilities may care about Safety.
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-Insanely loud and bright fireworks (think they are called salutes?)
-Being outside at night in COMPLETE darkness (you never know if there are raccoons that will suddenly scare the daylights, soft whites, and cool whites out of you)
I have more but that's all I can think of for now.
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Depends a whole lot on what work is done, and the age and condition of equipment. For example low voltage distribution cables today are isolated and use isolation piercing connectors, so there are no energized bare conductors involved at all when you are splicing a branch to the line, all the work is clicking Plastic connectors onto the cable. Something like taking voltage measurements can only be done live. Some other things would be better done offline
Also, on a scale of danger, how bad you think connecting live wires is compared to driving on the highway ? A wrong movement in either position can kill you, and in driving on the highway you cant "freeze and think" either (the car is moving at speed), yet driving is ok and live electricity is considered more dangerous ?
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I remember! It's called Sempre Di Domenica. Search at your own risk.
Little Note: I saw the music video, but It did not have any sound, which is odd, and I skipped around, but I don't actually know for sure if it has horrid, evil 3D models.
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Disco classic `Automatic Lover` by Dee D Jackson from 1978 had a robot in the video, I was only 6 years old when this song came out, and use to have nightmares about this robot! ;D
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Disco classic `Automatic Lover` by Dee D Jackson from 1978 had a robot in the video, I was only 6 years old when this song came out, and use to have nightmares about this robot! ;D
Sounds scary, robots in 1978 must have been rudimentary!
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Things that scare me
Aliens
Wasps
Snakes
jellyfish
The Matrix rain
I also get very scared when I have to go to the dentist or visit the hospital
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Things that scare me
Aliens
Wasps
Snakes
jellyfish
The Matrix rain
I also get very scared when I have to go to the dentist or visit the hospital
I get terrified of Wasps, and will do anything to avoid them.
But actually kind of like going to the dentist! What makes you scared?
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Things that scare me
Aliens
Wasps
Snakes
jellyfish
The Matrix rain
I also get very scared when I have to go to the dentist or visit the hospital
I am TERRIFIED of wasps. They seem to be aggressive for no reason and take joy in harassing me. ???
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Things that scare me
Aliens
Wasps
Snakes
jellyfish
The Matrix rain
I also get very scared when I have to go to the dentist or visit the hospital
I am TERRIFIED of wasps. They seem to be aggressive for no reason and take joy in harassing me. ???
When I see a single Wasp in the backyard, I run inside and spray lots of essential oil Wasp repellent that we made all me and the outside.
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Whenever I see just one, I spray the crap out of where I know they are (handles on deck stairs and border). Then they start dropping dead and I can resume being outside.
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Things that scare me
Aliens
Wasps
Snakes
jellyfish
The Matrix rain
1/ Why Aliens?, I`d love to meet one, (like Paul)!, but then again, real ones would probably wipe us out in a kind of Independence Day type thing! :o
2/Wasps are misunderstood creatures!, I have found if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone, people only piss them off by trying to swat them!
3/Snakes, we don`t have the dangerous ones here, although I do think Cobras are awsome, (wouldn`t like to meet one face to face though)!
4/Jellyfish are graceful creatures, they don`t mean to horribly maim you with their stings, just don`t get in their way!
5/ Whats `Matrix rain`?, I haven`t seen the film? ???
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Things that scare me
Aliens
Wasps
Snakes
jellyfish
The Matrix rain
1/ Why Aliens?, I love to meet one, (like Paul)!, but then again, real ones would probably wipe us out in a kind of Independence Day type thing! :o
2/Wasps are misunderstood creatures!, I have found if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone, people only piss them off by trying to swat them!
3/Snakes, we don`t have the dangerous ones here, although I do think Cobras are awsome, (wouldn`t like to meet one face to face though)!
4/Jellyfish are graceful creatures, they don`t mean to horribly maim you with their stings, just don`t get in their way!
5/ Whats `Matrix rain`?, I haven`t seen the film? ???
Maybe you have different Wasps, but the ones here are intent on flying around me in the worst times.
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Every time I go outside the wasps here decide to make a beeline for me. ???
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I thought Florida-like NC and other Southern states has PLENTY of dangerous snakes to look out for.Jellyfish and wasps-I too,stay out of their way!We have a chart posted here at work showing the dangerous snakes,insects,and plants to look out for and stay away from.People who live in those areas know the dangerous critters and plants that live there!
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Aliens, what if they're cool like roger?
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I thought Florida-like NC and other Southern states has PLENTY of dangerous snakes to look out for.Jellyfish and wasps-I too,stay out of their way!We have a chart posted here at work showing the dangerous snakes,insects,and plants to look out for and stay away from.People who live in those areas know the dangerous critters and plants that live there!
Florida is nothing compared to Australia. :o
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Every time I go outside the wasps here decide to make a beeline for me. ???
Same with me. :(
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I just take cover in the shed when a method of action is not available.
