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Originally posted by JoshSherman:
What they need and what I have to give may be mutually exclusive, but that won't stop me from offering.

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Originally posted by wayne:
there are other pressing issues such as fixing the price guide.

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Puh puh please do this!

Thanks,
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Originally posted by Jazaray:
Home from my first day of work! It was pretty neat, but they want me to drive to Newport and Middletown next week... and that's over a huge, huge bridge. I don't know if I can make myself do that. :-\

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Of course you can. You can't look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that your boss could get mad at you and even might fire you all because you can't drive over a bridge?

In the words of a well-known American: YES YOU CAN!

Just follow the car in front of you. It's just a road!

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
Of course you can. You can't look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that your boss could get mad at you and even might fire you all because you can't drive over a bridge?

In the words of a well-known American: YES YOU CAN!

Just follow the car in front of you. It's just a road!

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This. I understand the fear, but do you imagine your employer will be okay with that as a reason?

It's a phobia. It's irrational, I know it's irrational, but I can't help it. It took me a long, long time to be able to drive over the Jamestown bridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Verrazzano_Bridge ), the Newport one ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge ) is at least twice as high and nearly twice as long.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
You guys obviously don't understand much about Gephydrophobia (yes, I had to look it up )

It's a phobia. It's irrational, I know it's irrational, but I can't help it. It took me a long, long time to be able to drive over the Jamestown bridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Verrazzano_Bridge ), the Newport one ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge ) is at least twice as high and nearly twice as long.

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Jazaray

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Originally posted by Bugger:
This. I understand the fear, but do you imagine your employer will be okay with that as a reason?

EDIT: also, the road to my folk's house on the potomac involves driving over the Bay Bridge in Maryland, which is a mile long. It was nerve-wracking the first time, yes, but you get very much accustomed to it.

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I've driven over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel more or less a couple of times a year for the past 25 years on our way to the Outer Banks. When I was a little kid, I was nervous about it/thought it was exciting, and got over it after a few years. The first time I drove over it myself, I was pretty anxious about it again. But, it's back to being one of my favorite drives now

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
You guys obviously don't understand much about Gephydrophobia (yes, I had to look it up )

It's a phobia. It's irrational, I know it's irrational, but I can't help it. It took me a long, long time to be able to drive over the Jamestown bridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Verrazzano_Bridge ), the Newport one ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge ) is at least twice as high and nearly twice as long.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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Originally posted by Volcanon:
You're fine. American engineers are top notch. Now, if you were going over a *Chinese* bridge, then I'd floor it and pray there isn't an earthquake. Chinese concrete sometimes is conspicuously missing any rebar.

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Originally posted by Volcanon:
You're fine. American engineers are top notch. Now, if you were going over a *Chinese* bridge, then I'd floor it and pray there isn't an earthquake. Chinese concrete sometimes is conspicuously missing any rebar.

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Originally posted by psrex:
Go check out deckbox.org in the meantime. You can at least get TCG low pricing on your cards that way.

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deckbox? Don't. Don't do it. Rippers!

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
You guys obviously don't understand much about Gephydrophobia (yes, I had to look it up )

It's a phobia. It's irrational, I know it's irrational, but I can't help it. It took me a long, long time to be able to drive over the Jamestown bridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Verrazzano_Bridge ), the Newport one ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge ) is at least twice as high and nearly twice as long.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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drive the Mackinaw Bridge in 20 mph winds. then you get to complain.

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Originally posted by thror:
drive the Mackinaw Bridge in 20 mph winds. then you get to complain.

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We was going to during a winter warning. Then decided not to. Mackinaw Bridge looked to formidable.

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
You guys obviously don't understand much about Gephydrophobia (yes, I had to look it up )

It's a phobia. It's irrational, I know it's irrational, but I can't help it. It took me a long, long time to be able to drive over the Jamestown bridge ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Verrazzano_Bridge ), the Newport one ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge ) is at least twice as high and nearly twice as long.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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I see. It's simple Jaz, phobias exist to be conquered. Imagine how damned proud you'll be of yourself when you beat this!
It's all in your head and you know it. Nothing is going to happen. Just keep your eyes fixed on the car in front of you and on the other end, and you'll be over that thing before you know it.

Might as well give yourself a peptalk while doing it. I'm not kidding, it has worked for me when I went parachute jumping with my sister years ago. It worked so good, I went back another time!

If you don't know what I mean, this is the thing I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zFHkBQBg-4

It'll work. You can do it!

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
I see. It's simple Jaz, phobias exist to be conquered. Imagine how damned proud you'll be of yourself when you beat this!
It's all in your head and you know it. Nothing is going to happen. Just keep your eyes fixed on the car in front of you and on the other end, and you'll be over that thing before you know it.

Might as well give yourself a peptalk while doing it. I'm not kidding, it has worked for me when I went parachute jumping with my sister years ago. It worked so good, I went back another time!

If you don't know what I mean, this is the thing I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zFHkBQBg-4

It'll work. You can do it!

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That's pretty much how I got across the Jamestown one. White knuckled grip with both hands on the wheel (I just about never drive with both hands ), staring straight in front of me, mumbling to myself. But I had Amala with me. I wasn't alone. I'd say maybe I should go and practice this weekend with Tom and/or the kids, but it's a $4 toll each way. A bit expensive for practicing.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
That's pretty much how I got across the Jamestown one. White knuckled grip with both hands on the wheel (I just about never drive with both hands ), staring straight in front of me, mumbling to myself. But I had Amala with me. I wasn't alone. I'd say maybe I should go and practice this weekend with Tom and/or the kids, but it's a $4 toll each way. A bit expensive for practicing.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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Is it? Hit it 4 times round trip for $32, conquer a phobia. Seems to me that a therapy session would be more than that. I think if it works, great investment in yourself. If it doesn't, well, I wouldn't go there, but that's me. You CAN do it.

Hey, you could sell that Body for Life book I sent you years ago. Maybe that would finance a trip over and back.

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
That's pretty much how I got across the Jamestown one. White knuckled grip with both hands on the wheel (I just about never drive with both hands ), staring straight in front of me, mumbling to myself. But I had Amala with me. I wasn't alone. I'd say maybe I should go and practice this weekend with Tom and/or the kids, but it's a $4 toll each way. A bit expensive for practicing.

Thanks,
Jazaray

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Just put a doll in the passenger seat and talk to it

You can and you will do it! I want to see you post here with the success story that is crossing the bridge! If not, I....I....I'll get on the BTA! There, I've put my hard-earned trading reputation into your hands. How's that for motivation?

Don't any of you dare encourage Jaz NOT to cross the bridge now..

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We was going to during a winter warning. Then decided not to. Mackinaw Bridge looked to formidable.

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Try the Confederation Bridge. You can see it swaying in front of you.

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