Do one Reaper lad

[Kneeg]

Closest encounter with death?

What is yours?

I almost drowned while swimming off rocks in the ocean once. Got beat against the rocks by waves, cuts up my arms and legs from the rocks, went in to shock.

 

[ilikecheese]

At least we're not dead

 

[Stoic Ape]

sounds like a lot of rocks that kneeg lad

 

[Roztitute]

When I was young I fell over and cut my knee.

I have no wicked stories about near death experiences.

 

[BigBlueBalls]

I'm well fearsome, death stays out of my way!

 

[EFCNIK]

In malia I tried to swim out to the island at like 6am absolutely mortal, got into a bit of trouble half way and had to turn back but that's probs about it.

 

[spikeman]

Was riding a huge wave and it crashed on top of me, somehow contorting my body and bending my back backwards, almost snapping my spine. I couldnt move or breathe for a good minute or two. Pretty scary stuff.

 

[heatmeiser]

Bareback.

It's a lottery.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Fell off a cliff in the Isle of Man, landed on seaweed and only had a sore wrist.

 

[Azzurri]

Had 3 ecstasy tablets put in my drink without realising it while drunk and stoned. Thought I was dead at one point.

Nothing to do with rocks or waves like.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Not sure how young I was, young enough to require me to have a life vest on. Anyhow, was rafting on a smallish river and we all got flipped out and the current ran me right to a massive tree that had fallen in and my life jacket pinned me between the tree and the river so that it was basically drowning me. It came down to just luck that the current was strong enough and I was small enough that I eventually got shot through the other side, I'd suppose another five seconds and it would have been CPR time, or worse.

 

[ilikecheese]

OK...can't think of too many near death experiences...probably the closest:

I was visiting my grandfather in Oregon on a sunny Spring afternoon. He thought it would be a good idea to drive up in the mountains to this little town he liked going to. Seemed like a good idea. Anyway, about an hour and a half up the mountains we come around a corner, and hit a patch of ice. He completely loses control of the car, and we barrel right into the side of the mountain head on. The airbags deploy and all that...we were probably going 45 mph when we hit. Anyway, that wasn't the worst part. After collecting ourselves (probably within a few seconds), we make sure we are OK, and get out. We are standing on the shoulder of the road when we look up to see this big ass truck coming around the same corner. He was going pretty fast, and totally lost control. My grandfather had survived a couple of strokes at this point in his life, so to say he wasn't very mobile is an understatement. In that split second, we both run across the road to get behind the guard rail. I don't know how he moved so fast. Anyway, the truck slams into the passenger side of the car. If I would have still been in there I would have been toast. Thankfully dude in the truck was OK, and had flairs to slow down the traffic coming around that corner. We end up calling a tow truck, and everything was fine. My lower back was screwed up for a couple of months.

 

[heatmeiser]

Oh actually, I did nearly drown.

I was about 7, paddling near to the breakers on the beach and fell down a deep hole where one of the timbers had been removed.

My dad couldn't see me put just felt around and grabbed onto my hair and yanked me out.

Close one.

 

[Azzurri]

Yeah I've nearly drowned as well come to think of it. But everyone has, it doesn't count.

I've been hit by a car too, but it only knocked me out for a few minutes and left me with a broken leg.

I've actually thought I was dead though, thinking that I was just watching a dream of my life which I had no control over. I was just doing things without trying to so naturally I assumed I was dying. Drugs are bad m'kay.

 

[heatmeiser]

Yeah I've nearly drowned as well come to think of it. But everyone has, it doesn't count.

I've been hit by a car too, but it only knocked me out for a few minutes and left me with a broken leg.

I've actually thought I was dead though, thinking that I was just watching a dream of my life which I had no control over. I was just doing things without trying to so naturally I assumed I was dying. Drugs are bad m'kay.

I reckon the one where you got run over and nearly killed should have been the first one you mentioned to be honest.

And everyone's had bad trips, they don't count.

I want to know if any GOTers have been shot at and sh*t (apologies to the military GOTers for my Wire-esque language and apparent trivialising of the matter - which I can assure you is only a front, I've nothing but respect and stuff x )