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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMy biggest fear - Bedbugs
I am so worried I'm gonna get those suckers in my house!
ugh!
What's your biggest fear?
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)in parking lots and streets...
I told my wife if they ever find me dead on top of one of those and the cops say it was natural causes she needs to hire a detective and investigate because I will NEVER willingly walk near one of those things. There was foul play involved.
ohiosmith
(24,262 posts)OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)TWICE as bad. Maybe more.
Because I love Tim Curry but I'd feel weird following him into the sewer...
DiverDave
(4,890 posts)I HATE that SOB, many nights waking up and for some reason HE pops up in my brain.
brrr
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)I grab my keys as I'm climbing out of the car and the first thing I see is that sewer grate, just waiting for me to screw up!
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)No infestation and they have been dealt with.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I had a relative that was constantly dealing with fleas in the house because the cat was indoor/outdoors.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,383 posts)fleas and ticks. Found this out the hard way. *grr*
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I think the last time I saw a mouse was around 2003-4. My cat Evita is a champion mouser.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,383 posts)eat from their dish! LOL
Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)with flamethrowners.
See? It could always be worse. Now just garden variety bedbugs don't seem nearly as bad.
nolabear
(42,001 posts)scream like a little girl and run into trees. Thank goodness we don't have them in the Northwest.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I am terrified of someone coming up or down the ramp at me. Plus they are just creepy... dark, dirty, dangerous-looking places.
nolabear
(42,001 posts)At least not if I ever want to stay in another hotel as long as I live.
YankeyMCC
(8,401 posts)Giant Stay Puff marshmallow man
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)I kid you not, nothing freaks me out more than that.
A hawk moth once flew around my head in the dark, and it sounded like a chainsaw.
I nearly jumped from a second story balcony. Brrr.....
Quantess
(27,630 posts)do NOT try to slap it. You could end up pushing it into your ear, and the moth could get confused and hide in your ear. That happened to me once.
NJCher
(35,788 posts)Having to stand on line or sit in traffic without anything to do. I always carry iPod, magazines, etc., to deal with it.
The other day I went to the post office, all armed for boredom. I had magazines, Nook, you name it. Snacks. Usually the line is 10 people deep and they all have extensive business, about 7" per customer, minimum.
But because I was prepared, not one soul was in the post office. I walked right up, took care of business, and left. First time that's ever happened.
Cher
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)But to be fair I hate boredom too. My mind has to be constantly churning something else I get annoyed
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,383 posts)while they sleep, is another.
DiverDave
(4,890 posts)When my first son was born, I thought I was going crazy.
I would picture him getting taken, where I could see him, but not get to him.
And then him getting hurt/killed.
The most gruesome dreams...I spoke to my doctor about it even.
It kept me up nights...but talking to my doc, he said it was a normal (HUH??) to worry
But not THAT much.
It gradually went away, and with our 2nd I had a bit of it.
I really did think I was going crazy, I couldnt get those thoughts out of my head.
Checking on them 20 times a night.
Making sure they are breathing.
Every phone call during the day from my wife...
GreenPartyVoter
(72,383 posts)I still have trouble worrying about them, even though they aren't babies anymore.
Systematic Chaos
(8,601 posts)We've had the fucking things for a long time now, and can't afford to get them treated. It's simply awesome having them chip away at your emotional well-being every single day.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)mice, loose dogs, and driving.
As for fighting bedbugs, I suggest getting Phantom Bug Spray. Every few weeks, I used to get bitten on my back, arm, and even on my butt. So far, this spray has worked wonders.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)only dog that ever bit me was this big mean nasty poodle.
To this day I hate being around them.
TheCruces
(224 posts)She's got the curly hair of a poodle, but acts like a terrier. She's a sweetheart, but man is she protective of me.