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Aliens, what if they're cool like roger?
Roger ;D, it would be fun to go out on a Saturday night with him, he makes me laugh in his Rasta hat! ;D
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Centipedes and Ear wigs Other than that I don't know really!
Dentists don't bother me. I usually get any work done without an anaesthetic.
Wasps dont scare me neither do bees they'll leave you alone if you don't annoy them. I get a lot of them in the greenhouse abs they usually just do their job then fly into the windows! And I end up going round saving them all with a glass and piece of paper!
Snakes are awesome reptiles.
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Centipedes and Ear wigs Other than that I don't know really!
Dentists don't bother me. I usually get any work done without an anaesthetic.
Wasps dont scare me neither do bees they'll leave you alone if you don't annoy them. I get a lot of them in the greenhouse abs they usually just do their job then fly into the windows! And I end up going round saving them all with a glass and piece of paper!
Snakes are awesome reptiles.
You have a greenhouse?
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@ watt miser yeah here's a photo I get a lot of wasps & bees in here! Been stung once and last year I lifted my t shirt up to find one under it!
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Looks cool!
What lights do you have in there?
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Nothing special really, just a couple of HF cheap looking things that instant start the tube, plus a bug zapper that takes a 22w Circ, and an 8w Gro lux light for my cuttings
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Better have lots of bug zappers, Florida has loads of bugs all around.
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Bet there's some scary bugs around there. You guys will have big giant wasps? They'd scare the hell out of me!
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Bet there's some scary bugs around there. You guys will have big giant wasps? They'd scare the (...) out of me!
Do you have a photo of the typical wasps you have?
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Here's what we get here, we also get the queen ones which are about twice bigger
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Here's what we get here, we also get the queen ones which are about twice bigger
Two that I can recall are the European Wasp and Paper Wasp, but I haven't seen any queens.
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Re aliens. I would not think of them as scary if they're like Rodger from American dad. But if they're facehuggers then I'd be worried. It's ghosties and demons you need to watch out for.
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Re aliens. I would not think of them as scary if they're like Rodger from American dad. But if they're facehuggers then I'd be worried. It's ghosties and demons you need to watch out for.
I'm watching that right now
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I strongly believe theres other life out there other than us, but if they were more advanced I doubt they would ever visit here, they would see the human race as `hostile`!
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I§m pretty sure there had been and will be some forms of an intelligent life outside Earth in the Universe, even it is quite probable there are som just now, but I strongly doubt there would be any contact (that means information exchange to such extend, so both parties at least are aware of each others existence).
The thing is, for that to happen just too many conditions would have to be met:
- We both would have to be in quite advanced evolution state. For the Earth it means a time window of about 1000years within few billion years of the life on the Earth. That is just barely 1ppm probability.
- We both would have to be of a similar physical size, otherwise wel eill most likely just overlook the existence of the other one (you do not directly see bacteria, we would be so big for the bacteria it will see us as a bunch of rather nonintelligent small cells, because it won't see the whole body). And these were proportions of just a life form coming from common "ancestors", so the difference of another life form will be likely way greater.
- We will have to be present very close by. We are able to see enough details from just few 1000 LY surrounding. Well, the known Universe is of billions LY diameter. If you add the 3D relations, the "close by" is just 10^18'th portion. So 10^18 times more space, where the other civilization may be without us even noticing. If the distance is too big so traveling it will take too many generations, it means such travel is extremely energy demanding for them as well - so it will be either considered out of reach if they are supposed to keep their planet alive (so they will not be traveling those distances), or they suck it so aggressively the life on that planet will disappear (so the chance to meet in the same tame frame becomes way lower)
- The life of both forms would have to progress with similar pace. If not, our "long term" transmission going for 50 years may be seen just as a flash picked by them just randomly, but till they redirect their equipment to confirm it, it is not going to repeat, so they will have no time to really learn anything from it. Or the opposite, if their pace is way quicker, they will see that as a rather permanent "hum" normally expected to come from the starts. Only if the living pace is similar, such signal may be correctly identified. Now if you look just onto our planet, we have even complex creatures with life cycle of barely hours (insects), while at the same time we have 1000 year old trees. And again, both are quite related, in the universe point of view...
So for sure, some of the conditions will be met (e.g. the distance does not have to be such problem, if the form is long living enough, so the light may cross that within quite acceptable time compare to their life length, but then there would be the life pace mismatch).
So really interacting with each other I really see as unlikely.
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And yet some people think the government contacted aliens but is hiding it. :-*
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Dale gribble intensifies.
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Another thing I am scared of is someone coming and stealing all of my lighting.
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What would be scary as heck is a nurse giving me an injection with a syringe the size of a 400W tubular MH lamp or wise 600W :o :o :o :o
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Things that most scare me:
1. Applause
2. Laugh
3. When people says or shout "Mazel Tov". Especially if it isn't because of a birthday, bar/bat Mitzvah, wedding or birth of son / daughter.
