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You are gonna die.
Literally. Dead as a doorknob.
And I am gonna have to bring potato salad to the funeral and walk the aisle of shame among all your relatives and friends and coworkers. And then your children might stare me down. It will be awkward.
So I apologize in advance.
But once you see what is our giveaway today…you. will. die.
Say your last words my friends….
You are dying. A whole nation of my readers are dead right now. I just know it.
But it’s true. Zephyr is giving away a ventilation hood. So pull your corpse up off the floor and read the details on how to make all your dreams come true before you kick the bucket.
Here is what is up for grabs….
- PRIZE: (1) Zephyr Ventilation Hood from the following list:
- NUMBER OF WINNERS : (1) One
- TO ENTER : Enter by commenting on this post with “That’s one killer hood!” and tell me the nearest death experience you ever had…mine is not really climactic. I was pumping gas behind someone that was also pumping gas and pulled out without actually removing the gas hose and nozzle. Gas poured out. I ran toward the danger and hit the button. Later my dad told me that it probably was the dumbest thing I ever did…running into a small pond of flammable fuel.
- PRIZE SHIPS : Continental US
- NITTY GRITTY : This giveaway closes on Friday, August 30th at 8pm EDT. Only one contest entry per email address. The winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be announced in an update to this post the following Monday morning. We will email the winner directly, so please make sure you use your regular everyday email address.
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That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! Hmmmm….I guess I’m lucky that I haven’t experienced one yet and I have to say I’m glad for that!
That’s one killer hood! I was in a bad car accident when I was younger and almost died but the good thing is I don’t remember any of it and I seemingly turned out just fine!
That’s one killer hood! I once nearly-died from a paper cut! It got infected with all sorts of crazy bugs.. who knew?!
“That’s one killer hood!”
Near death experience? Probably driving to work yesterday morning when our county started back to school. I’m pretty sure our interstate was being used as a speedway. Was almost sideswiped THREE times. *sigh*
That’s one killer hood! (And it would look fantastic in our kitchen…that we are about to remodel).
I was almost hit by a train once. Well, sort of. And the train was going through a town so it wasn’t going that fast. BUT STILL.
That’s a killer hood! Probably a trip down the ski hill that was a little more advanced than I first expected 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
Being sucked under by an undertoe at the beach when I was 10. I had to be fished out by the lifeguards but other than a bloody face (that’s where I collided with the bottom of the ocean), I was no worse for wear. Not too exciting either I’m afraid…
That’s one killer hood!
Anytime I drive is close to near death…
That’s one killer hood!
I was on an airplane once that lost power to one of its engines. We had to make an emergency landing in Omaha and wait for other planes to be diverted to take us on the rest of trip. And lemme tell ya’, the Omaha airport is sooooo boring.
Killer Hood! Climbing mountains is always pretty close… but the view is worth the risk.
That’s one killer hood!!! (And I need it)!! My near death experience happened on a slick road in the rain one night when my car turned all the way around and I ended up in the opposite lane, no street lights. I was really shaken up, but was able to get my car turned around and back in the correct lane before anyone hit me!!!
“That’s one killer hood”
Most people would think this was amazing, but I almost died riding a horse up the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. Horses and I do not mix. It was terrifying!
That’s one killer hood! I remember getting ready to cross the street after school one day (elementary) and the crossing guard had stopped traffic but as we were getting ready to cross, for some unknown reason, a car came flying through. The crossing guard slammed on their hood and started yelling.
That’s one killer hood!”
I about drowned at the beach when i was 5 or 6. My cousin and I were in the ocean playing while our moms (must have been looking at men)…. were in there sun chairs. I got caught up in a current and it took me far out and my cousin rescued me!
The End.
P.S. Our moms still deny this event to this day!
That’s one killer hood!
When I was camping as a young, clueless Girl Scout, we broke the #1 cardinal rule of camping and brought our leftover dessert treats into our tents with us for safe storage while we slept. Woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of a bear snorting and sniffing it’s way around our tent. Luckily it was satisfied with just a whiff of the delicious treats, and didn’t feel the need to tear through our tent and frozen-with-fear adolescent bodies to get a taste as well. Close call on that one.
That’s one killer hood… I guess I was in a car accident as a child where the car flipped but we were all ok thanks to seat belts!
That’s one killer hood! The near death experience happened a few years ago on the move from Denver to Houston. My little Honda Accord was packed to the brim and we hit a bit of ice on the freeway. The car spun around, slid across the grassy median backwards and we wound up on the other side of the freeway, facing the opposite direction from whence we came. Scary, scary stuff! (I found my way over to you a long while back from YHL! Congrats on the pending newest bundle!)
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience…well, I was in a roll-over car accident about 10 years ago. The car stopped in the grassy medium, about 50 feet short of the overpass drop-off to the road below. It was a close call and we definitely had some angels around us that day
That’s one killer hood! I was boogey boarding in Hawaii when I was a kid and 20 foot waves appeared out of no where. After crashing into the rocks multiple times, the last hit nearly knocked me out… With my board rope wrapped around my neck, I had lost what little fight I had left in me. My native friend pulling me out by one arm. :/
That’s one killer hood!
I fell through the attic floor, 2 stories to the concrete garage floor as a kid. Walked away with only a broken arm!
That’s one killer good!
When I was young we almost got in a bad boating accident. We were stopped, and our friends boat was coming right at us, until one of the kids on that boat screamed to turn, and they narrowly missed us. Crazy!
That’s one killer hood!
I got in a weird car accident once. Spun out on the highway and ended up facing backwards into oncoming traffic. I was looking in the face of a semi-truck driver as he almost barreled into us, but we continued sliding and went off the side of the road just as he passed us. As a believer, I know without a doubt that God was watching over me. I was too young and stupid to really understand how close I came, but looking back it could have been devastating. Crazy.
That’s one killer hood! Wowzers!
My nearest death experience isn’t all that excited. Just a car accident. Fender bender really. Luckily I’ve been pretty safe my whole life. KNOCK ON WOOD. I think I might have just jinxed myself. 🙁
That’s one killer hood! Hmm… near death experience? Once my tire blew out while going 80 mph on the interstate when I was 16… that felt like a near death experience, but now looking back… it wasn’t that bad so it shouldn’t count. Now being bit while nursing a baby with teeth… that can count, right?
That’s one killer hood! I think my nearest death experience would probably be anytime I drove with my friend Amber in high school…yikes!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I would have to say body surfing in the Pacific provided me with many a near death experience. I can still remember getting flipped around in the waves and struggling to breathe, and then being so grateful when my body finally came crashing in to the shore. The funny thing is the brush with death never stopped me from going right back out into the ocean after I caught my breath. Oh to be a kid again…
“That’s one killer hood!”
My near death experience happened when I was a baby. I was playing happily on the couch while my mother was ironing near me. All the sudden she had a feeling like she should move me. So she did, and I cried and cried. Not more than 2 minutes later there was an explosion and a huge “BOOM!” in the neighborhood. The big glass window behind the couch came crashing down right where i had been happily playing. To this day my mother swears my guardian angel spoke to her and saved me.
Holy crap! That’s one killer hood!! I once fell down a flight of industrial stairs. Face first. In slow motion. I was pretty sure I was going to die!
That’s one killer hood!
I don’t really have a near-death experience. I’ve had some scary, white-knuckled drives through snowy and icy weather where I thought for sure I’d slide off the road or into another car, but that’s it. Pretty lucky, I guess!
“That’s one killer hood!” Thankfully no near death experience here. But I was holding my Dad’s hand when he passed. My Grandmother’s too. For her I actually felt her spirit go through my arm when she left us. My Mom felt the same thing and she was holding her other hand. A lot of people think I’m crazzzzyyyy when I tell that story, but I thought it was the most peaceful, blessed death experience and felt honored she shared with us……
That’s one killer hood! The closest I ever came to death was actually painting a backsplash in my kitchen. I was working on a sponging technique to make a checkerboard backsplash and used a black enamel paint that was toxic. I got a headache, nausea, and was laying in bed shaking uncontrollably. I called my mom and rambled incoherently and she did nothing because she could not understand that I was dying and lives in another state. Luckily, the next day I was fine, but it was really scary and I had no idea that the paint would have that effect. I just wanted a black high gloss paint. Now I will gladly play extra for low or no VOC paint!
That’s one killer hood! And when I was a little girl, I was in a mall parking lot holding my dad’s hand walking to a car, and a convertable whipped around the corner and ran over my foot and knocked me down. So I basically got ran over by a car as a little kid. My dad may or may not have tried to run down the car (they sped off, total hit and run). Miracle- I was completely unscathed. Not a single broken bone. Not a scratch on my body.
That’s one killer hood!
When everyone is going with the speed and then suddenly slam on there breaks. I feel my heart jump out of my skin!!
“That’s one killer hood!”
The closet experience I ever had was when I was about six. I was sledding and of course I went the exact way down the hill my dad told me to never go. My sled went off a rock wall and went into the air and I wasn’t exactly aerodynamic…. I flew out of the sled and landed in our driveway on my neck and back. Luckily all I did was knock the wind out of me, but my dad (who saw the whole thing) swears he thought I was a goner. Thank goodness kids are resilient!
That’s one killer hood! I was actually hit by a deer (not the other way around). He basically t-boned my car right on the driver’s side door and broke into my window. Thankfully I just had a couple stitches!
Oh, wait! I completely forgot about the time I almost drowned at the Wet-n-Wild waterpark when I was 9. I fell off my raft coming over a “rapid” and due to the rafts coming behind me, I couldn’t come back up for air. A lifeguard had to jump in and save me. The odd thing is that I don’t remember being scared about it, maybe that was due to the kicks to the head I kept getting when I was trying to come back up.
That’s on killer hood!
I was in the backseat of the car my friend was driving. She realized she was missing the on-ramp for the highway and turned sharply. It had been raining a little bit so she lost control and we went into the embankment on the side of the road. If we had gone just a few feet further to the right, we would have gone into a deeper cement embankment.
That’s one killer hood!
Probably any of the countless times I’ve fallen off my horse could count as near death. Probably the scariest was when I was trying out a new horse to buy. I had just gotten on him and was tightening up the saddle and suddenly he went up in the air and flipped over backwards (with me on him). His rump was near a fence and I came inches away from being pinned between the horse and the fence, but luckily I fell over the fence and landed on the other side. Needless to say I sent the horse back!
That is one killer hood!
And the closest I’ve come to dying was when I was in 2nd grade and decided to get off the bus with a new, cool friend on a whim and didn’t even call my parents. How my parents did not kill me when I finally moseyed home is still a mystery.
that’s one killer hood! I didn’t realize at the time how close to death I came, but my friend and I were jogging on 6th ave in NYC during college (we didn’t do this often, don’t be impressed) and after running across the street, I felt the whoosh of a taxi speeding by behind me (we didn’t have the walk signal, but no one listens to those, really). I just felt super slick at the time, but a few years later, I realize I should have been paying way more attention to my surroundings!
That’s one killer hood! I almost got hit by a car when I was in 5th grade, probably wasn’t as close as I remember it being but it scared the crap out of me.
That’s one killer hood! No real near-death experience, but got in a car accident where I hit the windshield and it shattered. I was able to walk away, praise God!
That’s one killer hood! My near death experience was an almost head on car crash. The scariest part was that my kids were in the backseat. Still scares me!
That’s one killer hood! My near death experience involves following an Asian man into his “basement” to see his “designer” purses in New York City. Ha ha ha. My mom and I heard “designer” and we were convinced he was the epitome of safety. Later my dad and husband swore we were never allowed to travel together again based on our poor judgement. But hey…we lived to tell about it!
“That’s one killer hood!”
Car accident, probably
That’s one killer hood! The closest I’ve ever been to death is probably just driving in ATL traffic 🙂
That’s one killer hood…closest near death experience would be driving on the interstate and coming up on a car driving on the wrong side coming right at us.
That’s one killer hood! My near death experience was driving on 101 in Oregon and a driver pulled out in front of me, I had to swerve to miss the guy. Next thing I know I’m spinning and then end up at a stop about an inch away from the guard rail stopping my car from a 200ft drop into the ocean. I was also lucky no cars were behind me. Needless to say I hate driving on 101 now.
That’s one killer hood!
I can’t really think of a near-death experience right now…though I am sure that just by typing that I have ensured that something will happen within the next 24 hours. Great. Thanks. 😉
WHOA!! That’s one killer hood. I took a tumble off a rope swing before it was over the water. Oops!
That’s one killer hood!
Now that I’m thinking about it, not a single near-death experience I can recall. I did fall down my basement stairs a few weeks ago, total top to bottom fall, bounced all the way down on my backside. Covered in bruises, but nowhere near death (perhaps it was the bottle of wine I’d had with dinner 🙂
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That’s one killer hood! I felt like I was going to die flying in a 12 person plane to Key West! probably over reacted!
That’s one killer hood!
I don’t think I have had a near death experience, but I am a funeral director, so there you go. I work with the dead!
That’s one killer hood! My 11 year old brother went out into the ocean and got caught in a rip tide and I went out to “save” him. I did, but only after swimming for hours sideways to the waves, and well we never did that again. He slept for 26 hours afterwards and I was grateful we were alive.
That’s one killer hood!
Probably the closest near death experience would be when we were rear-ended by a semi-truck. In traffic. The driver was texting and going too fast on a wet road. We drove away, but our frame was so badly damaged that if we’d even been tapped again the back would be up in the passenger compartment.
That’s one killer hood! Omg that’s amazing! Lets see I haven’t had a near death experience but I do have a recurring dream about one. As a former swimmer you may understand…. Anyway in the dream, I dive under the bulkhead of the pool I used to practice at expecting to come up on the other side… But once I get under the bulkhead i realize it is never ending and the place I swam under is closed and occasionally it is also full of sharks. I wake up in a cold sweat, gasping for air, heart beating out of my chest every single time. And FYI… I have never attempted to swim under the bulkhead since!
That’s one killer hood! I think car accidents are the closest I’ve been to dying. Not at all interesting, I know. That’s okay with me. 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
No near death experiences for me, but my youngest had one. He around 18-20 months old and I had given him and his older siblings a fruit leather while buckling him into his carseat after a visit to Whole Foods. I got in and after buckling him up I turned around to ask him if he liked it and he was staring at me with his mouth wide open, not making a sound. He had shoved the whole thing in his mouth and was choking. He couldn’t make a sound or breathe. Thank God my husband was with me because he new how to give him the Heimlich maneuver and dislodged it, and I was able to finger sweep his throat in remove it completely. He was fine after a minute, but it still scares me.
Ugh, now I’m upset just thinking about it again.
That’s one killer hood!
I lost control of my very small car once on a road that usually has tons of semi trucks on it. Luckily no one was coming, I ended up on the opposite side of the road!
That’s one killer hood! I’m sure at one point during childbirth I thought I was going to die! But other than that I’ve been lucky…knock on wood!
That’s one killer hood!!
Can’t think of a near death experience…winning this might cause my first!! 🙂
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I set butter on fire in the microwave once. Silly me thought the foil wrap would be no problem for 5 seconds in the micro…no bueno! As smoke filled the air I froze! All was fine after a few minutes, but I was terrified!
That’s one killer hood! I once had to drive through a ton of snow to be able to go to work when I’d been stuck in my hometown for a couple days. We never get snow like that in Oregon, so roads were mostly unplowed. It took triple the time to get home and many spin outs and close calls. I will never ever do that again. That job was not worth it!!
That’s one killer hood! As a kid I had to get rescued by lifeguards on the beach when the undertow pulled me out too far! =/
That’s one killer hood! Crazy 3 car accident, everyone unharmed, but my car was smashed in half.
Thats one killer hood!!
Swimming across Lake Powell was probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever done, could have easily gotten myself killed by a speeding boat.
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!
I went zip lining in Costa Rica, and at the end is a ‘Tarzan swing’ that makes you drop over a ravine into a free fall before the rope starts to swing back and forth. Even though I was secure in the harness, it was so scary and I thought I was going to die.
That’s one killer hood! Luckily I don’t have any crazy stories, but I travel a lot for work and have had some flights that made me think I was going to crash and become part of the show LOST.
That’s one killer hood!
Skydiving was pretty crazy, especially when the tandem instructor said, “Now don’t panic, but…” and it turned out our parachute was twisted and we had to go with the back-up parachute. We landed fine, but definitely a moment of panic and thoughts of death.
“That’s one killer hood!” The closest near death experience I ever had was when someone almost hit my husband and I in a head on collision. I had to to bail over to the median with seconds to spare.
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!!!
That’s one killer hood! I felt like I was going to die when I got caught in some cables underwater while tubing down a river when I was a teenager.
