Have you ever feared for your life

I Heart Internet · 28-04-2014 03:26PM #1

I nearly drowned (or at least got into difficulty) swimming at a beach in Spain. Just for 5 -10 seconds I feared for my life.

Have you ever feared for your life?

wazky · 28-04-2014 03:32PM

I dropped a plug in the middle of my bedroom in complete darkness one night, I just stood there till the morning for fear of standing on an upturned plug.

Graces7 · 28-04-2014 03:34PM

cannot even think about it...maybe later...

I Heart Internet · 28-04-2014 03:35PM

Graces7 wrote: »

cannot even think about it...maybe later...

Right so.

Daveysil15 · 28-04-2014 03:36PM

When I walked into Coppers.

I Heart Internet · 28-04-2014 03:43PM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

When I walked into Coppers.

Wow. Feel 4 u hun!

pundy · 28-04-2014 03:45PM

Drowned and had to be given breath of life and all that when i was about 11.
drifted out quite a bit from the end of a pier in the black sea in bulgaria on a lilo when i was about 13 - then had to paddle through a "school"(?) of jellyfish for about 15 minutes before getting back to land.

another time i nearly got hit (missed by about 6 inches) by a speeding stolen car in phibsboro.

another time i was electrocuted.

i fell out of a tree and fell unconcious another time as a kid.

took too many p!lls when i was 20 and thought i was going to die from palpitations.

nearly died in New York - that was the main one, and im not talking about that one.

Daveysil15 · 28-04-2014 03:46PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Wow. Feel 4 u hun!

Yeah I got a woeful bang on the head and blacked out. It was scary.

Collie D · 28-04-2014 03:49PM

pundy wrote: »

Drowned and had to be given breath of life and all that when i was about 11.
drifted out quite a bit from the end of a pier in the black sea in bulgaria on a lilo when i was about 13 - then had to paddle through a "school"(?) of jellyfish for about 15 minutes before getting back to land.

another time i nearly got hit (missed by about 6 inches) by a speeding stolen car in phibsboro.

another time i was electrocuted.

i fell out of a tree and fell unconcious another time as a kid.

took too many p!lls when i was 20 and thought i was going to die from palpitations.

nearly died in New York - that was the main one, and im not talking about that one.

Judging by your avatar you've only two lives left.

Seriously though, are you just generally unlucky (or lucky I suppose) or clumsy? Glad you're stiull here with us

iDave · 28-04-2014 03:52PM

Most flights into Dublin, nice and serene from Europe, turbulence and jolting entering the Irish weather system.

Kaycee2 · 28-04-2014 03:54PM

When I was about 17 I was in a car with my boyfriend he must've thought he was driving on a rally track he was going so fast, I was giving out to him telling him to slow down that he'd kill us both, the words were only coming out of my mouth when we came around a sharp bend and were greeted by a wall, I can remember looking at the dashboard and then the wall in that split second and thinking I'm gonna break my nose and die

Collie D · 28-04-2014 03:55PM

iDave wrote: »

Most flights into Dublin, nice and serene from Europe, turbulence and jolting entering the Irish weather system.

You just reminded me of landing in Geneva last month. About 30-45 minutes before landing another plane flew right across our path. I honestly think I was the only one who saw it as I was looking out the window at the time and nobody else reacted. I reckon we missed it by seconds. Flew right through his vapour trail. Then upon landing we had to pull up at the last minute as we made our descent at the wrong angle according to pilot.

Have had bad landings before and I'm usually a good flyer so that didn't bother me but the near miss had me frozen to seat.

TeddyTedson · 28-04-2014 03:59PM

Standing in the back of an open trailer while my Dad was driving up a hill he started to go up a route between two buildings where there was a metal wire hanging down that would have taken my head off. I ducked luckily with so little time to spare. I was about 12 at the time.

Also when I got hit by a bike I got caught in it and dragged up the road. I seemed to last for an eternity with my back being dragged across the road.

Daveysil15 · 28-04-2014 04:01PM

iDave wrote: »

Most flights into Dublin, nice and serene from Europe, turbulence and jolting entering the Irish weather system.

I flew into Rome in the middle of a thunderstorm. I could see lightning hitting the plane outside.

pundy · 28-04-2014 04:02PM

Collie D wrote: »

Judging by your avatar you've only two lives left.

Seriously though, are you just generally unlucky (or lucky I suppose) or clumsy? Glad you're stiull here with us

not sure, i'd call it "luck" more than "unlucky" cos as you said, still here alive and well thank fook!! :P

i suppose i'd be clumsy enough - sure since january alone i've twisted my knee (out of action for a week or so with that) then i fractured my ribs, then when they healed over, i lasted about 2 days before i ripped a ligament in my chest muscles. OUCH.

i'm OK at the moment - no injuries at the minute! YAY! haha

we'llallhavetea · 28-04-2014 04:11PM

An ex of mine drove me up a lane and told me he was going to kill me, I believed him, had to smash a cup (that was luckily lying on the car floor) into his face to escape the bollocks. Some farmer saved me on the road! Ah youth, good times!

went too far with weed before, thought I was gonna have a stroke, got through and survived though :P

maguic24 · 28-04-2014 04:13PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I nearly drowned (or at least got into difficulty) swimming at a beach in Spain. Just for 5 -10 seconds I feared for my life.

Have you ever feared for your life?

Yeah, was on a flight last weekend travelling to the UK, thought I'd never get off it. It was like the pilot was on crack.

