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djheater

Lifer
Mar 19, 2001
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When I was about 17, a friend who I had been like brothers to died of testicular cancer. A couple of weeks after the funeral, a mutual friend and I happened to be at a party together, sat down in a corner to drink his memory and finished a handle of jager in about an 90 minutes. Later that night I passed out on train tracks that were close to the party while looking for a place to piss, I guess. A lady saw me there, pulled me off and laid me out on her couch to sleep it off.

 

DarkThinker

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Back in 2000 when I was in high school I got into a 50 mph head on collision with a 2000 Dodge Dakota Sport, I was in a little 1995 Dodge Neon, which I was getting ready to get rid off and get me a newer car before I get to college. I walked out of the car unscratched, my car was 100% destroyed unrecognizable, witnesses couldn't believe at the beginning that I walked out of that crash even alive, but I knew God wanted me to live that day otherwise I would have been reduced into a pack of corn beef. The positive side is that I got rid of the car fast, the insurance payout was higher than the cost and I got to upgrade.

(I wasn't at fault BTW)

DarkThinker
 

SonnyDaze

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Originally posted by: djheater
When I was about 17, a friend who I had been like brothers to died of testicular cancer. A couple of weeks after the funeral, a mutual friend and I happened to be at a party together, sat down in a corner to drink his memory and finished a handle of jager in about an 90 minutes. Later that night I passed out on train tracks that were close to the party while looking for a place to piss, I guess. A lady saw me there, pulled me off and laid me out on her couch to sleep it off.

Was that "couch or crotch" to sleep it off? :D


 

Auryg

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Dec 28, 2003
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I was nearly strangled to death, and then the guy came to his senses..until he nearly strangled me to death again. But again he came to his senses :)

Old friend. Heh.

Also, I was driving home on a two lane highway when freezing rain hit. The roads were totally glazed over, but everyone in their SUVs still wanted to go atleast 50, and it would be more dangerous to not do so with them.

Anyways, a snow plow comes from the other direction, and it as a long, long line of cars behind it. Apparenty a semi driver in that line of cars (atleast a mile long) decided he wanted to pass some cars. To what end, I don't know. All I know is he was about 20 meters away, if that, when he got back in to his lane. My hand was positioned to throw my car into the ditch.
 

scrawnypaleguy

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Jun 19, 2005
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Never really had any that I can remember. My parents tell me that when I was born my umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck and I would have strangled to death if they hadn't done an emergency cesarean section.
 

Mill

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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1. A person and a bunch of equipment crashed through the ceiling a couple inches away from me when I was in Kindergarten. Would have crushed me for sure.
2. ODed on drugs and my heart stopped several times (many years ago).
3. Robbed at gunpoint.
 

Chronoshock

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Jul 6, 2004
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I was in the passenger side of my friend's car when he slammed into the back of a minivan at about 40-50 mph (he was going 90 before he saw the van, he's a terrible driver). The airbag deployed but popped--it had been recalled for not working properly but it was never replaced. Luckily I was wearing my seatbelt
 
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Originally posted by: Luthien
For starts:

Ninja motorcycle doing 90+ racing some guy in a car down the highway. Took my hands off the handlebars to wave at him before I let it go full on ~120mph. I almost flew off the bike clawing my way back up to the bars by hugging the tank.

Same motorcycle was going about 70 on a 30mph road this POS pulls out from a left side street blocking me (too late for full brakes) another car comming in the other lane. I passed them both on the middle line nearly having a heart attack as I tried to break but could not avoid a collision with the car that pulled out in front of me so went between them.

I have a few more.

Wow, oh wow.

You are the type of person I ghave to deal with that if I saw you die in an accident, I'd shrug my shoulders and make sure anyone else involved in the accident was cleared.

I almost killed an idiot like you that decided to pass me on the right on the highway. Iw as doing maybe 65. He was doing 100+ easy. No one was around me and I started to change lanes when this ass passes me on the right. I almost wish I did hit him.
 
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For the record:

Passing a car in snowy conditions. Right lane was perfect. Left lane had occasional drifting. You could go 70 in the right lane but everyopne was going 40. I was pissed after about 10 minutes (on a long trip) and decided to pass on the left. In my 2WD truck, I began fishtailing at about 70 mph. Scared the hell out of me. But luckily, I know how to drive in snow so I kept hte truck straight, recovered, got off the highway and bought about 300 pounds of sand and a pack of smokes. 2 hours later I got to my destination to realize that my nerves were still shot.
 

homercles337

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Dec 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Originally posted by: Luthien
For starts:

Ninja motorcycle doing 90+ racing some guy in a car down the highway. Took my hands off the handlebars to wave at him before I let it go full on ~120mph. I almost flew off the bike clawing my way back up to the bars by hugging the tank.

Same motorcycle was going about 70 on a 30mph road this POS pulls out from a left side street blocking me (too late for full brakes) another car comming in the other lane. I passed them both on the middle line nearly having a heart attack as I tried to break but could not avoid a collision with the car that pulled out in front of me so went between them.