4. When people says or shout "Mazel Tov" when someone breaks something that made from glass or porcelain, so it is make a similar noise to the glass breaking in a Jewish wedding (I usually see this as an offending behavior).
When I was at Shaffririm special eduction school, I experienced a hard trauma, when I broke a plate in the dinning room of Kibbutz Givat Hayim Icud, and the teens of the Kibbutz, which happened to be there (I didn't recognized them as such during this time), screamed "Mazel Tov!" twice and applauded twice, much like whats customary when the groom breaking the glass in Jewish wedding. This triggered me to be scared from this greeting.
Other things that scares me:
1. Studio audience or laugh track in TV programs (For me, it would be better that these things would be eliminated, and that TV programs won't contains any form of applause/laughter).
2. Air raid sirens.
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Well here is something rather frightening that happened tonight. There was a Christmas dinner at my church earlier last night, and when everyone was leaving, a car smashes into a gas feed outside and flames start erupting along the wall. Fortunately it is a brick building so no serious damage was done, but an Econolight LED wallpack that was installed 4 days ago perished (it was directly in the flames and melted off the wall). It was very scary because I was cleaning up the dishes when suddenly I hear a loud crash and whooshing sound. Then somebody yells something about a gas leak and to get out of the building. So everyone gets out and I see this massive flame going up the wall and a car sitting there. They were able to get the car away from the flames before anything really bad happened. It took them over an hour to put out the fire, because it was a large gas line and special equipment had to be used to shut off the gas line and put the fire out. This just goes to show why brick buildings are much better than wood buildings. If this had been a wood building, there wouldn't be anything left there now. Anyways, here are a few news reports:
http://www.kare11.com/news/local/gas-line-catches-fire-at-spring-lake-park-church/360188579
http://www.fox9.com/news/220774393-story
And for the record, here is a short segment of a 50-minute long video I took. It was taken after the fire had been burning for about an hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odvejyOSP_Q&feature=youtu.be
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That's a big fire! :o
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Relatvely.. Last week we had simultaneous big forest fires in different places all across Israel. Lit up by multiple arsonists
As for wood buildings, i dont think this incident means they are bad, but i find some serious questions :
- How come the line was so unprotected, from the side where cars go ? (it does not take much for a driver to floor the gas instead of the brake by accident when parking, and since the car was directed into the wall, i assume this happened while the driver was parking in front of the wall)
- How come the peeps on site (and not the gas company) had no access or required tool to operate any emergency shut off valve ?
When i was on a school trip once i managed to break not one dish but turn over a dining room cart full of them, in the fieldschool where we stayed. And i was barefoot too while all that glass broke (yet i came out without a scratch). Everyone shouted congrats as well
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Had two gas leaks near me when new water lines being installed.One was from natural deteriation of the gas pipe.Other from when an operator hit the gas pipe with his directional drill.No harm came from either.The gas company promptly came out and fixed the problems.No fires or explosions-just the hissing and smells.Didn't light anything outside or start the car until the problems were fixed.
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Things that scare me:
Wasps and hornets
Snakes
Getting trapped in big crowds
Taking tests
Blood
Needles
Flying in planes
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I am with CEB93 on the things that chill me to the spine ;D :o Needles and taking tests be it academic/school exams and also medical tests that are mostly related to needle use. Wasps/hornets and snakes are a big nOPE from me and if a snake got into my house, I'd keep it in a box tightly shut with holes and call pest control to get it removed from my house and area. Also a visit to the hospital would reduce me to a jelly like stability ;D the same but less goes for the dentist, I can cope with dental visits better than having to go to the hospital for sure.
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Exhaust fans. I'm deathly TERRIFIED OF THEM. It makes hotels and public restrooms almost impossible to use.
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@xelareverse: What is the problem with exhaust fans (Often called "Ventas" here in Israel after the exhaust fans manufacturer of the same name)?
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@xelareverse: What is the problem with exhaust fans (Often called "Ventas" here in Israel after the exhaust fans manufacturer of the same name)?
May be a childhood thing that is unexplainable. As a young boy I had an irrational fear of slugs and snails, and I still do to some degree.
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This happened to me some months ago but surely it was one of those wtf moments. I had been in drinking with my buddies in previous night and in the morning I was trying to recover from the hangover. I was surfing on the net in my home office when I noticed how the room appeared like pulsing in brightnes. I was allready thinking was that how heart attack begins and that this was completely new kind of hangover. I allready started to go to the toilet to see how dead I would look in the mirror while I noticed it was the fluorescent lamp in ceiling that had got eol. That fixture has US GE electronic multivolt rapud start ballast and it was first eol I witnessed from that ballast so I could not expect that kind of behaviour.
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I've had two bad experiences with blood and needles. I passed out once after donating blood 4 years ago. I felt really sick and nauseated afterwards. I guess losing a pint of blood in about 10 minutes was too much of a shock for my (at the time skinny 150 pound) body. I haven't donated ever since despite the fact I have gained 25 pounds and have a rare blood type, B positive.
