| Phobias
Posted: 12/9/2007 3:02:47 AM | I am terrfied of spiders.
When me and my ex partner bought our flat together in London, We stayed at her mother's place for a few months before moving in so I could refurbish it. She thought I was going a bit over the top with some of the detail I went to............covering the floorboards with 6mm plywood sheets.........and caulking between them. Caulking at the tops and bottoms of skirting, all penetrations were sleeved and filled with structural foam. All air bricks were removed and replaced......with fine mesh behind them. even holes at light fittings were caulked.
She never twigged that I was spider proofing the place!!!!!
It worked too, in 7 years I saw only one spider, and it had got in through an open door, lol
Told her it was for acoustic insulation  | |
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Anneri
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Joined: 5/17/2007
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| Phobias
Posted: 12/9/2007 4:31:47 AM | I hate spiders too and this being an old building means its prone to them.
Daddy long legs are worse as they are like flying spiders and get in your hair!
Most flying insects i hate, and birds!...they look great from a distance but pet birds that fly around peoples living rooms freak me out and pigeons in town!
Baked beans too..not sure why but they scare the hell out of me. | |
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| Phobias
Posted: 7/9/2008 2:34:32 PM | I made a huge step towards curing my fear of spiders at the weekend. Visiting pets corner at Longleat, I held a tarantula. It felt completely different from what I was expecting, its feet were like tiny little paws.
On the downside, when we got home, there was a leggy monster in the hall, which I had to deal with; my daughter telling me that after all my crowing about the tarantula I could bloody well get rid of that one.
I did too, still worried that it would run up my sleeve though | |
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| Phobias
Posted: 7/9/2008 3:27:17 PM | well done Hula   
but i must congratulate you further on your triumphant overcoming of your phobia as messages that short which said all i really needed to say but oh no | |
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| Phobias
Posted: 7/9/2008 3:36:17 PM | You're doing better than me Hula! Went to Edinburgh Butterfly Farm when I was in primary school, also held a rather beautiful tarantula, was one of the only ones brave enough.
Did absolutely feck all to cure my phobia of the commoner garden british house spiders and those great big garden spiders scare the sh1t outta me.
Seems my brain didn't make the association of beautiful hairy spider in a tank with those that run across the floor when you're enjoying a cup of tea and biscuit while watching Location, Location, Location! | |
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| Phobias
Posted: 7/9/2008 10:52:53 PM | I've always been scared of heights, even as a kid. No idea why.
I have a completely irrational fear of cameras. I get nervous and anxious in front of them and I find it very hard to actually hold one and take a photo. No idea why that is either.... but the things actually do scare me! | |
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