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Originally Posted by davestlouis
Any phobias or other things that scare forum members? I'll throw my 2 cents in...I used to fly just fine, now I dread it horribly and make every effort to avoid it.
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While I don't run away from them and shriek in fear, spiders not in captivity do give me a chill. When I lived in a lake cottage for 2 years we used to get what we called tree spiders, which aren't agressive or particularly venemous but they are fast, which are about the size of a lady's hand with long thin legs. I would get up early every morning to check the sinks, toilet and bathtub to make sure there weren't any surprises for the Mrs. (then GF) to find.
What freaked my out was when I built a new deck next to shore. I dragged the old plywood decked one out into the water so that I could float it around to the beach for demolition and as soon as it began to submerge what seemed like hundreds of those freaking things popped up to the surface and began scurrying to the shore. It gave me the heebie jeebies for days.
Being in a house with a bat flying around used to bother me until I had to remove 8 or so on different occasions during about a 1.5 year stretch. Let's just say my badminton game has improved since I moved in the house.