My other experience was when I was in the emergency room seeing one of my friends get stitches after a knife accident in the kitchen. I suddenly felt sick and walked out to find a bathroom. Next thing I know, I was face down on the floor with a huge cut on my chin from where I fell against the door when I passed out. My buddy and I both got stitches that day 😆
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I've found a snakeskin in my garage. It's really creepy to think about a snake under the car or hiding under a shelf. I saw a black snake at work in the parking lot this spring. My coworker and I tried to get it to move out of the sidewalk with a traffic cone to prevent officewide panic and a lot of screaming 😄
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Being locked in the trunk of a car. True story :o
I wanted to test the emergency latch from the inside of my VW Jetta's trunk and the rear seat backs were not unlocked like I had expected. The latch did not work and I was trapped for about 5 minutes until my brother heard me yelling for help in the garage and he opened the trunk.
I now have problems with claustrophobia in enclosed spaces or really crowded places and am really afraid of getting trapped someplace without an escape.
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Have not found anything that I am truly scared of yet, I can be cautious, such as when I'm in abandoned areas, and I sometimes find things creepy but usually I don't get scared, just become more aware of surroundings, now that's not to say I won't find something that scares the living crap out of me but as of now i have nothing I can think of
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Being locked in the trunk of a car. True story :o
I wanted to test the emergency latch from the inside of my VW Jetta's trunk and the rear seat backs were not unlocked like I had expected. The latch did not work and I was trapped for about 5 minutes until my brother heard me yelling for help in the garage and he opened the trunk.
I now have problems with claustrophobia in enclosed spaces or really crowded places and am really afraid of getting trapped someplace without an escape.
I wouldn't do that out of fear since I'm a bit claustaphobic. One thing that fears me is busy places like shopping centres, cinemas etc when there is loads of people everywhere. I get a bit anxious. I try and do shopping in centres in quieter times. The food court is insane at lunch time.
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One thing that fears me is busy places like shopping centres, cinemas etc when there is loads of people everywhere. I get a bit anxious. I try and do shopping in centres in quieter times. The food court is insane at lunch time.
Sometimes, if I can, I try to go shopping on Wednesday mornings. I find it less busy, especially if I go just at the opening time. Not always possible because of work, though. And the food court : the noise of all that people is what gets me.
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Sometimes i get that way, Sometimes i get in a mood where i don't feel its safe to be in a large crowd of people...
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Big crowds and lots of noise really bother me. I feel as if I'm trapped in a huge mass of people and there's no way to escape or avoid being crowded. I just get nervous and feel as if everyone in the area can see me. I don't like going to the mall at busy times and it makes me nervous just thinking about being in a football stadium with 80,000 other people. Sometimes all of the chaos from the crowds, the rude people, the screaming kids, and the traffic, makes me just want to go hide in my house. I just reach a point where it all drains me emotionally and I realize at the end of the day, I'm still an introvert and going outside my comfort zone for too long will not be pleasant.
I know it sounds cliche to say that I'm afraid of leaving my comfort zone, but I am. Doing so has been a lifelong and sometimes difficult process, but on the bright side it has lead to new opportunities and amazing experiences in many cases.
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I'm not necessarily all that, although sometimes i do feel that way my fear of crowds lies more in the fact that if something bad were to happen, like say, a mass shooter, suicide bomber, military invasion.... etc i would be within a group of people and it would be hard to maneuver out of the way, also if some dramatic even such as a sudden natural disaster happend, people would be frantic to get away which also would put me in a bad way.
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I'm not necessarily all that, although sometimes i do feel that way my fear of crowds lies more in the fact that if something bad were to happen, like say, a mass shooter, suicide bomber, military invasion.... etc i would be within a group of people and it would be hard to maneuver out of the way, also if some dramatic even such as a sudden natural disaster happend, people would be frantic to get away which also would put me in a bad way.
I feel that way too. I hear about mass murderers and terrorists targeting crowded areas like concerts like the Manchester attack, and markets. Aside from a deadly massacre, I more often worry about being pick pocketed or mugged in busy places downtown or in the mall. I'm not the most imposing looking guy as I am tall, skinny, and wear ordinary clothes (shorts, t-shirt, boat shoes, etc.) but I do know some basic self defense.
Being confined someplace like in an airplane or in a really crowded stadium without an escape or access to a bathroom really makes me nervous. I worry about suddenly feeling motion sickness or having a strong urge to pee after drinking too much and having no place to go.
One sort of irrational and unlikely fear I have is being knocked over while I'm in a port-o-john. I hate going in those in the first place because it's a disgusting, un-flushed toilet, basically a bucket of you know what. Since they are portable, they can easily tip over with someone inside and slide down a hill :o I would rather hide in the backseat of my car and fill up a Gatorade bottle than go in one of those disgusting and dangerous things ;D
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I'm not necessarily all that, although sometimes i do feel that way my fear of crowds lies more in the fact that if something bad were to happen, like say, a mass shooter, suicide bomber, military invasion.... etc i would be within a group of people and it would be hard to maneuver out of the way, also if some dramatic even such as a sudden natural disaster happend, people would be frantic to get away which also would put me in a bad way.
