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Has anyone ever been in a near-death experience?
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AgaBoogaBoo
Lifer
If I have the date right, my dad was struck by lightning in July of 05. Lightning hit near a tree that he was leaning with his shoulder against, it traveled from there through his arm and then struck another friend from the tips of his fingers in a huge bolt of electricity knocking his friend over onto a bench without any control. My dad sat on the ground conscious but not entirely sure what happened, his hand was changing colors to a very pale white, purple, etc. (We're brown, indian)
Anyway, that was pretty crazy. I've been close to death when I was in a small pond nearby, fell off of a make-shift raft, and had my shoe stuck to something on the bottom and couldn't get it out. I was pretty young, panicked, but then took my shoe off. My cell phone got damaged, went home and told my dad that I got drenched in water in the park 😛
Anyway, that was pretty crazy. I've been close to death when I was in a small pond nearby, fell off of a make-shift raft, and had my shoe stuck to something on the bottom and couldn't get it out. I was pretty young, panicked, but then took my shoe off. My cell phone got damaged, went home and told my dad that I got drenched in water in the park 😛
FelixDeCat
Lifer
When I got my hospital bill my heart stopped for several minuets. :shocked:
Damn deductibles suck a$$ - and I have the expensive plan! :|
Damn deductibles suck a$$ - and I have the expensive plan! :|
oh damn...ive got a lot but most of them are so crazy you wouldnt beleive...so here are some of the lesser ones...
most recent was my bike wreck...i guess i wasnt too close to death, but it could have easily been the end of me if a few things were different...anywho, i wreck my VFR going bout 55-60...came out with a big cut on my arm and scratches...whew!
when i was about 10 or 11...i was riding my bike down the drive way (hill) and for one reason or another i couldnt brake (and i waited till the end of the hill to try) i was going considerably fast and paniced (didnt wana ride right into a busy road)..i turned to the left and my bike slammed into the brick mailbox, sending me into the air and landing right in the middle of the road...a car was comming and stopped moments before hitting me...if i wouldnt have hit the mailbox i would be road kill...still almost was...
(the stupidest one of all) was riding in the back of an aquantence's (sp) truck and i didnt know the moron couldnt drive...well anyways, we were young and stupid...driving throough the neighborhood putting fireworks in trash cans...well after we dropped the big on in he slammed on the gas...but he didnt know the neighborhood well and the road ahead T'd off onto a major 2lane highway (speed limit 55) well instead of trying to stop the dumbass just whips the wheel to the left (he was going at least 45) and almost sends me and the other guy in the back flying away and flipping the truck...i never spoke/road with him again
was dove hunting with my dad and brother...for those who dont know...you claim certain areas of the sky so that you dont shoot the person near/across from you...anywho...my bro was in the middle...me to the left...dove comes flying out...he shoots, misses, and its comming my way, instead of stopping when it left his boundary he shot again, almost hitting me...my dad was SO pissed...he got a LOT of punishment for it (spanking, grounding, had to take another saftey course, etc) gun safety FTW!! lol
was swimming in a lake once and almost got bit by a water macausin (sp) dunno if i would have died from it...but it wouldnt have been good...
damn...so many more, lol i'm surprised i'm still alive...if i live past 25 it will be a miricle
most recent was my bike wreck...i guess i wasnt too close to death, but it could have easily been the end of me if a few things were different...anywho, i wreck my VFR going bout 55-60...came out with a big cut on my arm and scratches...whew!
when i was about 10 or 11...i was riding my bike down the drive way (hill) and for one reason or another i couldnt brake (and i waited till the end of the hill to try) i was going considerably fast and paniced (didnt wana ride right into a busy road)..i turned to the left and my bike slammed into the brick mailbox, sending me into the air and landing right in the middle of the road...a car was comming and stopped moments before hitting me...if i wouldnt have hit the mailbox i would be road kill...still almost was...
(the stupidest one of all) was riding in the back of an aquantence's (sp) truck and i didnt know the moron couldnt drive...well anyways, we were young and stupid...driving throough the neighborhood putting fireworks in trash cans...well after we dropped the big on in he slammed on the gas...but he didnt know the neighborhood well and the road ahead T'd off onto a major 2lane highway (speed limit 55) well instead of trying to stop the dumbass just whips the wheel to the left (he was going at least 45) and almost sends me and the other guy in the back flying away and flipping the truck...i never spoke/road with him again
was dove hunting with my dad and brother...for those who dont know...you claim certain areas of the sky so that you dont shoot the person near/across from you...anywho...my bro was in the middle...me to the left...dove comes flying out...he shoots, misses, and its comming my way, instead of stopping when it left his boundary he shot again, almost hitting me...my dad was SO pissed...he got a LOT of punishment for it (spanking, grounding, had to take another saftey course, etc) gun safety FTW!! lol
was swimming in a lake once and almost got bit by a water macausin (sp) dunno if i would have died from it...but it wouldnt have been good...
damn...so many more, lol i'm surprised i'm still alive...if i live past 25 it will be a miricle
rocadelpunk
Diamond Member
lol
I've almost drowned 3 times. That's probably about it.
Lots of times.
Around 5 years old or so we went up to spring lake. It was a hot summer day and their was a million kids in the water. Couldn't even see any water anymore just people and inner tubes crammed tight. Well I got knocked out of my inner tube in the middle out there. Next thing I know im under water and feet are all over trampling on me. I keep struggling and struggling. The dark green water got colder as I got farther down and the light got darker. Somehow I managed to make climb my way through it to the top. Scared to death and out of breath.
When I was 10 I fell about 20 feet from a tree when a branch broke. Took a stright dive right to the ground. Left big ole inprints in the grass. Was only a few inches from concrete. Broke my arms in 5 different places. Almost died from not being able to breathe alone.
Another time I slipped in our tree fort and was on my way down to fall on some rocks. I thought I was gone for sure but suddenly a rope caught me and I was dangling. Just that day I put up some cheesy ropes around the tree for safty. And what do you know one caught me.
When I was around 8 or so we were ski bobbing (stupid freaking things hate em). And the boat was going probably full speed. Huge waves everywhere. The idiiot on with me likes to jump off for no reason. So he jumps off and I go flying forward. The rope gets wrapped around my neck and I get drug under water for what seemed forever. The boat just kept pulling me. When we finally stopped I had a huge rope mark around my neck.
Around the first or second grade probably, me and my friends were sitting on our skateboards talking on the pathway. A guy drove up in a car and said he was looking for his puppy. He asked if I'd get in the car and help him find it. After trying to convince me I timidly was hesitant and got a muffled 'I dont think I should'. He drove off. I was probably amazingly close to being abducted and killed. Probably never found again.
I used to love snakes when I was a little kid. When I was walking in a field I saw a snake that looked like a gopher snake. It was a baby. It was all coiled up shaking it's tail. I managed to grab it and held it in my hands until I got home. When I got home I put it in an old pot. It immediatly got defensive and coiled up again shaking it's tail. In the next few days It was a game to see if I could pick it up and not get bit. I did a couple times manage to pick it up. I thought it was just a pissed off snake. I mean I didn't actually hear a rattle so it must be safe. I ended up letting it go soon after. It wasn't till days or weeks later I realized I was holding a rattlesnake! I didn't know that the babies didn't have rattles yet. They just had a nub so it wouldn't make any real noise until it got older. Unbelivable I didn't get bit. Could have easily been dead or at least in severe pain and living with it's effects or damage for the rest of my life.
When I was a teenager I was being irresponsible and having fun. I was on the way to the beach on a back road. A very winding road. I had it floored in my big truck with huge tires. Tires were screeching around corners. Just seeing what I could do for a little bit and what she could take. Probably going 60 in a 35 and 25 in some spots. Then I thought "man this is dumb I'm going to slow down, I'm going to kill someone if I keep doing this". So I slow down and just around the VERY next corner in the MIDDLE of the road is a guy who got off his bike and was franticly waving his arms around for me to stop! And right behind him was a huge tree that fell right in the middle of the road! had I been going the speed I was just seconds before I would have slammed into him killing him instantly, then slammed the tree killing me.
When I was in my early twenties I was going down some steep gravel fire roads in my old jeep. Cliffs on one side. My brakes got stuck. They got stuck on a bolt and the floorpan. I kept picking up speed. I kept pushing harder and harder but they wouldn't budge. Then I took my foot and as hard as I can I stomped on the brake and it broke free! The front end dug into the gravel hard and I tried hard to keep it in control and not vere off the cliff. Just as my jeep came to a stop and the plume of dust was still flying forward a truck of kids speeding up the road the other way came out from the tree's shadows. Had my brakes not gotten stuck the two of us would have slammed into each other and crashed to our deaths down the cliff.
I know there are other times. I just cant remember them right now. It's amazing I lived to be an adult. Someone up there is watching out for me thats for sure.
Around 5 years old or so we went up to spring lake. It was a hot summer day and their was a million kids in the water. Couldn't even see any water anymore just people and inner tubes crammed tight. Well I got knocked out of my inner tube in the middle out there. Next thing I know im under water and feet are all over trampling on me. I keep struggling and struggling. The dark green water got colder as I got farther down and the light got darker. Somehow I managed to make climb my way through it to the top. Scared to death and out of breath.
