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Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidSo you nearly were a ghost! Glad you’re here to tell the tale. Maybe have a few coffees before rushing off outdoors next time.
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidCan you write in your will that in the event of your death I get to take over the ghost chamber so I can kick Roma out of the club? Or stop walking out in front of buses. Funny just yesterday I was standing in the daydream on the edge of the footpath, turned my head just as a bus as going past uncomfortably close.
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
In Belfast years ago I got off the bus then in a rush started to cross the road as the bus took off, managed to catch the edge of it and landed on the ground. My own fault, stupidly not paying attention but nothing happened in the end, just embarrassment.
Only real 'near death' experience was in Peru about 15 years ago, mounting biking in the Andes. A combination of an old bike with dodgy breaks and me going too fast in dry conditions. Hit a rock going around a corner and came off the bike smashing myself on the side of the mountain, had I gone off the other side it was a steep drop to a possible death. Ended up spending a night in hospital anyway with damaged ribs.
No change after it.
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@drewnogal saidWell, I had at least 3. 🙂
So you nearly were a ghost! Glad you’re here to tell the tale. Maybe have a few coffees before rushing off outdoors next time.
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@a-unique-nickname saidTrust you sir to have your near death experience in Peru.
Can you write in your will that in the event of your death I get to take over the ghost chamber so I can kick Roma out of the club? Or stop walking out in front of buses. Funny just yesterday I was standing in the daydream on the edge of the footpath, turned my head just as a bus as going past uncomfortably close.
In Belfast years ago I got off the bus then in a ...[text shortened]... sible death. Ended up spending a night in hospital anyway with damaged ribs.
No change after it.
In regards to the Ghost Chamber, captaincy will automatically revert to Roma should I ever come a cropper.
08 Dec 23
@ghost-of-a-duke saidnot sure if i was near death or merely three sheets to the wind
Ever had any?
several times i had a medical professional tell me i was lucky to have survived
1) motorcycle, truck, car wrecks
12? 15? it's so hard to remember when the same brain used for counting is the brain used for target practice
2) overdoses of various concoctions
30% of which were "legal" in the eyes of the law, except of course for quantity
3) wild animals
chupacabra are real, meeting one after dusk can make the heart do funky things
4) long drops, sudden stops
no details available
not once did i ever experience the standard "light at the end of the tunnel", or meeting folks long passed or even those never met yet croaked for sure
is there a set of rules or guidelines to determine the reality of any of these long ago experiences?
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@rookie54 saidI am most curious about the Chupacabra being real.
not sure if i was near death or merely three sheets to the wind
several times i had a medical professional tell me i was lucky to have survived
1) motorcycle, truck, car wrecks
12? 15? it's so hard to remember when the same brain used for counting is the brain used for target practice
2) overdoses of various concoctions
30% of which were "legal" in the eyes of the law ...[text shortened]... is there a set of rules or guidelines to determine the reality of any of these long ago experiences?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidTwice, both on a motorcycle at high speed.
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
First one riding a Suzuki GSX250 on the A30 near Ham in Somerset; breaking from 70 mph into a long sweeping downhill bend and the drive chain sprocket came off of its shaft causing the chain to jump off the rear sprocket. Found out later it was a design fault which had caused the death of one person as the chain locked the back wheel sending them to their end.
Second one riding a Honda Superdream 250 on a wonderful winding road at about 65 mph. Leaning into a bend I drifted close to the centre line and a Range Rover coming the other way cut the corner. My right mirror missed his wing-mirror by a whisper. Would have been at least a 100 mph impact.
There were other close shaves and a couple of drops. I was young, reckless and loved the thrill of fast motorcycling. I gave up motorcycling for several years after the second incident. Bought another bike about 20 years later (Harley Fatboy) and had no life threatening incidents.
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@divegeester saidSounds like fate saved your bacon,...near Ham in Somerset.
Twice, both on a motorcycle at high speed.
First one riding a Suzuki GSX250 on the A30 near Ham in Somerset; breaking from 70 mph into a long sweeping downhill bend and the drive chain sprocket came off of its shaft causing the chain to jump off the rear sprocket. Found out later it was a design fault which had caused the death of one person as the chain locked the ba ...[text shortened]... ent. Bought another bike about 20 years later (Harley Fatboy) and had no life threatening incidents.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI once had an uncanny experience which, at the time I did not associate with nearness of death, but when I described it to someone else later, he said it was a near-death experience. Nothing remarkable was happening, as far as any eternal observer would have noticed, I was lying in my bed (no, it was no on fire, but internally, I was).
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
08 Dec 23
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI was cycling when a car decided to do a U-Turn as I was overtaking the stationary traffic on the approach to a red-light. Well, apparently that's what happened as I bounced onto my head & shoulder and can't remember the incident (or much of the following two weeks).
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
That day I'd decided to wear my helmet. Most days back then I didn't bother.
Don't get on the bike without one now.
I still have the clavicle-hook-plate on my key-ring that was inside my shoulder for 12 weeks holding things together while the tendons and ligaments healed from being sewn back together (no bones broken).
A few years later I had a heart-attack - unfortunately I can remember everything about that one - most painful thing I've ever gone through, and very scary.
The cycling accident didn't change me at all (mostly as I can't recall it ever happening)
The heart attack certainly make me appreciate life more. Not sure it changed me much though.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidIt was Trevor driving the bus. We got pictures <wink>
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
@divegeester saidOnce. On a motorbike. Ten bottles of Bintang. A dark back road. An immovable object: a rubbish skip. Tuesday 25th May 2010 at approx 11.30 pm. I have not drunk and driven, even a single drop, since.
Twice, both on a motorcycle at high speed.
09 Dec 23
@ghost-of-a-duke saidYes
Ever had any? If so, did they change you in any way?
Not for the first time I was nearly squished today by a bus. (Have a weird thing when I haven't been sleeping of overriding my brain and stepping out in front of traffic). - Although I don't find God or anything, I do always come away with a renewed appreciation of life.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidIs that what it sounds like.
Sounds like fate saved your bacon,...near Ham in Somerset.