tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post3863332402199334516..comments2024-03-26T04:26:57.872-05:00Comments on Fools Rush In: EYES CLOSED IN THE BACK SEATGranny Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-32011487310043887312014-05-21T01:56:08.392-05:002014-05-21T01:56:08.392-05:00I think I got sick to my stomach on that space rid...I think I got sick to my stomach on that space ride in the dark in Disneyland many moons ago. Or maybe it was that ferris wheel in Wisconsin that got stuck when we were at the top and I was about 6 months pregnant. Too much to choose from.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-16386435922229168392014-05-18T22:03:46.141-05:002014-05-18T22:03:46.141-05:00Taking a lead climbing course was the scariest thi...Taking a lead climbing course was the scariest thing I ever did. Specifically I had to let go of the wall and allow myself to fall a good many feet, trusting that the instructor would handle the rope correctly so that my harness would catch me. (It did.)Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-67607508131538837572014-05-16T07:17:18.230-05:002014-05-16T07:17:18.230-05:00Yes it did turn out okay, I'm not sure how goo...Yes it did turn out okay, I'm not sure how good I would have been as a teacher because this experience put me off for life!LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-45092992333676542752014-05-16T05:49:38.728-05:002014-05-16T05:49:38.728-05:00Lisa
Does that mean you had to climb back up and t...Lisa<br />Does that mean you had to climb back up and then climb down the correct side?<br /><br />G.B. Miller<br />That is something I have NEVER done and have no desire to ever do.<br /><br />LL Cool Joe<br />Did it turn out okay? I am guessing you were able to communicate well with the student.<br /><br />Munir<br />Your adventure sounds a bit more lovely than scary. Was there a fear of falling into the ocean?<br /><br />Brighid<br />Good for you! Oh I hate those kind of rides where you can't see the road.<br /><br />Lee<br />I am going to go find those posts. Why didn't you just keep them all on the Island until it was a better time to return to the mainland. Guess I will find out when I read. Once I was in a storm on the lake in a sail boat and that was only a brief ride but it terrified me.<br /><br />Snaggle Tooth<br />Those incidents had to have strong influences on you growing up. Perhaps reasons you are so strong.<br />What are your other three middle names?Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-88839216956944501592014-05-14T22:17:49.256-05:002014-05-14T22:17:49.256-05:00Yikes- What a question!
So many things- Like being...Yikes- What a question!<br />So many things- Like being a passenger on 5 occasions When my mother was driving, n had accidents. One was a 5-car Tollbooth chain reaction, Think I was 10 yrs old. In the first hit station wagon, an elderly woman died. <br />Then there was the time a boyfriend showed off by driving 140 mph on the highway to Hyannis, n got there from the bridge in less than 10 minutes. I thought I was going to die- but he did by himself, later.<br /><br />Then there was the first Airplane ride...<br /><br />Walking with a $400 camera on stepping stones over a rushing river to find Moose with my uncle. Was afraid I'd wreck the cam falling in- slippery sneakers.<br /><br />Lots more too- guess danger is my 4th middle name...Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-43664162807750497132014-05-14T16:17:49.805-05:002014-05-14T16:17:49.805-05:00I think perhaps the scariest thing I had to do was...I think perhaps the scariest thing I had to do was take boatload of my island guests across to the mainland shortly after a cyclone had stranded them all on the island I was living on one Christmas. The sea was still angry and the clouds low and heavy. But I had to put and keep on a brave face; grit my teeth and go for it. <br /><br />I wrote in length about that time in my blog - December before last, I think...and before that, too. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-74603573589537479462014-05-14T16:05:43.460-05:002014-05-14T16:05:43.460-05:00Coming over a steep hill crest in an ol ranch pick...Coming over a steep hill crest in an ol ranch pickup, when I couldn't see what kind of drop off was on the other side. Finally demanded that the Cowman let me out so I could walk it.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-57416992483702559112014-05-13T20:44:20.353-05:002014-05-13T20:44:20.353-05:00That must have been really scary.
I had climbed a...That must have been really scary. <br />I had climbed a mountain in England and that was next to an Ocean. MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-64162908292054078252014-05-13T17:14:59.674-05:002014-05-13T17:14:59.674-05:00The first time I had to walk into a classroom and ...The first time I had to walk into a classroom and take a lesson when I was a student doing my teaching practice. It was an all boys, multi cultural school with a reputation for violence, and I was terrified. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-14229877552631788272014-05-13T17:05:35.812-05:002014-05-13T17:05:35.812-05:00Doing a rollercoaster from the first car.Doing a rollercoaster from the first car.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-44859123660880840212014-05-13T15:51:51.933-05:002014-05-13T15:51:51.933-05:00Getting lost and climbing down the wrong side of S...Getting lost and climbing down the wrong side of Stone Mountain.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-7867173911535006252014-05-13T09:06:21.385-05:002014-05-13T09:06:21.385-05:00Aunt Betsy
Oh dear, I had no idea when I told you ...Aunt Betsy<br />Oh dear, I had no idea when I told you to list fire as your fear that your mother had been badly burned in a fire and you had seen her suffering. That had to be absolutely horrible. I always contend that trauma is often wore for the observer than for the victim.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-18537535472956484522014-05-13T07:39:32.103-05:002014-05-13T07:39:32.103-05:00Watching my mom suffer when she was badly burned w...Watching my mom suffer when she was badly burned when our house caught on fire when I was a child. Fire terrifies me.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-29589697289601207082014-05-13T05:15:11.321-05:002014-05-13T05:15:11.321-05:00Brite Mist
