What's the scariest thing that ever happened to you?

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Hawg73 said:
Truth. I was once in a bar in Mexico and the waitress convinced me to do tequila shots by employing an unusual method. She blew a very loud whistle in my ear while simultaneously twisting my nipples. I figured I better get busy drinking before she went to phase 3.

True story. And kind of scary now that I think about it.
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at a Patriots Planet Draft Party I am aware I am laying on my back outside the bar on the sidewalk w/ two buxom wimmin yelling loudly in my ears, simultaneously twisting my nipples.....

I figured I better get busy becoming actually alive before going into Death Spiral 1 so I could live to *come* again someday

True story and actually scary that I kinda enjoyed the action:coffee:
..... while more scared the event would become my Planet Legacy

which, of course, it did :sulk:
 
patswin said:
I guess the older you are the more of these instances you may accumulate. And maybe the luckier you are as well.

Story 1. Riding motorcycle and road rage car driver attempts to force me off the highway.
There was no provocation at all, I'd been cruising for several miles in 5 PM traffic on Rt 3 in southern NH / Lowell area. I notice white pickup next to me, getting closer, and look over to see driver, face in rage, screaming at me through closed window. I am in passing lane. Road is under construction, and this guy comes right at me and forces me almost to jersey barrier on my left. I got about 18 inches of space to maneuver. The guy in front of me sees what is going on and moves to the right and I passed him on the left, in the breakdown lane. My butt hole is clenched believe me and I could only think WTF did I do here? So now I'm one car up and here comes this guy on the right again coming right after me. So I bailed out again, yet another driver gave me some space, I got in the right hand break down lane and f-ing took off, 100 MPh, and this guy is still coming. I knew I had to get off that highway. Got off next exit ramp, 2 cars backed up at stop sign, I got nowhere to go and here comes truck. Shut off bike and got the hell off it right there. Truck stops, driver gets out, the guy is huge, like 6 foot 6 and about 300 lbs. He comes after me, and I instinctively wound up and kicked him, got him right in the chin, and he hit the ground like a freaking dead mackerel. I screamed at him FVCK you you a hole. And then I got on my bike and rode home, wondering if I killed him, did anyone call the law, get my plate number or anything. Never heard a word. I can't imagine what I did to piss him off to this day, I'm not a crazy rider and I don't take chances. Then I started thinking, I'm wearing an armoured motorcycle suit, a full coverage helmet, and steel toed riding boots. WTF was the guy going to do to hurt me anyway. But you don't think, you just react. The next morning I smiled a little because I timed that kick perfect and I'm sure I broke his jaw at the very least. He was lights out on the ground.

Story 2: 1990. Hot summer night, no AC, trying to sleep, my infant son in next room in his crib. It is dead calm, all the windows open. Out of the blue at 2 AM there is thunderous crash and my whole house shakes, shit falls off shelfs, and I jumped so high out of bed that I hit my head on the ceiling, yelling WTF WAS THAT!!!.
Go outside, and a 50 foot pine tree nearby had decided to fall. On my house. Caved in the roof over my sons crib but didn't go further. Called 911, they came down, and could not believe their eyes either. No harm done. Fixed the roof myself and pocketed the insurance money.
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That's what I'm thinking wuv. I have way to many WTF moments:coffee:

~Dee~
 
Witnessing my Dad have a Grand Mal seizure when I was 20. Soon afterwards, we were told it was likely a brain tumor and he wouldn't have long to live. It was 1981 and the equipment for diagnosis was crude by today's standards. My mom had him moved out of the small hospital in town and went to Boston. The doctors there weren't much more hopeful, but decided to go into his head to see for themselves. The wait to hear from the doctor was painful. But when he called, he said they found an abcess, not a tumor. The doctor considered it a small miracle.
 
Probably ten odd years ago when my wife got hit by a car and suffered a complete open book fracture of her pelvis. Basically the whole back side of the pelvis split all the way (along with damage to her bladder and a broken arm)

It happened right in front of our house.

Somehow I had the presence of mind to grab all the meds my wife took (blood pressure, asthma, thyroid, and others) and bring it with me to the ER.

They LifeStar'd her in.

Three months non weight bearing on both legs and 5 months before she could come home. A return visit to the hospital for sepsis from her deep PIC.

I learned a hell of a lot about how to be a paitent advocate (i.e. be a royal PITA) during this time and the staff at the various facilities learned it was just easier to do what I asked then to hope I would leave them alone.
 
Laying on the couch as a young teen. All by my self and have a fireball jawbreaker roll into the back of my throat. Scared shitless, I tried to swollow it down only to get it stuck. Couldn't breath. Stuck my thumb underneath it and pushed it out.
 
Hawg73 said:
Wait.....what? Is that two separate stories? How could you break your wrist trying to stand up? Why did you black out? What did you hope to achieve by dunking on a 6 foot rim? I know that is a lot of questions, but I'm sure I can't be the only one wondering.
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I tried to make it a quick story . I was at a friends BBQ in Newport heights. They were having a dunk contest just for fun. So I try a 360 tomahawk dunk. Back out in the air. ( your guess is as good as mine on that one) Wake up try to pick myself up. My knee gives out I break my wrist. The paramedics said my knee looked like a U. I was struck in the hospital for 21 days & 4 months of rehab.
 
