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I was thinking today about how lucky I am to be alive after all the very close calls I have had.
Fractured skull at age four.
Internal injuries on my bike age 10.
Went out a rear suicide door into heavy traffic age 12.
Knocked out when my dad went into a ditch.
Shot at going through a guys back yard.
Shot at duck hunting.
On two occasions shot at when deer hunting.
Chased by a guy with a 24" machete.
Attacked by a guy with a large knife who had PTSD and thought I was the enemy.
In an airplane that flipped over 90 deg and dropped close to the surface of a Canadian lake.
I have more, you see what I mean?
 
Backseat of a driver who fell asleep going 80 on the freeway. We went through a grove of sapplings before we hit a solid one. Everyone broke bones but I just got a scratch on the back of my head.
Driving fast in heavy fog on the 5 at night coming home from Tijuana. Someone told me clear as day to change lanes so I did and 3 seconds later I passed a stalled car with no lights on in the lane I was just in...everyone in the car but me was passed out, who told me to change lanes?
Had 25 armed rebels walk past my 3 man patrol team in the Phillipine jungle, not more than 15 feet away. It was dark so they didn't see us laying in the bush. I could hear my heart beating.....
 
A good bit. Bobcat attack when I was 8 losing my left eye. Flipped an old Nova I had several times when I was 19. Tire explosion when I was a tire changer at around 22. Broke a couple ribs. Practical joke explosion in 99 put me on disability long term. Bad wreck in 2015 gave Kitty and I several injuries. Probably more but that's all I can come up with off the cuff.
 
Dated this chick with a cool car..we were hit and run by a suburban while center rear seat in a purplish '62 comet, all other passengers face and neck injuries, I had my arms around the 2 girls in the back so when he hit... i went forward taking them with me my feet up between the buckets hitting the dash and smashing them into the seats. The two chicks up front hit the steering wheel and the windshield. I remember the stereo laying on the floor and the glass all busted... chicks whimpering and sobbing.
Another time we were hammered in a orange 70's something k5 and my buddy driving decided the to blow the stop sign and catty corner jump up and over a canal into and freshly plowed field. The two broads in the back flew out.lol He tried burming around 180 but he blew the driveshaft landing.... lol
Another time when as teens we all jumped in a buddies 68 ford pickup 390 fe that he wasnt supposed to have "yet" and after he was speeding 50+ down a wet road past the college cattle range he last min noticed the stop sign and locked'em up veering off toward the left inside corner and right into a big sign... but before going through a big shrub and wiping out 4 or 5 parking blocks breaking an axle and rolling over the next set of shrubs..
Racing Fontana AAA and barely making the last turn out after staying in it too long, neck in neck with a 65 hemi belvedere, went sideways right and hooked just clearing the k rails with the left rear qrt then 180 to a halt.
 
the last one i had was fatal,i accidently fell in love,my heart was broken,and it died.no really ive been very.very lucky,i few should have beens.there are lot of driver texters out there that scare the **** out of me
 
pishta said:
Backseat of a driver who fell asleep going 80 on the freeway. We went through a grove of sapplings before we hit a solid one. Everyone broke bones but I just got a scratch on the back of my head.
Driving fast in heavy fog on the 5 at night coming home from Tijuana. Someone told me clear as day to change lanes so I did and 3 seconds later I passed a stalled car with no lights on in the lane I was just in...everyone in the car but me was passed out, who told me to change lanes?
Had 25 armed rebels walk past my 3 man patrol team in the Phillipine jungle, not more than 15 feet away. It was dark so they didn't see us laying in the bush. I could hear my heart beating.....
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Your lane change story reminded me that when my family was young we were planning a trip the next day to an adjoining state to look at some investment property. That night I had a very real dream that I T-boned a car. The next day we were driving a 4 lane highway when a car suddenly shot out across and right in front of us. If I hadn-t been thinking of that dream and watching, we would all have been killed. Angels? They are real.
 
Dating my wife in 93. She still lived at her parents, my house was an hour away. Dad kept his 66 Fury at my house for lack of driveway space at his. One particular Friday, drove dad's car, worked my normal 7am-3:30, went to her house to shower, change and when she got home from her job, we went to the movies and dinner. Going home at 2am, I fell asleep on a 5 mile stretch of 3 lane wide on my side highway, for about 3 miles. I woke up when I heard the sirens behind me. I pulled over and went thru the whole sobriety thing with the sate trooper, including explaining the 1966 tags on the car. He said I went from grass shoulder , across all 3 lanes, to grass shoulder several times in 3 miles. He said God himself must have been driving for me, or the car had a little bit of Christine in her.
 
