Craigs topical question of the week

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Dec 20, 07 8:46 pm

Yes its that time of year again.

When i had my A-Team van based reliant, i stared death in the face many a time.

Have you had any scary near death experience's?

latil · Post by **latil** » Thu Dec 20, 07 9:02 pm

Years back,on a hot day,I was washing engine parts in a shed with petrol. I can remember the pretty lights,the buzzing like a wasp inside my head and the sound like a pistol shot. That was the point where I passed out,luckily near the door and in to fresh air. I don't know how long I was out,it was around 1.30pm when it happened and 1.50pm when I came to and saw the time.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Dec 20, 07 9:02 pm

not near death exactly but when i was working petrol station sombody drove up to the pump carmly got out the car lifted the bonnet to be confronted with a 5ft fire ball

after calmly calling the fire brigade turning the fuel pumps off putting out the fire coning off the petrol station and evacuating everyone i asked the guy why he parked there when he could see it was on fire he said haha and i quote "i didnt want to cause a tailback on the road"

funny now but at the time and somtimes when i look back could have been very bad

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Thu Dec 20, 07 10:09 pm

You never did meet my x wife did you!!

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Dec 20, 07 10:44 pm

70rtse wrote:many moons ago ,i was working in london,the other guy with me, use to share the driving ,it was my turn to sleep on way there ,i was fast asleep when i was woke by the sound of banging ,bom bom bom ----my work mate had fell asleep at wheel and we were knocking cones down as we head into road works ,igrabbed wheel and shouted ,we made it back into lane just before we hit a work truck ,very close ,my life flashed before me ,never let him drive again with me onboard

There you go, in the right place now

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Thu Dec 20, 07 10:44 pm

Guy wrote:You never did meet my x wife did you!!

No,but I met mine!!!! On a fatefull night in Dec 82.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Dec 20, 07 10:45 pm

God, i wasnt even born in 82

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Thu Dec 20, 07 10:46 pm

Mashed up big style on me M/Cycle, 17 years old. Fractured skull, fractured leg, fractured jaw blah blah, unconscious for two weeks, I thought that was it

.......

Until......... Bloody big shark (great white) got hold of me when surfing off Bondi beech

Tore me leg and arse to bits, lost loads of claret but managed to escape to shore

Then.........had to ditch in the sea (Pacific) when we had a complete hydraulics failure in a J/P trainer building jet hours. I thought how did we survive that

then I thought, oh no, bloody sharks

I know what your thinkin, I know, I'm a very lucky chap eh.........

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Dec 20, 07 10:57 pm

Budgie wrote:Mashed up big style on me M/Cycle, 17 years old. Fractured skull, fractured leg, fractured jaw blah blah, unconscious for two weeks, I thought that was it .......

Until......... Bloody big shark (great white) got hold of me when surfing off Bondi beech Tore me leg and arse to bits, lost loads of claret but managed to escape to shore

Then.........had to ditch in the sea (Pacific) when we had a complete hydraulics failure in a J/P trainer building jet hours. I thought how did we survive that then I thought, oh no, bloody sharks

I know what your thinkin, I know, I'm a very lucky chap eh.........

No, I was thinking I don't wanna go travelling with you

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Dec 21, 07 12:17 am

74dartsport wrote:not near death exactly but when i was working petrol station sombody drove up to the pump carmly got out the car lifted the bonnet to be confronted with a 5ft fire ball

after calmly calling the fire brigade turning the fuel pumps off putting out the fire coning off the petrol station and evacuating everyone i asked the guy why he parked there when he could see it was on fire he said haha and i quote "i didnt want to cause a tailback on the road" funny now but at the time and somtimes when i look back could have been very bad

hey no slash takin this musta bin the fuel station b1 bri parked his cortina mk3 in well on fire, did you not recognise him simy

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Dec 21, 07 1:01 am

mopar_mark wrote:No, I was thinking I don't wanna go travelling with you

ROTFL

Gringo · Post by **Gringo** » Fri Dec 21, 07 8:05 pm

Too many to list, mostly to do with bikes and cars. Nothing as bad as some of you lot. While racing my Yamaha R1 at Pembrey, second to last race of the year, and it was a race I didn't need to do, high-sided on the first lap while in fourth place. Was doing about 90mph, about 8ft off the ground, landed ahead of my bike. Bike beat me up as we both slid off the track. Crushed right foot, bit of concusion, impact damage to most of my joints. Six weeks in plaster. Could've been a lot worse.

Aussie Charger brakes gave me a couple of memorable heart stoppers.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Dec 21, 07 9:07 pm

Yep stared death in the face alright, Bloke coming straight at me at 75+ driving down the wrong way of a motorway contraflow system, most likely an attempted suicide the police told me after wards. Keeping my cool and a last minute swerve, plus a measure of good luck meant Mo and myself walked away unhurt even though the van was written off. He wrote off 2 other cars and what was left of him was pronounced dead at the scene. Nasty.

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri Dec 21, 07 9:21 pm

I remember the pictures from that Blue, very nasty