Phobias

Barbarossa · October 12, 2009

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Edited September 8, 2012 by Barbarossa

Easy Bakes · October 12, 2009

Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

As a retired person on a very limited pension, my greatest fear is homelessness.

Inflation continues apace. I just got a 7-1/2% land lease increase. Food is costing more and more for the usual reasons. The food producers are getting less and less (I live in a farming region).

One of these days I won't be able to afford my shelter costs. The welfare people won't help because I have just a little too much income.

Other than land lease, food and house costs, my major expense is communications. Fortunately (?) I have a bundled system from my cable provider with Internet, telephone and TV/FM radio. After that I have to find money for vet services (my only companion is my dog). If anything happens to my health, I will probably have to go bankrupt and give up the dog. This will probably be fatal.

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I have to say that that is a real fear, infinitely more serious than running out of beer. Amazing powers are at work in the world, and their actions do, and will, have lasting repercussions on one or more generations. I am not sure what is in store for me and my family when we reach retirement. It is a dog eat dog world and that is something to fear. I am amazed at my own 80 yr old grandmother's ability to live day-to-day on her Social Security and pension. But then, she grew p in the depression and learned how to live a frugal life.

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Thats one of the big problems aproaching a LOT of people who even though the have decent jobs they still live day to day, paycheck to paycheck and live the close to the edge life.

That descibes me not becuase i waste money, im very frugel, but the mecidal history i have alot of my income goes to prescriptions i take.

My Dad finaly retired, i think the broken color bone he got in the accident finaly made him start leting my sister take over his inspection business. fortuneatly both my parents get both social security and Navy Pensions.

A Nonny Moose · October 13, 2009

Being a child of the depression myself, I too am used to the frugal life. However, at one pont I managed to get fairly high up on the hog. If you have never heard it, you should look up htat old depression favorite "Brother, can you spare a dime."

fukuda · October 13, 2009

Hemophobia... pretty annoying when you're working in physiology

Duke of York · October 16, 2009

My Phobia would have to be anything that creeps , Crawls or has

an unusual amount of legs .

Sincerely.

Duke of York

Duke87 · October 16, 2009

Originally posted by: Duke of York

My Phobia would have to be anything that creeps , Crawls or has

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Define "unusual". There are more insects (by number of species, by number of indivisuals, and even by mass) on Earth than there are of any other animal. Six legs is as usual as you can get. Hell, most larger land-based animals have four legs. Having two legs is fairly "unusual"...

Hard_Justice · October 17, 2009

Originally posted by: Duke of York

My Phobia would have to be anything that creeps , Crawls or has

an unusual amount of legs .

Sincerely.

Duke of York

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You know that could refer to some humans as well. As far as the creeps and crawls thing that is. LOL

LarksTonguesInAspic · October 17, 2009

I'm not afraid of snakes, spiders, rats, etc.

It's people that scare me. Animals don't build concentration camps or gulags.

Although I will admit that Pachy the elephant was very intimidating.

On the homeless issue, as I've mentioned before in another thread, I have been homeless. It isn't the end of the world, but where you are homeless makes a big difference. It can be overcome, I'm proof and I saw many others recover from it. I will admit I was a lot more comfortable than one could reasonably expect in those circumstances, but I credit that to God's mercy and not my own qualities. It will open your eyes to some things, that's for sure.

Duke of York · October 17, 2009

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Duke of York

My Phobia would have to be anything that creeps , Crawls or has

an unusual amount of legsquote>

Define "unusual". There are more insects (by number of species, by number of indivisuals, and even by mass) on Earth than there are of any other animal. Six legs is as usual as you can get. Hell, most larger land-based animals have four legs. Having two legs is fairly "unusual"...

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Maybe this will give you a better understanding of what I mean when I say " Unusual " .

Larks2242 · October 17, 2009

Originally posted by: Duke of York

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Duke of York

My Phobia would have to be anything that creeps , Crawls or has

an unusual amount of legsquote>

Define "unusual". There are more insects (by number of species, by number of indivisuals, and even by mass) on Earth than there are of any other animal. Six legs is as usual as you can get. Hell, most larger land-based animals have four legs. Having two legs is fairly "unusual"...

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Maybe this will give you a better understanding of what I mean when I say " Unusual " .

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That's Nasty!!

A Nonny Moose · October 18, 2009

Originally posted by: Duke of York

has an unusual amount of legs

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Amount is gramatically wrong, I assume you mean number of legs, and respond: What is an unusual number of legs, an odd number perhaps?

Duke of York · October 18, 2009

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Originally posted by: Duke of York

has an unusual amount of legs

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Amount is gramatically wrong, I assume you mean number of legs, and respond: What is an unusual number of legs, an odd number perhaps?

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Okay This is the plain and simple way for me to describe my Phobia ...

Anything over 4 Legs is something I personally Consider Unusual and

usually something I choose not to be around . Anything Four legs and under

is a normal amount for me and is something under Normal circumstances

I usual socialize with very well and have zero phobia about it. Now for some

reason one of you decide to find a perticuler bug that I'm un aware of that has

less than four Legs ...The answer is ...I have a Phobia about it So in conclusion

any type of Bug Period ...It doesn't matter what Scientific classification it's under ...Or

what particular species it is ...If it is a bug or something that looks like a bug...Then

I will have no association with it whatsoever ....Matter of fact it will probably meet it's

demise under my shoe .

Sincerely,

Duke of York

Keegan V50 · October 20, 2009

My phobias is bees or either hornets,ive got stung once and its really pain!!

Larks2242 · October 20, 2009

Originally posted by: Victor Valdes

My phobias is bees or either hornets,ive got stung once and its really pain!!

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Man, getting stung hurts i hate hornets nothing useful about them.

Muck308 · October 20, 2009

Originally posted by; Duke of York Okay This is the plain and simple way for me to describe my Phobia ...