RichB said:
I was thinking today about how lucky I am to be alive after all the very close calls I have had.
Fractured skull at age four.
Internal injuries on my bike age 10.
Went out a rear suicide door into heavy traffic age 12.
Knocked out when my dad went into a ditch.
Shot at going through a guys back yard.
Shot at duck hunting.
On two occasions shot at when deer hunting.
Chased by a guy with a 24" machete.
Attacked by a guy with a large knife who had PTSD and thought I was the enemy.
In an airplane that flipped over 90 deg and dropped close to the surface of a Canadian lake.
I have more, you see what I mean?
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Damn dude were you born on a fri 13Th?
 
Been lucky in cars no doubt, motorcycles too! I have done plenty of stupid **** though.

In 1978 I was in a CH-53 helicopter. When testing it after maintenance the Intermediate Gear Box failed. When that happens the tail rotor stops spinning and you IMMEDIATELY go into an uncontrollable LH yaw (spin) from a hover. We were about 100 feet above the ground at the time. Without control all yoh can do is lessen power and get to the ground as soon as possible no matter what attitude you're in when you get there.

The cabin of the plane is about 8.5 feet wide. I was standing in the cabin at this time so I could move around and clear the tail rotor. I had what's called a Gunner's Belt on. The belt allows you to move in about a 12 foot circle from where the other end is attached to a tie-down. It's whole purpose is to keep you from getting thrown too far in the event of an unforeseen accident.

Anyway, I heard a "bang" and knew it was not going to fun real soon. It wasn't!

We went around twice (~720 degrees) before we hit the ground. I was thrown to the opposite cabin wall and was standing there when we hit the ground. After hitting the ground the main landing gear dug in to the soil and we rotated about 90 degrees before we stopped. The back half of the airplane broke off and swung around toward the cockpit.

Now I hurt like hell because I slammed into some big fittings on the bulkhead and had broken 4 ribs. I was ecstatic, I knew I was still alive and was not on fire. (My biggest fear) I got up, ran toward the back of the plane because it was a big hole now and I ciuld see grass and trees. About 2 or 3 steps into the sprint of my life I reached the end of the gunner's belt. Because it was on just under my armpits I snapped back and wound up sitting on the floor realizing how good my ribs felt!!!!

I released the belt, said some very impolite words, and then helped the unhurt pilot/h2p out of the plane. We ran out, incredibly glad we were not dead, and waited for the cavalry. Within 30 seconds people were there, ambulances with 2 or 3 minutes. I was the only one with any injuries. Being purple from my arm pit to my waist was gravy all things considered!

Turns out the Intermediate Gear Box recently replaced had an "oil slinger" installed backwards so a dry bearing was he cause!

I've been very fortunate with cars/motorcycles. God's not done with me yet!
 
Doing about 90 in the second lane, got T bone by a guy trying to cross over.

His car hit mine right behind my front driver side wheel. Tore his car in half. Destroying my car and not making me very happy.

Pushed the driver side door in about a foot into my ribs. Crawled out and decided I wanted to punch him in the face. Turned out he was samoan and about 300 LB. To my 150. Woke up face down on the tarmac with some broken ribs and a wrecked car...
 
How bout sliding on snow?

Clipped my knee on a rock in a chute above a big drop. Clipped the rock, bounced a few times then slid over the drop. Fell 20 feet landing in between some big rocks... just some swelling in my knee.

Or hitting a big kicker to the kink rail. Feeling good. Thinking I'm gonna gap this, land on the kink in a spin and slide off. I've pulled it off before but it was always sketchy.

In the air while spinning I realise I'm a little bit head first. I'm not centered over my feet.

I hit the rail caught my front side edge about 6' from the end, scorpion my helmet and face into the steel rail.
Woke up in the medic sled with no vision in my left eye. Doc said my vision "should" return when the swelling goes down in my optic nerve...

It did thank God.
 
We went around twice (~720 degrees) before we hit the ground.

We talk about 5,500 to 7,000 RPM, 2 RPM almost got you!
 
In about '76, I had a Honda 350/4, which was very fast for the day. I was riding down a very twisty and unfamiliar canyon at night, doing about 110 in a 45 zone. I was getting to where the canyon flattened out at the end, and saw a H-U-G-E sign, indicating a 90 degree turn with a recommended speed of 25. All I remember was thinking I needed to get on the brakes, right now. When I woke up, my head was a foot from a telephone pole, the bike was lying on its side, and all I had was a few holes in the seat of my britches. I got up, dusted myself off, started the bike, and continued on my way. Oh, and that was my last racing experience - I figured I was given a gift of a second chance, I wasn't going to waste it by being stupid another time.
 