Swimming in the ocean would be a fright...Brite Mist<br />Swimming in the ocean would be a frightening thing for me but I did love swimming in the lake. My fears in the lake were of Gar or snakes.<br /><br />Lynn<br />Roller coasters have never been a favorite thing of mine nor are ferris wheels. Tell me more about this retirement request.<br /><br />Olga Hebert<br />It was not until I met and married Ron that I was able to overcome my fear of heights, crossing bridges and riding with my brother. Thankfully I am now over those phobias that a single ride across Royal Gorge Bridge instilled in me years ago.<br /><br />Changes in the wind<br />That ride sounds terrifying and surely would have done in my already weakened heart.<br /><br />gigihawaii<br />Isn't it amazing that we still go through child birth again after the first time?<br /><br />Nancy<br />I know you were scared to death even with Roy at the helm. Ron did manage to drive me across the Coronado Bridge in California as he was helping me conquer my fear of bridges but I don't think even he could have taken me across the Royal Gorge Bridge without scaring me.<br /><br />cube<br />So many mountain roads did not have guard rails but did have sharp drop offs. What was that all about? Those type of drives are among my most harrowing experiences also and usually my brother was at the wheel for them too. You have my utmost sympathy and understanding.<br /><br />Arkansas Patti<br />My dear friends took their children on the mule ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I never understood the thrill of such a ride. What in the world were you doing putting that much trust in a mule?<br /><br />kenju<br />I am not believing what I just read. Are you kidding? And you would do it again? I knew you were bold but I never knew you were CRAZY!<br /><br />Tabor<br />First of all, what were you doing there in the first place and why would you go back with small children in tow? Second, I cannot remember any age in my life that I was not fearful, even when I was naive. <br /><br />Scarlet<br />When did you become “Scarlet” again? Did you beat the crap out of that pilot once the plane was safely landed? I would have.<br /><br />Riot Kitty<br />That love of a roller coaster ride was preparation for your current job:)Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-82262187142277947252014-05-12T23:40:35.059-05:002014-05-12T23:40:35.059-05:00Probably the first time I went on a roller coaster...Probably the first time I went on a roller coaster - but I loved it. Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-78970721728916331352014-05-12T18:47:50.973-05:002014-05-12T18:47:50.973-05:00I've said it one too many times and here's...I've said it one too many times and here's one more time: flying above Niagara Falls on a small plane driven by a 20-year old training pilot who stalled the plane in mid air so we free fell for a few seconds before he started it up again. My whole life flashed before my eyes and I was nauseous all the way down...but when we got off the plane, I have to admit it was cool. Crazy and stupid, but such a thrill.Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-21498149877430076232014-05-12T17:49:14.048-05:002014-05-12T17:49:14.048-05:00I moved to live for several year on a tiny island ...I moved to live for several year on a tiny island in the South Pacific that had intermittent electricity and water and later brought back my infant daughter to raise for a few years. No real hospital either. BUT this is not a fair example, because I was too naive to be fearful.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-66669140488941176512014-05-12T14:21:01.020-05:002014-05-12T14:21:01.020-05:00Zip lines in a Costa Rican rain forest, and I love...Zip lines in a Costa Rican rain forest, and I loved every minute of it. I was 63 at the time. I would do it again in a heartbeat!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-27626949388671288452014-05-12T13:56:31.980-05:002014-05-12T13:56:31.980-05:00Riding s sadistic mule to the bottom of Grand Cany...Riding s sadistic mule to the bottom of Grand Canyon. It loved to stop periodically, hang its head over the shear drop off spots and wiggle his butt. I don't do heights well. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-85162849326944752002014-05-12T12:55:45.785-05:002014-05-12T12:55:45.785-05:00I'm glad that you're keeping your question...I'm glad that you're keeping your question light... I mean undergoing medical procedures or being the victim of trauma can be scary experiences. I'll follow your lead and keep it light. <br /><br />Driving up the <a href="http://mtwashingtonautoroad.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mount Washington Auto Road in New Hampshire </a> with my husband and two daughters is highly rated on my fear list.<br /><br />It was 6,288 feet of no guard rails and sheer drops. My husband pretending he was driving our car off the cliff didn't help with my anxiety. <br /><br />I've canoed in rivers with alligators swimming underneath us and have swum with shark... but I have never been as scared as on this mountain ride.cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-44913393239261392952014-05-12T11:39:19.687-05:002014-05-12T11:39:19.687-05:00
Annie,
I have been driven across that Royal Gor...<br /><br />Annie,<br /><br />I have been driven across that Royal Gorge Bridge,too. <br /><br />The only difference was that my driver was my husband who was a very experienced and careful driver.<br /><br />And you know what? I WAS SCARED TO DEATH!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-55143239514992449872014-05-12T09:12:40.852-05:002014-05-12T09:12:40.852-05:00Child birth.Child birth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-80972221650158202132014-05-12T08:43:41.869-05:002014-05-12T08:43:41.869-05:00Riding a bus down a mountain at night in Puerto Ri...Riding a bus down a mountain at night in Puerto Rico with a crazy driver that passed on solid yellow lines. Thought we would die. Changes in the windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-19760216001456721332014-05-12T08:40:01.430-05:002014-05-12T08:40:01.430-05:00The very thought of my brother doing such a thing ...The very thought of my brother doing such a thing makes my stomach drop! My brother, the world's worst driver, was afraid to go across any bridge, so he would simply close his eyes...and keep going.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11335434.post-45179505412124158872014-05-12T08:21:47.203-05:002014-05-12T08:21:47.203-05:00About the most harrowing thing I ever do is ride r...About the most harrowing thing I ever do is ride roller coasters at Six Flags or ride in the car when my brother in law is driving. :) <br /><br />But the scariest thing I've probably ever done was stand at a fax machine and fax my offer/request to take an early retirement from my corporate job. It felt like teetering at the edge of a cliff. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.com