I have a few more.

Wow, oh wow.

You are the type of person I ghave to deal with that if I saw you die in an accident, I'd shrug my shoulders and make sure anyone else involved in the accident was cleared.

I almost killed an idiot like you that decided to pass me on the right on the highway. Iw as doing maybe 65. He was doing 100+ easy. No one was around me and I started to change lanes when this ass passes me on the right. I almost wish I did hit him.

Way to work that attentive driving angle. I HATE idiots like IHateMyJob2004. Try paying attention when you drive you dope.
 

NanoStuff

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Mar 23, 2006
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I once crossed a busy four lane road on a red light without glancing to either side before crossing. All those trucks and buses swirling around me, good times.
 

dingnecros

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This happened while I was in hight school while living in moscow (Russia) in a high rise building we lived on the 7th floor. I was waiting for the lift and talking to my sis the lift door opened up due to a malfunction and I wasn't really looking thinking that the lift had arrived l almost stepped into the lift chute. My father was with the embassy and made sure that the UPDK on site had the worst of time for the next 4 months updating tons of stuff around the building
 

skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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When I was a little kid in elementary school, I never used to look both ways when crossing the street. One day I stepped out into traffic only to hear the screeching of someones brakes as his sports car came to a complete stop inches away from me. I don't remember much else besides him running out of his car with a look like he just sh!t his pants.

I've been hurt several times in my life but nothing else really compares to that complete half second decision of whether to live or die.
 

Jahee

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Sep 21, 2006
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Alot of people have had overdoses and nearly died from them here... I'm suprised theres so many!
 

giantpinkbunnyhead

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Dec 7, 2005
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In January of this year, a small jet crashed and exploded into a ball of flames about 100 yards from where I was standing. I didn't even realize how close it was to crashing ON me until a week or so later. Primarily I was caught up in the aftermath of the crash and dealing with that stuff, more so than my own luck for not being on the other end of my dad's yard where it crashed.

Oh, and when I was about 8 I dared my brother to see if he could hit me with a bow and arrow. I said I would dodge it. Well, I didn't. Luckily it only got stuck in my leg, instead of my chest or someplace where it could have really messed me up. Ah, the joys of being young and stupid.



 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: rh71
Fainted while driving home after rupturing my spleen in hockey and not realizing it (just had a weird feeling in my abdomen). Woke up in the middle of the road (small street, thankfully). Somehow I managed to put it in park before I blacked out completely (divine intervention?) Drove back to the dorm after pissing myself awake (another divine intervention?) and was about to go to bed (still not knowing I was bleeding). Then called the school medical building ... they recommended to get it checked out since anything in the abdomen is bad news. I fainted again as I got dropped off at the hospital... combination of dehydration and blood loss. Immediate CT scan and into surgery I went. 6 days and quite a few staples later I was out again but tons of bed-rest. Never knew you used stomach muscles so much... it hurt for a while.
wow! what was the play, if you don't mind me asking?
I'm still not sure exactly but I think it was when I was coming around the back of the net on the backhand (I shoot right) with the puck about to shoot and got crosschecked on my side. It was really irritating the rest of the game and I couldn't stand up straight anymore toward the end... we had a doubleheader against RIT that was about to start and I just couldn't do anything in warmups and left right there. Looking back I think I was extremely fortunate on a few occasions that day.
 

Chewy

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Oct 9, 1999
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A few months after 9/11, I was driving a U-Haul truck past the pentagon since I was moving...a policeman frantically waived me down.

"Good thing you stopped." he said

"Why?"

"See that jeep over there? He was ordered to shoot you down if you didn't."

"That's a big @$$ gatling."

"Yeah, and you would've been filled with big @$$ bullets."

I doubt they would've shot me, but I like to say they would've :p makes for a fun story
 

OREOSpeedwagon

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May 30, 2001
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Drove my car into a 6 foot deep ditch, it had been raining all day and it was so full excess was running across the road. I was going about 45mph and hit the water on the road (it was dark, didn't see it), hydroplaned a 180 and went in the ditch. Full story can be found here.
 

dennilfloss

Past Lifer 1957-2014 In Memoriam
Oct 21, 1999
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Probably the two times the apartment above ours caught fire during my preschool days. One of my earliest memories is being carried down the stairs in a fireman's arms.
 

Unheard

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Jan 5, 2003
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I was working @ Food Lion during high school and had bathroom duty. Apparently someone had decided to dump bleach into the urinals a few minutes before I came in with my ammonia based cleaner. I sprayed them down, and then heard a hissing noise, then my eyes began burning. My next breath was useless, and I was all but passed out when I made it to the door. If I would have passed out, it would have been just me and chlorine gas until someone else decided to come into the restroom (to top this off, it was after closing, so it would have had to be an employee using the customer bathrooms).