!!! a bus!!!

Many of my friends in the climbing community are afraid of heights. Yes, on the outset, this appears extremely irrational - what kind of moron would intentionally swing from high heights, throw themselves on tall boulders, scratch and claw their way to the tops of cliffs all while feeling the gripping sensation of their fear? Well... that's what irrational fears are... irrational.

Am I scared of heights? No - my fear is something even more irrational... a fear of riding buses. Don't ask why - I'm not certain. But I feel very claustrophobic when I'm inside the buses and have to focus on whoever I know who is riding with me. Otherwise, I much prefer to walk / bike / drive the distance.

Stupid buses. School buses especially, looking like a giant twinkie...