When was the last time you had a scare?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (176745)
United States
July 18, 2024 8:17am CST
I had a bit of a scare yesterday when I turned my AC on and it didn't appear to start up right away. I went to the vents though and they were cold, so I knew something was happening. I was wondering why it wasn't blowing though. Usually the whole system starts at once. 5 minutes later it was blowing though..so crisis averted. Hopefully, the unit will stay good for a while, at least make it through the summer when I most need it. What was your last scare?
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@Tampa_girl7 (49864)
• United States
18 Jul
Last summer we had an air conditioning issue with the air blowing out too. I did have to call an hvac guy. It was a simple fix and very inexpensive. Glad that yours is working.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
Well, I am hoping this was a one time glitch. I would not be happy at all to have an AC guy in. Especially since they told me, they wouldn't be able to supply any major parts as the unit is old and most of them are no longer made..unless that was just a scam to try to sell a new unit. I don't know.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49864)
• United States
18 Jul
@snowy22315 Our. central air is 20 years old. We were blessed that they had the part. It blows great now.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
@Tampa_girl7 Mine is that old too. Well 19, since it was here but has only been used since then.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
I bet that was scary as heck there. Did you have any damage?
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@Kandae11 (54677)
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18 Jul
@snowy22315 Not too much, but up to the day it was expected to arrive we were expecting a direct hit from her - a category 4. Thankfully she stayed 45 miles off the coast so the worst damage was done to the coastal towns.
We lost a number of trees and banana plants but otherwise no other damage. The worst was the aftermath - no electricity, radio or phone service.
After hurricane Gilbert, a cat 3 storm which hit us directly, 90 percent of the light poles were flattened. Three months before power was restored . That was hell unless you could afford a generator.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
@Kandae11 Sadly, it seems the season is just getting started. I don't think we are going to get those 25 named storms or whatever the heck they were talking about a couple of months ago.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
OMG...that would be terrible. Several years ago there was a tornado here a tree fell and took out a portion of the roof. Another fell and knocked the heat pump off of its pad. A direct hit would have taken it out. Although maybe the insurance would have paid for a new one..oh well neither here nor there. Glad no one was hurt.
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@May2k8 (18258)
• Indonesia
18 Jul
@snowy22315 here it may not be as big as a tornado but it is already scary, some areas even experienced quite serious damage.
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@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jul
@snowy22315 Freak accident. Hard to describe.
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@LovesEverybody (3096)
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19 Jul
I am afraid of wind, thunder, and lightning
However, my therapist taught me yesterday how to take deep breaths and say "I am Safe" I tried it with her even though I wasn't really afraid of anything as it was beautiful outside but I still felt better and felt safer. I might try to go to the library next week even though it might storm. that is unheard of for me
there is also the fear somebody is in my basement uninvited even though my sister put an aluminum step ladder in front of the door up against it so that somebody can get into the house. she says that will make a huge noise as our floor is cement.
I have to work on both of those things with my breathing and statement
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@LovesEverybody (3096)
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22 Jul
@snowy22315 Thanks! I am going to really work on it. Then in a few hours, I should be getting an email reminding me of this week's therapy appointment
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
21 Jul
Batteries seem to be rather expensive. I have several around here..but not sure if they are good or not. I do have a battery tester though.
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@grenery8 (7248)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
22 Jul
@snowy22315 they are and i hate how for ac and tv they are thiner ones and for other things, you can use normal size batteries, which i stored already.
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
You wouldn't want to live here. We get a lot of it. Sometimes thunder without much lightning though.
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@allknowing (132209)
• India
19 Jul
@snowy22315 We get them but not that frequent.
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@LeaPea2417 (37339)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Jul
When I got food caught in my throat, luckily after trying to cough it up and drink a little water, it finally went down.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
Yeah, any of those times when you or someone else seems to be choking is scary.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
We had that during the power outage. This whole house runs on electricity.
@anya12adwi (6372)
• India
18 Jul
My brother scared me. We always scare each other when we find such opportunities..
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
19 Jul
I remember that I fell asleep in the evening; and I was awakened to the sound of the alarm. I thought someone had broken into the house. The alarm company called the police; but I had to wait 35 MINUTES for someone to come. As it turns out, it was a glitch in the system. Have a good weekend.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
Oh brother. They should have sent a note out concerning that.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
19 Jul
@snowy22315 I could have been killed 100 times by the time the police came.
