Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
Discussion
blueg33 said:
Its a spider in the UK, not a tarantula or a redback, for heavens sake
I find fear of spiders very odd. A gerbil is more likely to do you harm, and a car even more likely.
I think it the difference between a fear and a phobia. A phobia is an intense and irrational fear toward one or more things or situations.I find fear of spiders very odd. A gerbil is more likely to do you harm, and a car even more likely.
I have fear or phobia of heights that I deem unsafe. I worked on the 18th floor of a building with floor to ceiling windows, no problem. But if I went to the 16th floor outside terrace and looked down it would make me feel very unsafe. I have been to the top of the Shard, Sky Garden and Horizon 22 with no issues, stick me outside at those hights and triggers something.
Cotty said:
blueg33 said:
Its a spider in the UK, not a tarantula or a redback, for heavens sake
I find fear of spiders very odd. A gerbil is more likely to do you harm, and a car even more likely.
I think it the difference between a fear and a phobia. A phobia is an intense and irrational fear toward one or more things or situations.I find fear of spiders very odd. A gerbil is more likely to do you harm, and a car even more likely.
I have fear or phobia of heights that I deem unsafe. I worked on the 18th floor of a building with floor to ceiling windows, no problem. But if I went to the 16th floor outside terrace and looked down it would make me feel very unsafe. I have been to the top of the Shard, Sky Garden and Horizon 22 with no issues, stick me outside at those hights and triggers something.
A mate of mine is very scared of heights. Unlike you, even if it's a safe situation he still hates it. Queuing for a high waterslide abroad once I remember him clinging onto the handrail and staring straight ahead even though it was entirely solid and safe.
ro250 said:
A mate of mine is very scared of heights. Unlike you, even if it's a safe situation he still hates it. Queuing for a high waterslide abroad once I remember him clinging onto the handrail and staring straight ahead even though it was entirely solid and safe.
My colleagues and I were invited to lunch at the Duck and Waffle. Its on the 40th floor of the Heron Tower, unfortunately one of my colleagues hates hights and perhaps didn't realise before hand that they have glass lifts to get to the restaurant - he came down in the internal service elevator, we thought he was going to 
on the way up he looked so green. I was fine, I worked in Lloyds of London for a while and that has glass lifts. Cotty said:
I think it the difference between a fear and a phobia. A phobia is an intense and irrational fear toward one or more things or situations.
I have fear or phobia of heights that I deem unsafe. I worked on the 18th floor of a building with floor to ceiling windows, no problem. But if I went to the 16th floor outside terrace and looked down it would make me feel very unsafe. I have been to the top of the Shard, Sky Garden and Horizon 22 with no issues, stick me outside at those hights and triggers something.
I'd be happier outside with a railing to hang on to. It's floor to ceiling windows that give me the willies. What if they fall out...I have fear or phobia of heights that I deem unsafe. I worked on the 18th floor of a building with floor to ceiling windows, no problem. But if I went to the 16th floor outside terrace and looked down it would make me feel very unsafe. I have been to the top of the Shard, Sky Garden and Horizon 22 with no issues, stick me outside at those hights and triggers something.
vikingaero said:
Killer2005 said:
Anyone who has to mention that they haven't watched Top Gear since Clarkson, Hammond and May left or variations of.
I watched a few episodes of TG with Evans, Joey from Friends etc and gave up - just painful to watch.One thing that does annoy me is Hammond. His antics become boring after a while. That desert island show he did was marginally better than watching a pantomime. At least with panto you have expectations that it's s
t.Halmyre said:
Cotty said:
I think it the difference between a fear and a phobia. A phobia is an intense and irrational fear toward one or more things or situations.
I have fear or phobia of heights that I deem unsafe. I worked on the 18th floor of a building with floor to ceiling windows, no problem. But if I went to the 16th floor outside terrace and looked down it would make me feel very unsafe. I have been to the top of the Shard, Sky Garden and Horizon 22 with no issues, stick me outside at those hights and triggers something.
I'd be happier outside with a railing to hang on to. It's floor to ceiling windows that give me the willies. What if they fall out...I have fear or phobia of heights that I deem unsafe. I worked on the 18th floor of a building with floor to ceiling windows, no problem. But if I went to the 16th floor outside terrace and looked down it would make me feel very unsafe. I have been to the top of the Shard, Sky Garden and Horizon 22 with no issues, stick me outside at those hights and triggers something.
king arthur said:
redrabbit29 said:
The only positive of this whole story was that the spider surprisingly stayed on the sofa even after I jumped off, meaning I could contain and remove it. It was a really big brown one.
Never mind what you did in your pants, what was the spider like?Regarding gerbils being dangerous - Who else remembers this story:
https://darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-10.ht...
Doofus said:
Dan Singh said:
Doofus said:
Dan Singh said:
BT have annoyed me.
At the end of the month they are closing down BT Cloud where I have many gigs worth of files for which I now have to find another home. Bloody hassle, and they didn't send me any notification of it.
At the end of the month they are closing down BT Cloud where I have many gigs worth of files for which I now have to find another home. Bloody hassle, and they didn't send me any notification of it.
You've had at least two weeks' notice.
Dog Biscuit said:
M4cruiser said:
Halfords annoy me - every time I buy something ...
... when they say "Can I get your email for the receipt?"
No, don't be stupid, I'm not going to dictate it in front of everyone in the queue.
Once in a similar situation I wrote it down, and they proceeded to say it out loud as they typed it in!!!!!!!
In all honesty I can't really see anyone being mildly interested never mind being arsed to write it down or trying to memorise it.... when they say "Can I get your email for the receipt?"
No, don't be stupid, I'm not going to dictate it in front of everyone in the queue.
Once in a similar situation I wrote it down, and they proceeded to say it out loud as they typed it in!!!!!!!
And if they did, then what? Sign you up to some dogging forum?
It's only an email address.
Edited by Dog Biscuit on Sunday 15th September 21:56
thats a glass floor
Voldemort said:
Red9zero said:
You don't have to give them a real email address
Yes, of course you can return this Sir, I'll just need to see your receipt...king arthur said:
redrabbit29 said:
The only positive of this whole story was that the spider surprisingly stayed on the sofa even after I jumped off, meaning I could contain and remove it. It was a really big brown one.
Never mind what you did in your pants, what was the spider like?I was really surprised it just sat there. Once I got the glass over it, it moved a bit, but when I slipped the paper under it moved much more.
We're in a more rural setting with lots of forests outside, including at the back of the house. So we've had frogs, a snake in the garden last year, a couple of those tiny mice you get in the weeds sometimes.
One time we even had a deer in the garden due to a missing fence panel.
blueg33 said:
Its a spider in the UK, not a tarantula or a redback, for heavens sake
I find fear of spiders very odd. A gerbil is more likely to do you harm, and a car even more likely.
Nobody said it wasn't irrational. I find fear of spiders very odd. A gerbil is more likely to do you harm, and a car even more likely.
It must be inbuilt in most of us from a time when a spider bite might have been dangerous to us.
I struggle with them whereas wasps don't bother me and the latter is much more likely to harm me.
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