That is one killer hood! My story is definitly one i would like to forget. I was coming home around ten at night from college. Our daughter was only 8 months old. I remember the weather was cold in february, but the roads were fine at five pm. I came out of school and didn’t see anything different. I had about a 25 minute drive home. I was driving along and hit a patch of black ice. Didn’t even see it! My suv skidded down a huge hill into a ravine. I remember thinkingthat my daughter won’teven know me. I haveno idea how long i was down there, i came to when a policeman was asking me my name. I don’t know how…but i have never felt that calm and that warm before. I knew god was with me. And here i am 6 years later.
That’s one killer hood! I was in a terrifying accident last month with my 2 kids in the car. My life definitely flashed before my eyes!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! When I was 2 I was bit by a spider and had an allergic reaction to the bite, then had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics they put me on. My mom said I looked like Violet from Willy Wonka when she blows up like a blueberry balloon.
That’s one killer hood! My scariest moment was when my awesome doggy paddle-style swimming got me aaaaalmost from one side of the pool to the other. About one foot too far from the edge I was just too tired to keep swimming and I started to go down like a rock. Luckily someone saw me and grabbed my arm. I stick to the shallow part now ; )
That’s one killer hood!
My closest near death experience happened on a 3 wheeler and steep hill…enough said!
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Can’t really think of any near-death experiences… hmm… one time I got yelled at a gas station for talking on my cell phone, apparently that’s dangerous, who knew… 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
My husband is an extremely gentle man but for some reason a ridiculously aggressive driver so it kind of feels like a near death experience every time I get in the car with him!
That’s one killer hood! When I was four, I was riding our sweet horse Sugar. She decided to go back to her pasture which meant going through an electric fence. I ended up on the ground with a mouth full of “ahem” let’s just call it mud:o)
“That’s one killer hood!” My near-death experience was being in a plane landing in Denver without any landing gear. Ours broke off when we did take-off. Yikes! It was weird to land with emergency crews surrounding the plane. Thankfully, our pilot did an excellent job and there was no major damage to the plane or the people.
that’s one killer hood! Bad Car accident – not really near death, but crazy how things really do flash before your eyes!
That’s one killer hood!! And I neeeeeed it!!
That’s one killer hood!! On a cross country trip in a converted school bus with my friends, we almost rolled over a cliff in Utah. Apparently no one else was as scared as I was but I saw my life flash before my eyes!
That’s one killer hood!
When i was a kid, my father built a rope swing in our back yard to swing into the river. Fun, right? Also, when i was a kid, my family had a lovable but very stupid Newfoundland named Joy. One day, i was playing in the river after dropping from the rope swing, and Joy, being a water rescue dog, jumped in after me. The giant beast sat on me underwater leading to my near death experience. Bless her heart.
That’s One Killer Hood!!
Near death experience….I’m sure I’ve had one I just seem to have blocked it forever from my memory. I’m lame. Sorry Katie!
That’s one killer hood! A few months ago, I was about a block from work when someone ran a stop sign. She was literally inches from t-boning my car! I showed up to work in tears, but thankfully I was okay (as was my car).
That’s one killer hood! Um… I don’t think I’ve ever had a near death experience. I live a boring life!
That’s one killer hood! Before moving into my first apartment for grad school I found a really good deal on a mattress on Craigslist. I went to meet the guy thinking it was a warehouse but nope, some guys garage.. In the ghetto. Did I turn and speed away?? Nope.. I was broke and needed a mattress. Guy takes me back to his garage full of brand spakin new mattresses. Clearly stolen. Guy whips out huge pocket knife (clearly one he’s used to kill people with in the past) to cut the plastic open so I can feel them out. Do I run and jump in my car? Nope. I negotiate a price. 100 bucks with delivery. Was I ever really in danger? No probably not. Guy was as sweet as could be… for a criminal serial killer… But was most certainly the dumbest moment of my life.
That’s one killer hood!
When I was two, I contracted bacterial spinal meningitis. It was a seriously close call. The doctors were all astounded that I did not die, but hallelujah and praise the Lord, here I am! 😉
That’s one killer hood! Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever had a near death experience {knock on wood}. But I probably would come REALLY close if I won! 😉
That’s one killer hood! Uhm…I play it safe. No near death experience for me:)
Thats one killer hood!!
The closest I came to death was a car wreck I was in when I was 17. Luckily I had my seat belt on, but it could have been worse. It totaled my car…..:S
That’s one killer hood! My entire honeymoon was a near death experience. I climbed a Mayan ruin in the rain, was driven through the mountains at 90MPH, and went down a slippery mountain on horseback. Survived haha!
That’s one killer hood! Gorgeous!
That’s one killer hood!! Most near death experience I wasn’t even that old. I was in kindergarten ans during P.E. we were playing outside and two of my friends and myself were crawling under our volleyball net that was held up by two flat tires and huge metal połes ( redneck I know). When it was my turn I crawled under and put my hand up to see if I made it through and pulled the net and pole on my head…I got three stitches out of the deal oh and a bald spot!!
That’s one killer hood! Went skydiving once and THOUGHT I was going to die.
That’s one Killer hood!!
-My husband and I were backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park and decided to try to go up to see an Alpine Lake… with a bunch of snow still on the ground… In July… So it was all melting and sliding and steep… It was frightening. Needless to say, we were very close to making it to see the lake but we chickened out. Good thing, because now I’d love to win that hood so I can definitely convince the hubs to demolish our kitchen just to put a new hood up… And a tile backsplash… and appliances… and paint the cabinets… oh sheesh… see what you’ve done? More work (I hope)! Thank for the chance!
That’s one killer hood! I nearly died of a heart attack on Space Mountain at Disneyland last week!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s One Killer Hood!
I was watching over my dad’s shoulder when he was working on something in our garage and it blew up. He and I both had burns but it could have been so much worse.
“That’s one killer hood!”
Oh dear God, please let me win this one! This is literally the last thing I need to have my kitchen finished. I keep setting the smoke alarm off when I cook every.single.time. Its embarassing.
My nearest death experience was a car accident: me vs. a jerk semi who turned in front of me. It wasnt really gruesome just very scary and very lucky my car hit him where it did so I didnt go under the semi and die.
That’s one killer hood! My near death experience happened when I wasn’t even a minute old. I was sharing my womb with my twin sister, who was hogging 89% of the space, which forced me to be up-side-down, so when we went full term and weighed a combined whoppin’ 13 lbs of baby, the doctors wanted my (normally 5 foot, 105 lb) mom to do a C-Section since I was breech, but thankfully, right at that moment, my sister went first and opened up the canal for me so that I didn’t die before I breathed my first breath. So not an exciting story, but I tried 🙂
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I was 16 years old. I went to the beach in Florida with my friend and her family. In an attempt to look cute for the possible boys nearby, she and I decided we’d hop in an inner tube together and float on the gentle ocean waves. Somehow no one told us that we were too fat to squeeze into an inner tube together. What started out as a relaxing roll of the waves turned into huge waves out of nowhere, capsizing our innertube with both of us in it. So there we were, in the middle of the ocean, with our butts flailing high in the air for all to see (with a big dose of bikini wedgi to boot). We couldn’t seem to squeeze out of the tube while we were face-down into the salt water, but alas, we were able to some how poke and prod ourselves enough to get out before getting to become face-to-face with our maker. At the time it was slightly horrifying, but now that we look back, it’s pretty hilarious . Needless to say, we didn’t attract any boys our way that day.
That’s one killer hood!
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“That’s one killer hood”! My near death experience was a horrible reaction to a flu shot that put me in the hospital, for a while, a long while…
That’s one killer hood! I’ve been lucky enough to live 32 years without any near death experiences – knock on wood.
That’s one killer hood! And we sooo need a new one.
I’m racking my brain, but I don’t think I’ve had any near death experiences. I’ve been just shy of being in a multiple car accident twice, but thank goodness there were no fatalities in those accidents. I guess I lead a very boring and safe life!
That’s one killer hood!
I was run off the highway by a semi who changed lanes and didn’t see me.
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience was when a drunk driver almost hit my husband and I on our way home from date night. He didn’t have any lights and was all over the highway…we called 911 and followed a safe distance behind him (so we could tell the dispatcher where he was)…he ended up turning the wrong way down a different highway and we obviously couldn’t follow him but the police got him just a moment after that. Thankfully no one was hurt!
That’s one killer hood! I am sitting here drawing a complete blank on near death experiences!
That’s one killer hood!
Am I boring? I can’t even think of one! I hitchhiked in college — does monumental stupidity count as a near death experience?
That’s one killer hood! I don’t think I’ve had any near death experiences. Not sure what that says about me.
That’s one killer hood! Nearest death: pretty much any time I drive my ambulance with lights and sirens through rush hour traffic in Northern Virginia. You’d be amazed how many people’s immediate reaction to sirens is to steer TOWARDS them. Yikes.
Thats one killer hood! I was going up a mountain in Kenya (they drive on the left side of the road so it was already confusing) when we saw a tractor trailer hit a broken down car and fall on its side and slide STRAIGHT AT US! I literally saw my life flash before my eyes (I always though that was a fake thing) but luckily at the last minute the back end hit the same broken down car and it swerved and ended up hanging half off the side of the mountain instead of squashing us into the side.
That’s one killer hood! My near death experience was a tragic golf cart accident. Seriously. My cousin and I were riding in my uncle’s golf cart and we decided to coast down a road which went down a mountainside. We didn’t think about the fact that without weight in the back hitting the breaks would cause us to fishtail. He jumped ship, and I hung on only to be flung out of the cart when we hit a tree. I landed in a small ravine and remember wondering if all my parts still worked. I had a few cracked ribs, but was otherwise intact.
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I eat non organic produce, I’m slowly killing myself! 😉
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I think I have a near death experience everytime my husband drives and I’m the passenger 😉 No but really, I once witnessed the car behind me roll over and catch fir because the car behind it had hit it. It could have been my car!
“That’s one killer hood!” I don’t think I ‘ve had any near death experiences. Pretty grateful for that. I have thought a time or two that God protected me because a few minutes sooner or a few minutes later a huge accident occurred on a road I was on. Very thankful!!
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Last night of fall semester, sophomore year of college. My friend asked me to go with him while he played DD and picked up two drunk friends from the bar. On the way back to campus, the driver decided to take a detour that would bring us past his crush’s house. Note: this was in central PA where all the roads are dark and winding… He noticed a sharp curve coming up too late and he drove straight off the road into someone’s field, narrowly missing a fence and a tree. Scared the hell out of all four of us, but it could’ve been much worse if he had tried to make the curve. Needless to say I had trouble concentrating on my last final the next morning…
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When I was very small, I fell into my aunt’s pool. I’m lucky that my cousin spotted me and pulled me out!
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I don’t know if I have ever had any near death experiences except in the car with crazy people driving around me! (And once I almost got run over in college- I was halfway across the crosswalk and a car was not stopping and almost hit me. Another car hit a kid in a wheelchair that same week, so I think someone out there didn’t like crosswalks!)
Thats one killer hood! Car Accident.
That’s one killer hood! No, but seriously. It really is. I’ve been following this blog consistently for many months now, but I’m a first-time commenter. Obviously the bribery of this gorgeous hood worked like a charm. So, to choose among my almost-death stories … let’s see.
When I was 13 and hated everybody (hormones), my dad was driving me from Maryland to Pennsylvania. I can’t remember why we were going on this trip but I remember being a total grouch in the car. Dad was driving up a stretch of route 301 in Delaware which, at that time, was a single lane in each direction divided only by some painted lines. All of a sudden, Dad inexplicably switches lanes. So now he’s barreling down the highway in the wrong lane (which blessedly had no oncoming cars at the time) whistling. At first, my 13-year-old cantankerous self was committed to pretending like this was no big deal. But then traffic appeared in the horizon. More specifically, an 18-wheeler truck. Still, Dad made no move to switch back to his lane. At this point, I am wondering if he’s messing with me or seriously doesn’t realize that there is a TRUCK about to HIT US. Finally I decided to speak. And by speak I mean scream at the top of my lungs: “GET BACK IN YOUR LANE! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US?!” Dad swerved back into his lane at what felt like the absolute last minute, the trucker laid on his horn as he passed us (and also, by the way, gave us the finger), and nobody died.
It was very bizarre. My dad wasn’t on drugs, wasn’t drinking or drunk, and generally was a reliably good driver. Reliable enough anyway that, as a passenger, one didn’t need to worry about what side of the highway we’d be driven down. He later would say that he just got lost in his thoughts and forgot he was on a single lane highway. Nobody got hurt, but I gave him hell about it almost every time we got in the car for *years* after that.
So eight months ago when I accidentally turned the wrong way down a one-way street in DC and my 10 year old daughter accused me from the backseat of trying to get us killed, I had to laugh a little. Here it comes, my dad would say.
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I totaled my parents’ car five days after I got my license. I ended up in the middle of a cow pasture on top of a huge fence post that I had knocked down, taking a brick mailbox out along the way.
And I didn’t even get a headache from it. Ironic, when I broke my ankle last year from just walking down one step funny.
That’s one killer hood! I rolled my car during a long in a snow storm … on the highway. I’m still terrified of being out (driving or being driven) in the now.
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Wowza! Great giveaway! Thankfully, I can’t really think of a true near death experience! I almost died of embarassment when I was 5-ish and peed my pants on the floor in gymnastics class. In my defense, I remember clear as day my mom told me that I “had to go pee before class because I could not go to the bathroom once it started”. It was a pond of pee instead of flammable fuel 😉
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD! Near Death: I fell off of a moped when I was 14. Lucky I still have a leg!
That’s one killer hood! I was sledding down an icy hill on a piece of linoleum (because we didn’t have a sled) and veered too much to the left. Before I could bail off, I hit a speed limit sign, but fortunately, just my leg was injured. 🙂
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I dropped a full glass bottle of olive oil onto my stove which burst into flames… and continued to burn like crazy. I felt like a total bad ass when I put it out with the fire extinguisher though!
That’s one killer hood! I almost froze to death when I went camping once. OK not really, but it was snowing and we definitely were not prepared for it!
Oh, and I almost forgot… a few weeks ago, I almost set myself on fire trying to light the rented grill at my nephew’s first birthday party… good times 😉
That’s one killer hood! I was hit by a car once when I was riding my bike, not wearing a helmet! but I survived and just basically beat up. wear your helmet kids!
“That’s one killer hood!” I haven’t had many near death experiences (knock on wood) but the one that sticks out most was when I was young (10ish) and we were stationed with my dad in Germany. We took a trip to the Lorelei on the Rheine River. And for some reason my parents and grandparents decided to get to the Lorelei itself we needed to go up this steep and winding hill. Step in winding for over there… maybe a goat trail over here? The vehicle were in was my mom’s huge truck. My dad had to back down the whole mountain side (if was like being in those shows with the truckers in foreign countries). That’s my story – or at least the one I’m going to tell.
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My closest near death experience was when the ATV I was riding on got caught on a tree snag and catapulted me off the trail, directly into a tree. I was wearing a helmet, I was totally fine. I will never get on an ATV ever again thankyouverymuch.
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This is gross and horrible to tell a pregnant woman, but you said nearest. I retained some placenta after childbirth. Ten days later my husband had to rush me to the hospital because I. Was. Dying.
TMI? I probably wouldn’t share that on any other blog. 🙂
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I feel like I’m going to die just about every time I swim in the ocean- like the waves are going to take me away! I prefer lakes and swimming pools.
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I fell off the back of a pick-up truck, and got my foot run over. I was so confused about how I’d landed and what was happening that it FELT like it could have just as easily been my head that got run over. Lucky me, it was just my foot and I didn’t even break any bones.
That’s one killer hood! The closest thing I ever had to a near death experience was when I was in school and our bus got into an accident on an overpass. The bus hit the railing and tottered a bit. We were all sure it was going to flip over and the entire seventh grade was going to be smashed on the road beneath. Looking back, I’m pretty sure the bus wasn’t anywhere close to flipping over…
That’s one killer hood! I also drove off with the gas pump in my car. Fortunately the hose popped off and no gas leaked out, but I nearly died of embarrassment!
That’s one killer hood! I was in an accident once where my car got T-boned and spun around 180 degrees. I walked away from the accident with no injuries (figuratively speaking–they took me out on a backboard because I was having a panic attack and didn’t get out of the car on my own), but still, closest I’ve come.
That’s one killer hood! As a child, I was sleeping over at a friends’ house and the whole family and I got carbon monoxide poisoning. They luckily woke up and felt sick and we all got out of the house just fine.
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That’s one killer hood!
I cant think of one incident that was really near death for me, but I think about all the stupid things I did driving as a teenager (throwing pennys at my friends cars, while driving next to them) and I am probably lucky I never got into any accidents that could have been really bad.
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Teen interstate driving. Enough said.
