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Mr.Bill

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84. It's in place, leveled

Mon Oct 23, 2023, 08:40 PM

Oct 2023

and they are working to connect septic line to it. Next will be the water then the electricity. Still lots do do, water softener, rain gutters, building the deck. We can move in before the deck is built, the contractor doing the set-up will put a temporary set of steps at each doorway which is required to get an occupancy permit. It's going to take awhile, but we are comfortable at our daughter's house for now.

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What is the scariest thing to you? Mine is clowns. it can living or in costume, but it scares you. [View all] debm55 Oct 2023 OP

Spiders. Also landlord. cbabe Oct 2023 #1

Yes, I can see why they would scare you. debm55 Oct 2023 #3

Bees, wasps and hornets. 3catwoman3 Oct 2023 #2

Yes, especially if you have every been stung. Bees are okay but wasps and hornets scare me. debm55 Oct 2023 #5

I am with you on that one. There is not anything else that really frightens me, but I have led a sheltered life. ;) Chainfire Oct 2023 #27

Oh, man, I wish I had not read your reply. 3catwoman3 Oct 2023 #62

Not much. I get nervous crossing high bridges. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #4

I know poeple that have the same fear. It is hard to get around Pittsburgh without crossing a bridge. debm55 Oct 2023 #7

Scariest thing these days... The possibility of former pres. DjT... Jrose Oct 2023 #6

Yes, I closed my eyes when I saw it and what he represents. debm55 Oct 2023 #8

Perish the thought! 3catwoman3 Oct 2023 #9

That is mine too. Throw the potential Texas outcomes into the mix yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #24

.... Different Drummer Oct 2023 #26

Public speaking! Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #10

I was also afraid, but I ended up being a teacher for 40 some years. Take deep breathes and have some notes to follow. Don't debm55 Oct 2023 #12

Snakes. Terrified of them. Dulcinea Oct 2023 #11

Well, that would be enough to scare you. I don't like them either. debm55 Oct 2023 #14

I share your horror of snakes. Glorfindel Oct 2023 #38

Artificial Intelligence going rogue njhoneybadger Oct 2023 #13

Yes, very scary. The more I read about it the more scared I become. debm55 Oct 2023 #15

It's already happened, if I'm any judge. Different Drummer Oct 2023 #33

When angry ... my wife... MiHale Oct 2023 #16

I'm sorry for you MiHale. debm55 Oct 2023 #55

Heights. MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #17

I was terrified of heights for years. It came on when I was in my teens yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #23

Husband and I have been on numerous vacations MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #59

Heights--never used to be afraid, now I am. debm55 Oct 2023 #56

We could be in a fascist dictatorship the day after inauguration 2025. Hotler Oct 2023 #18

Scares me. n/t Different Drummer Oct 2023 #34

I'm mostly successful in compartmentalizing this - so far... electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #98

MAGA idiots, they don't live in reality, and no one really knows Meadowoak Oct 2023 #19

They don't even know--and that's scary. n/t Different Drummer Oct 2023 #37

Oooh, here's just the movie for you ! eppur_se_muova Oct 2023 #20

Hate that debm55 Oct 2023 #48

It gives me the creeps... dlilafae Oct 2023 #21

fascist repugs!!!! overleft Oct 2023 #22

Big rabbits, real or otherwise rogerballard Oct 2023 #25

Yes scary, debm55 Oct 2023 #49

I am always wary of Republicans that have a plan. SalamanderSleeps Oct 2023 #28

Heights & tight spaces MustLoveBeagles Oct 2023 #29

Yes, elevators. debm55 Oct 2023 #57

Heights. I used to be able to carry a 75 pound bundle of shingles up a ladder, but now LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #30

Sometimes they bother me, sometimes not. I wouldn't want to climb a ladder though. debm55 Oct 2023 #53

Understand that Rebl2 Oct 2023 #93

I'm fearless! Nothing scares me. Proud Southern Belle Oct 2023 #31

Clowns are psychopaths. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #35

Agreed! Different Drummer Oct 2023 #41

I take it you don't like clowns either. Hate it when they get up in your face. debm55 Oct 2023 #44

