Unbelievable strokes of luck...

NoQuarter

So about 5 years ago I had a little moped to get me around as you do. One day i decided to drive into town (which exact town is not relevant). So i got to town, parked the bike on the footpath with about 10 other bikes, bent down to put the chain around the wheel and off i went for a browse.

So a little while later i was in HMV and i put my hand in my pocket for something and low and behold i realised my keys were missing! Trying to remain calm i told my mates i had probably left my keys in the ignition of the bike (which although quite stupid is actually easier to do than you'd think, ie hottie walks by as your locking the chain around the wheel = forgetting to take the keys out of the ignition). So I proceeded to head very fast back to where I had parked.

Of course, when i got there, I was minus one bike! Disaster! So off to the police station I went on the back of my friends moped. After reporting it stolen and pointing out on the camera where it was parked I hung my head in disgust and began the drive home.

On the way, for some strange reason I looked to my left as I passed a block of flats and happened to notice a group of lads standing there with bike helmets on their heads. So for absolutely no good reason at all we decided to drive in a little bit and have a closer look. Well low and behold, from a distance, there was my bike beside all these lads, it had never looked so good the little piece of sh1t!!

We ran straight out onto the main road, flagged down a police car as soon as one came by and by the time we drove back to the spot where the lads were in the back of the car lads had gone and the bike was just sitting there! All the local women came down to see what the commotion was and i told then i had stupidly left my keys in the ignition. A few minutes later, a lad of no more than about 7 or 8 years old came back with my keys in his hand! Keys back, not a scratch on the bike, hell they were just short of putting petrol in it for me!!!

Needless to say i played the lotto that day but wasnt that lucky!

Any other stories of amazing luck? (or stupidity?)

scudzilla

I was moochin around town about 5 years ago and some dope had left his keys in a moped.....

NoQuarter

scudzilla wrote: »

I was moochin around town about 5 years ago and some dope had left his keys in a moped.....

Very original!

scudzilla

king-stew wrote: »

Very original!

i thought so :rolleyes::rolleyes:

That's what boredom does to ya though

InkSlinger67

I once had a heart attack in a hospital

Boy, was my face red!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

There a few years ago Vodafone fúcked up their charging for texts and calls and stuff so they refunded people with a few euro(usually no more than €8 from all the people I knew), but I got €42.:D

*yes I realise that they probably over charged me by that amount, but I dodn't notice it at all.

Juwwi

l was in the post office before and saw an old lady drop her purse.

her name and address was writen in it and there was €185 and 2 first class stamps inside.

l took the cash and posted back the purse to her with the stamps .

ctrl-alt-delete

I was on the ferry as a youngster heading over to Liverpool with my football team for a tournment. It was Under 12's so we were quite young and playing a game of army(hide and seek) kind of thing.

Anyways i decided to hide under a lifeboat, just outside the arcade. To my surprise and delight there was about 10 money bags (plastic bank type). I cant remember how much it was but i was delighted, i put them in my pockets took them to my bag, never breathed a word about it.

I've been living of the interest ever since (i wish ).

Columbia

A good few years ago my dog went missing. He was gone for about 5 or 6 days, and we were pretty much giving up on finding him. I'm a cyclist, and one day I was training going up a mountain a few miles from my house. For some reason, once I got to the top I decided to stop and take in the view for a moment, it was something I'd never done before and haven't done since. What do you know, sitting by a fence about 100 meters away was the dog! There's no way I'd have seen him if I had just cycled by. He was thinner, shivering, but essentially fine.

But before people think it's a happy story;

He got a belt of a car three weeks later, and that was that

jd007

strokes of luck

*snigger*

CantGetNoSleep

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

I was on the ferry as a youngster heading over to Liverpool with my football team for a tournment. It was Under 12's so we were quite young and playing a game of army(hide and seek) kind of thing.

Anyways i decided to hide under a lifeboat, just outside the arcade. To my surprise and delight there was about 10 money bags (plastic bank type). I cant remember how much it was but i was delighted, i put them in my pockets took them to my bag, never breathed a word about it.

I've been living of the interest ever since (i wish ).

Haha that reminds me of the thread on here where someone found money in an apartment they were renting, anyone able to find that?

anniehoo

Columbia wrote: »

He was gone for about 5 or 6 days,
But before people think it's a happy story;

He got a belt of a car three weeks later, and that was that

I want to thank and not thank that story so im just goin to go

Sharpshooter

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

I once had a heart attack in a hospital

Boy, was my face red!

Of course it was.
I would have used :mad:.