That's my biggest fear too. Whenever I go to the state fair (usually spend a few days overnight since I show my animals there) I try to avoid the big crowds because of things like this. They are going to do Superbowl LII in Minneapolis and I am afraid something like a terrorist attack is going to happen. There's a lot of Somalis here and I have heard that they are being targeted for terrorist recruitment. :-\
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I am not afraid of large crowds-just don't like them.Thats why I like a SMALL town-used to live in Wash DC area-Got SICK of it!
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That's my biggest fear too. Whenever I go to the state fair (usually spend a few days overnight since I show my animals there) I try to avoid the big crowds because of things like this. They are going to do Superbowl LII in Minneapolis and I am afraid something like a terrorist attack is going to happen. There's a lot of Somalis here and I have heard that they are being targeted for terrorist recruitment. :-\
Terrorists, ok, in reality your more likely to be killed by your home furniture in North America and way more likely to die falling out of bed, and I'd be willing to bet your not about to start sleeping on the floor and abandon the furniture, really the odds are that high, it's not worth panicking about, and I know several Somalis they are friendly and actually make some pretty good food, they make this thing with a hard boiled egg in the middle and mashed potatoes around it and bread crumbs and they fry them, about the closest thing I can think of it's like a scotch egg which is basically the same only it has sausage meat around the egg and they are both pretty tasty, most people if your willing to talk to them and share food with them are actually pretty descent people regardless of what main stream media tells you, or tries to sell you, and I deal with hundreds of homeless people every weekend, including some Somalians and the biggest thing that I'm afraid of is them Overdosing or someone working with me being accidentally exposed to an opiate and overdosing (yes I carry naloxone while I'm working with them, but I haven't had to use it yet but with fentanyl and carfentanil starting to show up it doesn't take much to overdose, but at least the government provides these naloxone kits free of charge to me) never does a terrorist attack cross my mind.
Honestly Armed toddlers are a bigger menace and kill ten times more people every year in the USA, and lawnmowers are machines of death killing thirty times more people, and beds well they do in more then 400 times more each year then a immigrant terrorist in the USA, and my pet peeve, texting while driving kills 3000+ times more people.. So don't be afraid that something will happen to you I'm sure you have slept in a bed and used a lawnmower and came out alive and well, and don't text and drive, yep I see it every day it drives me nuts.
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That makes sense that you are more likely to die in a household accident than from a terrorist attack. You are exposed to household items that could turn dangerous every day, but a little caution and common sense will protect you. A terrorist attack is unpredictable and far more deadly tactics are used than say falling down a staircase or cutting yourself with a kitchen knife.
I fear certain things in certain places. I am afraid of sharp knives in my kitchen and cutting myself, whereas I am afraid of violence breaking out in crowded public places like sporting events or airports. I fear hurricanes when I'm at the beach, but not so much when I'm inland in upstate SC. I am wary of the possibility of bad things happening, but I do my best to not let my anxiety prevent me from doing things I want to do.
It's sort of a paradox, but I fear living in so much fear that it makes my life boring since I don't accept the small possibility of something bad happening and go do something awesome.
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.”
-JK Rowling
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CEB1993, keep your kitchen knifes sharp, I use a diamond compound and a leather strop after an 8000 grit whet stone, they get a mirror finish you can cut the end off a tomato and then put them flat side down and cut layers off the top so thin you can see through them without touching the tomato or holding it in any way, a sharp knife is much safer then a dull knife you have to fight with and push hard on to make it cut, because you inevitably slip and it gets away from you and that is when you get cut, and if your working close to your fingers with a blade you can get food safe cut proof Armid/kevlar gloves for a few bucks a pair at most restaurant supply stores and wholesale food supply stores and they go in the dishwasher when your done or you can get one stainless mesh class V glove which will take some effort to cut through it, I use one for cleaning and canning fish they are cut proof and grip a slippery fish like nothing else made and you only need one because the hand with the knife doesn't need one, and the one I got is like 30 years old and looks like the day it was new and it's saved my fingers more then once..
And violence in a public area while rare does happen, just remember run, hide, fight in that order, but don't let that make you hide in your house and not go out and enjoy the wonderful world we live in..
