tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post828660812678407715..comments2023-11-03T10:54:12.121-04:00Comments on This Is Not My Day Job: E is for Escalators and other scary thingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-18281489770847353642011-04-07T20:19:32.118-04:002011-04-07T20:19:32.118-04:00I'm a new follower from the A to Z Challenge.
...I'm a new follower from the A to Z Challenge.<br />I never had a problem with escalators until I was about 14 or 15, when I had a dream that I was stuck on an escalator and someone pulled out a gun (I grew up in a small town where you never heard about violence, so not sure where that dream came from!). Ever since then, I hesitate before stepping on an escalator!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883591289659867744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-39002736330464616812011-04-07T17:13:39.040-04:002011-04-07T17:13:39.040-04:00I had a thing about escalators as well. And yes, I...I had a thing about escalators as well. And yes, I still hesitate before getting on, or off, one. Weird, huh? I wasn't worried I'd be lost forever. Just afraid I'd take an embarrassing nose dive. I'm a fellow writer and your newest follower.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900383840255608898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-72502021612192749712011-04-06T18:40:44.056-04:002011-04-06T18:40:44.056-04:00New follower here - loved this post, you made me l...New follower here - loved this post, you made me laugh, several times. Am posting about FEAR tomorrow as part of my A-Z, but I don't mention spiders, and I am deathly afraid of spiders, regardless of how tiny.<br /><br />The Oatmeal ridicules crocs in his rabies vs. babies strip, so you're in good company.The Writing Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577032840574632179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-64280409092238242952011-04-06T12:24:37.426-04:002011-04-06T12:24:37.426-04:00I was always worried my shoelace would get caught ...I was always worried my shoelace would get caught in one when I was little, but I got over it eventually. I swear.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-26642977460512818172011-04-06T09:08:00.772-04:002011-04-06T09:08:00.772-04:00I remember hearing about a kid getting his foot st...I remember hearing about a kid getting his foot stuck in the elevator, and then once my brother let his flipflop get stuck (he just didn't pick up his feet at the end). <br /><br />I'm like Cheree--I still have little rituals that I've done since childhood, but nothing really scares me.Summer Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234534550255682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-8833883613701999562011-04-06T08:43:36.473-04:002011-04-06T08:43:36.473-04:00I knew there was a reason for not buying crocs!!! ...I knew there was a reason for not buying crocs!!! :-) <br /><br />Oooh I've never been a fan of the dark. Ever. Scary spooky things lurk when the lights are off! I'm sure of it!! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-46617944526248174692011-04-06T08:42:05.324-04:002011-04-06T08:42:05.324-04:00Talking of freaky English ads, I saw the Lonely Wa...Talking of freaky English ads, I saw the Lonely Water ad on TV late one night and had nightmares about it. I was in my mid-twenties at the time.<br /><br />It's an ad warning children not to play near isolated bodies of water, in case they are claimed by a grim reaper figure representing the Lonely Water. The voice-over is super creepy.<br /><br />If I'd seen it as a child I would have Ellen Brickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184391430927483100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-87107541494213617032011-04-06T08:08:28.663-04:002011-04-06T08:08:28.663-04:00When I was growing up in England, they had some ad...When I was growing up in England, they had some ads or something about safety on escalators. They freaked me out enough that I still have problems riding escalators. I'll take the stairs when given the choice.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-38858726369656790352011-04-06T07:07:52.959-04:002011-04-06T07:07:52.959-04:00Okay, I don't have fear (from horror movies), ...Okay, I don't have fear (from horror movies), but I have little rituals carried over from when I was a child. I hate stepping on a drain grate (you'd never know if it would collapse), I always make sure the elevator or automatic door is fully open before I go through, usually by sticking an arm in it, but at least it's open.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771384116306244330.post-45688244647147970172011-04-06T06:54:39.723-04:002011-04-06T06:54:39.723-04:00What do Crocs do on a escalator? They look reasona...What do Crocs do on a escalator? They look reasonably streamlined to me!<br /><br />I was terrified of fire - in any setting. Matches, campfires, anything. Grew out of it when I was 8 or so but looking back it was fairly logical!Ellen Brickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184391430927483100noreply@blogger.com