You Were So Scared You Peed Your Pants? I Puckered Up!

[Tery]

Denver was bad because of the Rockies. I make it a rule never to fly there for any reason. Ever.

The thunderstorm sounds awful! I think I would have emptied my bottle of Xanax as soon as we hit the first big bump. I did land in some heavy weather in San Diego (not long after the awful Denver experience) and nearly fainted. Thankfully my Hubby is calm and helps me stay sane. And I do know that the air is like water or a road - it hits bumps now and then. But my lizard brain whispers, "Yeah, but we are 35,000 feet in the air!" I'm somewhat better now but still unhappy with turbulence.

 

[Grandpa]

Yeah, since I live in Colorado, all my flight trips begin and end at DIA, and I guess I'm just used to it. But coming in from the west is usually bumpier as you hit the thermals where mountains meet prairie.

The worst singular turbulence we hit was over the Atlantic. The pilot later explained that we'd run into the wake of a 747 20 miles ahead. It was a hugely sharp jolt up left and down right that actually pulled screams from a number of the passengers. No, I wasn't one of them.

 

[Sigmund]

Good evening!

May all be well or on the mend.

Thank you all for sharing your stories. Way cool!

Gradnpa,

Thank you sharing your stories. Yay!

I do not find it surprising the members who posted their experiences were excellent!

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say, SKMB members are intelligent and well read. How else would they be able to WRITE their story/experience in such a riveting manner?

Peace.

 

[Neesy]

Good evening!

May all be well or on the mend.

Thank you all for sharing your stories. Way cool!

Gradnpa,

Thank you sharing your stories. Yay!

I do not find it surprising the members who posted their experiences were excellent!

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say, SKMB members are intelligent and well read. How else would they be able to WRITE their story/experience in such a riveting manner?

Peace.

I agree - members here are a smart bunch of cookies
and the sense of humour is refreshing as well

 

[mustangclaire]

Okay, I was invited, and now like Satan popping up in the pentagram, I can say, "Well, you asked for it."

This is a true story. I am so not kidding.

Back in the early '80s, we'd decided we'd had enough kids, and being a fair-minded, egalitarian type, or maybe I wanted to be and had to prove it, I volunteered to get a clip job, and I don't mean at the local Cost Cutters.

We made an appointment at the local urologist, whose name I won't mention, because it's funny enough that you'll not pay attention to the rest of the story. He gave us the low-down, so to speak, and we were amenable.

He took me into an examination room and had me drop the drawers, lie back on the table thingy, and stare at a picture of a waterfall taped to the ceiling. I guess it was supposed to be soothing. I just thought it was kinda too small to see anything.

He brought a tray of the sharp and pointy things around. I had some trepidation going, like who wouldn't, but I was committed. He took out a syringe, which I correctly assumed was the local anesthetic.

"Hold still," he said, and I felt the sting of a needle in my scrotum. (It's tempting to say I felt a prick, but I'm not trying to go for cheap laughs here, all right?) It wasn't so bad. Not nearly so much, say, as getting a major zipper snarl in the same area.

Here's where it gets interesting.

"You must've been a Marine," he said.

I remained still, but I was stunned. How did he know? Did being in the Marines make them bigger? Or somehow unique, like steel or brass or something? Did they give me a secret tattoo? Did I get a tattoo there when I was drunk? Who would give me a tattoo there anyway? And if so, did I shake his hand? How the hell could this guy look at my genitals and tell that I was in the Marines????

"As a matter of fact, Doc, yes, I was. But may I ask why you said that?" I'm sure my voice was strained with wonderment.

He replied, "I was in the Army, and I worked on guys from different branches. You always tell them to hold still when you give them a shot. The Marines were the only ones who ever did."


True story. I swear.

Just flipping through this thread and I got to this post. Funniest thing I've read all week. Brilliant!!!!!!!

 

[Grandpa]

Just flipping through this thread and I got to this post. Funniest thing I've read all week. Brilliant!!!!!!!

Very gracious, you and the others who said nice things about it. Thank you.

By the way, the urologist's name was Dr. Peter Standard. Again, I swear it's true.

 

[VultureLvr45]

Thank you Siggy,

As always, you are so encouraging.

Hope you have a calm and happy weekend.

V aka B

 

[AchtungBaby]

I've really enjoyed reading your stories, guys.

Mine isn't nearly as exciting, but the scariest experience for me was my car wreck on Christmas Eve. It was a pretty bad one, and it was my first.

 

[Dana Jean]

Very gracious, you and the others who said nice things about it. Thank you.

By the way, the urologist's name was Dr. Peter Standard. Again, I swear it's true.

deleted link to doctor. Just policy.

 

[bryras]

Okay,

I've got one.

Right after I bought my house I was unpacking boxes and putting things away while I had the stereo on. I noticed that the music kept getting louder and I kept turning it down. Over and over again this happened. My stereo had a light indicator to show you the volume and I was sitting and watching the light come on. I kind of started to freak out because it got to the point where I would turn it down with the remote and two seconds later it would be full blast again. I was actually fighting it. Finally, I just shouted "stop it!" And it stopped. I've had other occurrences here, but that is the one that comes to mind right now. I hope it fits this thread.

 

[Grandpa]

deleted link to doctor. Just policy.

Sorry. I guess I'm still grasping policy. Is the link icon best ignored? Is there a better place to post this question (meaning, actually, the previous question)?

 

[Dana Jean]

Sorry. I guess I'm still grasping policy. Is the link icon best ignored? Is there a better place to post this question (meaning, actually, the previous question)?

Some links are okay, some we delete. Marsha is trying to put together a clearer picture of what is allowed or not allowed. I will say, I tend to delete on the side of caution more so than the other moderators.