tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post3620741173221940958..comments2024-01-25T11:14:39.042+00:00Comments on maniacmum: Black HoleJane Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-38376942330958965722007-06-13T17:31:00.000+00:002007-06-13T17:31:00.000+00:00Yes, you are a scaredycat but write a very funny p...Yes, you are a scaredycat but write a very funny post.<BR/><BR/>I took my son on the wild river ride or whatever it's called at Centre Parcs when he was quite small, holding on to him between my legs. The damn thing accelerated as we came towards the end and I managed to let go of him as I slammed into the wall bruising myself while he whizzed on ahead of me.<BR/><BR/>Aaargh. But I retrieved him safe and sound and he wanted to have another go.<BR/><BR/>I think there's a moral somewhere there but I'm not sure what it is.<BR/><BR/>Whatever, but I never stop worrying about them being ill, injured, kidnapped etc.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-84366878204027973892007-06-13T11:21:00.000+00:002007-06-13T11:21:00.000+00:00RG - am not at all brave. Am stupid. And cowardly....RG - am not at all brave. Am stupid. And cowardly....<BR/><BR/>MT - yes was utterly bamboozled. How could I have been so stupid. My family will dine out on that story forever...<BR/><BR/>CT - nice to see you here. Yes it was horribly claustrophobic. I don't think I could do potholes either. And I was terrified by Spouse going whitewater rafting a couple of years ago, let alone doing it myself....<BR/><BR/>Lucy. Memo to self. Find book to put story in.....Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-9861333747173865302007-06-12T14:15:00.000+00:002007-06-12T14:15:00.000+00:00Oh Jane!! What a great post. Well done for going o...Oh Jane!! What a great post. Well done for going on that Black Hole and surviving to tell us all about it! You must put that in a novel somewhere...Lucy Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831060852859704680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-42195369068765831252007-06-12T13:06:00.000+00:002007-06-12T13:06:00.000+00:00Oh God that sounds horrific! CLAUSTROPHIC CLAUSTRO...Oh God that sounds horrific! CLAUSTROPHIC CLAUSTROPHIC horrible tunnel! Aaagh! Sounds horrible. On a slightly different, but similarly claustrophobic topic, you couldn't PAY me to go pot hole-ing...not even a million squid. Even the thought creeps me out.<BR/><BR/>And back to swimming...I used to love diving until I was ten and then, some how, managed to flip over as I jumped off the side of the pool and landed flat on my back on the water. I was so shocked my the experience I completely lost my ability to dive! Still can't dive and don't want to try...<BR/><BR/>And... after my near drowning whilst whitewater rafting last year I now can't watch anyone struggling/drowning in deep water without coming out in the hives (the last Bond film nearly finished me off).<BR/><BR/>I think I'm next in line to get a copy of Kate's book!CL Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650291635298634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-46848320042579085862007-06-12T12:42:00.000+00:002007-06-12T12:42:00.000+00:00Oh Jane, I laughed I cried reading this post. That...Oh Jane, I laughed I cried reading this post. That you let spouse and number 1 bamboozle you into this. But you were VERY brave. Me, I have reached the age where I won't bother (But then I never did do the jumping off the top board thing, so perhaps it was my neuroses that rubbed off on you).<BR/>Quite right to have hysterics afterwards, the only thing to do. <BR/>Quite right to draw the lesson you did, but lets face it mummy falling apart after going through a children's ride is a much more interesting tale!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-52410145066300158202007-06-12T11:45:00.000+00:002007-06-12T11:45:00.000+00:00bloody good for you! i'm so impressed - and bursti...bloody good for you! i'm so impressed - and bursting into tears seems entirely appropriate to me. you're a star.<BR/>(and kate's book is brill, isn't it? i'm loving it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-43648227958535416472007-06-12T11:15:00.000+00:002007-06-12T11:15:00.000+00:00ah, dentists. Well, luckily I had a very nice one ...ah, dentists. Well, luckily I had a very nice one in childhood. And ahem. An even nicer one as an adult. Also my mother as an ex nurse didn't tolerate scaredycatness in anything medical (so I can handle injections too).<BR/><BR/>I think my neuroses are mainly about things I can't control like flying and my childrens's lives. And far too much imagination. That isn't good for anyone.<BR/><BR/>And I'll say it again and very loudly this time. The Self Preservation Society is a really great read. I couldn't put it down and was very sorry when I'd finished it!Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-23060399093015829782007-06-12T10:44:00.000+00:002007-06-12T10:44:00.000+00:00Well done for doing the Black Hole - but next time...Well done for doing the Black Hole - but next time, what about the nice Caterpillar ride? Or the Flying Teacups? That's as far as I'll go.<BR/><BR/>(And thank you for saying nice things about the book: that character is SO based on me. I could give you a run for your money in the scaredycat olympics, except I am also petrified of...dentists - which clearly isn't the case with you!)Kate Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344353468176988063noreply@blogger.com