But I survived!! ( :
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When I was very young, I nearly drowned in a wave pool at a waterpark. Every time I tried to come up for air, another wave swallowed me. Luckily, a “big kid” nearby noticed and pulled me to safety 🙂
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On my tenth birthday we were visiting my grandparents and I was almost swept away in rapids in the river near their house. Fortunately, my uncle, who was further down the river from us, was able to bound out and get me.
That’s one killer hood! While in high school, I was in a rollover car crash…in a convertible! I think the worst part about it was that it happened at night time, in the country. It was so dark that we were terrified waiting for help to arrive.
That’s one killer hood!
Not going into details, but we’ll just say this: don’t drink and drive. Also, just to clarify, I was not the one who chose to do so. Thankfully, God gave me and the 3 other innocent people involved a miracle!
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When I was about 10, I was at a cookout/bonfire party and a drunk man emerged from the nearby woods with a gun. He began shooting at all of us and we scattered to hide in the homes/garages in the area. It went on for awhile and in the end a cop and the shooter wound up shot. Fortunately, no one died that night.
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Influenza B had me begging to die, just not on my daughter’s Bday. I waited until 12:01 am, I was really bummed out when nothing happened! Glad HIS ways are higher than mine!
That’s one killer hood!!! I don’t know if I was close to death but I fell and hit my head on a metal dumbbell and the pointy part went into my head and it busted open… there was a disgusting amount of blood and a long night spent in the ER.
That’s one killer hood! And I need one…we’re remodeling our kitchen on a dime. 🙂
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I’m constantly klutzin’ my way through life, but I don’t have anything juicy to reveal here. I am happy to be alive, albeit it covered in unexplained bumps and bruises because I randomly hit my hip on the edge of counters and whatnot. 🙂
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I was almost blew up my house and myself using a camp stove in my kitchen.
During a huge snow storm and power outage (while 8 months pregnant) I was using a camp stove to cook breakfast. Faulty line between the propane tank and stove, propane was leaking and caught on fire. I immediately turned the knob to off, opened the door and my husband threw the entire thing into 3 feet of snow.
That’s one killer hood! Hmmm . . . I think my nearest death experience was when I was driving a borrowed car with some tire issues (that became apparent when the rain started!), and I lost control of the car on a very wet road. Ugh, I still get sick to my stomach thinking about that (and am so so thankful none of the cars near me hit us!!).
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I would have to say falling asleep at the wheel and running into a backhoe.
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Knock on wood no near death experiences here!!!
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I was 15 years old and on a summer camp ‘wilderness’ trip. We were biking down a mountain and at one point a gravel logging round. At one extremely steep part I was approaching a sharp turn, with a straight drop-off if I didn’t slow down. I’ll spare the details, but without any sort of drop-off prevention- perhaps a railing(!), it could have been very bad. Almost 15 years later I still have nightmares. Not. Even. Kidding.
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My heart stops. Well, it used to. I have a pacemaker. His name is Tupac. I name my pacemakers. So, my closest death experiences were probably pre-pacemaker. You know, when my heart would stop.
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD! Legos! They almost killed me. I tripped on some that were left on a stair of our spiral staircase. X-rays showed no broken bones, just permanent lego indentions on my foot and a wounded pride!
That’s one killer hood! I was in a pretty terrible accident once where I was the middle car of a smash up and had no airbag. Yikes!
That’s one killer hood!!!! My second pregnancy was very difficult and I was very sick and almost died but it was way worth it , got my beautiful daughter out of it!!!
Road* road***!!!
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I was in a head on collision. The lady that hit us died. I hit my forehead on the dash, dented the dash, went back and hit my head on the window (reg cab pickup). I was knocked unconscious. Then the pickup started on fire….
That’s one killer hood! Just a couple fender benders– not from the accidents, but from my heart jumping out of my chest at the surprise/shock.
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Nearest death experience… Probably a pretty bad car accident I was in about a month after I got my license. I was trying to get a moth out of my car and rear ended a huge f-150 with a trailer hitch. My car was totaled, but the truck didn’t even have a dent. Thankfully, I didn’t have any dents either. Just a few bruises later that week.
That’s one killer hood! I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane with my Mom for her 60th birthday. Okay, technically I was skydiving with a parachute, but I still felt like I was done for!
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The only story that has stuck with me as “near death” was when I was about ten. Our boat was anchored out in the middle of a lake, and we had a tube tied up floating (a tube inside a cover). My brother boosted me and I boosted in so hard my face got stuck in between the tube and the cover with a couple inches of water! I could not get out or breathe and I started FREAKING out!!! But it was only five seconds and my brother helped me out. Close enough for me!
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driving down the interstate to look up and see headlights coming at us…a wrong way driver!!! Very Scary!
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I was in a car accident in ATL. It was my last night there and I was returning to my apartment after buying gifts for my family. A driver pulled out in front of me and I swerved in an attempt to miss him. Instead, I hit his front tire, bounced off, and hit the telephone box. Although I was upset at the guy, I am thankful we were both okay.
That’s one killer hood! My nearest death experience was 2 summers ago when we rented a boat on Hilton Head Island and the water was REALLY rough – we’re talking Gilligan’s Island rough where water is coming over the top of the bow and sides. We honestly thought we were going to die. When we turned the boat in the rental company said they probably shouldn’t have let us go since it got rough – ya think?!?! lol
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Near death expereince – slow motion crash on icy roads into tree – car died, I lived without a scratch!
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Almost got into a car accident. All of the cars in front of us were spinning in circles and thanks to my friend’s good driving we missed them all. It was so close!
That’s one killer hood! My closest brush would be when I was in Europe and did not at all look the right way when crossing the street. Yikes!
That’s one killer hood!
I was in a roll over car accident as a kid, before seat belts and before seats (it was an old Ford Bronco with no back seats).
Everyone in the car went injury free. This shows you how lucky I’ve been in my life.
That’s one killer hood! Teaching my girls how to drive.
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I was hit bay a car walking to school when I was 15. I had lots of injuries and lost my sense of smell but I am still here 🙂
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Being kicked by a horse in a spot where a few inches higher would have meant a hoof in the face.
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My nearest death experience would be getting a little too close to bison in Yellowstone in my attempt for a great shot.
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Being cornered by an angry momma cow. Wasn’t my greatest moment 🙂
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As my pick up truck slid down and ice covered driveway, I ran after it to try to pull the emergency brake (yes that’s right it was that old and the emergency brake was pulled by hand). As I approached I lost my footing and went sliding under the moving truck. My long hair wrapped around the manual window crank during the fall keeping me from hitting my head! Luckily, my dad had landscaped nicely and a rock near the end of the driveway stopped the truck! I will forever laugh each time I think of this story!
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I was on a huge bus in China during what seemed like a monsoon. It was super muddy and we were driving up and down mountains. The bus was whipping around corners and other cars and the road was super narrow and all I could see was the 500 ft plummet to what could have been my death. Super fun!
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almost it hit by a car at wegmans yesterday. not the best, but fresh in my mind b
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I was at Astroworld on a ride called the Gunslinger. It was a big swing that went in circles. I slipped out of the harness and was holding on for dear life screaming the entire time. Never went on that again.
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I like to run and can’t tell you the number of times I’ve almost been hit by a car because they only look left when turning right. Good thing I pay attention.
That’s one killer hood! The only near death experience I can think of is the time my hubby was pulling me behind a pick-up on a car hood in the snow. He took the corner by his parents mailbox to sharp and I swung out and hit the mailbox.( It was an old farm mailbox that was shaped like a little windmill) I slammed into that thing and flew off the car hood. I thought my life was over. But then I cracked up because my man and my brother-in-law came running and were so panicked because they though they had killed me. Hate sledding on anything to this day.
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I guess my closest near death experience is probably crossing streets in India on foot…. man those cars whizzed by!
That’s one killer hood!!! And for me, I’ve probably been nearer to death and didn’t know it, but my best memory was probably around age 11 and my cousins and I were climbing the tall pillars of a dock and jumping into frigid Canadian lake water over and over. Once I slipped as I was climbing up and miraculously fell between the pillar and the dock into the water instead of splatting or splitting my head open on the dock. I just remember the wide eyes of my parental audience rushing towards me when I surfaced.
That’s one killer hood! I feel like I have a near-death experience every time I drive on the interstate…. And it’s not me, it’s them!
That’s one killer hood!
When I was a kid we were walking around in downtown Washington D.C. A big rain storm came through and we were running to find shelter. As we crossed a street, my hat blew off and I instinctually turned to get it as a car turned through the crosswalk. Thankfully he saw me, I got my hat and my mom got sheer panic (I had been holding her hand).
Maybe that was more her near-death experience rather than mine.
That’s one killer hood! I work in a lab and yesterday one of our dust control machines was totally shut off but started shaking violently. I thought it was going to explode, but I still ran towards it and unplugged it.
That’s one killer hood!!!!…. I thought I was going to die when I stupidly got into a car with an intoxicated “friend” on my 21st birthday who then proceeded to try and out run the police when he ran a stop sign. He wrecked the tiny two door vehicle into a parked car and took off. I helped the police find him and he was sent to jail. Lesson learned!!!!
When I was 16 years old the car I was driving was hit by a train. It was in the country. No Railroad Crossing signs. An embankment blocking the vision around a curve. The engineer did not blow his whistle. I turned my wheels as soon as I could. The train hit the passenger side and the cowcatcher on the front of the engine pushed my car into a ravine. The car landed upside down. I got out, after fighting with the locked seatbelt and fell out of the car. I had minor bruises and scrapes. One of the policemen said I was lucky and blessed! I have an abiding fear of trains tho!!
That’s one killer hood! 2 ladders fell off a truck in front of me on the highway, whipping round and round before resting perpendicular to the road…thank God we weren’t tailgating!
That’s one killer hood! I was ‘hit’ by a car once, but they just tapped me slightly in a movie theater parking lot. It could’ve been a lot worse though!
That’s one killer hood!
I got dropped from a cheerleading stunt in high school. Traumatizing!!!!
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I can’t recall any near death experiences, although my husband hit a horse with a truck in Honduras on a foggy night in the mountains! It ripped the horse’s stomach open and my husband had to just sit by the road and watch it hobble around till it died 🙁
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uggg, I feel like whenever asks me a question, I freeeeze. I cannot think of one single near death thing that has happened to me.
One time my brother pulled out of a parking lot, in the snow, and we went on two wheels (like the left side of the car was in the air). I don’t think we honestly would have died though, but it will have to do 🙂
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I’ve never had a near death experience. Sorry that I’m lame. I need to start living more dangerously.
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When I was in high school I was in a rollover accident on a mountain and we stopped about 6 feet from going over the ledge… Oh, and I wasn’t wearing a seat belt, not one of my finer moments, but I haven’t gotten in a car since and not worn one.
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While on vacation in our old travel trailer, I must have bumped one of the knobs on our cooktop (probably while cleaning it). We all left to hike/play or something. When I returned to the trailer by myself, the smell of propane was very strong. I found the knob that was slightly ajar and quickly turned it off. I then left the trailer with the door open to air. I later realized I should have just backed away and turned off the propane at the tanks without going in, dumb me! So glad my kids didn’t come back to the travel trailer with me.
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During my first c-section: I felt the first slice and then the doctor said to my husband, “She isn’t going to look normal…” The next hour I thought I was fighting for my life…they had given me Ketamine and I was on a “trip”. Very traumatic experience. 🙁
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I can’t think of a time when I escaped death. I have done some pretty stupid things that caused some real pain,,,,like falling down stairs…but nothing that I can recall that was “near death”.
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That’s one killer hood! A flight home from Pittsburgh on a reallllly windy day sure felt like I was going to die!
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Nearly every time I get into the car with husband…and he is driving!
That’s one killer hood! There have been so many as I’m the most accident prone person I know. But most recently I fell down an embankment while out on a hike. Whoops.
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My story is totally trippy. My sister and I both swear its true!
I was nine years old in the Azores and we were hiking some cliffs to go to hot springs. They were pretty dry and there wasn’t much greenery around. The trail was perfectly safe, but I tripped over my own feet towards the edge of the cliff. My sister (who was pissed that she had to be the caboose because I was too young to be and therefore, had lingered behind us all in a pouty, middle child tantrum) caught me by my overall straps in the back and I landed face down in a bush that was NOT THERE before I fell. My parents found my sister and I holding each other, sitting on the ground crying. It was insane.
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I was riding in a car with 4 girlfriends in high school. We stopped at a stop sign, and were turning left. My friend thought the oncoming traffic also had a stop sign (but they didn’t) so she just pulled out into the intersection. There was much tire squealing and swerving, but somehow we made it without even getting into an accident. So scary!
That’s one killer hood! There was the one time in Galveston and getting to close too the jetties, and finding the bottom under me gone, and I probably wouldn’t have died, but thank goodness for the life guards that pulled me to safety.
That’s one killer hood! Fortunately, the only experience I have to report is a minor car accident.
That’s one killer hood! I’m not much of a rebel so I haven’t had too many near death experiences. My mom and I did get in an accident when I was like 10…she rolled her van in the ran and we landed in the ditch upside down. For a kid it was pretty scary.
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My near death experience happened while driving on mountain roads on Vancouver Island with my then-boyfriend now-husband. A car came flying down the hill in our lane, coming right towards us. I saw my life flash before my eyes before it swerved back into its own lane with not much time to spare!
That’s one killer hood! I was in a pretty bad car accident when I was a kid….someone was definitely watching over me that day!
That’s one killer hood! I think it was probably when I was little and I fell in the pool…. it’s good cause I don’t remember it. :o)
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A car accident. Whomp whomp. Not much of a story.
That’s one killer hood. My near death… In high school a friend crashed her car into a “lake” with 4 if us in the car. We all panicked and started screaming. After we got our wits about us we rolled down the window to crawl out of the car and realized we were in a shallow pond. Oh boy.
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I guess it has to be the time I flew over my handlebars going 40mph on my bike down a hill. I was lucky to land on my face rather than under a car. Thankfully I have a thick skull.
That’s one killer hood! My nearest death experience was when my appendix ruptured and caused a not insignificant infection. Glad I lived to tell the tale 🙂
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A couple of years ago some idiot ran a red light when I happened to be in the crosswalk on my bicycle. I only got a minor fracture to my tibia, but for a few seconds I was sure I was a goner!
That’s one killer hood I’d like to be killed by! The closest I’ve come I actually wrote a post on. It involved lightening on a mountain top and rescuers. It was ridiculous. I still get jokes when I go hiking these days!
That is one killer hood! Like major killer. I almost died when I spent 3 weeks at the inlaws in California this summer:) so.much.drama.
That’s one killer hood! I don’t know if I have ever had a near death experience. I guess just ,y car accident when I was 17 and plowed into the car in front of me. No one was actually hurt, though.
That is one killer hood! I haven’t had a near death experience yet…except crossing the scary I-74 bridge to take my kids to and from school everyday…ok, guess that one counts!! xo Kristin
That’s one killer hood! I had a valve replaced in my heart 7 years ago when I was 19 so my heart was stopped for 7 hours………does that count?
That’s one killer hood!! I recently flipped on a light switch where the had been a gas leak, the gas man said I was lucky I didn’t blow up the room!
That’s one killer hood! I don’t think I’ve ever had a near death experience…
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That’s one killer hood! Terrible car accident but at least I only hit a concrete barrier and no one else!
That’s one killer good! Back in elementary school, I went down my neightbor’s homemade ‘bobsled track’ in their back yard. My sled got turned around backwards and flew off the track and I ended up getting knocked unconscious and woke with a concussion. Fun times!
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Driving up a ski mountain was definitely a near death experience. Probaby an overreaction though.
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I can’t say that I’ve ever had a near death experience before (knock on wood!).
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I fell on the ground in a mosh pit at a Bush concert. This was back when Gavin Rossdale was actually cute and talented, so it was a crazy, scary mob of people. I thought I was going to get trampled to death.
That’s one killer hood! Got lost on a dirt road out west when a huge storm came rolling in. So scary!
That’s one killer hood! I came really really close to be run over by an suv while running.
That’s one killer hood!!! I ran out of oxygen while scuba diving b/c the gauge on my respirator broke – scariest thing that has ever happened to me!!!
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My whole family was sitting at a red light after early voting, and we were hit head on by a DUI on drugs. It’s been three years, but the slightest thing can take us all back to that moment!
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I was once stuck on a broken water roller coaster, in a dark tube with the water still running over us. I was definitely saying my last prayers. We had to climb out of the cart and walk/slide down the rest of the ride.
That’s one killer hood! I was a teenager driving to babysit and my car hit some black ice and spun into a ditch. I had no idea what to do while it was spinning (which felt like forever) and just kept thinking I was going to die.
“That’s one killer hood!!!”
