Aho@aho@mastodon.social
@Rasta@mstdn.ca myself too much time spent in military tents, where you always had to be ready for some kind of action has made me quite sensitive to some kinds of noises, light. Of course the lutheran poisoned expectation that works starts early in the morning hasn't been a good thing for evening people...
Rasta@Rasta@mstdn.ca
@aho@mastodon.social
When you are at sea, you are your own 911. Several hard sea trades are cross-trained in Advanced First Aid, Fire and Flood response. We are our own fire dept. You know the smell of the whole ship. If something smells odd, something bad is about to happen. Sound of water, steam or air leaking or running in a pipe, will bring me to my feet and ready to respond in minutes. Phone rings in the evening, same thing. I get alarmed easily. My cousin and husband, he was my best man, came in my yard when I had my headphones on.
He threw pebbles at me until I turned around. He was scared to touch me, not knowing how I might respond if surprised.
Sometimes, when others don't react the way I do to sounds and smells I get angry. And this kind of stuff goes through my head all night, keeping me awake. And the lyrics of the Country song, "Buy Dirt"