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CEB1993, keep your kitchen knifes sharp, I use a diamond compound and a leather strop after an 8000 grit whet stone, they get a mirror finish you can cut the end off a tomato and then put them flat side down and cut layers off the top so thin you can see through them without touching the tomato or holding it in any way, a sharp knife is much safer then a dull knife you have to fight with and push hard on to make it cut, because you inevitably slip and it gets away from you and that is when you get cut, and if your working close to your fingers with a blade you can get food safe cut proof Armid/kevlar gloves for a few bucks a pair at most restaurant supply stores and wholesale food supply stores and they go in the dishwasher when your done or you can get one stainless mesh class V glove which will take some effort to cut through it, I use one for cleaning and canning fish they are cut proof and grip a slippery fish like nothing else made and you only need one because the hand with the knife doesn't need one, and the one I got is like 30 years old and looks like the day it was new and it's saved my fingers more then once..
And violence in a public area while rare does happen, just remember run, hide, fight in that order, but don't let that make you hide in your house and not go out and enjoy the wonderful world we live in..
I love to cook and work in the kitchen, so I have cut myself a few times over the years. My roommate and best friend dropped a knife last year and tried to grab it resulting in a severe cut on his finger, lots of blood, and me passing out and cutting my chin on an open door upon seeing his blood. After that disaster, I am more careful with knives. I'm not necessarily afraid of sharp knives, rather I am afraid of getting cut and bleeding.
I know basic self defense from karate classes I took years ago and if a mob scene breaks out or if I get mugged, which I hope never happens, I will know how to react. I feel self confident and safe for the most part in ordinary public settings. If I'm out with friends a lot of my trepidation about being in huge crowds or in sketchy places is reduced.
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Things that scare me? Yes, a few, including getting a recall letter in the mail for dodgy airbags in my car. Seems that the problem isn't just in the US for Takata airbags but everywhere.
Other things that scare me:
Hearing noises while I'm trying to sleep.
Crowded, busy public places.
Slugs and snails (don't ask)
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In a commercial kitchen at my place of work, I was a volunteer at a charity event and my job was to feed the dirty dishes in the dishwasher, and someone else took care of the clean ones once they came out. I loaded a tray full of odd pieces, among them a 10 inch chef's knife. I subsequently forgot to tell the other person, and she didn't see it. She lifted the tray after thinking she emptied it and the knife flew in the air, and landed on the edge of her shoe. Luckily, she had fully covered shoes (not open like sandals) and didn't get hurt. That was scary. The following year, I was sure to tell her when the knife was in the dishwasher.
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Things that scare me? Yes, a few, including getting a recall letter in the mail for dodgy airbags in my car. Seems that the problem isn't just in the US for Takata airbags but everywhere.
Other things that scare me:
Hearing noises while I'm trying to sleep.
Crowded, busy public places.
Slugs and snails (don't ask)
;D Snails are delicious, some butter, cream cheese, salt, pepper, garlic, fresh parsley in a mushroom cap and a little trip in the oven, some fresh bread, a good bottle of wine, they are a great appetizer or late night snack, when I feel like cooking..
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what do they taste like?
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what do they taste like?
The ones I had in Paris reminded me of oysters. They had a green pesto type sauce with melted butter. The snail meat itself is pretty mild and I mostly tasted the zesty pesto and butter. They had a slightly gritty texture.
@ Lodge, I enjoyed my escargot with a glass of merlot and some bread. The ultimate French experience. Here I am with my snails, wine, and bread.
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Going to the hospital or any medical facility gets me really scared/anxious :o because well of the invasive treatments such as operations/surgery and needles from injections and so on whatever the nurses handle with. I also hate the smell of antiseptic/TCP in the facilities because I find it aggravates my medical phobias, gives you sensation you're unwell (when visiting for non medical related needs) My dad can watch medical drama and I can only watch like small fragments, but when it comes to the scenes of ICU/surgery room etc then it gets too much! :(
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Going to the hospital or any medical facility gets me really scared/anxious :o because well of the invasive treatments such as operations/surgery and needles from injections and so on whatever the nurses handle with. I also hate the smell of antiseptic/TCP in the facilities because I find it aggravates my medical phobias, gives you sensation you're unwell (when visiting for non medical related needs) My dad can watch medical drama and I can only watch like small fragments, but when it comes to the scenes of ICU/surgery room etc then it gets too much! :(
Going into a medical setting like a hospital or most doctors offices is a nightmare for me due to most of the same reasons as you. I've had so many bad experiences in such settings. The smell of rubbing alcohol always freaks me out and associate it with being stuck with needles. I had to get small amounts of blood drawn routinely when I was younger. I would always feel sick and tired after that :P Doctors offices are always freezing cold, and that's even worse when I have to strip down to my boxers for a full physical examination. Anything involving my blood or anyone else's is horrific to me. There's nothing enjoyable about going to the hospital and being around other people who are in pain and worrying about catching someone else's illness.
