Foo - What's something you were afraid to try, but turned out to be just fine

What was something you were scared to try, but once you did it, you thought, "That wasn't bad at all"? Perhaps you even enjoyed it.

List good experiences that happened when you ventured out of your comfort zone.

Riding a bike more than 10 miles. LOL

if i said it i might get banned:( :D

Riding Rollers. . . now I love em.

scuba diving, I was nervous about it initially (although I tried not to show it). . .
how did it turn out? I'm a certified instructor so I guess it was ok

marty

Rappelling
Shooting a rapid fire gun
Testing for belt promotion in the "Blind fight" with 10 peers
Standing up to a boss when I KNEW I was right.

What was something you were scared to try, but once you did it, you thought, "That wasn't bad at all"? Perhaps you even enjoyed it.

A triple root canal. Well, maybe I didn't enjoy it, but it wasn't too bad...:rolleyes:

Riding a mountain bike ride that was about 20miles-KILLED me but I survived!! :)
Going back to school
Selling my house to move in with boyfriend :)

shanking a hobo, kitten juggling, posting in A&S

Becoming a father.

Becoming a father.
+1

DIY open heart surgery

Eating guacamole.

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane (parachuting),
running off the edge of a perfectly good cliff (hang-gliding),
jumping off a perfectly good bridge (bungee-jumping),
and
blondes

DIY open heart surgery
Stacey 4 da win!

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane (parachuting),
blondes


+1 on both of those

The menage a trois with Chipcom and Explody Pup had me terrified, but things turned out okay.

Marriage

The menage a trois with Chipcom and Explody Pup had me terrified, but things turned out okay.
Yeah....but what do THEY say about the experience?

They were disapointed. They like to try it again with you... More experienced. ;)

Yeah....but what do THEY say about the experience?

jsharr just lays there, wimpering and sweating, while Pup's mind was not into it at all, he was more interested in pulling the wings off all the flies that were gathering.

jsharr just lays there, wimpering and sweating, while Pup's mind was not into it at all, he was more interested in pulling the wings off all the flies that were gathering.
chip, sorry about the wimpering but when it got to the point where all you had on was the machine mask, i was scared to death.

chip, sorry about the wimpering but when it got to the point where all you had on was the machine mask, i was scared to death.

I thought it fit the Styx mood music.

http://sean.adventureteam.com/pages/twins/mister-roboto.jpg

When I first got to Jr high school ,in the 7th grade, this kid picked on me from day one. He made my life miserable. I went out of my way to avoid the halls he was in because I would get punched. Teachers never did anything about it. This was 1980. He was in my science class and I would wait until class was about to start before I went in because if I went in with no teacher there I get harassed. He wasn't that much bigger than me, but he hung out with the burn out crowd and I was afraid what would happen if I hit him back. I was a skinny shy kid back then.
One day towards the end of the year, in science class, the teacher was called out of the room for some reason. He sits in the seat next to me and I hear some of the class starting to laugh because they know whats going to happen. He reaches over and takes my pen to see if I'll do anything. I stood up, punched him in the face and didn't stop punching him until a teacher in the next class pulled me off him. He was crying like a baby all the way down to the office and the whole class saw it. His friends never came after me and he never bothered me again.
That was one thing that I was afraid of, that I truly enjoyed.

dissolving one-way relationships.

I'm very uncomfortable with public speaking. I envision getting frozen up, my mind going blank, and everyone bursting out in laughter. Fortunately, that's never happened.

hang gliding

truly thought I was going to die....lived and did it again immediatly :D

I'm very uncomfortable with public speaking. I envision getting frozen up, my mind going blank, and everyone bursting out in laughter. Fortunately, that's never happened.

Next time you speak, invite all of us foosters...it's the only way to truly face your fear. :p

Diving from the 3-meter board. Was addicted after that first dive.

Diving from the 3-meter board after a really bad dive that knocked the wind out of me as I entered the water. When I did dive again, loved it again.

Bungee jumping in Vegas! Wasn't scary until you got out of the elevator and looked down! DOH!! It certainly didn't look that high from the ground floor!! But I did it and it was pretty fun. That is until I up-chucked in the bathroom. Then I felt even better! hahaha!

Bungee jumping in Vegas!i have got to try that.

I jumped off a 40 foot cliff at Webster's Outlook at Lake Allatoona in Georgia. :D Some other guy there was diving from 50 ft. I did dive from a 20ft height. From that distace if you are not lined up correctly it hurts. :(

After each time you jumped you had to climb up a rock crevice to do it again. I was tiring. There was about a 2 mile hike back to the car when we finished.

Fuddruckers when I was 6. It turned out to be a really good burger place and about a year later I saw Danny Bonaduce there.

The California bar exam. A truly evil three-day test concocted by truly evil minds. I studied my a$$ off for it, but it turned out okay, since I passed, which allowed me to become a lawyer, which I have been for 20 years now and have grown to hate being . . . . well, maybe passing the bar exam doesn't belong in this thread after all. Never mind.

Fuddruckers when I was 6. It turned out to be a really good burger place and about a year later I saw Danny Bonaduce there.
I'm not sure that Danny Bonaduce being in a place is exactly a plus, either for the establishment or for the other unfortunate patrons who had to put up with him.

Whitewater Canoeing. I nearly got killed twice, but all in all it was good fun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/wethepeople101/other%20stuff/leathheadgap2.jpg

First time was sketchy, but I somehow managed to pull it off, second was flawless, third time I was damn close to the hospital.

foo, way scary at first.

I thought it fit the Styx mood music.

http://sean.adventureteam.com/pages/twins/mister-roboto.jpg
you people are disturbing me.....:eek:

Exiting an aircraft while in flight.

Exiting an aircraft while in flight.

I'm doing that this summer, my first time on a plane and I wont even be landing in it :).

I'm not sure that Danny Bonaduce being in a place is exactly a plus, either for the establishment or for the other unfortunate patrons who had to put up with him.

It was funny because it was right after he beat up a transvestite hooker. I was too young at the time to really understand it though. My parents just said, "I think that's Danny Bonaduce, he was just arrested". They didn't elaborate and it was years later watching VH1 that I put it all together.

Moral of the story: In Phoenix don't go to Roosevelt if you want a female prostitute, try Van Buren.

Eating guacamole.
:roflmao:

whale blubber

alcohol. drugs. sex. hitchhiking for the first time. living solo/hiking solo in the woods for a long period of time.

first time handling a gun. first time slaughtering farm animals.

I was so nervous my first time behind the trigger, now shooting is one of my hobbies.

What was something you were scared to try, but once you did it, you thought, "That wasn't bad at all"? Perhaps you even enjoyed it.

List good experiences that happened when you ventured out of your comfort zone.

wife swapping

Hello this is my first Foo post. This is my other hobby that pays for my bike hobby.

Helllooooooooooooooo up thar!!!!!!!!! *waves wildly* WELCOME TO FOO, GLENN!! :)

Well first you get a bucket. Then a small bag of quickcrete, some tinned sardines, a staplegun, and a large jar of chunky peanut butter...

Moral of the story: In Phoenix don't go to Roosevelt if you want a female prostitute, try Van Buren.
Well I certainly am glad we cleared that up. :rolleyes: