Wow. This thread is incredible! When I was 9, my school got food poisoning from the hot lunch in the cafeteria. I didn't eat it, as I always brought my lunch, but over 150 kids in all different grades started v* about 45 minutes after lunch. They didn't end school early, since they were trying to get all of the sick kids on ambulances and to the hospital. The corridors looked like a war zone, with kids lying all around, v* EVERYWHERE, and people screaming and crying in fear and pain. I still remember the smell. It lingered for days after. I know I was afraid of v* before this day, but for sure it traumatized me, and made my fear so much more intense. I still have dreams about it, exactly how it started, even the kids names who got sick. It's amazing how our minds work.