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Going into a medical setting like a hospital or most doctors offices is a nightmare for me due to most of the same reasons as you. I've had so many bad experiences in such settings. The smell of rubbing alcohol always freaks me out and associate it with being stuck with needles. I had to get small amounts of blood drawn routinely when I was younger. I would always feel sick and tired after that :P Doctors offices are always freezing cold, and that's even worse when I have to strip down to my boxers for a full physical examination. Anything involving my blood or anyone else's is horrific to me. There's nothing enjoyable about going to the hospital and being around other people who are in pain and worrying about catching someone else's illness.
this may sound stupid... but on a few occasions my own shadow startled me... mostly happens at night, it does not help that i light my room with red lights in that particular situation lmao
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Going into a medical setting like a hospital or most doctors offices is a nightmare for me due to most of the same reasons as you. I've had so many bad experiences in such settings. The smell of rubbing alcohol always freaks me out and associate it with being stuck with needles. I had to get small amounts of blood drawn routinely when I was younger. I would always feel sick and tired after that :P Doctors offices are always freezing cold, and that's even worse when I have to strip down to my boxers for a full physical examination. Anything involving my blood or anyone else's is horrific to me. There's nothing enjoyable about going to the hospital and being around other people who are in pain and worrying about catching someone else's illness.
I'm a hypochondriac so i can relate to this. i dont like hospitals or doctors offices at all, despite never having actually stayed in a hospital myself. i spent a considerable amount of time in a few with both my Grandparents (now all gone) at one point or another so that doesnt help either. Heres a tip: dont google medical symptoms, its always cancer. ::) ::)
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I'm also scared of staying in hospitals overnight. I've never stayed in one overnight before but my brother has when he collapsed at the age of 10. I rushed him there myself.
However, I've been there twice for accidental injuries to get stitches and that was bad enough for me.
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oh sorry... lol i did not mean to quote that... sorry I'm tired, but i can relate somewhat to that, i hate the smell, it makes me want to gag, or atleast the thought of it at this very moment does, I'm not necessarily scared of blood, but i hate the smell of blood, to me it smells of rotted flesh (not sure why), copper and iron, it is not pleasant when I'm in a room with someone with an injury of that sort, or when I myself get an injury of that sort.
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I'm scared of crowded places, because I can easily get lost and not know the way back to a less crowded area.
Another thing that scares me are wasp nests, even if they're abandoned.
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We all make mistakes Owen. ;D
Yeah flesh and blood is unpleasant, however I'm trained with first aid so yeah I've seen my fair share of cuts, bruses, scratches and flesh. :-[
I'm scared of crowded places, because I can easily get lost and not know the way back to a less crowded area.
Another thing that scares me are wasp nests, even if they're abandoned.
I hate crowded places myself, I get a bit anxious around heavy crowds and I'm also scared of wasp nests regardless if they are active or not. :)
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I've been stung by wasps on a few occassions, the most recent one, was the first time i all out attacked a nest, i was pissed, i was out weeding a garden at my work and suddenly felt a stinging in my arm, i looked over and saw a wasp, i slapped the thing (not smart but was not thinking straight) and killed it, then its nest that was near by i beat with a peen hammer (also really not smart), then blasted with wasp spray.. i was really caught by suprise there, and was already low blood sugar so i was not in the mood for that lmao.
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I'm scared of crowded places, because I can easily get lost and not know the way back to a less crowded area.
Another thing that scares me are wasp nests, even if they're abandoned.
Same here wattMaster. Big crowds really bother me as I begin to feel closed in and worry about getting separated from my family or friends. I feel like I cannot escape if I need to. Wasp nests really scare me too. I don't like wasps, and thinking about a whole clan of them living in one place, ready to swarm and attack, AHHH :o
I can remember an old wasp nest used as a decoration in a rustic style restaurant. The dern thing was as big as my head and still made my skin crawl even though I knew it was totally uninhabited.
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Those Snails look yummy, I've never had them anywhere else but my own house, but if I make it to France I'll be sure to try them there.. And wasps nests, the neatest thing I used to do as a kid was hang up several sheets of brightly colored construction paper around a nest and let them use it to make there nest with it, they would end up all sorts of colors, but generally as a kid you don't get scared by things like wasps, now after getting stung like 40 times in under two minutes because you accidentally disturbed them, they now get the pressure washer and 3100 PSI and a 0 deg jet just to make sure it never happens again, empty or not and it leaves the surface they used to call home nice and clean all while standing safely 20 feet away and they can't fly back down the stream the mist just pushes them away..
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There are certain situations that scare me too:
Eating food that is past the expiration date
Getting lost in the woods with no cellphone
Suddenly feeling sick to my stomach and having no access to a bathroom
Being stalked or spied on by a criminal or attacker
That strange feeling that you are being "watched" when you're alone
Getting trapped in a panicking mob scene (My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the Las Vegas tragedy.)
Having someone break into my car
Getting yelled at, threatened, or bullied
Most horror movies (I'm a comedy guy ;D)
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There are certain situations that scare me too:
Eating food that is past the expiration date
Getting lost in the woods with no cellphone
Suddenly feeling sick to my stomach and having no access to a bathroom
Being stalked or spied on by a criminal or attacker
That strange feeling that you are being "watched" when you're alone
Getting trapped in a panicking mob scene (My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the Las Vegas tragedy.)
