When was the last time you were scared shitless?

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AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

When the battery on my iphone was not holding a charge well anymore (it's several years old, so I don't blame it, exactly), my husband does the repairs around here so on a Saturday afternoon he disassembled it and had the parts spread out on the lvrm table. Opposite it is a small balcony.

He figured it would be no problem, what is there to know other than buying the right replacement.
But... it's not coming out, the battery. It appears to be very glued in there. He pulls, tries to lift with his fingers, then moves onto prying tools, one, then another. He keeps working it, and working it. The battery is now bent... and inflating. Bigger and bigger, it puffs up like a black balloon. It doesn't appear to be stopping, and it's hot as hell.
It's been a long, long, time since I have seen that level of concern on his face. I'm watching the whole time, making suggestions, comments, but I'm hands off (he gets irritated if he's interrupted or distracted.)
But now we've both figured out... it's about to blow, potentially.
My eyes were apparently as wide as saucers. I'm almost silent, but I am not calm. Neither is he.
We decide to put it on the balcony. I happen to put a plastic garbage can out there, inverted, and had been using it as a sort of table, for plants, and other smokeables, lol.
I put a rubber cutting board on on the dining table, to protect the acacia wood from scratches. So he was able to use that board to take it the few feet to the balcony, and he slides it to the ground, and I place the garbage can over it.
Fortunately, it never exploded. It puffed up and up, but once he stopped stabbing it, it calmed down and cooled enough then we threw it out.
Lesson learned [husband!]: You need to pull the caulk around the battery, to remove it [easily.] It's not glued underneath firmly. It's around.
We thought we were going to blow up our apartment.

scentoflavender · Accepted Answer

Car wreck I had about a decade ago. Car passed the line and hit my truck head on, pushing me rolling down a hill. I hung wrapped up in my seat belt for like 20 minutes upside down with my eyes closed, convinced I was dead. Walked away with only a broken arm

msc545 · Accepted Answer

A few months ago. Engine failure over mountains in a single-engine single pilot (me) plane. Got it restarted.

Sonorous · Accepted Answer

When I almost dropped my plate full of hard work on the ground

Screenwriter · Answer

This is from a LONG time ago. Was holding onto the window of the car of my friend who was driving along at 15 mph as I was on my bike. I was 23, he was 22. We were far too old to be this stupid... but...

He kept speeding up and we were having a time... THEN I lost control of the front fork of the bike and skidded across the street after I let go of his car... He said he saw me BOUNCE as I hit the pavement!

I scraped up my cheekbone, my chin, my elbow and my knee. To prevent scarring, I had to sit in a bathtub every evening and remove the scabs. It was the most painful experience I ever had and I've had a baby naturally.

What I did each evening is what they do to burn patients to prevent their scarring, but my nerve endings weren't dead. I had a TV on the toilet lid and laid in the tub for more than an hour crying as I watched TV and soaked the scabs off.

It worked, though I still have a raised scar about a half inch long on my chin.

This is why young people refuse to get the vaccine. They believe they are invulnerable. That ended my error in thought for good.

Ez-Bri-Z · Answer

I can only think of 4 times in my life I was ever that truly scared; coming out to my family, the day I was nearly hit in the face with a bullet aimed for someone else, the day my wife passed out from blood loss and nearly bled out to death after complications of a miscarriage and the most recent event (one I covered in another one of your questions) which was the day our daughter was born and had to be rushed to the NICU.

v666_ · Answer

Once I was on the beach with an old boyfriend, there was a rock he suggested we climb up. Halfway up the rock I realize just exactly how high up we're getting, and not just high up above ground but high up above water. This paralyzed me, however I continued to the top of the rock, once up at the top my body was enveloped in fear. Trying to not cry. There was a branch growing from top of the rock that extended out over the ocean, he climbed down it to sit and invited me. I shook my head 'no' real fast. He laughed. We climbed back down.

I was completely unaware of my fear of heights above water until this happened.

kyleelyn199723 · Answer

Yesterday when I was driving in the rain because last week I got into a car accident , hydroplaning into a guardrail from my car slipping on a round about from driving in the rain only going 30 MPH. Was driving a new car yesterday since I totaled my other one

loves2learn · Answer

When my youngest child nearly got obliterated by a speeding cop car.

Frank_Woods · Answer

January 20, 2021. A crony corporatist elite with dementia was installed as POTUS and leader of the free world. May God help us all.

Jazquee · Answer

When I temporarily lost my youngest at the beach  (Scariest 4 minutes of my life) never been that scared since

DaveToo · Answer

If you want a real butt pucker, go out to sea in a hurricane. I guarantee you won't be the same.

SecretsofKB · Answer

Couple of weekends ago, I was it with some friends and some idiot decided to shoo two people about 150 ft from where we were. I got a little nervous that night.

FinalFantasyBro · Answer

After founding out one of my uncle is in the hospital and suffering from a bad illness plus the doctors cut his legs off. 😔😓😥

MCheetah · Answer

Never. I don't fear anything, because I'm not afraid to die and have little to live for.

Wiredone · Answer

When I got hit with 30 amps 480 volts while working at a national guard barracks

call_me_scar · Answer

Earlier when i scoped up a dead roach i was worried it might still be alive and run up the broom or bag

Medhat-M · Answer

When a big storm outside broke stuff and almost broke my window

IcedLemonade · Answer

I dont remember. I would need to feel helpless first of all. But my God is always there for me.

FamilyGuy2020 · Answer

In front of my girlfriend's mom

Protein_mate · Answer

Almost hitting a dear on the road

888theGreat · Answer

when stung by yellow jacket

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