Real FEAR...BUUHHHHAAAAAAGH

[contrails]

3 hours ago, Bit Banger said:

I read that as two separate incidents. 

They were. My trip down memory lane was so long I couldn't edit it  

I take from your jump post you were a ground pounder. Kudos and thank you for your service.  

 

Edited August 26, 2019 by contrails

[Bit Banger]

18 minutes ago, contrails said:

 

I take from your jump post you were a ground pounder. Kudos and thank you for your service.  

 

Thank you.  My airborne days were as a communications specialist with a 10th Special Forces A team.

Later I spent time in battalion TOC as head of the commo shack and  asst. operations sergeant with the 4th ID.  Cross training also got me the job of field EOD.

Edited August 26, 2019 by Bit Banger

[Savoir Faire]

4 hours ago, contrails said:

Negative in Desert storm. You are correct the T-38 is a trainer, flown by NASA and used in adversary roles. I was lucky enough be an IP on the airplane for 3 years. My post was confusing in retrospect. 

Thanks for clearing that up Trails. The last time I seen one of those babies was watching the movie Top Gun the other day........Maverick says "I want Viper" and Goose says "Man don't do it".....................................

[tide32]

We were coming into an LZ and took ground fire that hit the tail roter. After a 300' drop,spinning and in auto totate the only thing I could hear is my heart beating.

[Bit Banger]

To all you vets whose OMG moment was combat,

Welcome Home, brothers.  Glad you made it back to The World.  Thank you for your service.

[Juskiddng]

2 minutes ago, Bit Banger said:

To all you vets whose OMG moment was combat,

Welcome Home, brothers.  Glad you made it back to The World.  Thank you for your service.

+10000 👍 Without our vets I don't even want to think about what our world would look like.

[contrails]

On 8/25/2019 at 8:59 PM, Bit Banger said:

Thank you.  My airborne days were as a communications specialist with a 10th Special Forces A team.

Later I spent time in battalion TOC as head of the commo shack and  asst. operations sergeant with the 4th ID.  Cross training also got me the job of field EOD.

Damn impressive MOS history Bit. 

[contrails]

On 8/26/2019 at 1:08 AM, Savoir Faire said:

Thanks for clearing that up Trails. The last time I seen one of those babies was watching the movie Top Gun the other day........Maverick says "I want Viper" and Goose says "Man don't do it".....................................

Actually, the "MiG-28's" were F-5E's from the Navy fighter weapons school. Viper was in a A-4 which was a nimble, tight turning little bastard and very hard to acquire visually (lose sight lose the fight).  In truth, the F-14 was a lousy gunfighter so the air to air scenes were "Hollywood". They bled energy fast, were large and could be defeated in usually 1 or 2 turns. Sorry......I got carried away there. 

Edited August 28, 2019 by contrails

[Savoir Faire]

14 hours ago, contrails said:

Actually, the "MiG-28's" were F-5E's from the Navy fighter weapons school. Viper was in a A-4 which was a nimble, tight turning little bastard and very hard to acquire visually (lose sight lose the fight).  In truth, the F-14 was a lousy gunfighter so the air to air scenes were "Hollywood". They bled energy fast, were large and could be defeated in usually 1 or 2 turns. Sorry......I got carried away there. 

You are correct, that is an A-4 and not a T-38 that Viper is flying. I was thinking those were T-38s. I love that movie. I would have to also agree with the dog fights being "Hollywood" as well.

[sparkey600]

On 8/22/2019 at 9:42 PM, Irenicus5 said:

Scary movies... your siblings jumping out at you from behind the door... an unexpected loud noise that makes you jump... ALL NORMAL!  What is an experience you had that actually had you shaking... caused an abnormal reaction, made you pee or crap yourself?  Have you ever been REALLY scared out your mind???  How did you react?

Me? I've been in some really bad shit in my years. I was never scared for myself to tell the truth. Never.

My most scary moment? My family likes to look for Indian artifacts, my Pop (RIP) really got all of us into this.

Rewind to 25 years ago. All of us, my Dad me, wife at that time and my 4 year old son were in a field looking for something that might be special.

My son is about 10' from me and a rattlesnake starts rattling right in front of him! I run up behind him, pick him up and jump over the snake with him in my arms!