When I was 10 I fell about 20 feet from a tree when a branch broke. Took a stright dive right to the ground. Left big ole inprints in the grass. Was only a few inches from concrete. Broke my arms in 5 different places. Almost died from not being able to breathe alone.
Another time I slipped in our tree fort and was on my way down to fall on some rocks. I thought I was gone for sure but suddenly a rope caught me and I was dangling. Just that day I put up some cheesy ropes around the tree for safty. And what do you know one caught me.
When I was around 8 or so we were ski bobbing (stupid freaking things hate em). And the boat was going probably full speed. Huge waves everywhere. The idiiot on with me likes to jump off for no reason. So he jumps off and I go flying forward. The rope gets wrapped around my neck and I get drug under water for what seemed forever. The boat just kept pulling me. When we finally stopped I had a huge rope mark around my neck.
Around the first or second grade probably, me and my friends were sitting on our skateboards talking on the pathway. A guy drove up in a car and said he was looking for his puppy. He asked if I'd get in the car and help him find it. After trying to convince me I timidly was hesitant and got a muffled 'I dont think I should'. He drove off. I was probably amazingly close to being abducted and killed. Probably never found again.
I used to love snakes when I was a little kid. When I was walking in a field I saw a snake that looked like a gopher snake. It was a baby. It was all coiled up shaking it's tail. I managed to grab it and held it in my hands until I got home. When I got home I put it in an old pot. It immediatly got defensive and coiled up again shaking it's tail. In the next few days It was a game to see if I could pick it up and not get bit. I did a couple times manage to pick it up. I thought it was just a pissed off snake. I mean I didn't actually hear a rattle so it must be safe. I ended up letting it go soon after. It wasn't till days or weeks later I realized I was holding a rattlesnake! I didn't know that the babies didn't have rattles yet. They just had a nub so it wouldn't make any real noise until it got older. Unbelivable I didn't get bit. Could have easily been dead or at least in severe pain and living with it's effects or damage for the rest of my life.
When I was a teenager I was being irresponsible and having fun. I was on the way to the beach on a back road. A very winding road. I had it floored in my big truck with huge tires. Tires were screeching around corners. Just seeing what I could do for a little bit and what she could take. Probably going 60 in a 35 and 25 in some spots. Then I thought "man this is dumb I'm going to slow down, I'm going to kill someone if I keep doing this". So I slow down and just around the VERY next corner in the MIDDLE of the road is a guy who got off his bike and was franticly waving his arms around for me to stop! And right behind him was a huge tree that fell right in the middle of the road! had I been going the speed I was just seconds before I would have slammed into him killing him instantly, then slammed the tree killing me.
When I was in my early twenties I was going down some steep gravel fire roads in my old jeep. Cliffs on one side. My brakes got stuck. They got stuck on a bolt and the floorpan. I kept picking up speed. I kept pushing harder and harder but they wouldn't budge. Then I took my foot and as hard as I can I stomped on the brake and it broke free! The front end dug into the gravel hard and I tried hard to keep it in control and not vere off the cliff. Just as my jeep came to a stop and the plume of dust was still flying forward a truck of kids speeding up the road the other way came out from the tree's shadows. Had my brakes not gotten stuck the two of us would have slammed into each other and crashed to our deaths down the cliff.
I know there are other times. I just cant remember them right now. It's amazing I lived to be an adult. Someone up there is watching out for me thats for sure.
BlancoNino
Diamond Member
It all happened one night while I was driving home after enjoying a wonderful evening with my pet cat. The cat looked at me and told me it was going to eat me. I said "haha, whatever". Then the cat opened it's mouth really big and swallowed the top half of my body. Then it stopped, and slowly released what it had swallowed and said "see, I'll do it." Dripping with cat saliva and smelling like rotten tuna I said "wtf h4x!".
George P Burdell
Lifer
When I was 8 or 9, I was crossing the street and a guy on a bike hit me (hit and run). I was flat on the road, couldn't see out of one eye for some reason and I saw a car. Without thinking, I rolled over towards the yellow line while the drive slammed on the brakes and made a sharp right. The car was half over the sidewalk before it stopped. If neither of us had moved, I'd be in a bad situation. As is usual in these stories, the biker was never caught.
SophalotJack
Banned
mine....
2 lane road (1 each way)....
Saw an asian woman in a riced out honda on her cell phone in the opposite traffic.
Short story, life passed before my eyes the moment I saw her a few hundred yards away. Luckily she just passed on by.