Pa2k · 28-04-2014 04:13PM

Car crash out in the middle of nowhere , car flipped and ended up about ten feet below road height next to a river - seen it coming and couldn't do a thing but sit there and wait for it to happen.

Car crash again in the countryside friend showing off because he was trying to sell the car to some fella and it was a noisy yoke, giving it socks down a lane about 70 mph hit pothole, ditch, lands on roof then i could hear petrol coming from tank, couldn't see properly because of blood on my face after the air bag that must have been faulty trying to get seat belt off felt like eternity.

Had a few more scares including cancer, had chemo, surgery the whole lot, seem to be ok now and i'm only 19.

The One Doctor · 28-04-2014 04:14PM

Twice, both times it was my fault. It's usually (but not always) the person's fault for getting themselves into that situation.

I Heart Internet · 28-04-2014 04:16PM

Pa2k wrote: »

Car crash again in the countryside friend showing off because he was trying to sell the car to some fella and it was a noisy yoke, giving it socks down a lane about 70 mph hit pothole, ditch, lands on roof then i could hear petrol coming from tank, couldn't see properly because of blood on my face after the air bag that must have been faulty trying to get seat belt off felt like eternity.

Did yer man end up buying the car?:cool:

(Stay well Pa2k)

Pa2k · 28-04-2014 04:17PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Did yer man end up buying the car?:cool:

(Stay well Pa2k)

Hahaha there wasn't much of the car left to buy!

maguic24 · 28-04-2014 04:19PM

I was also at a carnival one time, you know them dodgy carnivals that move around? Anyway, myself and the bf decided to go on this ride and the bar opened in the middle of it. We both slipped from our seats into the next seat, luckily the bar closed again or we were goners.

Most terrifying experience of my life. My arm was badly bruised the next day from trying to keep the bar down.

buyer95 · 28-04-2014 04:19PM

pundy wrote: »

not sure, i'd call it "luck" more than "unlucky" cos as you said, still here alive and well thank fook!! :P

i suppose i'd be clumsy enough - sure since january alone i've twisted my knee (out of action for a week or so with that) then i fractured my ribs, then when they healed over, i lasted about 2 days before i ripped a ligament in my chest muscles. OUCH.

i'm OK at the moment - no injuries at the minute! YAY! haha

I think you could go as far as to say you are clumsy! (I'm speaking from experience, and know a fellow clumsy person when I see them/read about their exploits on the internet.)

I Heart Internet · 28-04-2014 04:20PM

maguic24 wrote: »

I was also at a carnival one time, you know them dodgy carnivals that move around? Anyway, myself and the bf decided to go on this ride and the bar opened in the middle of it. We both slipped from our seats into the next seat, luckily the bar closed again or we were goners.

Most terrifying experience of my life. My arm was badly bruised the next day from trying to keep the bar down.

There's nothing like the fear of feeling like your bar is the one they've forgotten to lock on a funfair ride.

In your case, this seems to have been a well founded fear though!

RoboRat · 28-04-2014 04:40PM

I technically died in the back of an ambulance and was resuscitated, I was absolutely petrified as I could hear the moment I flatlined. I could also hear my mother loosing it and that was the worst as she is the most composed person I have ever met.

I also had a knife pulled on me in Gran Canaria, I didn't realise it at the time and it was only when the bloke was panned out that I saw the knife. I wouldn't have hit him if I had seen it. Very surreal as I was just sitting down at a hotdog cart and the bloke started acting very strange and getting in my face for no reason, he was off his head on something. Really knocked me for six and spent the rest of the holiday watching my back.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 28-04-2014 04:49PM

Fell through the surface vegetation of a bog about 15 years ago. Ended up to my chin in a bog hole. It took close to 5 minutes just to get my arms free. Then only got out by slow steady pulling on a clump of grass. Left boots in the hole, stank to high heaven but was never so glad to get back on solid ground. Honestly thought my time was up as nobody knew I was in that area and it was too remote to even call for help.
After the initial panic it was surprising how calm I became and I was even resigned to dieing if my attempts to drag myself out had failed. More that a few prayers were said during the incident and since I can tell you!

Isolt · 28-04-2014 04:55PM

When skydiving. That moment you feel yourself fall from the edge of the plane. Very quickly the panic turns to acceptance and you have no choice but to go along with it

Galwayguy35 · 28-04-2014 05:15PM

Once, was chased by a bull, sounds funny but I thought i was a gonner.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 28-04-2014 05:16PM

Isolt wrote: »

When skydiving. That moment you feel yourself fall from the edge of the plane. Very quickly the panic turns to acceptance and you have no choice but to go along with it

yup, that initial moment when you roll out the plane door, survival instinct kicks in and the alarm bells are screaming in your head that this is very very wrong. :eek:

vicwatson · 28-04-2014 05:18PM

Had a gun pointed at my head during a robbery once, wasn't the most pleasant of experiences

Miaireland · 28-04-2014 05:24PM

Twice, I was one in a car driven by my aunt and she got a tyre blow out, thankfully she had been driving very slow as she didn't know the road so the car did not overturn or anything. I think the driver of the car behind us was more shocked. He told us afterwards he expected to find two bodies in the car.

Second time I was driving to work with a friend. There was a truck on the other side of road driving very fast. He hit a patch of ice and went skidding in across the road horizontally. He missed us by cms.

Have you ever feared for your life

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