Once I was in The Amazon Jungle and the tour guide grabbed a vine and suggested we get all Tarzan like….so being a dare devil, I grabbed the vine, ran, and swung out over a HUGE CLIFF (that I had no idea was there). Please insert Tarzan howl here. Then my friend went to do the same, didn’t get a good grip and fell. Luckily she fell before the ledge, but she broke her tail bone and we had to make a stretcher out of t-shirts and branches. Later we were like what the fudge were we thinking?!? A vine??! We trusted our lives to a random mossy vine in the jungle?!??
That’s one killer hood!
I went tubing in a local river with a group of women on a retreat. One woman tried to save herself by pushing off my tube and pushed me into this odd whirlpool by the bank that was full of barbed wire! My tube popped, I was going under, and my arm was getting all tangled in the wire… luckily one of the women was a firefighter and she literally plucked me out of the whirlpool and threw me out into the river like a boss. So thankful for her!
That’s one killer hood!
My nearest death experience was being hit by a car while walking to class in college. Ended up with sprained muscles and scrapes but no major injuries.
That’s one killer hood! Got into a bad rollover accident when I was 12. I got away with few injuries and everyone else in the car ended up ok. I was scared of driving on 2-lane highways for a long time.
“That’s one killer hood!”
I was pinned between a suburban and a camp trailer. Luckily it was a low impact hit. Scars are hot right?
That’s one killer hood. My near death experience is when my parents were trying to light a pilot light on our in-wall heater. Apparently the wind coming in from the outside vent on the heater was preventing the pilot light from lighting. So they asked me to go outside and hold a blanket over the vent while they lit the pilot light. Long story short, the heater thing backfired and my hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows all got singed!
That’s one killer hood!
The closest that I came to a near death experience was a car accident that I had a few years ago. Thank God I only came out with a broken foot because it could have been much worse.
That’s one KILLER hood!
Just two weeks ago, my heart flip flopped when I realized the water squishing through the lament flooring on my kitchen floor was spreading and it wasn’t from the ice cubes my 6 children kept “accidentally” letting fall out of the ice cube door, onto the floor. I nearly passed out, when said-mentioned floor was pulled up, only to discover my lovely dishwasher was leaking and had been for some time. I screamed, “NO!” and nearly collapsed when after pulling out the dishwasher, I discovered MOLD on my floor, cabinets, wall and insulation! Sure enough, I saw my entire life flash before my eyes when I realized I would have to tear out my entire kitchen and live with plywood counters and concrete floors until the husband and I could save up enough money to replace it!
That’s one killer hood! I’m sorry, but I can’t remember having had any near-death experiences (thank goodness!).
That’s one killer hood! I almost drowned on a rafting trip as a kid- very scary!
That’s one killer hood!
A car went down a divided highway on the wrong side. Squeezed in between two cars in the other lane just in the nick of time. But I burst into tears after it passed and was shaky for the rest of the day. Also this one is silly but haunted houses and me don’t mix 🙂 you would think if you know it is fake it wouldn’t be that scary…but it is!!!
That’s one killer hood!
Near death: getting into a multi-vehicle crash that the paramedics and firemen said I shouldn’t have walked away from.
YIKES!
That’s one killer hood! I’m a teacher in an unair conditioned school and last week I felt like I was going to die!
That’s one killer hood! I rode on an ATV last week with my husband and he drove us into a ditch and we were both thrown off. I got away with just a few scratches.
Killer hood!!!! We just got back from vacation in Costa Rica, where I found a scorpion in my room one evening before bed…luckily my boyfriend is quick and killed it with a shoe!
Now that’s one killer hood!
A rollover accident is all I’ve got! Needless to say, I don’t let my brother drive too often anymore!
That’s one killer hood! Flipping backwards on a 4wheeler on a muddy incline in the rain. It almost crushed me! I rolled to the side just in time, thank goodness.
Thanks!!
That’s one killer hood! My son would have killed me during labor, if it weren’t for C-sections. He’s been killing me ever since 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
When I was 7, I was playing softball with my brother and sister. Without thinking I walked behind my sister while she was swinging for the ball and she hit me in the forehead with a wooden bat. My eyes swelled shut, got two black eyes and had a killer headache for weeks!
That’s one killer hood!
Not sure about the “death” part, but I did set my hair on fire just a little while leaning over to sniff a cauliflower soup that was bubbling the other day … a hood would *totally* help with that problem, because, um, I need it?? NEED!
That’s one killer hood!
I was in a nine car pile up but wasn’t hurt outside of a broken molar. The near death part comes when you get out of your car on the freeway, that is covered in ice, and cars are just smashing into each other. Fun times!
that’s one killer hood!
I went off the road once in a terrible snow storm, the car got stuck and we had to wait for someone to come along and pull us out (the days before cell phones..).
That’s one killer hood! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!
I thought I was going to die when my cousin dared me to go down a water slide at Lagoon. This was one of those straight down for like a million feet water slides. So scary zooming down and then I though I was going to drown when I finally reached the bottom and hit the water.
That’s one killer hood!
I almost died in a car accident when I was a little girl, but by the grace of God and my dad’s quick thinking, I lived to tell the tale!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!
I haven’t had a near death experience, but for a short time, thought it was a possibility when my doctor said I might have a brain aneurysm. Turns out it was just my brain’s normal abnormality. What the?! Anyway, thank the good Lord!
That’s one killer hood!
The closest I’ve gotten is losing control of my car on black ice. I spun off the road and through a wooded area. I was going to fast I thought “This is it! I’m going to wrap my car around a tree.” Amazingly, I spun to a stop in the middle of a bunch of trees. Not a scratch on me or the car. I just drove back on the road like nothing happened.
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD!!! First, I’d just like to say thanks for the opportunity to win this!! Our kitchen is in desperate need of a hood, especially since our kitchen is currently hood-less and has no windows that have the ability to open. I have had a few brushes with death I guess and all of them involve water. The beach to be precise.i grew up in San Diego and one summer was particularly bad when it came to rip currents. I think on three different occasions at 3 different beaches I would get caught in rip currents and basically start drowning. Somehow I always managed to get out of them and make it to shore, but one particular time was really bad and when I finally got to shore I found that I had drifted close to half a mile down the shore from where I began.
That’s one killer hood! we got caught in a flash flood in Honduras while on a medical mission. there was a lot of prayer coming from our small car! it was too close for comfort because the car behind us was swept away
GASP that’s one killer hood!!
No near death experiences here, just the way I like it 🙂
thats one killer hood!
okay…one time in college i was skipping down a hallway with a friend, and she continued to go down the stairs skipping away … and jumped up, cracked her head on the sloped ceiling, and tumbled down all the stairs. the selfish part of this story? while she needed staples in her head, i felt that I almost died because of the scared/shock feeling that stayed with me for weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh, she was fine too. me on the other hand….
That’s one killer hood! Hummm…I do so many things that are dumb and by God’s grace am still alive today. Not near death, but I did manage to sit on a cactus once.
That’s one killer hood! I cannot recall a near death experience for myself…but I witnessed one! My husband, friend and I were taking a walk, and they decided to try to push over a leaning tree. It started falling towards our friend, and it was so slow motion…she kept moving and it kept following her. When it finally fell all the way, it just missed her. Ok, so it might not have been a huge tree…and she might not have died had it hit her…but it was enough to shake us all up a bit!
That’s one killer hood!
Got caught in bad under tow when I was in 9 th grade. Super scary!
That’s one killer hood.
That’s one killer hood!
Nothing crazy here either but last year a city bus pulled out without singling and nearly ran me off the road with my 3 month in the back! Now I never trust them and wait for them to pull out even if the line of cars starts to honk!
That’s one killer hood! My nearest death experience was having a baby. Everything went fine but statistically I was taking my chances.
That’s one killer hood!
Actually, I did almost die a few weeks after my 3rd birthday. I am alive by God and God only. Doctors couldn’t explain. Our car had a head-on collision with a BUS, in the middle of the night. Bus driver died while driving, bus crossed to other side of the highway, we were hit full on. Since we are talking 1982 here, and another country, seatbelts in the backseat weren’t the law. On impact, I flew; through the windshield, into the open, smashed and very sharp hood. Long story short, gory details unsaid, fast forward 31 years, and I have three small scars to show for it, two above one of my lungs, one on my face. We all survived. Dad, mom, brother and me. Some people on the bus weren’t so fortunate. So, yeah, blessed to be here. Now, may I kindly have this hood?
“That’s one killer hood!” Anytime I ride in the car with my mom, it’s a near death experience….her driving skills are…well, let’s just say they aren’t existent! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
My nearest death experience just happens this week when our gas meter was struck by lightening!! Ok, so not so near death because there was no explosion or fire, but we did evacuate until the gas was shut off. No one was hurt (thank you Jesus!), we just lost a few electronics.
That’s one killer hood!
I don’t think I’ve had a near death experience, but my husband “thinks” he has. When he was younger he swallowed listerine. He thought it was over. HA!
That’s one killer hood! In high school my car started on fire when flames burst out of the steering wheel. Luckily, I smelled smoke right before this and was out of the car checking under the hood ( as if I knew what I was looking for…)
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That’s one killer hood! I don’t think I’ve ever had a near death experience (knock on wood)… unless you count every near encounter with a spider!
That’s one killer hood! The closest near death experience I’ve had was a car accident where we were hit from behind on the freeway and our car spun out and ended up on the side of the road.
That’s one killer hood!
Driving home on a highway in Massachuestts is a near death experience every day!
“Use ya blinkah!!”
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That’s one killer hood! My husband caught my kitchen on fire trying to make sweet potato french fries back when we were dating in college. I was much less calm than he was about the flames pouring between the pan of oil and the gas stove – luckily both us and the rental kitchen survived.
That’s one killer hood!
that’s one killer hood! My near death was with my speed demon, lead footed father in a
’65 corvette. Tons of fun, terribly scary.
That’s one killer hood! I was in a boat accident in which the boat flipped over and I ended up entirely underneath the boat, looking up at it. That was pretty frightening!
Thats one killer hood. Really bad plane ride where I thought I wasn’t going to make it.
“That’s one killer hood!” hmmmm…probably when I was 38 weeks pregnant, had pregnancy brain and pulled out in front of a car and was t-boned and my car was totaled….all survived but scary!
That’s one killer hood! I don’t think I’ve ever had a near death experience (knocks on wood)… unless you count every near encounter with a spider!
That’s one killer hood.
My nearest death experience I was four wheeling and went up a small ,like 4 feet, steep hill and the four wheeler bucked me off. So I’m stunned at the bottom of the hill and the four wheeler is up on its back tires above me teetering. The it just falls forward onto it’s front wheels. No harm but it was scary for a second.
Dude. That’s one killer hood. I’m just glad I was able to drag my dead self over to the keyboard to tell you that. My near death experience? Was for real. What was it? Can’t tell you. Why not? Mostly because your PG, and we’ll leave it at that. But today? I cut my thumb. Then I was squeezing lemon into my drink at dinner, and, well – I almost passed out.
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!
I was in a roll-over car accident where the Jeep I was in did three and half flips, but by the grace of God I walked away (or crawled) with only minor injuries.
That’s one killer hood!
Hmmmm, my near death experience involved running across two lanes of traffic when my dog ran into a car. Yes, that was correct. My dog got away from me and ran into car and not the other way around. She then screamed and bounced back over two lanes of traffic with me in hot pursuit. And I didn’t think at the time that I was doing anything remotely dangerous.
That’s one killer hood! While not funny or exciting the closest I came was following the birth of my third child. Fortunately she was worth it, and yes she will be my last. I don’t need to do that again!
That’s one killer hood!
I am so accident prone it is amazing I am still alive. I can’t even count the number of concussions I have had.
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience was terrifying. When I was in my freshman year of college I took a wood working class. Sounds cool right. It was until one day I had to use a band saw. Supposedly one of the safer tools out there. WRONG. I started to used it and the blade snapped. That should have been the end of it but then door then popped open. A giant metal blade came rushing towards my face. Thanks to a recently had Starbucks I jumped out of the way and wasn’t harmed. I am grateful that I now to don’t have the face of Edward Scissorhands. The verdict is still out whether the band saw and I can ever be friends again.
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! On a flight from Memphis to New Orleans and wing of plane was struck by lightning causing plane to tilt 180 degrees.
That’s one killer hood! I caught my old stove on fire… that felt like a near death experience.
That’s one killer hood! I once saw a fifth wheel flip and spin the truck around all 4 lanes of interstate traffic right in front of me, everyone was ok!
That’s one killer hood! Nearest death experience…hmmm…it would have to be on the way home from work yesterday when this big deer ran right in front of my car and I had to swerve to avoid it – it happened to so fast. My heart is beating so fast thinking about it again.
Thanks for the opportunity! I have my fingers crossed!!
That’s one killer hood! Near death experience? Having the gas pedal on my Volvo get stuck while accelerating! Nothing like not being able to stop the car while your girls are in it!
That’s a killer hood!
A group of friends and I used to make soup for our church’s weekly soup kitchen, using the industrial sized stove and equipment compared to our various holes in the wall scattered throughout the city. In December, we decided to treat ourselves to some cookies. We’d be cooking for months but hadn’t used the oven before, but it looked fairly straight forward. We preheated the oven, stuck the dough in, and waited. When the timer went off, one of our friends opened the oven – I was next to him trying to peer in. WHOOSH! A two-foot fireball (really!) flew across the room, hitting the stainless steel cabinets on the other side of the kitchen. He got a bit scotched on his face, but was thankfully unharmed. As it turned out, we needed to first light the oven, rather than just run the gas for 20 minutes with four burners flaming on the stove…
That’s one killer hood!
I haven’t really had any near-death experiences, not counting all the crazy drivers I share the road with. The closest would probably be when I was renovating a mobile home and fell through the rotten floor. Luckily, since it was a mobile home, I was only four feet off the ground. I did also step on a rusty nail there, which could have given me tetanus, but I immediately went and got a shot because I’m not a rebel.
That’s one killer hood!
I was on a super rocky flight from England to Ireland in 2004 when I was studying abroad. It was so bad that I actually began panicking wondering who was going to tell my parents that I had died. I literally kissed the ground when we landed. It was not fun, but I am sure to the pilot it was nothing.
That’s one killer hood! The time I spent on a missions trip in a Kenyan slum stands out as the longest continual risk. Lovely people, for the most part, but there was an anti-western gang busy beheading people at the time. Obviously, I came home with mine still attached.
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! One day my family & I were walking to the subway (we live in NYC) I was talking about something & just started walking across the street because I thought the light had changed. I had seen the light for the opposite traffic. I was almost hit from both directions before I even realized what had happened. My husband got my son out of the street in time (they were following me), but didn’t yell out to me because he thought it would cause me to get hit [so he says :)]
That’s one killer hood! Hmmm near death experiences? Maybe the time I hit black ice while driving in winter and the car was headed straight for a barrier when suddenly, it straightened right out again and on we drove. To this day I think angels picked it up and set it back on a safe path 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
I don’t think I’ve had any real near death experiences… Probably when I lost control of my car on a freeway onramp while it was raining. Skidded around quite a bit, but didn’t hit anything, and was pointing the right way once I regained control. Pretty lucky I suppose!
That’s one killer hood!
Don’t think I’ve had any near-death experiences, maybe with some crazy drivers and near-accidents 🙂
That’s one killer hood! Giving birth to my first child (35 years ago) I thought I was going to die from the enema and the birth….then I went on to have 4 more….
Love your blog Katie…you make me smile with your antics…and we all need to smile more.
That’s one killer hood! Ripe tides have gotten me a couple times which was scary but thank goodness that’s the closest I have come. KNOCK ON WOOD
Buying our first house and the hood would be awesome!
A plane’s landing gear that I was taking wouldn’t come down…they had to empty the gas tank over the ocean in case we crashed while trying to land and prevent a giant explosion. Apparently CNN had us on live coverage, which my dad was watching, not realizing that I was on the flight. We landed safely and everyone applauded. 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
I am lucky that I haven’t been in too many dangerous situations “knock on wood”. I did get rear ended by a large rental truck on the interstate one time. Scared me to death and totaled the car, but I walked away fine.
That’s one killer hood!!
My dad and I were in a car wreck and flipped over a small hill on our top. It was pretty scary. Other than that, my near death experiences are trying to get to the office donuts in the morning.
That’s one killer hood! My near death experience was a way too close for comfort, barely avoided car accident.
That’s one killer hood!
I drove through SoCal once, does that count?
That’s one killer hood!
It chills me to think about it. Girls vacation in Key West… We were riding two per jet ski. My friend and I were opening it up to see how fast we could go on the calm gulf side of the island. We weren’t paying attention while we were crossing a boat right of way. We’ll there was a boat zooming by. I never say it. Thank God my friend who was driving did. She pulled the jet ski hard to the right and dumped us both into the water. We were scared to death. She really saved our lives. We got back on the jet ski and cried in each others arms. The boat turned around and told us we should watch what we are doing! Really??? BTW we were ok. Even better, my friend had chronic neck pain for years and didn’t have it again after that!