@dgobucks226 (34957)
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20 Jul
Oh boy, I bet you were "not a fan" when the AC acted up.
Some crazy drivers almost causing me to have a car accident is a most recent scare.
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@cabuyogty (2721)
• Philippines
18 Jul
Cats at home were always there to scare us especially me because we can't afford to go to the hospital for hospital bills and crazy trespassers will make us scare also
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
If it is dark and you don't see the cat they can scare you. Sorry about your financial situation.
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@cabuyogty (2721)
• Philippines
18 Jul
@snowy22315 it's okay. i can bear that thing about our financial situation ![](/Content/images/emotes/rolleyes.gif)
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@iKONICNoona (4171)
• Philippines
19 Jul
My last scare was just days ago . I went to the kitchen to look for something eat , it was around 2am at that time , I did not turn on the light and I was rummaging through the fridge , my heart skipped a little higher as I heard someone talking at my ear it was my niece scaring me and laughing at me hahahaha
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
When you aren't expecting someone to be there it is scary.
@GardenGerty (159754)
• United States
19 Jul
I fall asleep while hubby is driving and the road construction has made things rough. I get jerked awake thinking we are going off the road. It happens a lot.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
Friend is a terrible driver. On the way to PA and back he kept jerking the car. I don't dare go to sleep in the car.I don't know what he sees and doesn't.
@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jul
Not really scary because I am used to visits from the world beyond but lately I have seen someone standing nearby from the corner of my eye and when I look they are not there, This is kind of spooking me because I want to know who it is and what they want, It is hard to describe like I am writing on my PC and I look at the laptop to the side where I am watching some game shows and I see someone by the tall bookshelf, They are pretty tall but by the time I fully face them their gone,
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
19 Jul
Well, who ever they are, let's hope they mean no harm.
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@Marilynda1225 (81807)
• United States
18 Jul
Two nights in a row we had severe thunderstorm warnings. My phone was blowing up with alerts and the tv kept interrupting programing with updates. It really made me anxious but the thought of the power going out and not having a/c scared me more than a tree falling on the house
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
We had that situation once here, but fortunately the power outage didn't last too long The storms here were late afternoon early evening time frame
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@BearArtistLady (6038)
• United States
18 Jul
About 7 minutes ago!!! I was counting noses...Petey was snoozing on the new sewing storage unit I was gifted with yesterday, but Freya the Siamese was missing. I was frantic!!!! Neither cat is allowed outside because of the 4 lanes of traffic. Our street is like a freeway at times with speeds exceeding 65 mph. I searched everywhere and couldn't find the fiend. I figured she snuck out behind me when I went out to feed the outside cats. I was sick to say the least. I dug out a flashlight and searched my closets, under the bed, her hiding spots at the bottom of the bookcases...![](/Content/images/emotes/cry.gif)
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I wanted to sit and cry. I even checked the refrigerator!!! When she heard the refrigerator door open she jumped down. It was the only place I didn't think to look!!! Needless to say I was beyond THRILLED!!!! I tried to gather her in my arms and hug her, but I guess she thought I was angry at her because she headed for the bedroom as fast as she could so she could hide under the bed. I caught her before she could get under the bed and hugged her close and told her she wasn't in trouble that she just had me worried and that I loved her tons and tons and didn't want anything to happen to her. When I said that she settled down and relaxed and purred. I hugged her some more and then she let me know she wanted to go into the window and watch outside, so I hugged her one more time and let her go. (after I told her and Petey how much I loved them!!!![](/Content/images/emotes/wub.gif)
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) I thought my was going to stop from the worry that Freya may have gotten out, although the neighbors would have brought her back.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
That is scary when a cat disappears and won't answer you. Glad she wasn't really gone.
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
It could be just about anything. When it rains at night I often hear tapping on the roof. Still haven't figured out what that is.
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@RevivedWarrior (1115)
• India
18 Jul
The last time I was scared when my purse was missing after a travel! Checked in house and no where to be found and then suddenly thought of checking in car. The purse was later found in the car. My cards and driving licence were in the purse .I was scared of now getting the duplicate cards and things. Luckily, saved on that day. Interesting to hear your incident.Thanks for sharing!
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
18 Jul
You're welcome. Aye carumba the thought of losing my purse..scary indeed!!![](/Content/images/emotes/spooked.gif)
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