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A lot of people have a serious fear – they can’t stand the
feeling of being trapped in some way.

And
really, there are a variety of ways this can present itself. It could
be a really crowded, small room where the exits are not easy to
access. Or it could be when you’re on your back and going into an
MRI machine and the top surface is like an inch from your face. Some
people fear being in a stuck elevator.

I
remember having that feeling in high school PE class. We had a few
classes where the boys were taught wrestling. So one by one, we’d
get paired up with an opponent who was hopefully somewhat similar in
size, on a large mat in the gym. And whenever I happened to be
underneath the other guy, feeling his weight holding me down, unable
to move, I’d briefly get a real panicky feeling until I was able to
get up. Did not like that at all – and I was only there for a few
seconds.

My
guest today, Kevin, knows that feeling. Except in his case, he was
stuck there for a lot longer than a few seconds. And what had him
trapped weighed about 8000 pounds.

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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What
group or singer did you see at your first concert?

Links
for this episode:

What
color are Scott’s shorts?

(see
the photo in the episode notes)

Rodney
Atkins:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Atkins

Billy
Bob’s Texas -

https://www.billybobstexas.com/

James
Taylor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Taylor

Reduce
your hospital bill through charity care:https://dollarfor.org

Claude
AI:https://Claude.ai

Suno
for creating a song:https://suno.com

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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Scott tells a story: September 11 escapes

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Please note that this episode of What Was That Like has a content
warning, for discussion of suicide.

Do
you remember when you were seven years old?

At
that age, your biggest concerns are playing with your friends,
learning new things at school, riding your bike, and what to put on
your Christmas list. At least that’s how it is for a lot of kids.

And
that’s pretty much how it was for Tracie, who you’re about to
hear from. She got along with her older brother and sister, and she
loved her mom and dad. To anyone who knew the family, everything
seemed fine.

But
one day, Tracie’s mom made a decision that no one expected – and
it changed their family forever.

If
you’d like to contact Tracie, her website is:

https://meetmeridian.co/

Full
show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/266

Graphics
for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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Every
other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then
Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by
other listeners.

The
question for this episode:

What
was the best surprise you've ever received?

Links
for this episode:

Meredith’s
episode on PSI:

https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7b964c6f/ep-343-developing-psychic-abilities-in-a-world-on-fire-is-this-really-that-important

Dr
Dean Radin on the best evidence for Psi:

https://youtu.be/6XN93YwLZbY?si=B3b3eO-T_AfH3PtC

James
Randi exposes a psychic fraud:

https://youtu.be/7CASghTzNhc?si=NfFMN1reRQPzoQHw

MeUndies:

https://www.meundies.com/

Turn
your handwriting into a font:

https://arcade.pirillo.com/fontcrafter.html

Meredith’s
podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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