That is one rough flight!
That’s one killer hood!
I’ve almost died quite a few times actually, so I’ll give you a PG-13 story, lol. Once when I was a kid, (read: early teenager) me and my cousins were up late watching Scream and kept hearing a pounding on the sliding glass door leading to the deck. We armed ourselves with whatever random “weapons” we could find (stapler, fork, curtain rod, etc) and threw back the curtain on the window. Turns out, it was my black lab’s tail happily hitting the door waiting to come in.
That’s one killer hood!
Nearest death experience– I was in Naples for work for two months last summer (yes, I know how snotty that sounds and how crazy-lucky I am) and it’s a city known for it’s awful driving conditions. I honest to goodness thought I was going to die to death when driving. Once a car pulled out right in front of me, when I was on the highway going 60 mph. I somehow threaded through an impossibly small gap between that car and an oncoming car. I really really really thought all three of us in the car were as good as dead. But we only grazed the mirrors off.
That’s one killer hood! I was in a car crash once that almost killed everyone but a lucky roll left us with only some broken bones. it was a close one!
That’s one killer hood! I guess mine would be rolling down a deck stairway when I was a baby!
That’s one killer hood!! Nothing to special here just ‘stole’ my friends car with some other girfriends spun out around a curve and ended up in a ditch. Not the brightest move on our part but that’s being 16 for ya!
That’s one killer hood!!!! I once flipped a little car off the road and into a farm field…. lucked out and did a full flip and landed back on the wheels! Walked away just a little shocked and sore, but no injuries!
That’s one killer hood!
No near death experiences here. Well, there was that one time (sans band camp) I was on the hood of a friend’s car just chilling as lazy teenagers do. She started the car and took off driving down a busy road, with me still on the hood. She laughed like a maniac (I’ll never forget that laugh). When she stopped blocks later, I stomped back to where we started. Stomped.every.foot.step. I was a wild child, but I liked living more than dying not by choice.
That is one killer hood! You know I can’t think of any near death experiences, I guess that is a good thing!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I was in a 50 (approximate) car pile up accident that occurred during a really bad snow storm up here in Michigan. I can remember my car turning sideways and sliding right into the car in front of me – slow motion style! Luckily I was okay, but it could have been a lot worse!
P.S. We don’t have a hood – the previous owner uninstalled it to put a microwave in it’s place, what!!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I was in a 50 (approximate) car pile up accident that occurred during a really bad snow storm up here in Michigan. I can remember my car turning sideways and sliding right into the car in front of me – slow motion style! Luckily I was okay, but it could have been a lot worse!
P.S. We don’t have a hood – the previous owner uninstalled it to put a microwave in it’s place, what!!
P.S.S. I typed my email in wrong – disregard my previous entry! 😛
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!!!
Near death experience: Falling more than 30 ft into solid rock…when my belay dropped his rope. No brakes…and “Look Ma’ No Hands!!! I can walk, talk and play with my kids 15 years later…Oh and cook. I can cook!!
That’s one killer hood!!
I don’t have a near death experience but I did save my best friend in college with the heimlic (sp?). It was crazy and I still can’t believe I did it!!
That’s one killer hood! My nearest death experience was white water rafting in Colorado… And by that I mean it scared the bajezus out of me, and I didn’t really ever almost die. But I was scurrrred. At least I can say that’s the closest I’ve ever come to death! Well, and also when I read this post. I did almost die then.
That’s one killer hood!
Closest near death experience was a car accident a couple years ago… but thankfully God protected us! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
when I was little and my grandparents were moving in to their new house there was a big truck that we were climbing on right under the big electrical wire (the one outside that carries power from the street to your house yeah big boy wire!) and I had no clue what it was and thought I should reach up and grab it just because I could and thankfully my uncle saw me before it happened and yelled for me to stop but it was certainly a crazy close call when you think about it! yikes!!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I was on an airplane that had just taken off & was in the air when all of a sudden there was a loud POP sound followed by a horrible burning smell. Turns out a bird was sucked into the engine. We had to make an emergency landing. It was terrifying especially since I absolutely hate flying.
“That’s one killer hood!”
Went to fast on a gravel road and did a 360 and went into the ditch.
That’s one KILLER hood! I think one of my nearest death experiences was driving onto the highway during commuting hours, only to find that a car was driving the wrong way toward me on the ramp! Yikes!
That’s one killer hood! I had a true near death experience when a driver under the influence drove off the road onto the sidewalk going over 50 mph. Thankfully, my family and I were okay!
That’s one killer hood!
Before I knew better, I started my car in the garage on a cold winter day with the garage door closed and never thought about carbon monoxide poisoning. Very lucky that day! No one got sick and nothing came of it, but thankful just the same!
That’s one killer hood! Would going down rapids backwards in a canoe count as a near death experience?
That’s one killer hood.
I guess my near death experience was when I was in a car accident in high school. It really wasn’t that bad, but I did get whisked away in an ambulance. I was 16 and dramatic so it probably seems a lot worse in my head then it really was! 🙂
That’s one killer hood! I have had a couple very close calls driving where some crazy driver tried to take me out.
That’s one killer hood! I got cut off on I-75 going 80mph and spun into the median more times than I can remember. But anyway… I’d LOVE a hood! 😉
That’s one killer hood! I’m sure there have been multiple times in the car when i think I’ve thought my life was about to end. But since i can’t think of a single incident right now, I’ll go with the time I thought it was a good idea to go skydiving in a foreign country. Turns out it was a good idea, but I’m pretty sure it could have ended badly!
That’s one killer hood! Almost got sideswiped by a tour bus on bridge. Probably not near death but it sure felt like it!
That’s one killer hood!
I was driving in my Toyota Avalon with my toddler in the backseat when a semi truck jack knifed, swung over 2 lanes of traffic and smashed me into the guardrail. It took me 6 months to not see that truck when I closed my eyes. Praise God we both walked away without a scratch.
That’s one killer hood! I had a close call while riding a bike in high school – narrowly missed being hit by a car.
Great giveaway!
That’s one killer hood. When I was about 6, I stuck a bobby pin into a socket. I couldn’t let go, my mom had to pull my hand off. To be fair, I was playing doctor and just pretending to give someone a shot!!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!
One of those take you up to the top of the world and drop you in three second amusement park rides is my near death experience!
That’s one killer hood!
“That’s one killer hood!” My only near death experience is one I don’t remember because I was a baby. I was the second child, and my mom was never one to freak out or worry. One day while I was napping, she couldn’t get it out of her head to go check on me, so she finally did. She walked into the room to find that my big thick beautiful afghan that hung on the side of the crib had fallen totally over me. She pulled it off to find that my face was blue. She grabbed me and rushed around in a panic and in all the jostling, I began to breathe again. That afghan was never hung on a crib again although it was in our family for years. (It was light pink, white, and light blue chevron, made by my grandmother, and absolutely beautiful!) I happen to know that mom is making me one in teal, white, and gray for Christmas. 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
Hmm…I don’t think I’ve really had any “near death” experiences. I’ve had plenty of moments where I’ve felt my heart skip a beat though! It was usually something harmless like thinking I missed the last step or something. Falling off horses can be pretty scary but I don’t think I consider that “near death.” I guess I should be counting my blessings, then 🙂
That’s one killer hood! My near (but not so much) was when I went to Hawaii and flying back, the planes windshield cracked. We watched out the windows the fuel being dumped and turned back to the island. It was a school trip and we thought it was fun to stay another night in paradise
That’s one killer hood!
I used to volunteer at the fire department by my parent’s house. Living out in the country, the county departments rely on the rural ones to run a lot of calls, so we were more than just your basic ambulance. We were one step below paramedics which meant we could start IVs and administer certain drugs. Picked up a guy who had OD’d on heroin, then took a lot of his dad’s methodone – he was pretty sick. Started an IV on him and he bleed onto my pants where I had a cut on my knee. Had to get tested for HIV, scariest few days of my life. Came back negative though! 🙂
That’s one killer hood! I had a gun pulled on me and my friend. Thankfully after what felt like hours (but was really maybe a minute) he drove off.
That’s one killer hood! I got stuck driving in a snowstorm once that turned into blackout conditions and I thought for sure I was going to die on the highway!
That’s one killer hood!
One time, about 10 years ago I was on a row boat in the middle of a lake after drinking a little in the middle of April (read COLD water!!). We happened to be by a power plant as well that has an intake from the lake to cool the coal and happens to have a history of occasionally sucking people down if you get too close. Well the boat tipped over…. and we couldnt get it to flip back over so had to swim to shore in clothes, freezing water, and we were near the power plant. Scary!! And also dumb of us to go out….
That’s one killer hood! I almost died one day when my hubby accidently cut off (our car was jam packed full of camping gear) this thuggish looking guy. The guy followed us for 7 or 8 minutes down the road and turned into the same parking lot as we did. He confronted us. I thought my life was over.
That’s one killer hood! I guess the closest I ever came to death was when I jumped off a cliff near Yellowstone while whitewater rafting. I was never in danger or anything but…I guess I could’ve been. Which is sort of like a near death experience, right?
That’s a killer hood! My near death experience was being rushed and attacked
by 4 dogs while i was walking two dog aggressive
dogs for a client. Everyone came out ok thanks to some quick action- one dog made off with a mouthful of hair.
That’s one killer hood! :).
Now as for the near death experience, I guess I haven’t had any. Well, maybe during the birth of my daughter I screamed like I was dying….but I’m pretty sure most people do. 🙂
I would loooooove that hood in my kitchen. That would spur a remodel since we have icky shag in our kitchen. Ah, the joys of buying a fixer upper!
That’s one killer hood!
…one time I thought I was going to fall off a cruise ship. The wind was incredible (they had locked down all the outside areas due to it) and my friends and I decided to climb up to one of the front lounge areas, up a side of stairs that was on the side of the ship. I was probably over reacting but still think it was pretty scary (and a pretty dumb idea too)!
That’s one killer hood! When I was 10, I was going down a zip line and just before I went off the platform someone saw I wasn’t hooked!
That’s one killer hood!
Thankfully, no near death experiences in my life.
That’s one killer hood!
On my high school graduation day, I went out to see a classmate at their home. (Lived out in the country) As we were coming back into town, my sister lost control of the car on the muddy roads and we spun around several times…
That’s one killer hood! All of my near death experiences are boring and traffic related.
That’s one killer hood! When I was floating on a cruise ship, I flew off the top bunk on a particularly rocky night at sea – luckily my Dad caught me in an uncharacteristic feat of athleticism!
That’s one killer hood! Haven’t been that close to death… but one time I picked up a snake and it bit me and got stuck in my arm… it wasn’t poisonous though. :-p Oh, and I did have appendicitis that went misdiagnosed for a year… did get the thing removed until it had ruptured (the doc estimated it had ruptured a MONTH before it was removed!!)
That’s one killer hood!
Childbirth. Not really, but it certainly felt like what I assume death will.
That’s one killer hood!!!!
I went white water rafting on the White Salmon river in Washington/Oregon. It was SUPPOSED to be a class 3 river with a class 3/4 waterfall at the end. It was a class 4 river with a class 5 waterfall due to increased rainfall that year. Our boat tipped over going over the waterfall and my whole boat (me, my husband, my fatherin law, my two brothers in law and a sister in law) all fell out and had to swim for it. What made it so near death was the SECOND class 3 waterfall down the river that we were all headed for with no boat. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!
That’s one killer hood!
I was climbing a mountain in Peru near Machu Picchu and for a stretch of time, there was literally 6 inches between me and the great abyss below. Such a rush!
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience will come when I find out that I win this hood!! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!… Near death experiences follow me around like the plague… Probably has something do with my last name but recently I was mowing the backyard when I ran over a snake (unknowingly). It was massive and the law mower chopped him in half (I’m thinking it was a male snake because it was that big… Beer belly and all). The 2 pieces each about 2 feet long went twirling through the air right past my head. I had a come to Jesus moment right then and there. Anyway I’m mowing the lawn more often these days so it doesn’t become the long green playground for the slithering types.
That’s one killer hood! I can’t really think of a near-death happening so I guess the closest thing would be a rear-ending accident I had.
That’s one killer hood!
I think I’ve been fortunate to not have any near death experiences so far. Of course now that I’ve admitted that, I’m fully expecting an anvil to come falling my way soon! 😉
That’s one killer hood!
I’d say a car accident I was in almost 10 years ago.
“That’s one killer hood!” T-bone car accident!
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD!! (We need a vent hood soooooo bad!! Just sayin’…. Fingers & toes crossed for this one!)
I don’t think I’ve had an ACTUAL near death experience… but I always feel like I’m going to die while flying… Especially on the smaller planes… Obviously I’m not a good flyer…
thats one killer hood!
i almost drowned when i first learned how to kneeboard. it flipped over and i couldn’t get myself unstrapped, so i was underwater till the boat turned around and came back to me. scary, but i eventually tried again and still love being in the water.
That’s one killer hood! No near death experiences to share, but I have done plenty of clumsy things… falling out of a tree comes to mind. 🙂
“That’s one killer hood!”
Just this week I started to made a left hand turn when a Sheriff SUV and running silent about 80mph came through the intersection.
Needless to say…I survived but we have a real problem in our county with Sheriffs running reds at high speed.
That’s one killer hood. I thought I was going to die on the landing of a flight to Hawaii. We were just about to touch the ground when the plane pulled straight up and we had to circle again for a second landing. Then, it happened again. The third time was a successful landing. Everyone went from screams and tears to clapping and cheering.
That’s one killer hood!
While skiing someone who had never skied before decided to race down a mountain. They weren’t very good and ran into me from behind. They took off my skis and sent me tumbling down the mountain towards people and trees with no way to stop myself (they hit me with a lot of force). To make matters worse they were still behind me when I got to the bottom and skied over my arm. Thankfully i escaped with just a fracture and a ruined weekend.
That’s one killer hood!
Car accident of course.
That’s one killer hood!
Spring break 1993, flying back from the Bahamas in a rare southeast blizzard. Totally thought I was going to die.
That’s one killer hood! 🙂 Not really sure, but I did have flames erupt from my fuel tank when I opened it at the gas station- they’re not kidding when they say built up static electricity can cause a spark! An LSU student ran over, grabbed the squeegie they leave there to wash windows and put it out. Phew!
That’s one killer hood! Ok, no killer moment but I love the hood 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
No good near death stories but we put a Zephyr in our old house. I sure miss it. Would love one for our new house.
That’s a killer hood! I’m a terrible driver so all the time!
That’s one killer hood!! I watched a tornado touch down from the end of my driveway once.
That’s one killer hood!
Well, I thought I was going to die a few years ago on a plane. The pilot couldn’t even keep it straight down the runway! It was the worst ride of my life. To the poor woman I dived over on my way to the restroom – so sorry! To the flight attendant who I’m sure heard my head hit the back of the restroom every time the plane jerked – a LITTLE turbulent!?
Found out later that the pilot was being called “Rookie” on the comms. :-/
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Ohhh… nearly falling asleep while driving or carrying my son as a baby up the stairs with laundry in the other hands.
That’s one killer hood! When I was younger I thought it’d be a good idea to unplug a dehumidifier while standing in a basement filled with water. Got zapped pretty darn good!
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD!!!! not sure I have a near death experience…car wreck?
That’s one killer hood!
In my teens, I slid down a mountain flume that emptied into a rushing river. I managed to claw my way out before ending up in the river, but managed to rip the seat of my shorts open. I then had to walk home with bloody hands and my undies showing…
That’s one killer hood! I once lost control of my car on an icy highway (at night). It was so scary, I had to stop on the side of the road and wait 20 minutes until I stopped shaking! YIKES
“That’s one killer hood!”. I’ll start with my last rights given by a priest. I had carbon monoxide poisoning. Ice had covered the ventilation vent on my dryer.
My ICU doctor called my parents (they were south for the winter) and told them to fly home ASAP. They didnt think I would survive through the night. I had the highest level of CO2 poisoning that had ever walked! walked! into their hospital on my own. The hospital staff brought me a meal, weird, I thought, then a priest came in while I’m on the phone with my mother. I told her, “I have to go now, a priest is here to give me my last rights.” I was dismissed two days later.
Miracle. I was left with a red handprint on my arm. Guardian angel?
That’s one killer hood! tHe only thing I’ve ever come close to dying from is embarrassment. A lot.
That’s one killer hood! Driving on the DC beltway is a near death experience every single day:)
so cool.
xo – kb
HAHA!
xo – kkb
Thats one killer hood!!
ATV riding in West Virginia. My first time ever and I was riding with very experienced people. It was scary as heck and the most exhilarating thing I have ever done!!!
That’s a killer hood! No near death experience but you are right I might just die if I win this giveaway!