Having someone break into my car
Getting yelled at, threatened, or bullied
Most horror movies (I'm a comedy guy ;D)
;D They print expiry dates on food ? I just stop eating it when it tastes bad, don't let the marketing fool you, really, just because the carton of milk tells you it's good until Oct 5 2017 doesn't mean it will magically go bad at 12:01 Am on the 5, and if you keep in in a fridge that's really a converted deep freeze running at 1 dec C (34 F) it will still be good for three weeks past that date on the carton easy sometimes it can be five weeks.. And while this article talks about Canadian food requirements it has some good info in it, and in reality most of our rules are very similar to the US rules http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/best-before-dates-and-expiry-dates-5-things-you-may-not-know-1.3006858 plus who doesn't like mouldy cheese, I really do like blue cheese...
About getting lost, yep getting lost sucks, but then again I really like going to areas of the woods where there is no cell service, people then actually have to talk because texting no longer works and facebook can't send you updates, I know all the campsites and trails around me where the phone doesn't work, but I don't like getting lost so I do take a GPS, a spot, and a VHF/UHF radio with me but so far I haven't had to use the spot..
But the rest of them, ya they are not very pleasant, except the last one, the walking dead is the only show I have to watch, my whole world stops on Sundays when it comes on..
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Unusual noises coming from my car. They make me think something has malfunctioned and I'll have to go to the shop to get an expensive repair. Just yesterday I had a startling moment when I was backing my car out of a parking space. When I began to roll backwards, I heard a loud metallic "crack!" come from the back of my car. I was certain I had backed into the car behind me :o However, when I got out, there was about 2 feet between the back of my car and the front of the other car. I've been having some metallic scraping noises come from the back of my car over the past month, probably a bad strut or worn brake pads. I like my car to always be in perfect working order.
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;D They print expiry dates on food ? I just stop eating it when it tastes bad, don't let the marketing fool you, really, just because the carton of milk tells you it's good until Oct 5 2017 doesn't mean it will magically go bad at 12:01 Am on the 5, and if you keep in in a fridge that's really a converted deep freeze running at 1 dec C (34 F) it will still be good for three weeks past that date on the carton easy sometimes it can be five weeks..
I stop eating food when it tries to crawl out of the fridge when I open the door ;D
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Septic tank malfunctions. (That was a really bad day)
The opening the fridge scene in Ghostbusters, really creepy!
Zombie beavers
Animals with rabies
Muggers or robbers
Storms with strong wind, and falling trees.
I admit, I think most clowns are creepy
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The idea of having kids. I'm fine with a Dog ... don't want demons running around the house....
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;D They print expiry dates on food ? I just stop eating it when it tastes bad, don't let the marketing fool you, really, just because the carton of milk tells you it's good until Oct 5 2017 doesn't mean it will magically go bad at 12:01 Am on the 5, and if you keep in in a fridge that's really a converted deep freeze running at 1 dec C (34 F) it will still be good for three weeks past that date on the carton easy sometimes it can be five weeks.. And while this article talks about Canadian food requirements it has some good info in it, and in reality most of our rules are very similar to the US rules http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/best-before-dates-and-expiry-dates-5-things-you-may-not-know-1.3006858 plus who doesn't like mouldy cheese, I really do like blue cheese...
About getting lost, yep getting lost sucks, but then again I really like going to areas of the woods where there is no cell service, people then actually have to talk because texting no longer works and facebook can't send you updates, I know all the campsites and trails around me where the phone doesn't work, but I don't like getting lost so I do take a GPS, a spot, and a VHF/UHF radio with me but so far I haven't had to use the spot..
But the rest of them, ya they are not very pleasant, except the last one, the walking dead is the only show I have to watch, my whole world stops on Sundays when it comes on..
woah... walking dead fan too ey??? learned something new today.
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The idea of having kids. I'm fine with a Dog ... don't want demons running around the house....
That's kind of overwhelming for me to think about too. I can't imagine raising kids and having them turn out to be little monsters like my little seven year old cousin. I have a feeling I would be a strict parent ;) I would also fear for the kid's problems and worry about him or her being bullied at school or inheriting my OCD or anxiety disorders. I would want to be at a point in my life where I am mature and financially capable of raising my children and providing them with a happy childhood.
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The idea of having kids. I'm fine with a Dog ... don't want demons running around the house....
Personally I prefer cats, they look after themselves at 6 months ;D
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Personally I prefer cats, they look after themselves at 6 months ;D
Yeah cats are pretty good, honestly cat or dog.. or no pet at all, dont care how it works but if i need to own a dog or cat to avoid a kid so be it...
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I'm afraid of having a young child (cousin, etc.) doing something in my house, which is not ideal for little kids. I would be afraid of children getting into my medications, which are within reach on my bathroom counter. It scares me to think of a kid getting hurt in my house on my watch and doing something like falling down the stairs or playing with matches or knives when I'm not looking.