Son of a bitch, I was shaking like a leaf.

My most second scary moment? Back up 11 years. My current wife and I are engaged to be married. Everything is super good. We both are happy to say the least, on our Harley's and enjoying life together!

My wife had some costume work done to her bike, some spare parts that had to be dropped off to our home...Long story short.....I  was following her home as she was riding her Harley, me in my truck.....a deer (that I swear I saw earlier in the evening) jumped out in front of her...No shit the deer went between my baby and her windshield. I was waiting for to lose control REALLY! I stopped on the highway, ran up to her and asked "Baby are you OK???" She looked at me and said "If I'm A cat I just spent 9 lives!" The deer passed between her windshield and her body doing 60 mph. She had a injury to her hand and over 2k to her bike as well.

I'm for one LUCKY, VERY Lucky it wasn't worse. 

[petey-9950]

Sparky, that is why I sold my Road King years ago, same thing happened to me.

[Vassago]

On 8/23/2019 at 8:32 PM, Kali Sensual Reiki said:

I have a really hard time with getting on escalators. I was out at DIA early this morning ridding those scary fast moving steps. 😱😱 if you know me well you’ll understand my fears and why. I was pretty proud of myself! I looked a bit silly possibly? However, I did it my friends several escalator rides through DIA and into MLPS/St.Paul! I did it!!!😘😘 

Up in Nisswa,MN to bury my dad with family tomorrow. Flooding my mind with childhood memories in addition to riding escalators!🥰🥰

Nothing like dealing with fears head on in life!😉😉 

Escalators remind me of the scene from Aliens 4. The one where hybrid Ripley flings her blood at the spaceship window. I’m not sure if you’re eating right now so I won’t link the video.

[Vassago]

My old man lifting me off the ground by my neck when I was around 5.

Not sure I recall pissing myself, but no other fear like it. Not even night terrors.

[sparkey600]

On 8/22/2019 at 9:42 PM, Irenicus5 said:

Scary movies... your siblings jumping out at you from behind the door... an unexpected loud noise that makes you jump... ALL NORMAL!  What is an experience you had that actually had you shaking... caused an abnormal reaction, made you pee or crap yourself?  Have you ever been REALLY scared out your mind???  How did you react?

Here it is, the scariest moments of my life.

I've never been scared for myself, because I know how to handle things as they come up. I can't remember a time when I was fearful for myself. I've been through some really fucked things but I've never been scared for myself.... Maybe older age will change that. I'm thinking probably....

That said...When my son was 4 years old, we were going for a hike in an area not too far from my place. He was walking about , no worries. Then a rattlesnake coiled up in front of him. He had no idea what this might be so he kept walking up to it. I raced forward, picked him up and leaped over the snake holding him. First most scary moment in my life.

Second most scary moment in my life...My engaged to be married wife had a few custom things done to her Harley, we picked up the bike late in the evening. Because she was riding the bike home and there was the issue of spare parts, I followed in my truck. I would have normally been on my Harley as well. She was going down the highway 60mph. Close to our home a deer jumped out in front of her. I swear I thought she hit it. I was waiting for her to swerve around and lay the bike down....Waiting...Waiting...She, as cool as a fucking cucumber......After a quarter mile of me losing my mind, she pulls over. I pull up behind, running up to her "Baby are you OK?????" She pulls off her lid, looks me in the eye and says " Damn it, if I'm a cat I just spent eight out of nine lives!"

The deer raked her controls and that's why she couldn't brake properly. Over 1500 damage to her bike. 2 months of physical therapy.

I'm happy my baby wasn't hurt so much worse.

[Kali Sensual Reiki]

27 minutes ago, Vassago said:

Escalators remind me of the scene from Aliens 4. The one where hybrid Ripley flings her blood at the spaceship window. I’m not sure if you’re eating right now so I won’t link the video.

My vision doesn’t track well enough to get on and off. ***please no need for pitty on me*** I have RP. Just my situation in life! I always scan for the elevator! And when I don’t find it? You will see me with a death grip on the rails faced sideways jumping on and off.  

Honestly, that’s me and escalators do frighten me. Due to having low vision.