That’s on killer hood. I almost drownded on an innertube being pulled by a boat. I fell thru but my legs were hooked on it and the boat slowed down and turned around to get me. As long as the boat was going, I couldn’t break free from being pulled under water. K, got goose bumps again just typing it…
Ouch.
xo – kb
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience… I fell off of a bunk bed, landed on my back, my head less than an inch from the corner of a dresser. I might not have died but I would have definitely needed stitches!
That’s one killer hood!
I got stung by a bee on my arm when I was in high school. My parents weren’t home at that time, just my brother and I. I didn’t feel very well, was dizzy and tired, so I went to sleep, which probably wasn’t such a good idea. When I woke up, my entire arm was swollen and red. The doctor said I would have to carry an epi pen. It’s a good thing my reaction wasn’t worse or I probably would have died in my sleep!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I’m ‘worst-case-scenario-girl’ so most everything is near death to me!. LOL!
Whoa.
xo – kb
That is really scary.
xo – kb
That’s one killer hood!
The closest I’ve come to death was swimming on the North Shore of Oahu. I got taken out by a giant wave and was under water for what felt like 5 minutes. I’m not a big fan of swimming in the ocean anymore.
all I can think is…poor bird 🙂
xo – kb
Oh my. That is terrible.
xo – kb
That’s one killer hood! Hydro planing New years eve 2008 into a guard rail on the interstate.
That’s one killer hood! I thought I was going to die in Guatemala during an experience where my “bodyguard” told me “You know, I’ve broken all of the ten commandments.” The story is way too long to tell, but I’d be willing to dish if I win the hood! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
I was almost thrown from a roller coaster when I was a child…restraints were not that good in the 90s!
“That’s one killer hood!”
Slipping off a 30 foot cliff into a too deep to measure swimming hole in the river at camp with rocky outcroppings all around. Wind totally knocked out of me and nobody but my sister noticed that I almost drowned because all of the wind was knocked out of me.
That’s one killer hood!
I got in a terrible car accident where the airbags went off and it was all smokey and white and I thought I died and was in heaven…. Weird!
That’s one killer hood! Childbirth:)
That is one killer hood… Not really a great memory, but fits the bill: was 14 and held up. At gunpoint, but lived to see the guy go to jail. For 16 months. My guess is that he took more than that off my life, but I have a better story.
That’s one killer hood! I can’t really think of a near death experience, although my father would probably tell you it was when I was 15 and he took me out practice driving and I went the wrong way down a one way. 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
My closest near death experience was probably getting knocked down/pulled under by a wave at the beach. Not such a fan of the ocean!
That’s one killer hood! I think my most near death experience was probably during a careless driving moment, which I have had one too many of! Trying to drive more carefully now that I have a kiddo!
That’s one killer hood!
I had an allergic reaction and almost went into anaphylactic shock….thankfully with a dose of Benadryl, I was ok.
That’s one killer hood! Hmm, no near death for me, but doing anything with the electrical or plumbing, especially plumbing scares me almost to death!
That’s one killer hood!
I was putting things in the back of my trunk on a semi busy street near my parents house. There was a car parked behind me. I was busy shoving things into my truck when I heard two cars hit. I looked up and saw one car spiraling out of control and slam into the car parked behind me. That car got shoved forward pinning me between my car and the car that was behind me. I didn’t have a scratch on me tho. The way the bumpers bent around me, I had about a 1 foot by 1 foot space that was enough room for me to stand in. My mom saw the whole thing and was hysterical. I just was upset about my car. Glad it worked out for the best. No one was hurt and we all walked away. Hope I win!
That’s one killer hood. I’m blessed to have had no near death experiences thus far. Perhaps God’s grace recognizes that with the burden of having MS I have enough on my plate. I have witnessed the recovery of a car accident that almost claimed the life of two of my brothers. Life is precious!
That’s a killer hood.
I’ve had two very near drownings when I was much younger
That’s one killer hood! Gosh, I’m so boring – no near death experiences. But I might kill for a hood….
That’s one killer hood!
So I was run over by a car. No seriously – not some wimpy ‘over my big toe’ or ‘watch out! that was a close one…’ moment. Nope RUN OVER. I was four and inside my brother’s two-door Nova in the pre seatbelt or car seat era. While he was parking it, I rammed open the door from inside without realizing he wasn’t at a complete stop, slipped under the car and over me the car went. The doctor said I was very lucky to have been so young because my bones were soft so I had no lasting damage. My sincere apology to parents who read this and wince. I always thought it was a funny ‘ha-ha’ story when I was kid, but now that I have kids it kind of makes me ill to think about my poor parents! However, the empathy does not get in the way of exploiting the shock value of the story in a ploy to get a fabulous range hood or making my big brother feel guilty about running me over…
That’s one killer hood! I was once in a head-on collision with a truck and managed to walk away with minor injuries.
“That’s one killer hood!”
I’ve felt near death several times, but in hind sight it was all just NBD. 🙂
That’s one KILLER hood!!
My nana dropped me in between a boat and the dock when I was 4- let’s just say that I only wanted my dad to help me on/off the boat from then on!
That’s one killer hood! Near death experience?? Almost stepped on a Copperhead when I was 6. It was camouflaged on some gravel when I was camping with my family. I couldn’t see it, but my brother pulled me right before I stepped on it. Have been terrified of snakes every since!
That’s one killer hood !! Brand new teenage driver with the ink not even dry on my new lisense, meets squirrel darting into road = near car roll over = never dodge a squirrel again ;). Awesome giveaway, my craptastic kitchen could use any help it can get!
That’s one killer hood!
My closest near death experience came on a bus when I was in 1st grade. Picture this: Winter in the wilds of Colorado, icy roads, bus full of elementary students, and a drunk bus driver. Turns left to go down the cliff towards the valley, hits a pinto (killing three college students on their way to the ski slopes), and the bus skids around the corner, with the back of the bus going off the cliff. I was in the back seat (of course) so was hanging in the air. I think the back tires just managed to stay on the ground, but just barely. Very scary.
That’s one killer hood!!
Unless I’ve blocked something out, the closest thing I have to a near death experience is a few scary moments while driving. Man, I need to get a better story than that!
Thats one killer hood!!
I can’t think of any of my own near death experiences but I am a nurse and have been a participant in many of my patients own near death experiences. Even had one die (all the way) once and brought her back to life!!
That’s one killer hood!
I’ve felt close to death after running a 1/2 mile 🙂 I need to get off my bum and start exercising….
That’s one killer hood! My car recently died in the middle of an intersection during rush hour dead center of uptown. Not fun…
That’s one killer hood.
My near death experience is a long story but let’s just say it involved scuba diving in St. Thomas….something I will NEVER do again!
That’s one killer hood!
My nearest-death experience: My first marriage.
No wait…come to think of it…it was actually the husband who was in imminent danger of death…
-andi
That’s one killer hood!
I crashed my four-wheeler last year – not fun. I got thrown off and ended on the bottom of a very rocky hill. I somehow walked away with just bruises and sore muscles (although my helmet was considered DOA since it was pretty beat up)
That’s one killer hood!
I have had several but the scariest was walking to my car and being held up by gun point. Talked him down. Thank God. My sister all ways says that I have a parking angel. I believe her.
That’s one killer hood! I was passing a semi truck in the winter in Minnesota. I spun out while passing, ended up in the median facing backward and miraculously hit nothing. After clearing the snow from my windshield, I drove right back onto the road and kept going. I think I bawled the entire rest of the way.
That’s one killer hood! No near death experiences for me… the closest was maybe when I had an emergency c-section giving birth to my daughter. Luckily, she was perfect! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
One night while babysitting I nearly blew the whole house up when I accidentally left the burner on, pumping out gas into the kitchen. As the first time to ever use a gas stove, I was unclear on how touchy it can be and thought I had turned it off completely. Thankfully, for much more than just my sake, everything turned out ok!
“That’s one killer hood”!
The closest I ever came to death that I know of was in 2004. I was on my home and had just gotten off the exit to my house. About 1/4-mile up the road a white car was flying toward me in my lane. I was stunned first at how fast the car was travelling and second that it was in my lane.
There happen to be two road barrel’s on the side of the road and I drove on the right side of them with just enough room for my SUV. The car stayed in my lane and actually brushed the barrels as it passed. I had pulled to a stop and put my car in park. As the white car drove past brushing the barrel’s I looked into the drivers window. No one, dark tinted and once it passed me it went back into it’s lane and I sat there in a panic that I wasn’t hit.
Not another car on what is always a busy road. I pulled back onto the highway and had not gone another 1/4-mile when I passed 3-cars. Was the strangest thing ever. I know that was a brush with death. I thanked God for the protection and prayed all the way home!
That once *that I know of* was enough for a lifetime.
Jake’s a Girl
“That’s one killer hood!”
Once as a child I took apart my alarm clock. With a butter knife. While it was still plugged in. Yeah…it really, really hurt. I only realized years later how badly that could have ended!
That’s one killer hood! Thankful that I don’t have any stories to share! All the comments are giving me goosebumps!!
That’s one killer hood! I haven’t had one yet!
That is one killer hood! Driving through thunderstorms this summer on our way home from the east coast. It was terrifying!!
That’s one killer hood. No near death experiences. And I am perfectly glad If i dont get one until I actually die 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! Was in a car accident when I spun twice and hit a tree….darn WI snow storms!
That’s one killer hood! The closest I’ve ever come was a freak accident in a local ice cream shop. I was standing inside the restaurant with my sister when a car came crashing THROUGH the plate glass window and hit us. Yes, I got hit by a car INSIDE A BUILDING.
That’s one killer hood!! My best near death experience was getting in a car accident. I was helicoptered from the scene in serious condition. Lots of broken bones but its all good now!
That’s one killer hood! I was robbed at gunpoint while working at a grocery store when I was 15.
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience involved an airport shuttle ride in Paris. The shuttle arrived and hour late and the driver decided to make up time by ignoring every possible traffic law including red lights! I was on my way home with my he-only-proposed-the-day-before fiancé. I was almost certain that I was going to die before having the chance to tell everyone the good news!
that is one killer hood!
It wasn’t near death, but it is interesting – I once leaned over the electric mixer a little too close (the cookie dough looked SO good!) and my hair got caught in the mixer beaters. They sucked my hair right in! Ouch! I had a bald spot the size of your fist for a solid month or two. Eventually it grew back in.
That’s one killer hood! My story is kind of gross, so those who are faint of heart (or just don’t want to hear the TMI) may want to look away…
All right, here we go. My first weekend of college, before classes even started, I was doing one of the get to know you events on campus and realized that I was, um, menstruating rather heavier than I ever had before. I raced back to my dorm room and my roommate found me freaking out there, so she found someone to take me to the ER. I lost enough blood that night to require 2 units in transfer the next day… I was way too out of it to know how scared everyone was for me until way after the fact. All I remember is being really tired and really scared, and at one point the doctor yelled at me that I was going to die if I didn’t let them run the test they wanted to.
Turns out the birth control the doctor had put me on for heavy periods (of all things!) had rather the opposite effect to what they intended. To say the least. So they put me on something entirely different and I’ve been much better since. Scared the heck out of everyone and missed the first two days of classes, though!
That’s one killer hood!
I almost choked on my own vomit. And to this day vomit to me is like how people fear heights. Hate it.
We plan to,update our kitchen so this would be awesome!
That’s one killer hood! No close calls for me…pwhew!
That’s one killer hood! I was in a horrible roll over car accident when I was 17 and was luck enough to walk away with a couple of stitches!
That’s one killer hood! Luckily no near death experiences here!
oh gosh.
xo – kb
“That’s one killer hood!”
most recently, i was nearly run over by a semi. terrifying. in town and semi came out of no where, no signal, swiflty changed lanes and i had no where to go except the side walk.
that’s one killer hood! I’ve had many a near-death moment while riding horses as a crazy teenager…turns out thoroughbreds are race-horses at heart…even the ones you thought had never been on a racetrack before!
“That’s one killer hood!”
Dehydration as a first grader. I spent 3 days in the hospital.
That is one killer hood!
My only near death experience was being caught in a lightning storm while kayaking. Fortunately, we were able to paddle back to shore pretty quickly.
That is one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!
My only near death experience was when a panicked horse ran away with me on its back. Ended up being thrown, got the wind knocked out of me and a broken vertebra. It was scary!
Thats one killer hood!! Im not really sure, perhaps spinning off the freeway into a bank of snow when the driver lost control on an icy highway. Scary!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! Sliding backwards on a sheet of ice in a Chevy truck about to topple into a bank of trees.
That’s one killer hood!
My closest near death experience was when I was on a mission trip in Guatemala. I was riding a horse up a very narrow path on the side of a mountain and it was raining extremely hard which causes the horse to lose his footing and fall, needless to say I almost went down the mountain. Very scary!
That’s one killer hood! My near-death experiences are all in my imagination, I think. Falling down the stairs or accidentally slicing a vein with a kitchen knife are the two biggies – all imaginary, but I do have freakish fears about stairs & knives….
That’s one killer hood!
I had surgery on Friday the 13th?! I didn’t die.. but my gallbladder did.
Killer hood!
The closest thing that I have had to a near death experience is standing near a chain link fence as it was struck by lightening. Scary!
That’s a killer hood!
When I was ten I was rolling blading with my friend and the tornado sirens started going off. We hid in a basement stairwell of a church. Thankfully there was not a touch down, but we were certainly scared! Gotta love growing up in Kansas Toto!
oh dear. That’s scary.
xo – kb
That’s one killer hood! I jumped in a pool when I was two. Fortunately adults were close by to pull me out.
That’s one killer hood! No near death experiences for me personally but on my brothers 5th birthday he was taken to the er for flu like symptoms and sent home. Hours later my Dad woke him. He had a high fever so they took him to another er where he was hospitalized for spinal meningitis. The doctors said if my dad wouldn’t have woke him up he would have slept forever!
That’s one killer hood! I have a bad habit of choking…usually at dinner after someone makes me laugh. My most memorable choking moments were on vacations. I choked so severely while visiting Yellowstone that a woman ran over to my table to try to help. Another time I choked while in Mexico, and the staff at the resort rushed to my aide. Now when someone tells a joke in my family they usually give me a serious look after the punch line to make sure I’m ok. Lol!
That is one killer hood!! My near death experiance would have to be a car accident when I was little. It really wasn’t that bad, but the other guy lost his license because he had so many accidents.
That’s one killer hood!
My horse somersaulted over me and crushed my entire rib cage + other bones. I still have a big dent where he stood on my sternum. Yes stood on my sternum. Good times.
That’s one killer hood! Not sure if this qualifies as “near death” but I was launched off the back of a 4 wheeler went flying over my husband (who had hit a HUGE mudhole) and in the most graceful move in history sort of somersaulted to a stop on a soft marshy patch of land located between some giant bolders. I didn’t have a scratch on me. Someone was defintely looking out for me that day!
That’s one killer hood!
Have not had that experience yet…fingers crossed
That is one killer hood! I haven’t really had any near death experiences… yet!!
That’s one killer hood!
Nearest death experience… I once hitch hiked a ride from a foreign man while in Europe. And forgot my pepper spray in my luggage.
That’s one killer hood!
When I was 6 months pregnant, I stepped off the curb at a cross walk next to a sign that said, ‘Stop for Pedestrians’ when I almost got hit by a bus.
“That”s one killer hood!”
I was hit by a car while walking to school during my sophmore year. Luckily it was winter and I had on a long coat which was the style in the late 70’s. Between the coat and the snow bank that broke my fall from the hood of the car I ended up with only scrapes bruises.
That was my favorite coat!
“That’s one killer hood!” Bee sting, no joke! Throat swelled up, welts appeared everywhere, and my mama made it to the hospital just in time!!!
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience was being on Semester at Sea in ’05 when the ship got caught between two storms. A very large wave (like 50ft) crashed onto the ship, causing us to be without engines. We nearly capsized in the storm and were stranded for hours (all in life vests on upper decks) before regaining enough engine control to steer out of the area. It caused a ton of damage to the boat and several people were injured. Ca-razy.
That’s one killer hood!
I almost drowned during the swimming excursion to the hotspring on our honeymoon in Santorini, Greece. Though it might not be that bad dying at such a beautiful place!
That’s one killer hood!
I choked on a hotdog when I was alone in the kitchen at 7 years old. And it was real deal choking. I couldn’t make a sound to call for help because the hotdog piece was entirely blocking my throat. I feel like a had a guardian angel watching over me cause I still don’t know how I was able to expel it out. I learned a valuable lesson in not trying to rush eating and to thoroughly chew food.
That’s one killer hood!!!!
Mine was a rollover in a car .. In college .. Looking back that was one crazy roller coaster ride (everyone walked away) .. I felt so bad for inconveniencing everyone and felt super awkward they were all freaked out so I started complaining about the only casualty (I totally broke a nail) in the worst valley girl of the 80s accent .. Sooooo awkward .. Yep, that’s me!