Tommy_NDX

Years ago when i was a chap i was shopping with the mammy. She had parked the car in a multi story carpark and when we were returning to the car a couple of hours later she realises that she's lost the car keys.

We went to see was the car still there and spotted the keys sitting on the boot of the car. Needless to say she never told the ould lad.

Trashbat

I consider never deciding to buy a scooter quite lucky on my part.

Piriz

Trashbat wrote: »

I consider never deciding to buy a scooter quite lucky on my part.

Why's that?

Trashbat

Piriz wrote: »

Why's that?

Unstable motorised transport plus being a teenager multiplied by trying to impress girls equals crashing myself to death.

Davidius

A girl mistook me for somebody interesting and I got to talk to her for a whole 5 seconds before she realised. Man was that a good day, I bet that's what sex is like.

Piriz

Trashbat wrote: »

Unstable motorised transport plus being a teenager multiplied by trying to impress girls equals crashing myself to death.

Touché

Sofaspud

Tommy_NDX wrote: »

Years ago when i was a chap

Before the operation?

fullstop

Topped up €20 phone credit at the ATM a few years ago and got something like €190 credit....only 20 taken from my account.

Victor

Tommy_NDX wrote: »

Years ago when i was a chap i was shopping with the mammy. She had parked the car in a multi story carpark and when we were returning to the car a couple of hours later she realises that she's lost the car keys.

We went to see was the car still there and spotted the keys sitting on the boot of the car. Needless to say she never told the ould lad.

Not quite the same. Again in a car park, the brother locked the keys of his wife's car into the boot. €200 later and a discrete hole drilled in the boot, he doesn't tell the wife anything.

IvySlayer

Ohhhh I somehow read ''5 years ago'' to ''When I was 5 years old''

Stupid Australian Grand Prix :mad:

cafecolour

I do stupid **** all the time that has luckily not caused me any trouble yet.

For instance, not only did I have the bad habit of leaving my house keys in the door, 3 different times I've accidentally left the keys to the bar i was working in the door (on a busy public street) after opening it. Luckily no one ever took them.

Tommy_NDX

Sofaspud wrote: »

Before the operation?

Daddy?

weiland79

I think my story comes under the heading of 'completly stupid'

A few years ago i lived in a city with an underground.After a night on the tiles and a skin full of booze i went off to get the train home.As i got to the platform my train was just leaving,so instead of waiting for the next train i decided to walk home.
Through the tunnel...
I remember sobering up about half way through in the pitch black and freaking the f*ck out and running blindly to the next platform.
I obviously made it,but every time i think of it i feel sick sick sick to my stomach.

So, incredibly lucky for still being alive,and incredibly stupid for...... well that doesn't really need an explanation does it?:(

4zn76tysfajdxp

lil_pip wrote: »

years ago when i was walkin home from school,along the foot path beside the canal,i was about 10 or 11 there was 4 knackers drinking cans, as i walked by one of them gave me an almighty boot in the hole and a slap across the face,i ran off an when i was a decent enough distance away i started walkin again,i was havin a little blub to myself with my hand on my boney little arse (boo hoo),when i got home my dad asked me why i was cryin,i told him the story and he said "jesus,you were lucky" does that count as being lucky?i would have preferred getting the 48 euro back from vodafone

owenc

weiland79 wrote: »

I think my story comes under the heading of 'completly stupid'

A few years ago i lived in a city with an underground.After a night on the tiles and a skin full of booze i went off to get the train home.As i got to the platform my train was just leaving,so instead of waiting for the next train i decided to walk home.
Through the tunnel...
I remember sobering up about half way through in the pitch black and freaking the f*ck out and running blindly to the next platform.
I obviously made it,but every time i think of it i feel sick sick sick to my stomach.

So, incredibly lucky for still being alive,and incredibly stupid for...... well that doesn't really need an explanation does it?:(

that is nuts!! imagine if you did that on the london underground... how did you walk on a track with all the electricity!

punchdrunk

owenc wrote: »

that is nuts!! imagine if you did that on the london underground... how did you walk on a track with all the electricity!

you see the rats running along the tracks all the time

owenc

punchdrunk wrote: »

you see the rats running along the tracks all the time

i dont and i dont want to either!

Mc Love

Was in nightclub and spotted 50 euro in the urinal -

weiland79

owenc wrote: »

that is nuts!! imagine if you did that on the london underground... how did you walk on a track with all the electricity!

Do you know that never occured to me,so i don't really know.

weiland79

BTW it was the Munich underground.

weiland79

owenc wrote: »

that is nuts!! imagine if you did that on the london underground... how did you walk on a track with all the electricity!

