My biggest fear - Bedbugs

[LynneSin]

I am so worried I'm gonna get those suckers in my house!

ugh!

What's your biggest fear?

[OriginalGeek]

1. I'm scared I'm gonna drop my keys in one of those big drainage grates

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]

5. Forget the keys!

[OriginalGeek]

6. THAT would suck

TWICE as bad. Maybe more.


Because I love Tim Curry but I'd feel weird following him into the sewer...

[DiverDave]

20. Stinking pennywise

I HATE that SOB, many nights waking up and for some reason HE pops up in my brain.

brrr

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. The worst are the ones between rows of gas pumps!

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]

31. I have marks in my hands from grasping my wad of keys over drainage grates

[onehandle]

2. Our dog just delivered the first fleas we've had in our household in ten years.

No infestation and they have been dealt with.

[LynneSin]

4. That's why my cats never go outdoors

I had a relative that was constantly dealing with fleas in the house because the cat was indoor/outdoors.

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. You don't have to have outdoor kittehs to get fleas. If you have mice in the house, you will get

fleas and ticks. Found this out the hard way. *grr*

[LynneSin]

18. Mice and other small critters do not live long in my house

I think the last time I saw a mouse was around 2003-4. My cat Evita is a champion mouser.

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. My old kitties were too. Then around age 12 or so they retired and started letting the mice

eat from their dish! LOL

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. Republican bedbugs....

with flamethrowners.

See? It could always be worse. Now just garden variety bedbugs don't seem nearly as bad.

[nolabear]

8. Palmetto bugs. I have handled many a snake and palmetto bugs make me

scream like a little girl and run into trees. Thank goodness we don't have them in the Northwest.

[femmocrat]

9. Parking garages.

I am terrified of someone coming up or down the ramp at me. Plus they are just creepy... dark, dirty, dangerous-looking places.

[nolabear]

10. Speaking of bedbugs I don't think I'll be able to watch Hotel Hell.

At least not if I ever want to stay in another hotel as long as I live.

[YankeyMCC]

11. Biggest?

Giant Stay Puff marshmallow man

[MicaelS]

12. Loud buzzing insects flying around my head..

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]

22. If a moth buzzes and lands near your ear

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]

13. being bored

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]

15. You should have shared your snacks with the people working the Post Office

But to be fair I hate boredom too. My mind has to be constantly churning something else I get annoyed

[HopeHoops]

14. Skim milk.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. I have a pile of fears. Bedbugs is one. People snatching my kids, especially

while they sleep, is another.

[DiverDave]

21. You Too?

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]

24. Yep, & on hot nights I still couldn't bring myself to keep the windows open for them in their room.

I still have trouble worrying about them, even though they aren't babies anymore.

[Systematic Chaos]

23. Want some of ours?

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]

25. I'm scared of

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]

26. I have a fear of poodles

only dog that ever bit me was this big mean nasty poodle.

To this day I hate being around them.

[TheCruces]

51. I got a poodle terrier mutt

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]

27. I absolutely loathe blood sucking insects (and ticks, which are arachnids)

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]

28. A Few Things Actually

Bears, heights, maggots and the world being overrun with stupid people....uh oh...too late! LOL

[In_The_Wind]

29. Powder Post Beetles

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]

43. Hello, my friend!

How great to see you! We've missed you around here! Hope all is well with you...

[graywarrior]

30. Not being able to find where the spider scurried off to

ticks and black flies. Greenheads suck freak me out, too.

[In_The_Wind]

32. I hate it when spiders jump on me!

This wilderness living is getting to me. Three times I've spotted snakes inside my house.

[graywarrior]

34. When I lived in NH, we had one of those A-Frame houses and when I would

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]

36. Sleep issues can kill ya.

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]

37. My doctor prescribed Ambien but I don't like taking it.

I think the 5 people who have me on ignore hated my duck...lol. They thought it was real.

[In_The_Wind]

39. Silly, silly, silly ...

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]

44. Miss Frodo is stunning!

Can you cuddle with a bird?

[graywarrior]

33. We just had a bed bug scare in our building

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]

35. Bubonic Bedbugs - A SyFy Original Movie

My biggest fear.

[redwitch]

38. Currently trying to find a cheap hotel for tomorrow night.

So thanks a bunch Lynne! I feel suddenly itchy. Sigh. I wish I could afford better accomodations.

[LynneSin]

41. Here's some great tips to prevent bringing bed bugs home

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]

42. I would never have thought of that.

Thanks, hopefully unnecessary but still...

[IBEWVET]

40. A 3 am phone call

and it's not a wrong number

[LWolf]

45. Not being able to take care of myself when I'm old,

not being able to afford independence when I have to retire.

[graywarrior]

48. Whoa! I try not to think about that, but yeah, that's a biggie.

[libodem]

46. I often hear advertizing for Cedar-cide

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]

47. They are Arthropods

Insects, 6 legs. The idea of those creepy, crawlies being little spiders was too much to bear. I had to go looking.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

49. THIS bedbug getting in the White House.

[pokerfan]

50. Bears

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]

52. Spiders

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]

53. Homelessness

Surprised it hadn't been mentioned earlier. Likely a fear shared
by hundreds of thousand Americans these days.