That’s one killer hood!!!! My nearest death experience was when we were in Mexico on a catamaran ride out in the gulf. They let us get off and swim at a sand bar. But because of where some of us jumped off the boat we got caught by the current and swept away from the sand bar and out towards open water. I swam as hard as I could but couldn’t gain any ground. I came to terms with the fact that I was going to get swept out to the ocean {maybe a little dramatic ;)}. But finally, after what seemed an eternity, they threw us a raft to pull us in. And to make matters worse, it was the day after my wedding day!!!!
That’s one killer hood!
I was flying home from a Ukraine mission trip and a little boy was messing around with the lights/seats, etc. Somehow whatever he did made all of the face masks come down. The flight attendants ended up saying it was a fluke, but I was terrified!
That’s a killer hood!!
I think my scariest experience was when I was driving to get My driver’s licence test .I didn’t want to pass a yellow light so I stop and turned out that the street had gravel and my car couldnt stop ,I spin twice and ended up in the opposite direction , thank God no cars were in the road at that moment and nothing happened to me , well yes i did fail the written test after the accident because I was still shaking but i did pass on my second chance and with no mistakes ;).
Thank you Katie for the opportunity to win the vent hood , I am remodeling my house (I started a yr ago) and I just have a wire hanging from the ceiling bc I Havent had the money to buy a hood for my kitchen island.
That’s one killer hood!
I once fell asleep at the wheel while I was on the interstate. I woke up, panicked, and jerked the steering wheel causing the car to fishtail off of the interstate. However, I miraculously managed to maneuver my car between a huge metal pole and a cement half-wall without contacting either.
“That’s one killer hood.” The only thing I remember right now is when I was getting ready to take a shower and I lost my footing and started falling into the tub. I was still standing outside the tub. I grabbed the shower curtain as I continued to fall. Not really seeing my life before my eyes cause I did land without hitting my head!
that’s one killer hood!!!
i was in a tornado a few months ago in oklahoma. scariest thing ever! huddled in a closet with outside just roaring down on us. i was literally making lists on my phone for my husband to do regarding taking care of our son.
That’s one killer hood!
I had a moment similar to yours. I was at work (I’m a stylist) in the salon I was walking down the back hall and went past the laundry room only to find it flooded. The laundry machines were running along with a floor fan. For some inane reason I ran in to unplug the fan and only afterward realized how dangerous that was.
My second story happened only a few months ago while I was driving home from the grocery store. I was stopped at a red light. The light turned green and I started driving into the intersection. I looked to the left and saw a car barreling toward me. The other car had to come to a screeching, smoking halt. By the way, I was about 13 months pregnant. I still cannot take that route home and when my husband drives and we take that road I can still see the skid marks on the road.
That’s one killer hood!
ok, after reading through some comments, I feel lucky that we’re all alive!
That’s one killer hood!
As someone who used to travel to Africa regularly for work, I’ve had a few close calls that are a little to realistic to share. (I don’t like to think about these things, clearly).
That’s one killer hood!
I once drove a real Hummer (not the pretend smaller ones) up a really steep, muddy hill in the middle of nowhere (ok, a quarry in Bulgaria). It was so steep the Hummer started to flip back but luckily a tree caught us. Actually, the hummer was armored and we would’ve been fine. But it was crazy nonetheless. My dad was shot at as a cop though!
That’s one killer hood!
My closest near death experience was falling off a jet ski in the middle of a lake
That’s a killer hood!
My husband and I were asleep one night and heard a funny sound. I rolled over to go back to sleep. My husband sat straight up and shoved me off the side of bed. 2 seconds later the ceiling fan fell straight out of the ceiling and stopped about 4 inches above the bed, still spinning on high. Straight up terrifying.
That’s one killer hood.
My near death experience? I guess I must be boring because nothing really stands out? Nearly lost my head playing catcher when I was 12…Arby’s food poisoning…brushing too close to the electric horse fence…these might be more “bad judgement calls” than actual death.
That’s one killer hood!
I was driving on I-285 when suddenly I had to go from 70 mph to a complete stop. There was a LA-Z-Boy chair in the middle of my lane and there were too many other cars on the road to swerve in another lane around it. I didn’t even see it until I had mere seconds to react because of cars in front of me and it was right after a big curve. But that wasn’t even the near death part. I was at a complete stop on the interstate just around curve and people were flying past me. I just knew any minute we’d be rear-ended and die. The worst was when a Marta bus full of people came flying around the curve and came within mere inches of smashing into us. My little sedan swayed to the point of almost tipping over as the bus passed us. God must have been watching over us that day because we finally got a gap in the oncoming traffic where we could get around the chair and lived on to see another day.
Lessons Learned:
1. God is good
2. Avoid the interstate in/around Atlanta whenever possible
3. LA-Z-Boy chairs are far deadlier than you might think!
Thats One Killer Hood!
I was in a house fire and had to fall from a second story window.
That’s one killer hood!
I don’t know if its near death, but swerving to avoid bounding deer on a freeway certainly felt like it! We all made it. The truck, the people, and the deer!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I was quarantined in college for part of a day since I had been in close contact with a student that got meningitis. Luckily, I didn’t have it, and they’re ok now!
That’s one killer hood!! I used to drive very “spazzy.” Grateful I never hurt any one or myself!
That’s one killer hood
While I can’t remember any specific near death situations, my boyfriend lovingly calls me a walking train wreck. Prime example. Yesterday I plugged in a hand mixer and reach my hand towards the blade while my other hand was on the start button. Ok so maybe it could have been bad and maybe I don’t think before I do things, but hey! I’m still walking on earth right?! At least for now 😉
“That’s one killer hood!” When I was in grade 3 playing hide and seek with the neighbour kids we had a close encounter with the cattle in the field (where we were playing). While we were blissfully playing in the tall grass as the cattle grazed at the opposite end of the field the neighbour’s bull escaped through the fence. All the cows in the field we were playing went crazy, chasing this huge, black angus bull towards us. We all starting running, knowing we just had to jump over the creek and the cows wouldn’t follow us. I later realized my shoelace was undone – I tripped. The bull ran past, circled around and ran right over me. It did not actually step on me (or I wouldn’t be here to type this) but I was under with all 4 of it’s legs around me. It was pawing the ground and kicked me in the head, then ran off. I had the wind knocked out of me from fear. Haven’t been too fond of 2000lb animals since . . .
That’s one killer hood! I was going to fast on a long country road and rolled my car. I Wasn’t injured but sure learned a lesson.
That’s a killer hood!
My near death experience happened when I went skiing for the very first time. After spending all of 15 min learning how to ski, I decided to follow my more experienced husband up on the difficult slopes. As I was going down hill really fast I found myself heading towards what I thought was a cliff. I swerved sharply and found myself heading straight for one of the ski lift poles. Because I had failed to learn how to stop properly, I slammed right into the pole. When I came to, I heard people up on the ski lifts screaming and yelling at me and I saw a very panicked husband skiing toward me. I can’t believe how lucky I was to walk away with zero injuries, despite not wearing a helmet and having hit a large metal pole at full speed.
“That’s one killer hood!”
Car crash 1 and car crash 2
That’s one killer hood!!!
I don’t know if you would call it near death, but I was in car accident last year in my brand new Kia Optima (27 hours old). A Toyota Tundra (AKA a huge, heavyduty truck) rammed into me while I was stopped at a light and totaled both our vehicles and caused serious damage to the BMW in front of me. (The Tundra driver was looking at an accident on the other shoulder and failed to realize that traffic in front of him was stopped at a red light. PLEASE pay attention to the road ahead of you unless you would like to join that unfortunate group of people on the side of the road!!)
Luckily, no one was seriously injured; unfortunately, I cannot say the same for my Optima. It was laid to rest shortly thereafter. 🙁
That’s one killer hood!
My then boyfriend-now husband and I were driving to dinner and this woman drove onto the highway, except she was going the WRONG way. literally driving the opposite direction in 60+mph traffic, cutting across lanes…we don’t know what had possessed her but thankfully we were able to exit quickly and avoid her. It was a scary few seconds!
That’s one killer hood! Happily, no near death experiences here.
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my car ignition was acting up and a weird light came on as i was driving on the freeway. i jiggled it to the point where the car turned off but the car was still moving forward. not sure how it worked, but i somehow turned on the car again and the car acted like nothing happened.
That’s one killer hood! I’d love it. Hmmm, I was driving in Northern California a couple of years ago, going too fast on a downhill curve. As I tried to hold the lane a semi came up the hill. Thank you God for keeping four wheels on the ground and my family safe.
That’s one killer hood! I almost drown in a raging river when I was a kid.
That’s one killer hood!!!
My near death experience was in Mobile,Al., exiting off the ramp & about to enter the underground tunnel, an 18 wheeler would not get over & I had no where to go. My life flashed before me & by the grace of God my children & I were spared. Still makes me so uneasy to think about.
That’s one killer hood! My mom said as a toddler she found me on top of a
table that was pushed up against a big open window . We lived on the fourth floor! She didn’t know I had figured out how to climb !
That’s one killer hood!
When I was in high school on the way home from a mission trip we stopped in West Virginia to go white water rafting. I was sitting next to my sitter fully tucked in our ‘gear’ riding on a school bus that was taking us to my death awesome adventure and listening to an Australian woman (because that’s exactly the accent one would picture in WV) tell us the rules and caution items of going white water rafting. As the bus slowed down to our point of no return the Aussie narrows her brows and shouts, ‘PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON THIS RIVER AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN!!!’ I peed my pants.
Once on the river we were to get out of the raft, climb up a cliff and jump off. I kept thinking my whole mission was to stay on the raft and survive. My sister had to push me out and up the cliff I climbed. They were making a video to remember this terrible time and the camera guy was at the jumping point capturing everyone’s final moments on Earth. There was a boy who went before me and I watched as he cliff jumped /plummeted to his death– the next thing I know there was a floating helmet and no boy. (Peeing pants situation #2) In those 5 seconds all I could think about was the Aussie warning me about this very event. Boy surfaced shortly after helmet. When you go back and watch the video you can see my number 11 wrinkle in full swing, a very concerned face and me mouthing into the camera, ‘Are we supposed to hold on to our helmets????’ Everyone survived with flying colors that day, except for my drawers.
That’s one killer hood!
The closest experience I’ve had isn’t very close…I’ve been in a few fender benders but that’s it.
That. Is. One. Killer. Hood!
I was driving to my OBGYN appointment and I ran a red light where I thought there was no light. I saw cars swoosh past me in front and in back of my car in a perpendicular direction. Somehow like the game of frogger, I was safe! It made my heart beat so fast, I had to pull over (into the corner hospital parking lot) and catch my breath. My guardian angels were with me that day, for sure.
That’s a killer hood! My near depth experience was sitting on a porch in Jamaica playing cards, waiting out a thunderstorm…until lightening hit so close we felt the electricity tingling. Turns out you’re not safe from lightening on a covered porch!
That’s one killer hood!
Nothing too terrifying…maybe when I feel down an entire flight of stairs at a wedding?? (Note: this was before I’d had a single drink!)
“That’s one killer hood!”
An old lady turned into the front of my car when I was a teenager, thankfully I was going slow. Ended up with a trip via ambulance because I realized I couldn’t move anything below my waist when I tried to get out of the car. Thankfully it was just jarring to my back and I recovered fully with no lingering injuries but some occasional back pain. Had either of us been going any faster …..
That’s one killer hood! Riding in my friend’s car that had a very dirty windshield and no wiper fluid, and speeding through a stop sign, narrowly missing another car!
That’s one killer hood!
I was playing with a lighter when I was four and set my bed on fire!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood!!
Closest I came was from meningitis, but it was identified early and I was lucky.
Need this. SO badly. That’s one killer hood!
The closest I came was on a road trip – popped a tire driving up 95N with a car full of my girlfriends, spun 180 degrees, and stopped in the middle of the highway. By the grace of God, we were in a pocket of no traffic, so I drove the car into the shoulder just as trucks and cars started whizzing past us. Makes me nervous just to think about it.
That’s one killer hood! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!!
One time my big sister convinced me to Mary Poppins off the roof of the shed (yah know… With an umbrella?! ) did not go well.
That’s one killer hood!!
Not sure if this counts as near death, but at 37 weeks pregnant, it sure felt pretty awful when my 20 month old woke up bright & early this Saturday morning 🙂
That’s one killer hood! No near death experiences, thankfully!
That’s one killer hood!
I’m fortunate to say I haven’t had any near death experiences. What a great giveaway!
That’s one killer hood!
I was riding our new ATV by myself with no training up on our hill. I went slow and was trying to turn around and put it in reverse and hit the gas and went backwards too fast towards a ravine. Luckily, a little tree stopped me before I plunged over the edge. I took the vehicle straight to the garage until I had some instruction.
That’s one killer hood. When my husband and I were newly dating, our dogs got in a fight the night before he was leaving for a 10 day kayaking trip. In trying to break it up, I got bit on the hand. It seemed ok, but 24 hrs later my hand was very swollen. I went to the ER and they admitted me right away. I was there more than a week, each day getting worse and the red line of the infection moving up my arm like a thermometer. The doctors said if it went into my heart, my chances were not good. Finally after many many days they found an antibiotic that worked and it started clearing up. My boyfriend got home and had no idea because there was no cell reception where he was. Moral of the story: if you get bit by a dog, don’t wait to get medical attention!!
That’s a killer hood!
Well, it felt like a near death experience…I was a teenager riding with my older brother, he turned down a road and went over the railroads tracks (there where to lights or bars or anything to warn you at the time if a train was coming) I looked out my window and there was a train right there! At least if felt like it, it may have been farther away than it appeared but to my young brain I felt my life flash before my eyes, especially since my brother had not even slowed down to check. Praise God, other than a few people rear ending my car I have not come any closer than that to date.
Thats one killer hood! Last year just after moving to Chicago, I accidentally drove through a really rough section of town. I had to run red light just to keep from stopping. Oops! Learned my lesson about blindly following online directions!
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience took place when I was in 8th grade. Driving with my cousin (who had her permit) and her dad on the mountain highway behind their home in Colorado. It was raining, and she slid out and we ultimately crashed into the guard rail. Thank goodness that thing held or we totally would have been over the side of the mountain! Now I’m terrified of driving on mountain roads.
“That’s one killer hood!”
In Costa Rica, a large tractor trailer nearly fell over on our car…there was no where to pull off the road. Yikes! Life flashed before my eyes!
“That’s one killer hood!” I haven’t had any near death experiences, thank God.
That’s a killer hood!
I was in a car accident where a tractor trailer slammed into the back right side of my car. I walked away with just scratches.
“That’s on killer hood” Luckly no near death experience…
That’s one killer hood! Thank goodness I haven’t had a near death experience.
That’s one killer hood!
No near death experiences….yet 🙂
“That’s one killer hood!”
I once was riding my bike as a kid when a bee landed on my head and started crawling around on me while I started screaming and swerving. As a 10 year old, I was pretty sure I was gonna die…
That’s a killer hood!
I was on a boat that capsized when I was a kid. I remember hanging out in the air bubble underneath until someone pulled me to safety.
That’s one killer hood! The first one would be when I was 7, crossing the road (not a typically busy one) right in front of an oncoming car. They stopped JUST in time. Look both ways kids.
That’s one killer hood!!
Maybe one absolute “near death experience” (a near mid-air in a plane), but more “oh my god I’m going to dies” then I could count! I lead a dangerous life 😉
That’s one killer hood!
My closest scare was when a motorcycle hit my car head on and totaled it after performing a wheelie and loosing control on a busy road! Thankfully the young guy survived, so scary!!
That’s one killer hood! I haven’t had one yet luckily!
That’s one killer hood! Never really had a near death experience!
That’s one killer hood!
When I had my tonsils removed they administered the anesthesia too quickly and I had a bad reaction. I was 6 and don’t remember much about it, but enjoyed the ice cream afterwards!
That’s one killer hood!
I was kneeboarding and hit a wave that flipped me upside down. I couldn’t get out of the strap so I was stuck on the board, upside down, underwater. I thought for 2.7 seconds that I was going to drown! But then I wiggled free. Scary!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
That’s one killer hood! I was in a car accident a few years back that could have been really nasty if just a couple little things had been different… ugh.
That’s one killer hood! I went on a camping trip right near an open concept zoo (you know the kind that you drive through and animals are running around). While there an orangutang escaped! No I did not have a one on one encounter with it, but it’s as close as I’ve gotten to near death thankfully.
That’s one killer hood! I was driving back to college after winter break with my brother. There was a big snow the day before. One of the bridges I was crossing was heavily iced. My car started to spin out of control. I clipped a semi, spun around, and hit the concrete median. Then the car started to smoke. We got out of the car to wait in a bystanders car. As I was walking away the car caught fire!
That’s a Killer Hood!!