Actually know that i think about it don't you have to touch both rails at the same time to be electrocuted?

Censorsh!t

Yesterday my dad lost our yorkshire terrier in Bishopstown for an hour. She crossed over the main road, and over the bishopstown roundabout (2/3 lanes), and an hour later we found her!

Elenxor

punchdrunk wrote: »

you see the rats running along the tracks all the time

Only the middle track is electrified. (as if anyone cares)

4zn76tysfajdxp

weiland79 wrote: »

Actually know that i think about it don't you have to touch both rails at the same time to be electrocuted?

I'm gonna remember that the next time I fail to hold a subway hostage.

wayne g

Bought my girlfriend a watch a couple of years ago and paid the extra few quid for insurance, it fell off her wrist one day and we searched everywhere but couldn't find it anywhere, we gave up and just forgot about it. then about two months later as i was waiting for the bus to work, i somehow spotted what was left of the watch squashed in the middle of the road, only a shape of the face and one link of the strap was left. i brought it home for a laugh and for an even bigger laugh i brought it back to the shop in which i purchased it along with reciept and insurance cert, and to my absolute shock the woman exchanged it for a new one on the spot, i gave her 50 euro for her kindness and got out of there as quick as possible. i have never paid for insurance since because these things dont happen twice:D:D

CrackisWhack

weiland79 wrote: »

Actually know that i think about it don't you have to touch both rails at the same time to be electrocuted?

There is a third rail (furthest away from the the platform) that is live, the tracks the train runs on arent live, lucky for you you didnt touch it!

owenc

Elenxor wrote: »

Only the middle track is electrified. (as if anyone cares)

Your obsiously some auld cranky teenager... i hear this all the time in my school im sick of it.. "oh no one cares!" of course people care because you wouldnt of fricken answered if you didnt care!

weiland79

CrackisWhack wrote: »

There is a third rail (furthest away from the the platform) that is live, the tracks the train runs on arent live, lucky for you you didnt touch it!

Lucky for me i wasn't hit in the face by a train!

punchdrunk

punchdrunk wrote: »

you see the rats running along the tracks all the time

It's the only place you'll see charcol coloured mice, well you only see them when they move. :eek:

--LOS--

weiland79 wrote: »

Actually know that i think about it don't you have to touch both rails at the same time to be electrocuted?

Like the way birds dont get electrocuted on the power lines.

A_Border_Bandit

Lost my part time job so went into local news-agents to photocopy my CV and left the origional in the copier by mistake. That night the owner rang me (my number was on the cv I'd forgotten) offering me work :P Complete fluke

star.chaser

Came to a Garda checkpoint about 18 months ago on Amien street with no tax, insurance, NCT or license. Queue of cars lined up with a Garda checking windscreens up close with a maglite. When it came to me he didn't even check and just waved me on. :eek:

Nulty

Went to pub to watch football game on a Wednesday night and decided I'd have 1 pint. That turned into two and I was driving. I just finished the 2nd pint got up and left for home. I was stopped at a check point on the way home and thought I was fcuked. Told the guard I'd had one pint and he breathalised me. Turns out, after holding my breath waiting for the results I was .33 and the limit was .35.

I reckon if I'd left it another 10 mins I'b be over the limit.

Bolag_the_2nd

star.chaser wrote: »

Came to a Garda checkpoint about 18 months ago on Amien street with no tax, insurance, NCT or license. Queue of cars lined up with a Garda checking windscreens up close with a maglite. When it came to me he didn't even check and just waved me on. :eek:

thats just not cool fail

ziedth

I made a balls of something in work a little while ago, didn't loose the compny major money but enough that would get me a talking to.

Anyway, turns our our supplier makes a mistake that actually perfectly explains how I made my mistake even though they were unrelated.

Happy days.

XDA

When i was working in London back in the early 90's i was dispatched to the bank with a cheque for £ 38,000 sterling to lodge, arrived at the bank and couldn't find the cheque. After having a coronary i retraced my steps and found the cheque on the footpath about half-way back to the office - didn't feel the need to tell my boss what had happened ...

star.chaser

Bolag_the_2nd wrote: »

thats just not cool fail

it might not be cool but it is lucky!

keano_afc

Stupid as well as lucky:

I was escorting a lady to the IMC in Dun Laoghaire years ago. Tried to get in to the multi storey car park, but it was full. Came back out, parked on the street. I had forgotten to wind my window back up after putting the ticket into the machine on the way out of the car park. Came back to the car, 3 hours later, and not a thing had been taken from the car, including various cd's on the passenger seat, depite the window being all the way down on a fairly busy street on a Saturday night. Got away with that big time.