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I'll level with you. I'm really freaked out by loose buttons. I'm fine while they're doing their job, but once they're free the evil bastards are a major threat to my life. Tell us what spooks you, and how you cope. Also: church bells, doner kebab salads, death.

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 11 Sep 2014, 17:18)
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Drowning
Even though I am a very strong swimmer, and usually swimming in deep water has never scared me, I was in Australia about 9 years ago and had taken the Hydrofoil from Port Douglas out to a floating platform on the edge of the Barrier Reef and the ocean. I'd gone travelling with some mates, but as they were hung-over to hell, I was the only one that went on the day trip.

It was a rough day, and the boat had only just sailed. We arrived at the platform and although the weather was bad, I'd been snorkelling over the reef and basically just been enjoying the view, when I lifted my head above the surface and seen I was about 400m from the platform and drifting further away...

Even at full front crawl speed, it seemed I could not get any closer to the platform, and in my head, I started to think that this was it,... that's me, about 30 miles from the shore, no-one knows I have floated away, what now...

Next thing I know is a canoe is on top of me, and the greatest sight in the world (at that point) was a Aussie bloke, putting a life jacket around me and dragging me back to the platform saying "Fucking Poms, no idea of how much you have to respect the ocean..."

Been to Fiji, Florida, Spain, Italy and Newquay since, but still cannot even paddle in the sea now.
(The Kitchen Sink, Fri 19 Sep 2014, 22:40, 7 replies)
Bit of an ironic username there.

(I helped save b3ta! Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 19 Sep 2014, 22:46, closed)
Agree, but nothing intended.

(The Kitchen Sink, Fri 19 Sep 2014, 22:50, closed)


(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 19 Sep 2014, 22:59, closed)
At least it's a herbivore

(The Kitchen Sink, Fri 19 Sep 2014, 23:00, closed)
Hey, just because ringofyre posted pictures of your kids doesn't mean that this is ok.

(I helped save b3ta! Pig Bodine., Fri 19 Sep 2014, 23:02, closed)
Terrible bullying of AB's wife right here.

(spl00sh!, Sat 20 Sep 2014, 10:08, closed)
Something similar happened to me with the same result fear of open water, so I then went on a sea skills swimming course.
People should be fearful of the seas and oceans.
(I helped save b3ta! d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Sat 20 Sep 2014, 8:55, closed)

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