Should have died... didn't.
2 lane road (1 each way)....
Saw an asian woman in a riced out honda on her cell phone in the opposite traffic.
Short story, life passed before my eyes the moment I saw her a few hundred yards away. Luckily she just passed on by.
Should have died... didn't.
1. got beat up by gangsters after school for no reason except them being racist and wanting just trying to be look-tough kids
days later they came back to the area to see if me and my friend was walkin' to school to try and look for us, they were carryin' a freakin' gun
2. my little sister almost drowned in result of my carelessness because I wasn't watching her. should she have died, my life, literally, would almost have been equally over.
3. had my mom not taken me to the hospital when I was sick in high school, my throat illness may likely have blocked my breathing and I could have suffocated in a short period of time, I don't remember being that terribly sick either, but the sickness lasted longer than it should have. I was put into a hospital room with an IV and had to take medication after I was released.
4. almost got hit by a car that was going pretty fast. I was hopping on and off of the curb side of a pretty busy street when I was in kindegarden. if I didn't hop according to my personal liking, one of the cars would have ran me over. after that incident, I stuck closer to the sidewalk.
5. probably addictions. but we'll keep that on a low profile. lol
days later they came back to the area to see if me and my friend was walkin' to school to try and look for us, they were carryin' a freakin' gun
2. my little sister almost drowned in result of my carelessness because I wasn't watching her. should she have died, my life, literally, would almost have been equally over.
3. had my mom not taken me to the hospital when I was sick in high school, my throat illness may likely have blocked my breathing and I could have suffocated in a short period of time, I don't remember being that terribly sick either, but the sickness lasted longer than it should have. I was put into a hospital room with an IV and had to take medication after I was released.
4. almost got hit by a car that was going pretty fast. I was hopping on and off of the curb side of a pretty busy street when I was in kindegarden. if I didn't hop according to my personal liking, one of the cars would have ran me over. after that incident, I stuck closer to the sidewalk.
5. probably addictions. but we'll keep that on a low profile. lol
theprodigalrebel
Lifer
The doctors said I wouldn't make it when I was born - critical with minimum possibility of survival. Dad made the strange decision of leaving my Mom with my Aunt, went to Mecca, prayed there for a week - and I made it. Medical science or Divine Intervention? Only God knows.
Apart from that, I was once 'almost' involved in a life-threatening accident. Late at night, this guy in a SUV swerved like a maniac through an intersection in a huge arc (at an insanely high-speed) and I had to swerve across three lanes and almost hit the concrete divider. I actually thought I was a goner and had that whole life-flash-before-your-eyes thing. I hit the brakes and my bike skidded to a halt - surprisingly, I didn't fall. I would have chased that SoB and given him a piece of my mind - but I was just under shock and glad to be alive.
Apart from that, I was once 'almost' involved in a life-threatening accident. Late at night, this guy in a SUV swerved like a maniac through an intersection in a huge arc (at an insanely high-speed) and I had to swerve across three lanes and almost hit the concrete divider. I actually thought I was a goner and had that whole life-flash-before-your-eyes thing. I hit the brakes and my bike skidded to a halt - surprisingly, I didn't fall. I would have chased that SoB and given him a piece of my mind - but I was just under shock and glad to be alive.
thirdlegstump
Banned
fell into the intake area of a hydroeletric dam. almost got chopped up real good. luckly I grabbed and held onto the edges and was rescued as my arms were about to give.
ValkyrieofHouston
Golden Member
LOL.... I bet!
Got hit by a car going 30 mph, fractured skull, broken leg. Policeman said at 30 mph its 50/50 you'll survive.
Had a carving knife held to my throat in a Chinese Takeaway after some punks got offended by my friends comments about them (I should say my Ex-Friend, idiot).
Jumped off some stairs and almost hung myself on a looped curtain cord that was hanging down, it only caught my chin fortunately.
Numerous BMX accidents and foolishness as a kid.
Thank God I have a hard head!
Had a carving knife held to my throat in a Chinese Takeaway after some punks got offended by my friends comments about them (I should say my Ex-Friend, idiot).
Jumped off some stairs and almost hung myself on a looped curtain cord that was hanging down, it only caught my chin fortunately.
Numerous BMX accidents and foolishness as a kid.
Thank God I have a hard head!
DeadByDawn
Platinum Member
Several near misses with bullets in the army, one time with part of a bomb that ended up killing somebody else. Almost ran over by a tank at least once. Several close head on collisions on the highway. Appendix burst. Loaded gun pointed at my head by somebodyw/ hammer back. etc.
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