Ever have one of those "Oh, that was close moments"

McIrish_ · 13-12-2013 10:54PM #1

Mine goes as follows,
This morning my alarm went off. My phone, a brand new Iphone 5s, started vibrating on the table when the alarm sounds. The vibration made the phone move. So it fell off the table, and almost fell into my glass of water, which was on the ground. It literally tipped down the side of the glass.

I said to myself "God, that was close" :-)

humbert · 13-12-2013 11:03PM

I came within inches of being hospitalised by some clown throwing open a car door earlier but I didn't have an iPhone 5s anywhere on my person so the risk was minimal.

homemadecider · 13-12-2013 11:04PM

Once something happened to me, but I didn't have a brand new iPhone 5, so it didn't matter.

Muise... · 13-12-2013 11:08PM

I survived a house fire in the middle of the night, but I didn't have an iPhone to rescue - just the neighbours and a cat.

SV · 13-12-2013 11:09PM

GF was 3 weeks late.

ScummyMan · 13-12-2013 11:09PM

Thinly veiled I have an iPhone 5s thread.

Gongoozler · 13-12-2013 11:11PM

Had a dream I didn't have an iPhone, woke up and realised it was true.
So close. Phew

Frosty McSnowballs · 13-12-2013 11:12PM

I had a dream that I had an iPhone 3

I nearly **** my fancy pants

SCOOP 64 · 13-12-2013 11:13PM

I wish it was a bucket of water.

antodeco · 13-12-2013 11:14PM

I remember, in Nam, the enemy had us boxed in. Flares alight for air support. A wind blowing across and the rain soaking you in an instant. The choppers came in, in a hot zone, so landed on the other side of the area we had secured. Myself, Jackie. Laybomb and Geezer were left pondering how to get to the choppers. Geezer and Jackie went first, Geezer took a bullet in the leg but reached the chopper. Jackie was ok. Laybomb ran bit took one to the hip. He fell but managed to pull himself to the chopper. That left me. Under what now appeared to be constant gunfire, I made a dash for it. Bullets whizzing by, my feet splashing in the grasses. Bang. Took one to the thigh. Bang. One to the hip. Bang. One in to my left lung. Bang left arm. I fell against the chopper and managed to get lifted out. In was bleeding heavily. My jacket thorn to shreds and blood everywhere. Looking down at my jacket I saw my top pocket ripped. Fearing the worst I felt around. Blood pouring into my hand like a tap. My iPhone 5 was still there. I thought "God, that was close".

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 13-12-2013 11:17PM

A nine-year old Chinese girl was playing in Songjian near Shanghai, in July 1992 when she was carried off by a whirlwind and deposited unhurt in a treetop almost two miles away. According to a wire report from May 1986, a freak wind lifted up 13 children in the oasis of Hami in Western China and deposited them unharmed in sand dunes and scrub 12 miles away. This was all well documented using my excellent iSight camera with a larger 8MP sensor on an iPhone 5s.

The One Who Knocks · 13-12-2013 11:19PM

....I thought she was gonna wake up, but nope, just rolled over. Phew!

..then the b*tch nearly squished my new 5S, close one!

NuckingFacker · 14-12-2013 12:24AM

The missus bought me an iPhone 5 when my samsung flip broke last friday - I rushed to bring it back and only got to the shop at 4.55- luckily they were still open and I exchanged it for another samsung flip dumb phone, but it was close. Another 5 minutes....

barone · 14-12-2013 12:27AM

a few farts have felt that way

anncoates · 14-12-2013 12:31AM

Stupidly went on to a main road on my bike when I was about 10 and a car had to literally had to skid around me to avoid hitting me. The car literally skinned me. Thank fuck they didn't crash into anybody else. I distinctly member the guy getting out of the car and telling me off and being freaked out.

Daqster · 14-12-2013 12:42AM

anncoates wrote: »

Stupidly went on to a main road on my bike when I was about 10 and a car had to literally had to skid around me to avoid hitting me. The car literally skinned me. Thank fuck they didn't crash into anybody else. I distinctly member the guy getting out of the car and telling me off and being freaked out.

What's that got to do with an iPhone5?

Howard Juneau · 14-12-2013 12:44AM

anncoates wrote: »

Stupidly went on to a main road on my bike when I was about 10 and a car had to literally had to skid around me to avoid hitting me. The car literally skinned me. Thank fuck they didn't crash into anybody else. I distinctly member the guy getting out of the car and telling me off and being freaked out.