RichB said:
I was thinking today about how lucky I am to be alive after all the very close calls I have had.
Fractured skull at age four.
Internal injuries on my bike age 10.
Went out a rear suicide door into heavy traffic age 12.
Knocked out when my dad went into a ditch.
Shot at going through a guys back yard.
Shot at duck hunting.
On two occasions shot at when deer hunting.
Chased by a guy with a 24" machete.
Attacked by a guy with a large knife who had PTSD and thought I was the enemy.
In an airplane that flipped over 90 deg and dropped close to the surface of a Canadian lake.
I have more, you see what I mean?
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WOW ~ ARE U SAVED ? The Lord must want u before u die !!
 
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spl440 said:
We went around twice (~720 degrees) before we hit the ground.

We talk about 5,500 to 7,000 RPM, 2 RPM almost got you![/QUOTE

Hell yes, this aircraft was 99.5 feet long and if you are out at the end of that circle you are building speed quickly! In addition to the impact vertically, the body also is travelling horizontally.

Not comparing it to piston speed or engine RPM.
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I used to fly Helo's, lost medical so just work on them, but agree, centrifugal force can be a *****. Remembered had a ground crewman not to familiar with helicopters, was waiting for the blades to stop rotating so he could start washing it. The rotor brake did not work on the aircraft, so I guess he thought he would help it. He grabbed the leading edge of the blade, it was turning slowly but still plucked him from the ground and threw him about 25 feet. And Semper Fi, Marine Corp birthday today.
 
Does it count when you have the desert racer so far over on 2 wheels that the oil pressure light comes on and the rocks an creosote is only a foot from your window net? :steering:Paul (car owner) is gonna kill me :rofl:
 
RichB said:
I was thinking today about how lucky I am to be alive after all the very close calls I have had.
Fractured skull at age four.
Internal injuries on my bike age 10.
Went out a rear suicide door into heavy traffic age 12.
Knocked out when my dad went into a ditch.
Shot at going through a guys back yard.
Shot at duck hunting.
On two occasions shot at when deer hunting.
Chased by a guy with a 24" machete.
Attacked by a guy with a large knife who had PTSD and thought I was the enemy.
In an airplane that flipped over 90 deg and dropped close to the surface of a Canadian lake.
I have more, you see what I mean?
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I don't know man, I think with a record like that maybe you should just stay home..... forever!
 
Yeah, I think I should stay home and write a book. Lots of times I entertain people with my minor injuries like getting all of my fingers crushed in a garage door, running a cutting torch over my thumb, setting my clothes on fire when welding, etc.
If you don't do things, you don't get hurt.
 
RichB said:
Yeah, I think I should stay home and write a book. Lots of times I entertain people with my minor injuries like getting all of my fingers crushed in a garage door, running a cutting torch over my thumb, setting my clothes on fire when welding, etc.
If you don't do things, you don't get hurt.
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I think you better stay away from your wife tonight.
 
Long ago I stuffed my A100 van head on into a telephone pole at about 35 to 40 mph. The headlights were pointing at each other after that. Since I was wearing my seatbelt I walked away from that. Without seatbelts, I probably would've been seriously injured or dead.

A few years later I was out late at night in my nearly new 74 B300 van and narrowly missed being hit head on. I was able to swerve out of the way at the last second and was merely sideswiped along the entire left side of the van.

Also around that time I was working at an auto parts store. One day I had to take their van to the parts warehouse and pick up a load of stuff. On the return trip someone turned left in front of me. I probably hit him going around 40 mph. All the parts in the back of the van ended up all over me. A box of brake shoes hit the radio and changed the channel. The bend portion of a tail pipe hit the back of my head. The end of another pipe punched a hole in the dash. That could've been the back of my head.
 
67redcudavert said:
Long ago I stuffed my A100 van head on into a telephone pole at about 35 to 40 mph. The headlights were pointing at each other after that. Since I was wearing my seatbelt I walked away from that. Without seatbelts, I probably would've been seriously injured or dead.

A few years later I was out late at night in my nearly new 74 B300 van and narrowly missed being hit head on. I was able to swerve out of the way at the last second and was merely sideswiped along the entire left side of the van.

Also around that time I was working at an auto parts store. One day I had to take their van to the parts warehouse and pick up a load of stuff. On the return trip someone turned left in front of me. I probably hit him going around 40 mph. All the parts in the back of the van ended up all over me. A box of brake shoes hit the radio and changed the channel. The bend portion of a tail pipe hit the back of my head. The end of another pipe punched a hole in the dash. That could've been the back of my head.
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Should have bought a lottery ticket that day.
 
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