I know a woman who has bad panic attacks when she sees a clown. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #45

Thank you Lucky, Fear is a natural response to something/anything that makes us feel uncomfortable. Not having fear debm55 Oct 2023 #80

Lyrics from a Ween song: LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #81

. Must be wonderful and dangerous not to be afraid of anything. I felt that way when I was younger--I have no fear, debm55 Oct 2023 #47

Welcome to DU. KS Toronado Oct 2023 #58

Dentists Emile Oct 2023 #32

I like my dentist. but I know not all are like him. Especially dental specialists. debm55 Oct 2023 #39

Steve Martin - Dentist ggma Oct 2023 #73

And STATUES will give me a panic attack ggma Oct 2023 #74

Oh no!!!! debm55 Oct 2023 #76

Read they have a high suicide rate due to MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #78

Ugh - I had a great dentist as a kid TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #102

Another Trump presidency. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #36

True debm55 Oct 2023 #40

Scariest movie I ever saw... "Alien". Jrose Oct 2023 #42

Yes, especially the one scene. debm55 Oct 2023 #52

No Doubt, Alien was also the scariest movie that I ever saw too. Stuart G Oct 2023 #61

Cancer. Midnight Writer Oct 2023 #43

Oh, yes. debm55 Oct 2023 #51

This when I was a child. Different Drummer Oct 2023 #46

The eyes are spooky. debm55 Oct 2023 #50

Thought Fireball XL5 was stupid, wouldn't watch. KS Toronado Oct 2023 #54

My favorite show. I was a sucker for any SciFi. Marcuse Oct 2023 #63

The Spaceship would have been cool. KS Toronado Oct 2023 #65

Yeah, thinking about trump back in the Oval Office is pretty scary Bayard Oct 2023 #60

There is no amount of money that could get me into a submarine. Laffy Kat Oct 2023 #64

Me either. debm55 Oct 2023 #67

I am with you MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #79

Women and the Police. Mr.Bill Oct 2023 #66

Mr.Bill, why? debm55 Oct 2023 #68

Just a little humor. Mr.Bill Oct 2023 #75

TY Mr. Bill, How is the new house coming along?? debm55 Oct 2023 #82

It's in place, leveled Mr.Bill Oct 2023 #84

Huh? There are no women in The Police. mwooldri Oct 2023 #103

mine is inanimate WhiteTara Oct 2023 #69

Sorry. debm55 Oct 2023 #70

about? WhiteTara Oct 2023 #71

being on the ledge, getting ready to jump. debm55 Oct 2023 #85

well that was another life or perhaps WhiteTara Oct 2023 #86

Thank you for explaining to me. debm55 Oct 2023 #88

but why clowns? WhiteTara Oct 2023 #91

I have no reason-it is what it is. debm55 Oct 2023 #94

thermonuclear weapons, religions, and the coming leap in AI power Celerity Oct 2023 #72

For me, it"s heights grumpyduck Oct 2023 #77

Sorry, grumpyduck. I used to bounce on the bed too. debm55 Oct 2023 #83

Colonoscopy doctor. Emile Oct 2023 #87

Got that right. I have one scheduled for January. But I am more afraid of the spinal tap for November. Terribly afraid. debm55 Oct 2023 #89

I find the trailer and promotional material for The Nun II really disturbing. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #90

Large packed Rebl2 Oct 2023 #92

I can understand that. TY debm55 Oct 2023 #95

Evangelical Christian Fascists malthaussen Oct 2023 #96

Yes, TY debm55 Oct 2023 #97

republicans nt. barbtries Oct 2023 #99

Yes. debm55 Oct 2023 #100

Self Driving Cars. mwooldri Oct 2023 #101

I know, can be very dangerous debm55 Oct 2023 #106

Driving on the mountain roads here. Especially at night. LakeArenal Oct 2023 #104

Yes. debm55 Oct 2023 #107

Great heights & spiders. tblue37 Oct 2023 #105

Yes, debm55 Oct 2023 #108

Heritage Foundation Project 2025.... lastlib Oct 2023 #109

Me too debm55 Oct 2023 #110