I almost talked myself out of a first meeting, fearing cold church halls, lukewarm tea, and the mention of God.
"I would say college students fear cold calling the most," Strunk said, "because they don't like to impose on others.
After 13 years of intimate experience, I have learned to fear cold-stiffened, ice-crusted shoelaces.
It is feared the cold spell will have an impact on the main outdoor crop of Jersey Royal potatoes, which are planted from January onwards.
But he added that "a scalded cat fears cold water".
The word 'horripilation' is a suitably horrific-sounding Halloween word; first recorded in a dictionary of 1656, it refers to the sensation when the hairs on the back of the neck stand up, through fear, cold, or excitement.
It really fears the cold, but rather likes the heat.
As I lay on my cot, "The Pocket Book of Verse" would slip from my hand, and fear — vile, cold fear — would steal through my flesh like some puzzling sickness.
Janis Carlton, 35, tracks accounts in the back, while Diane Carlton, 64, works in the front, where, every now and then, she finds herself comforting walk-ins who fear the cold so much that they cry.
A Sky TV cameraman is predicting four inches of rain, but cameramen always predict rain and Mr Hobson from The Times has brought a large woolly sweater with him, so he seems to be fearing a cold snap.