Hawg73 said:
Truth. I was once in a bar in Mexico and the waitress convinced me to do tequila shots by employing an unusual method. She blew a very loud whistle in my ear while simultaneously twisting my nipples. I figured I better get busy drinking before she went to phase 3.

True story. And kind of scary now that I think about it.
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Please tell me that you were at Senor Frogs. I swear i have seen that happen to other people when i was there.
 
I take it all back. The scariest thing ever is all the 40+ women dancing near me at this lounge I'm drinking in right now. Normally not a bad thing but the 80s lady night Domitian is not bringing in the top shelf. Or even the middle shelf.
 
bostonsports said:
As a teenager working at 7-11 having a customer come in early in the morning and sticking a gun in my face.
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Oh I forgot about that, but as a dumb teenager I wasn't really scared, but I had a part time job at a convenience store/gas station at the age of 15 or 16. My FIRST night there a guy came in with a ski mask a a .22 rifle. I thought it was a BB gun and he was joking. Nope. He got about $150 and ripped the phone off the counter (not seeing the pay phone behind him).

They did not catch him that night, but he got pulled over later for speeding or something and had a suspended license. In the back seat of the car was a jacket and a ski mask matching the description, the gun, and inside the jacket was the brown paper bag that the money was put in.

I went to Probable Cause hearing and Grand Jury. He took a deal before it went to trial.
 
In the order I felt the most afraid.

Being told my wife was going to die.

Going down in a Huey under fire with five wounded men on board.

Being in a medical camp in South Sudan when forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and fighters loosely allied to former Vice President Riek Machar began a firefight with in a few yards of us.
 
big/sky/fly said:
drank 2 fifths of vodka in 10 minutes on a bet in high school...after falling out of a three story apartment building....
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i did that challenge, hit my friend standing 20' away with a solid stream of booze. Had the two most beautiful girls in school take care me and shower me and put me to bed, it was in me then out so quick about 3 hours later i was up and walking around the party looking for the two girls.

I dove out of a second floor window at an off campus party at umass amherst - landed in bushes - the guy i was lining up for a hit stayed in the building.


I caught on fire cutting steal and didn't know, luckily, my brother walked in to visit and tore my clothing off me.

I slipped off an icy flatbed, took a fork lift tong into the ribs, spun and almost cut my throat on the other one and landed on my head - came too as they were loading me into a car to take me to the hospital. Had a bruise from hip to shoulder and if i was not as strong of a guy i would have busted ribs, no one could believe nothing broke.

Working at a gas station and a local guy just who did time for murder came in to rob the gas station, luckily he hung out with my brother years ago and i with his younger brother at the time, so i asked him how his brother was, mentioned my brother and he turned and walked out.

Several car accidents, both passenger and driver - almost ended up on rte 95 from an overpass,

these are all before my 21st birthday, there are lots more

most recent was being surrounded by 7 staties and wrongfully accused of something when i was only picking someone up in a hospital. Being escorted out rather physically by them only so the person to later escape the hospital and leaving a message on my phone about jumping off the braga bridge and having same staties and local cops accuse me of throwing said person over the bridge. Luckily the person was found ok.
 
big/sky/fly said:
they make fr clothing...i still think that it's a scam though.
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i was given the shirt as a gift and never looked at the tag, all i felt was a bunch of punches to the back and then being swung around landing into a pile of steel that i knocked over breaking the bands.

No idea why but i put my hair up in a bun that day, something i never did, but according to my brother was a lucky move as my hair would have gone up if down.
 
Big/Sky/Fly said:
They make FR clothing...I still think that it's a scam though.
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There are plenty of stunt men and race car drivers who disagree.

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I have to wear them...if you accidently get say oil on them, and a spark ignites. You're still on fire. I've seen it happen. :coffee:

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Also, the treatment doesn't last very long...and it's carcinogenic.
 
When I opened my third eye so I could talk to spirits. I highly recommend you don't do this unless you know what your doing. It was an awful experience.
 
Slayer concert at the Orpheum (South of Heaven tour).
I was sitting in the balcony- when Slayer started the crowd started jumping up and down and the balcony was moving several inches. Staff came running out with flashlights screaming for everyone to sit down.

It really felt like it could collapse for a few seconds, and I figured God would have a good chuckle at a hall full of crushed Slayer fans.
 
benhamean said:
Slayer concert at the Orpheum (South of Heaven tour).
I was sitting in the balcony- when Slayer started the crowd started jumping up and down and the balcony was moving several inches. Staff came running out with flashlights screaming for everyone to sit down.

It really felt like it could collapse for a few seconds, and I figured God would have a good chuckle at a hall full of crushed Slayer fans.
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Wasn't that Great White concert in Rhode Island...where the fireworks went off and 100 or so people died? That would be a shitty experience.
 
Big/Sky/Fly said:
Wasn't that Great White concert in Rhode Island...where the fireworks went off and 100 or so people died? That would be a shitty experience.
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Wow, I remember that happening. Something with the pyrotechnics, right? All the fans thought it was part of the act until the ceiling was on fire and by that time it was too late.
 
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