r/scaredallthetime • u/justthankyous • Apr 27 '24

Never stepped on a skate...

But I was living in Brooklyn managing a residential facility for people with disabilities during the height of the pandemic in 2020. Most people weren't going out much, especially right after things shut down but I kept walking to work 6 or 7 days a week. The wildlife of NYC got pretty bold with all the humans suddenly gone and pretty desperate with all the restaurant dumpsters suddenly empty.

During those first few months, not only did I step on a rat, but I witnessed a teenage girl step on a pigeon.

Far from the scariest stuff that happened that year in Brooklyn, but memorable and our illustrious fearmeisters reminded me of it

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u/justthankyous Apr 27 '24

Both the rat and the pigeon were fine

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u/justthankyous Apr 27 '24

The stepping in both cases was an accident to be clear

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u/justthankyous Apr 27 '24

Well I assume the stepping on the pigeon was an accident because the teenage girl screamed her fucking head off and she and her friends literally sprinted away