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 2010-05-15 7:21 AM in reply to: #2860318 |
Iron Donkey 38643       , Wisconsin |  Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of?Bruenor - 2010-05-14 11:09 PM I'm afraid of setting the goal of completing an Ironman and failing at it. That's why my goal is to complete my first Ironman in 2014. I'm hoping that four years of training will be enough to get me across the finish line at IMKY in under 17 hours. My other fear is that, when I complete my Ironman, it won't be what I expect it to be. Some people had that feeling whether it was certain expectations or because of the venue. Come to IM WI and feel the spirit - our volunteers are terrific, and it's a celebration as you finish the final 25 yards or so. But, it's after you finish, and if you don't have family or friends there afterwards, then I can see how one would feel lonely and such. |
| 2010-05-15 3:06 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
Extreme Veteran 442 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Growing up in the '70s, we always were hearing about the killer bees moving up from South America, getting closer!! Last night, we saw the end of the movie The Swarm - just about the cheesiest movie ever! I'm still not a fan of bees. |
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| Expert 1158 A Husker stuck in VA | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? |
| 2010-05-16 1:22 AM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Self-pity whinage starting ... here it is ... I am confronted with my horror/fear all the time, every day. I have to sleep in my room knowing there are at least several geckos running around in it. I will have physical contact with one at least weekly. Any place I go on this island, I will be surrounded by them, inside or out. There are artistic representations of them everywhere, too. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!! /self-pity whinage |
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| Extreme Veteran 626 South Florida | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? terrified of snakes and run every time I see one. |
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| Expert 1138 Texas (Houston area) | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? jmholmes02 - 2010-05-14 11:39 AM Being in love. Being loved. Along these lines, finally finding love..... and then losing it. |
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| Champion 17756 SoCal | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? RacerRik - 2010-05-16 6:49 PM jmholmes02 - 2010-05-14 11:39 AM Being in love. Being loved. Along these lines, finally finding love..... and then losing it. It sucks, but there is worse things in life. |
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| Master 3546 Millersville, MD | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Add me to the not afraid of anyTHING camp as well. I'm a reptile aficianodo... have had countless as pets in all shapes and kinds. Spiders too. Heights are awesome. Clowns are ridiculous. Small spaces are cozy. Sharks are statistically insignificant and fish are cool. For me, it's much more internal. I'm afraid of my own propensity for flawed thinking and bad decisionmaking. I'm afraid of losing control. I'm afraid of isolation or rejection from things that are important to me. |
| 2010-05-17 9:24 AM in reply to: #2857279 |
| Veteran 840 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? ride_like_u_stole_it - 2010-05-13 3:20 PM Back when I was a carpenter, I hated walking the top plates, especially when setting joists.
Ditto. Heights without support or backup and if I have to balance it will get me. If I can hold something or am tied in, I am ok and can function, but it's difficult. |
| 2010-05-17 11:46 AM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Not much really spooks me, but I realized what does. Logs. |
| 2010-05-17 12:25 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Veteran 267 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Mine is really, really deep saltwater. The unknown beneath me gives me the eebie-jeebies. Oh, and one of my favorite hobbies...off-shore fishing. Yep. If I was ever to go overboard while 30 miles off-shore, no one would have to worry about a shark eating me, cuz I'd die of a heart-attack before I hit the water. -Randy |
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| Expert 683 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? RacerRik - 2010-05-16 8:49 PM jmholmes02 - 2010-05-14 11:39 AM Being in love. Being loved. Along these lines, finally finding love..... and then losing it. For me, not having someone to love or be loved by would be worse. Scary. Also, those hairy millipede-thingies, and roaches. Spiders are cool, but these two are not. I'm not a huge fan of heights, but I can deal with them. Interestingly, during my meditation this morning, the thought "There's really nothing to be afraid of, you know" flashed through my mind, there and then gone. Hmm... |
| 2010-05-17 2:50 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? I am afraid of a lot of things, but have faced and dealt with them when I have no other way around it. Ranging from small things like bugs and height to public speaking to making major life decisions. I found every time I face and go through them the next time I would be a little less afraid. Although I am still very afraid of bugs. Edited by D.K. 2010-05-17 2:51 PM |
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| Extreme Veteran 592 Long Island | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? The dead groundhog that spent the winter at the bottom of my pool. Found him yesterday while I was taking the the cover off. I suspect that after today, my garbageman's worst fear will be opening the lid to my trash cans. Edited by Sammeg 2010-05-17 3:11 PM |
| 2010-05-17 6:02 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Extreme Veteran 751 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? I had a dream years ago that haunted me and was recurrent. It was way more "real" than an average dream. It involved the classic car accident on a mountain highway. The car teeter totters on the edge...then slowly slides off. The sound of metal on rock was remarkable and horrible. This went on for years. No history of anything to trigger this. Fast forward to trip to BC...hiking on the edge of a steep mountain and out of the blue, damned if I didn't hear, I mean really HEAR that metal on rock sound. This was accompanied by full out adrenal crunch. It was a beautiful place on a beautiful day. I got pissed off that this was happening. So I forced myself to go over to the very edge of the cliff (>1,000 feet straight down) and sat daggling my feet til calm. The dream never returned. The fear is gone. (I had forgotten about it acutally until reading some of these) |
| 2010-05-17 7:29 PM in reply to: #2862237 |
| Expert 1138 Texas (Houston area) | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Big Appa - 2010-05-16 9:27 PM RacerRik - 2010-05-16 6:49 PM jmholmes02 - 2010-05-14 11:39 AM Being in love. Being loved. Along these lines, finally finding love..... and then losing it. It sucks, but there is worse things in life. I'm not talking about the past. And yes, there are worse things. But I'm not afraid of them. |
| 2010-05-17 8:33 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Member 137 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? ACK! I was just reminded of mine. Children with dirty / snotty faces. Nasty human petri dishes! I can handle any pet bodily function, but human children gross me out. |
| 2010-05-18 7:07 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Veteran 126 | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Seeing myself in a mirror. |
| 2010-05-18 7:41 PM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Champion 5522 Frisco, TX | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Vampires, mummies and the Holy Ghost - these are the things that terrify me the most... |
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| Veteran 399 Puyallup, WA | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? coreyasaur - 2010-05-17 6:33 PM ACK! I was just reminded of mine. Children with dirty / snotty faces. Nasty human petri dishes! I can handle any pet bodily function, but human children gross me out. Not a parent/grandparent? |
| 2010-05-19 11:00 AM in reply to: #2857225 |
| Master 1946 Memphis, TN | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? TriAya - 2010-05-13 3:04 PM Other than winding up like those weirdos in TAN ... No, really, what truly frightens/horrifies/disgusts you? What's your bete noir? What makes you wake up in a cold sweat? For me, it is geckoes. I shudder to even think. Of course, I moved to a country where they're EVERYWHERE. They make me scream. If one is on the ceiling, I cannot sleep for fear it will fall on me. Snakes without a doubt. I'm scared to death of them. Some people are afraid of spiders, roaches, heights, me it's snakes. Maybe it's the whole Biblical devil thing. Nasty |
| 2010-05-19 11:11 AM in reply to: #2857225 |
Champion 5495 Whizzzzzlandia Silver member | Subject: RE: What are You Afraid Of? Dying alone. With no kids, no family, no husband, nothing. If I think about it for any length of time it frightens me so much it makes me cry. |
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