There's all sorts of vicious chihuahuas where I live. Every stray dog that's gone after me has been a chihuahua. I've never had an issue with the stray pit bulls. There were two in my neighborhood last year. Turns out the owner threw them out cause he was mad the female got pregnant...um...what'd he expect when he had two dogs of opposite sex and not fixed? A neighbor ended up taking them in. They were pretty sweet dogs.
pink-o
(4,056 posts)Mosquitoes are the vilest, most useless species in this planet, and trying to catch one locked in the room with you--THAT is the path to insanity!
But my worst fear, the animal I find most revolting: Rats. They're dirty, plague-ridden vermin, and here in my port city of SF they grow to the size of beagles. I encountered one in my kitchen, and it stood up and hissed at me. My screams could be heard all over the neighborhood.
Needless to say, I went to the shelter the very next day and brought home my beautiful, Dark Matter Bombay kitteh. End of rodent problem: beginning of my enslavement to our feline overlords!
HelenaHandbasket
(51 posts)Bears, heights, maggots and the world being overrun with stupid people....uh oh...too late! LOL
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)I'm having my house exterminated before I move my furniture (next month) so I won't be taking the little buggers with me.
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Rhiannon12866
(206,420 posts)How great to see you! We've missed you around here! Hope all is well with you...
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)ticks and black flies. Greenheads suck freak me out, too.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)This wilderness living is getting to me. Three times I've spotted snakes inside my house.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)lie in bed, I could see spiders crawling around in the corners of the ceiling. No wonder I have sleep issues now.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Wish I could offer an answer to that problem for you. BTW ... I miss your duck.
Since we moved here 16 years I rarely sleep past 3AM. I'm hoping that after we move again I'll have more success snoozing until dawn.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)I think the 5 people who have me on ignore hated my duck...lol. They thought it was real.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Only a silly person would ignore a fine graywarrior like you.
Maybe they didn't care for the duct tape bondage ~ who knows LOL.
Your new mascot is fearsome and cute.
I'd like to introduce you to the keeper of my heart Miss Frodo [img][/img]
I understand your feelings about the Ambien. I've never tried that sleep aid or any other recently. I have no problem falling asleep. I just wake up 6 hours later, darn it. I read until dawn. Sometimes I can catch an extra hour of sleep while the sun is turning the sky a predawn gray.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Can you cuddle with a bird?
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Turned out to be nothing, but man, you would have thought the world was gonna end. Everyone running around in circles in a panic.
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)My biggest fear.
redwitch
(14,952 posts)So thanks a bunch Lynne! I feel suddenly itchy. Sigh. I wish I could afford better accomodations.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Keep your suitcase in the bathroom - in the shower/tub when you aren't using it.
Get those giant Ziploc bags that seal and put all your dirty laundry in it when you're done. Then when you get home take that bag to your laundry room and wash immediately.
redwitch
(14,952 posts)Thanks, hopefully unnecessary but still...
IBEWVET
(217 posts)and it's not a wrong number
LWolf
(46,179 posts)not being able to afford independence when I have to retire.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)libodem
(19,288 posts)Insect spray. It is nontoxic to pets and humans. And I am not certain the are arachnids--- that means 8 legs, without looking it up first, I'm going out on al limb to say, they are a 6 legged insect like a tick.
Bed bugs die in the drier. The heat kills them .
libodem
(19,288 posts)Insects, 6 legs. The idea of those creepy, crawlies being little spiders was too much to bear. I had to go looking.
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)pokerfan
(27,677 posts)or more specifically, being eaten by a bear.
But regarding that bedbug thing, coincidentally this popped up today on my newsreader:
Bed Bug Registry Helps You Avoid Creepy Crawlies When Traveling
TheCruces
(224 posts)The worst are the camel spiders. Somebody pointed out to me once that they're not true spiders, but are basically between scorpions and spiders on the evolutionary scale. That did NOT help.
chknltl
(10,558 posts)Surprised it hadn't been mentioned earlier. Likely a fear shared
by hundreds of thousand Americans these days.