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surrealAmerican

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13. I was a kid who climbed trees.

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Mon Nov 25, 2024, 05:31 PM

Nov 25

I was climbing as high as I could in the tree in front of my house - about as high as the roof. I could feel the tree top swaying with my weight. Looking down, I saw the hard pavement of the street, and suddenly realized that a fall would probably kill me.

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Times you felt you were near death? [View all] XanaDUer2 Nov 25 OP

Yes! Was about 14 at the time, out riding my horse, had no saddle but the bridle had a metal Ziggysmom Nov 25 #1

I get it XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #4

XanaDUer2........... Upthevibe Nov 25 #2

So scary XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #6

Damn mnhtnbb Nov 25 #16

I'm so happy you and your horse made it XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #3

I was a flight instructor with a new student who'd had only a few lessons. Ocelot II Nov 25 #5

I wouldn't go near it XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #8

I've twice had loaded firearms aimed at me from close range. Harker Nov 25 #7

Had a farmer in upstate XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #9

That can change things profoundly. Harker Nov 25 #11

I was in the Soviet Union on a 2-week study trip in college. I was on a flight form Moscow to Kyiv. catbyte Nov 25 #10

Id crap XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #12

I was a kid who climbed trees. surrealAmerican Nov 25 #13

Funny how you can be doing something XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #14

I climbed the Douglas fir in my front yard during a storm k55f5r Nov 26 #32

I was caught in a rip current mnhtnbb Nov 25 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Nov 26 #17

Another tornado encounter here nuxvomica Nov 26 #18

Good story! Glad you're ok! XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #19

Just a few weeks ago Mad_Dem_X Nov 26 #20

Thank goodness you're ok XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #21

I was once robbed at gunpoint. Aristus Nov 26 #22

Scary shit XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #25

A month ago, when I got out of the ambulance and into the emergency room during my heart attack. Iggo Nov 26 #23

Glad you made it nt XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #24

Thanks! Iggo Nov 26 #27

Slashed my face on a soap dish mr715 Nov 26 #26

I pushed up a washing machine top XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #28

The doc brought the nurse over mr715 Nov 26 #29

I raced a train when I was 17 & two weeks out of high school. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I'm lucky I'm here. -nt CrispyQ Nov 26 #30

Glad you are! XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #31

Tonsils ruptured at age 40 in 2000 Runningdawg Nov 26 #33

Wow XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #34

Car crash in 2018 mvd Nov 26 #35

Glad you survived XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #36

Yes it is mvd Nov 26 #37

Major abdominal surgery wnylib Nov 26 #38

Happy thanksgiving! XanaDUer2 Nov 28 #39