Anyone video it on the original iPhone?

namloc1980 · 14-12-2013 12:55AM

Recently I was considering buying a new phone, a brand new iPhone 5s, but then I came to my senses...phew that was close.

Tin Foil Hat · 14-12-2013 12:58AM

I once almost ordered an iphone, but came to my senses just in time and got a HTC instead. So close. I still break into sweats when I think about it

I need a drink.

Edit: damn you namloc.

anncoates · 14-12-2013 01:00AM

Daqster wrote: »

What's that got to do with an iPhone5?

Howard Juneau wrote: »

Anyone video it on the original iPhone?

It was so obviously a dense metaphor based on the slim temporarily of existence vis a vis near-traffic accidents versus the relativity slim body of the 5 model compared to the legacy models of course.

OK I only read the thread title. /logs off

Joe prim · 14-12-2013 01:08AM

Waking quite late at night,on one occasion, I groped in the dark for my iPhone 5g, thinking that it was quite far away. Imagine my surprise and gratification when I realised that it was in fact quite close. "Oh, that was close " I thought. It was clearly one of those "Oh,that was close" moments

DeadHand · 14-12-2013 01:12AM

I landed a job working on a trawler operating out of one of the Aleutian Islands. One morning, just north of Spruce Island, our ship hit an ice burg and sank within minutes. Most of the mainly Aleut crew drowned or froze to death in the Arctic waters. I managed to struggle to a tiny, rocky, uninhabited Island along with two of my shipmates.

Here we existed on a diet of tinned pineapple and crabs, drinking rainwater from the many puddles of our barren prison. We slowly became insane. One night, Samo (one of my shipmates) attempted to stab me to death with our can opener. I had to beat him to death with his own boots. Tamo (the other) suffered a fit, leapt into the sea and swam East, bellowing out the chorus of 'Sean South from Garryowen' as he paddled. That was the last I ever saw of him.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

I survived the remaining period of time there by feasting on the remains of my dead friend, Samo. My "salvation" came in the form of a Russian frigate on maneuvers in the area. Little did I know, this wasn't the end of my ordeal. I was press ganged into the Russian navy and had many adventures skirmishing with Somali pirates, exchanging fire with the North Korean navy and battling with the fearsome Kraken. Until one night I made good my escape through the back exit of a Mumbai whorehouse.

At this point, I checked my pocket. I dropped to my knees in that tumultuous Indian sidestreet, tears in my eyes, crying up to the indifferent heavens in joy, thanks and sweet relief.

My iPhone 5s was miraculously dry and undamaged. All I remember thinking is; "Oh, that was close moments".

Kylo Ren · 14-12-2013 01:13AM

It involved a heart pounding adventure climbing Everest that almost cost the lives of 24 people but basically, iPhone 5s.

errlloyd · 14-12-2013 01:14AM

I'm a straight guy, but there was this one time I got really drunk and headed out to the George with some mates. We were drinking and drinking and drinking and tbh I was beginning to fall about the place a little. Anyway, eventually I get separated from the lads and this guy starts talking to me, he takes me into a corner of the club and leans in to kiss me, and I just move my head away, I said "Sorry man, I know I lead you on, but this really isn't me" he looked at me kinda confused, "but your phone?" he said, "Yeah, it was a mistake"

The next day I returned my Iphone 5s.

mattjack · 14-12-2013 01:17AM

Mrs Mattjack wanted a bit of sexy time the other night .She started vibratin' , so I threw a glass of water over her .
The following morning I noticed I didnt own an iPhone.
Am I doing this right ?

Dave H · 14-12-2013 01:26AM

I phoned 5 ex's, could have been a disaster.

rolliepoley · 14-12-2013 01:31AM

I was running for the toilet, it was a touching cloth moment, but luckily i had my Iphone 5s with me.

johnnyskeleton · 14-12-2013 01:35AM

What is an iPhone 5s?

Do we eat it?

The One Who Knocks · 14-12-2013 01:38AM

Dave H wrote: »

I phoned 5 ex's, could have been a disaster.

Why, did your iphone 5s nearly slip out of your hand?

Thoie · 14-12-2013 01:45AM

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Mumm_ra · 14-12-2013 01:46AM

Had a dream ten years from now where iPhone 1464 fell and nearly knocked glass of water - luckily managed to save the water - water tax €3500 at the time

Ever have one of those "Oh, that was close moments"

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