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  1. julius

    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I watched the new Dirty Jobs, and tonights episode started off with Mike Rowe wrangling Snakes.

    I hate snakes. Like, literally I cannot see them without freaking out . That exhibit at OMSI from (I think) last year with all the dead bugs, etc, had a few snakes. And even dead snakes freak me the hell out. Hell, when the Zoo has snakes, I cannot handle going in the area.

    Similar to tight places for me. (que the Mrs HCP joke)

    The old "Indian Caves" at Enchanted Forest are still something I cannot, to this day, do without having a slight panic attack.


    So it got me wondering what are your biggest fears?

    I just know someone will say "Donald Trump being elected/Joe Biden being elected"
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    HCP catching me when I'm with...
     
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    quite a few years ago, I went out when it was almost dark to turn the water off in a flower bed....I saw something off to the side moving, kind of hopping toward me and hissing. It was a damn skunk and he sprayed my leg. It was horrible. Hosed myself off for 30 minutes. Washed with a half gallon of V-8 juice (tomato juice is supposed to work). Tried vinegar; every kind of soap we had. Rubbing alcohol. Three hours later my leg was raw and bleeding in places....and it still stunk enough I couldn't sleep that night. Misery

    so yeah, my fear is getting sprayed by a skunk again. and when I go out at night I take a flashlight and do full reconnaissance of my surroundings every 10 feet. I've actually considered getting bear spray to use on the next belligerent skunk. I guess I could carry my 30-06

    all fucking skunks drop dead
     
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    Skunk lives matter
     
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    I hate sharks and hights.
     
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    SlyPokerCat cats rool dogs drool

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    Planes. Hate them so much.
     
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    Rats. Mice too. If I saw a rat in my house it would go on the market the next day.
     
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    That's not what you said last night.
     
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    I dont have one
     
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    Or just invite me over.
     
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    Rats.

    Years ago I was sitting on a bench in the summer by McCalls Restaurant at waterfront park. I look down by my leg and there was 2 nasty ass rats. I jumped so quick.

    I work out of swan island and have seen oversized rats rummaging through the garbage cans and in the building. They gross me the fuck out.
     
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    Just had a little episode with field mice last week while camping. Grabbed a frying pan and a flash light while everyone was sleeping. Unstaked the tent, grabbed the side I was hearing them from and flattened those suckers quick with a couple swings. Not sure how but the kids slept through it.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Spiders are worse than snakes. I make my wife kill all spiders in our house. I have no fear of snakes.
    My biggest fear is of great heights. The worst way for me to die would be in an airplane crash. I remember when I went to Hoover dam and I looked down the spillway I got something of a panic attack. I also fantasize about the sheer terror the victims of the World Trade Center went through when they had to jump from high up in order fot get a few gasps of fresh air before they hit the ground.
    I had a friend that had a tree fort where you had to climb up one tree and then cross a gang plank to the other tree that had the fort. Scared the holy bejeesus out of me.
    So, yeah, it would be heights for me even though I know being burned alive would be worse I just don't feel it emotionally like I feel the fear of heights.
    You know, you could have gone years without making me think about that, so thanks a lot, dammit.
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'd figure you'd say vacuum cleaners.
     
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    Scorpions freak me tf out. Never been near one, but just the idea of them. Might be that I was traumatized by that scene from "Honey I Shrunk the Kids".
     
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    In the event of an unfortunate future encounter:

    1 quart hydrogen peroxide
    1/4 cup baking soda
    1 tsp. Liquid dish washing detergent

    Tomato juice is a myth and the rest of the stuff you used, well it’s not surprising your skin was messed up.
     
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    Not fond of yellow jackets. I hate eating outdoors in late summer just because of these aggressive bastards.
     
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    When we moved to the San Diego area we rented a townhouse in a new development while looking for a permanent residence. The townhouse was at the edge of the development near a hill our neighbors called "scorpion hill".

    One evening, my oldest called me to get a big bug from the wall in the kids room - went there - and as you can imagine, a scorpion. Closest instrument next to me was a swimming fin which I used to smack and kill that bugger. My youngest was a swimming team member - and from that day on, we call swimming fins "scorpion killers".

    The housing office did not believe there was a scorpion in the house, but a couple of weeks later I caught another one in a jar, brought it to the housing office, put it on the manager's desk - so they will send exterminators to deal with it.

    Personally, rattlers worry me more than scorpions.
     

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