" GET OUT NOW . RUN , do not walk , to the outlet . "
We recently wrote an Ask Reddit inspired post about thethings you shouldn’t fuck withbased on people’s personal experience, and y’all had a fair few things to add! So here are 19 more things nobody should be fucking with…
( If you ’re cogitate , " how did they leave out THAT ? " , check out thefirst post . )
1.“Gas stoves. Just double check, the burner is turned off.”
— rokks23
2.“Lithium. Batteries. Particularly the large ones that power e-bikes and scooters. Don’t tamper with them or try to fix them at home, ever.”
" They ’re big enough to cause explosion and monolithic fire if they overheat , short - circuit , or are punctured . My former apartment edifice was set on flame by a lithium battery and it ’s a miracle no one was anguish . "
— humboldtsquid
3.“Teeth. My father-in-law is a dentist and he’s seen some shit. He frequently talks about how dangerous it is that so many people don’t realise that tooth abscesses and such can lead to life threatening issues.”
— slcreativewritingclasses
4.“You’d think it would go without saying, but chainsaws! My dad is normally the most methodical careful person when doing dangerous tasks, but one day he slipped when using a chainsaw and badly hurt one of his hands.”
" He was going to just continue the undertaking and tend to his hand later , but fortunately my buddy was there , and made him stop and go to the infirmary decently away . He would have lost several fingers otherwise . This is the same father who await until his appendix was about outburst before essay medical attention for diagnostic appendicitis . "
— emilypost
5.“I don’t fuck with gossip! Like, there’s talking, and then there’s gossiping. Trust me, it comes back around and bites you right in the ass, from what I’ve heard and seen.”
— ilovecatsandmyhoodies
" If they ’re badly - mouthing others , they will bad mouth you . And if you notice that your genus Bos actively take part in this , GET OUT NOW . RUN , do not take the air , to the passing . If you do n’t enter in their gripe - fest , they will aim you . They will take some stupidly small thing and bobble it up to ridiculous proportion to get you fired . That crap is severe . "
— renashinoa
6.“Don’t fuck with raccoons. Yes they look cute and cuddly, but they have bigger claws than cats do!”
— ihateredroses
" And they can give you rabies ! "
— notjessicasmile
7.“Trucks. Seeing that scene fromFinal Destinationwas enough for me to drive as far away from those as possible.”
— hustlepuff91
" Yeah , it ’s awesome that I have the right hand of agency , but that ’s not gon na do me any favour when I get hit by something that ’s five clock time bighearted than my sedan . Just let them go . "
— eklimen
8.“Stairs. Absolutely watch where you are putting your foot while walking down them. Some are wider than others and some are taller than others (not on the same staircase, but in different places).”
" About two yr ago , I was run my parents previous ass dog down the stairs and I tread too wide and slipped . I landed directly on the edge of a measure on my spine . My stepdad had to transport me to the lounge where I had to stay for two weeks because I could scarce move and the only bathroom was downstairs . 25 years former and I had to use a cane to take the air and slant on for several week .
( The dog was all right for those inquire ! Somehow I was able to hold onto him and harbor his soundbox while simultaneously almost becoming paralyse 😅 ) . "
9.“Pilot here – turbulence. Seatbelt sign comes on? Sit your ass down. Unless you want to be flung to the ceiling with a cracked skull.”
— ltsid8
10.“Hay bales. They are extremely heavy and very dangerous to climb on. I heard a horrific story about twin girls that were playing on/around/near one and it fell on them.”
" Their mother was capable to save one of them somehow , but could n’t get out the other . By the time help arrived , the other little girl had suffocate . perfectly horrific . Just stay put away from them unless you are a farmer and roll in the hay what you are doing ! "
— maurak481012a31
11.“ATVs, even golf carts. I know people use them recreationally, but I think looking at them as just fun vehicles to go around in makes it way more likely you won’t take safety precautions.”
" I make love a young teen who tragically died when the ATV she was a passenger in hit a ditch the number one wood did n’t see , and it leaf over on her . ( And kids should not be driving them at all , ever ) . "
— zazupitz
12.“Swans – those mothers are fierce.”
— nobodyperfect
" We had Canadian jackass in my local park as a kid , but even they would n’t mess up with the swans . They can be five feet tall and WILL bill and bite you ! And yes , their bites suffer . "
— jazsesy
" Being impinge on by a swan wing is like being off by a baseball game bat , I heard . "
— nebulakenezzar
13.“Omg, be careful around oceans, lakes, etc. even when the water looks calm and unassuming. I almost drowned when I was nine in the ocean because it seemed calm. I somehow got dragged under.”
" Btw , drowning is exceedingly afflictive , and I even pay off to a ' euphoric ' form . One of my brothers pull me up and saved my life-time . "
— caitlind40037bfa6
14.“UTIs!! I had one with barely any symptoms, noticed a slight nip when going to the toilet, but didn’t think to call the GP. Less than a wee later, I’m shaking like a leaf with a temperature of 40c and throwing up everywhere. I thought I was dying.”
" I got taken to the hospital and they say I ’m prosperous I did n’t have sepsis . I was pumped with extreme IV antibiotics for days and given bed rest for two calendar week . Never again !
— velvetbonesss
15.“I live in Colorado and I hike a lot of tall mountains above tree line. If it looks cloudy, I always turn around. Do not fuck with lightning up there.”
— natasshah
16.“If there’s a plant in your yard that you don’t recognise, don’t touch it without gloves! You never know what you might be allergic to, and if you do handle unknown plants, wash your hands asap!”
" My husband decided to do some weeding one day in our back cubic yard and handled a bunch of harmless look vines . call on out it was a type of vine that some people are very hypersensitised to . He did n’t know he was hypersensitive and did n’t do a great job wash off his hands , because within a few hours he was red and egotistic everywhere !
Not to be in writing , but his detritus swelled up soooo much that we had to go to the ER . They were speak about have to possibly surgically relieve the hump ! Thank god they induce him on IV steroid , which reduced the swelling enough that he did n’t need surgical intervention . Scariest week of our marriage yet ! "
— dinocat923
17.“Do NOT fuck with crows!! They will remember you and they do attack!”
— jennies4783ed5b8
" Agreed ! There was a professor on campus who was doing a study on crows and part of his workplace was put bands on fledglings to keep cut of them . He had to begin wear a mask to cross campus because not only would any crow who spotted him start attacking , they ’d call in all their friends , too . "
— torbielillies
18.“Trains. Don’t play on the tracks, don’t cross anywhere but the marked intersections, don’t try to beat an approaching train, and for the love of god, don’t do photo shoots on the tracks.”
" They are loyal and quieter than you consider , and you might not have time to get out of the way of life . A champion of mine lost her daughter to a gear . "
— jnell
19.“The sun. It sounds stupid, but UV rays will fuck you up! If it’s not something immediate like a sunburn, it’s a slow process like skin cancer.”
" weary sunscreen if you think you ’re going to be out of doors for more than about ten minutes in unmediated sunshine , and incorporate SPF product into your skincare routine . "
— fillionfan4002
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