My near death experience was when I totaled my mustang convertible as a Senior in High School. We live in Oklahoma so we have had a lot of close calls this past Spring and beginning of Summer, I’m very thankful for our storm shelter! G
That’s one killer hood! I really haven’t had any near death experiences, unless you count giving birth, which ended well for all!
That’s a killer hood.
I’ve clearly blocked all the near death experiences in my life….
That’s One Killer Hood! Fortunately I have never really had any close to death experience.
Thats one killer hood.
I was ran off the road and into a tunnel wall on the interstate in Duluth, MN. I did a 180 and came face to face with a Subaru. Car was totaled but i was fine.
That’s one killer hood! My closest near death experience was an icy car accident. I was going too fast on icy roads (75/mph) and slid sideways across the median into the oncoming traffic side of the interstate. I didn’t get hit, or roll, and managed to drive to the next exit but at 17 it was really scary!
That’s one killer hood!
And I need a hood in my new kitchen (demo begins in three weeks!)
The closest I’ve ever come thank goodness was when a gas tanker made a sharp left at the same intersection as me. The truck flipped within yards of my car and burst into flames. Yikes.
That’s one killer hood! I had to drive through a flood on Tuesday. I don’t know if that’s near death, but I certainly don’t care to repeat the experience!
That’s one killer hood!
In 7th grade I was cutting our acre of hilly grass with our old riding mower. I had just finished and was riding up our steep driveway when it ran out of gas! The brakes no longer worked so I was rolling backwards, picking up speed and trying to steer. I decided I needed to bail so I turned towards the grass and jumped off. But I didn’t go jump far enough and when the lawnmower hit the side of the driveway it toppled over on top of me. Too heavy for me to lift up.
Not too close to death just bruised up. If the blades were running that’d be a different story! It was 2 years before I would cut the grass again and even then I left it at the bottom of the driveway for my dad to ride up. Totally not worth my $10 allowance!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I guess I’m one of the lucky ones…nothing to bad comes to mind.
“That’s one killer hood!”
I had a pretty bad scare back in April of 2011 when the tornadoes came through North Alabama. I was trying time my drive home between the tornadoes. Not fun!
“That’s one killer hood!”
I haven’t had one yet and I don’t take it lightly!
Although, I didn’t think I would live to share about the time I saw my precious love, my husband on the stretcher in an ambulance after having a stroke just over a year ago.
God gave us more time together! 🙂
Alicia
That’s one killer hood!! As a sophomore in high school i was sitting on a friends car hood while talking to another friend. They started the car and started to drive a little with me on the hood, hit the breaks, and i fell off and wound up under the front bumper. My backpack saved me from getting all scraped up, and my friend who drove was so freaked out she didnt drive again til her senior year!
That’s a killer hood! A car’s breaks went out and hit our minivan as a kid while we were sitting in a parking lot. It turned just in time and just took the doors off.
THATS ONE KILLER HOOD!
I mistakenly pulled out in front of a transfer truck and it t boned my little car. Thousands of stitches and a few broken bones…but I was okay!
I love that killer hood. Near death experience: I tried to beak up a dog fight and have a huge scar on my arm from one of their bites.
That’s one sexy killer amazing hood !!!
I choked on a steamer…I did the whole couldn’t some speak, couldn’t breath thing and everything. I managed to pretty much Heimlich myself but scared the scrap out of me. I’ll stay away from the big boys from now on! #thatswhatshesaid
That’s one killer hood!
I was born at 29.5 weeks due to my mother’s pre-eclampsia. I weighed only 2 pounds, 5 ounces, but have no lingering health issues today! Praise the Lord!
That is one killer hood!
I was in a bush taxi (in this case, a rickety minivan crammed with passengers) in Cape Verde (a hilly island country off West Africa) and the driver was apparently unaware he had brakes as he careened down coastal roads, full of 180 degree switchbacks and rocky cliffs. And the few guardrails we saw were conspicuously damaged (from crashes).
I was convinced we were going to die — but on the somewhat plus side, I was there with my brand new husband after a beautiful birthday/honeymoon/vacation, after spending a few years living my dream as a freelance international journalist, and I kept thinking, well, if this is it, at least I have no regrets.
Of course, now we have a beautiful daughter and lots more plans and dreams, so I’m pretty glad we survived the ride. 🙂
That’s one killer hood! My closest near death experience is probably driving on 285!
I nearly drowned once. Or, I thought I did anyway when I get swept under the current in the ocean once. To this day, I won’t go past my ankles.
Similar to your story, my step-mother put diesel (she thought the green handle was prettier) in her car once on vacation. She only made it about a mile away from the gas station before she realized what she had done and called for help. This was on her way home from vacation, so it extended her trip an extra night. Bonus?
That’s one killer hood!
I almost got T-boned by a huge Dump truck who ran a red light while i was driving a Miata. He slammed on his breaks and skidded about 12′ into the intersection. I now only drive SUV’s 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
I was driving home from college on a 4-lane interstate when an a**hole in a huge pickup truck cut me off, going 100 mph. A split second later, a deer went hurtling through his windshield, basically totaling his truck. That would have been MY deer, hurtling into my Civic, with much deadlier results, had he not pulled in front of me. Thanks, a**hole!
That’s one killer hood!
Giving birth – for the third time. They couldn’t stop the bleeding. But all is well now and she just turned 4 yesterday. 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
A few years ago I went sky diving and we pulled the parachute a bit late and crash landed instead. Thankfully we were ok!
That’s a killer hood!!! My husband and I were driving and a tree fell across the road right behind us. Very scary!!!
That’s one killer hood!
I haven’t had a near death experience. I guess I’m living too safely. Haha!
That’s one killer hood!!!
Choking on a piece of steak? Does that qualify as near-death? My life is not so interesting.
“That’s one killer hood!” Nearly hit by a bus on my birthday in London, all my friends saw it from the other side of the street. Their faces freaked me out! Had a few extra drinks that night to numb the shock!
That’s one killer hood!
This summer! Driving literally right next to a wall cloud that looked like a tornado. I was shaking for two hours after…scary!!
That’s one killer hood!
Skiing with my future husband for the first time. We’re both experienced skiers so I was trying to show off and 8 years later we still talk about that day and how lucky/stupid I was. Cliffs have a way of humbling a person. 🙂
That’s one killer hood! I ran across the interstate once. Probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.
That’s one killer hood!!!
I almost drowned during a swim class when I was 5 years old. Thankfully observant parents saw the event and saved my life. Crazy as it is after that I am still a total fish, and can’t stay out of the water!
This giveaway comes at a great time as our range hood just quit on us this past week! So basically our whole house smells like bacon, which sucks and is awesome. 🙂
That’s one killer hood! 🙂
I was driving on a major highway and wasnt paying attention to how close I was to the exit ramp. I didn’t slow down and basically swerved into the lane, missing the guard rail by mere seconds. I am still thankful I didn’t total my car (or worse) that day.
That’s one killer hood! One time in college I was driving to pick up a friend who had flown back from break and their flight got in really late. We were on our way back to school on some deserted roads, I was in a turn lane getting ready to get on the highway when a van started coming towards us. It took a few seconds to realize that they were driving super fast and they were coming straight at us. Seconds before they were about to hit us, I cut my wheels to the right and was halfway in our lane and halfway in the lane next to us. We braced for impact because we knew there was definitely not enough room in between my car and the concrete median for the van to get through. But no impact came. I immediately looked behind us and saw the vans tail lights, still in our lane, speeding down the road. However, I didn’t see the angel that must have protected us. It’s the only explanation for why we didn’t get hit
That’s one killer hood! My closest near death experience was probably a few years ago when I skidded into the back of another car during a really bad snow storm. Luckily everyone was ok!
“That’s one killer hood!” I thought I may have had one when I caught a bear in our garbage…I slowly turned around and went inside only to spend 45 minutes cleaning up the mess he made the next morning!
That is one killer hood!
Riding on the frozen artic ocean in a truck when the the ice started to crack!
That’s one killer hood!
My near-death experience was in 2004, 5 months after my oldest boy was born. I got waylaid by pneumonia (I have asthma, so pneumonia by itself is bad enough) and crawled on my hands and knees into the hospital. The last thing I remember is someone saying “We have to put her under”. I woke up two weeks later from a medically-induced coma. I had gotten Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome…the fatality rate is something like 80%. The hospital called in the chaplain to counsel my husband and everything.
But I didn’t die because I would have missed my little family and I’m too damn stubborn.
That’s one killer hood!
I choked on a hard candy once. My uncle did the Heimlich Maneuver and got it out right before I passed out.
“That’s one killer hood!”
Luckily no near-death experiences to report. I’ve come close to a few bad car accidents, but so far so good.
That’s one killer hood!
“That’s one killer hood!!”
Crashed a jet ski going way too fast…..knocked me out cold, bruised my entire body and completed obliterated my eardrum. Thank God for life jackets!!
That’s one Killer Hood!! I once pulled a broken plug out of a live socket with a pliers as a kid, didn’t die but sure got into a lot of trouble for it.
That’s One Killer Hood!
I don’t think I’ve had any near-death experiences… maybe while heading up to Niagara Falls at night, going down a curve in the road under a bridge and we hit black ice. I think the car did a complete 360. But the driver was awesome and no one (not even the car) was hurt.
That’s one killer hood! On a rainy day I somehow hit the brakes too hard and hydroplaned or at least the car spun sideways. Although I was sideways in the road, by God’s grace I had not crossed the middle line when a semi-truck came from the opposite direction. I hope that is the nearest near-death experience I ever have.
We are ordering new kitchen cabinets in a few weeks and I could totally work this in!!
“that”s one killer hood”
Cliff jumping in Greece, too young to know better!
A range hood came falling down and hit me on the….no, not really. It’s a lovely rage hood tho!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s a killer hood!
I’ve had a few but as I sit here and search my memories most of the really vivid ones include my dad and grandfather who are old school DIY and constantly terrify me.
Highlights include: the time my grandfather accidentally touched a water heater and it’s power supply instantly shocking himself and healing a hole/irregular heartbeat, that time when I was 6 and watched my dad’s leg come through a ceiling directly over me as he missed a beam in the attic and put his foot through plaster, the time when I was 4 and my dad went to thaw frozen pipes under a 1920’s house and caught spider webs on fire, setting fire to the underside of the hardwood floors (put out by cutting a waterpipe and spraying).
Basically my childhood reads like rejected scenes from “Christmas Vacation”.
That’s one killer hood! Thankfully, I have not had any near death experiences!
That’s one killer hood!!
Taking an on ramp with a sharp curve too fast getting on the highway. Thank god for the guardrail!!
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD! I would say it was the time we were rolling a huge spool – the kind from wire – up a hill – well my sister lost her grip – my mom lost her grip – and I was next in line – here it came at me! Luckily it hit a stump and veered off another direction:)
That’s one killer hood!
As for me, someone tried to teach me to swim by dragging me into the deep end of the pool without my consent when I was about five or six. Nearly drowned. I’m now 31 and still terrified of water and never learned to swim.
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swimming in open water far from shore when a windy, lightening storm rolled in out of no where.
That’s one killer hood! I have luckily never been near death, whew!
That’s one killer hood! No close calls for me . . . but I do have one lovely almond-colored ventilation hood that I would love to replace.
That’s one killer hood!
I choked on a hot dog when I was little. Only cut up hot dogs for me after that!
That’s one killer hood! I got stuck in Puget Sound in shallow tide when high tide started rolling in. I didn’t want to get in trouble for losing my new snow boots. I was in second grade!
That’s one killer hood! I loooooooove the Roma wall one.
My near death experience was on my high school graduation road trip. Three of my besties and I drove from Florida to California. On our trip we stopped at many planes, icludong the grand canyon. Let’s just say, we WAY overestimated our abilities. We started out a hike down into the canyon waaaay too late in the day, didn’t pack enough food or water, and then were nearly decapacitated when we got the a stream at the bottom. As we turned to make our way back up, A Park Ranger told us it was too hot to make the climb- we had to wait. So we waited, with no food, until it got cooler, then we climbed back up the canyon wall in the dark. Our bodies were more exhausted than they’d ever been- and that’s still true, even after I delivered my baby last year. Then, since we’d been laying in the creek bed, and it was dark with no humidity, I was freezing. The only way to stop being cold when your clothes are wet… is to strip down. So I, being the only wet one, stripped down to just my undies to hike. We were nearly crawling near the top… until we heard this terrifying scream: a mountain lion. Our guardian angels gave us a boost of energy, and we raced up the rest of the canyon wall. I’d never been so thankful in all my life (until my daughter was born.) Still so scary! I don’t think I’ll let her go by herself with her friends to the grand canyon for her graduation road trip…
That’s one killer hood!
I was in a hurricane while on a cruise ship on my honeymoon. The waves were more than 40 feet high crashing over the top of the ship. Passengers were terrified, but we were young and in love and just headed to the bar with a handful on other passengers who weren’t sea sick.
THAT’S ONE KILLER HOOD!
Fortunately, no stories come to mind! I think that I need to go knock on wood…..
That’s one killer hood!
When I was a kid, my parents took me to a lake in the mountains in Utah. I went out too far and was struggling to swim back to shore because I was not a very strong swimmer. I was trying to get my parents’ attention but my mom just stood there and waved at me. I guess she thought I was waving at her, not signaling that I thought I was going to drown. Luckily, my brother’s step-daughter was there and noticed I was struggling. She pulled me in and probably saved me, because I was not doing a good job of saving myself.
That’s one killer hood!
Eating death by chocolate desserts is as close as I wish to come to the real thing, thank you very much!
That’s one killer hood!!
Most recent near death experience…a very confused woman was driving on the wrong side of the road, headed right towards me two days ago.
That’s one killer hood!
I don’t think I’ve ever really come close to death… maybe one severe allergic reaction when I was a kid and a couple very minor car accidents. I have been more in the lets see how often we can go to the hospital for broken bones and weird accidents.
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As a five year old I picked up salmonella poisoning from McD’s…not fun! Now I am extra particular about the cooking of eggs 🙂
That’s on killer hood!
White water rafting in Oregon – hit some crazy rapids – nearly bounced my head off a rock wall – the woman who pulled me back up into the raft is my hero!
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luckily, I don’t have any real near death experiences and I hope my luck with that continues!
That’s one killer hood! I was t-boned by a Mac dump truck when I was 16, 2 months after I started driving!! Walked away with barely a scratch and it wasn’t my fault, but the corporate lawyer then sued me, a 16 year old girl… Thankfully the case was thrown out, because HE T-BONED ME!!
I can’t believe my parents had to go through that!!
“That’s one killer hood!” I was in a car a few times where we were either hit or almost hit by another car.
That’s one killer hood! Thankful I’ve never had a near death experience!
That’s one killer hood! I almost drowned in a quarry the day before my college graduation.
That’s one killer hood!
Thankfully, I’ve never had any serious near-death experiences. Probably the scaredest I have ever been, though, was in a tent in the woods in the middle of hurricane-force winds. I was sure one of those branches falling down around us would fall ON us at any minute.
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No near-death experiences stand out in my mind.
That’s one killer hood! I don’t have anything original or exciting…mostly just close calls while driving. I thought I was going to die when I was in labor, but I don’t think I was really in that much danger. Well, I hope I wasn’t because I am about to do it again.
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Well, there was that one night, in the hotel, with all those drugs… kidding, kidding. I really can’t recall a genuine brush with death. I sure thought I was dying during childbirth, but they tell me that kind of pain is normal. 🙂
That’s a killer hood! Mine would be a driving incident where the Spirit told me to slow down and then a car came around a corner in my lane, going way too fast. If I hadn’t slowed down we would have had a major head on collision!
That’s one killer hood! As daddy’s little DIY helper growing up I once stuck a pair of needle nosed pliers into an electrical outlet when he wasn’t looking. Luckily I was fine, but not my best moment.
That’s one killer hood!
I had a partial placental abruption with my second bebe. Pretty scary stuff!
That’s one killer hood!
I’ve come close to drowning, getting killed in a car wreck, dying from salmonella, and being seriously hurt when I was being mugged. I am so very thankful to be alive!
That’s one killer hood!
My near death experience…stuck in a boat during a hurricane in Grand Cayman…with my 5 month old son.
“That’s one killer hood”
The closest thing I have had to a near death experience was choking on a hotdog at Costco ! but fortunately my husband was there to save me 🙂 I really can not believe I am sharing this, definitely worth it though for a wonderful prize like that
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That’s one killer hood! My nearest death experience was probably white water rafting on the Zambezi river in Africa- the hardest river in the world. Thank goodness for life vests! We’re about to redo the kitchen so could really use this hood!
That’s one killer hood! When I was a kid I swam out too far once and nearly drowned. Luckily my dad had taught me to roll over and float and I was finally rescued.
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I survived a tornado back in 2008. Only one person in our town was killed, but it was still pretty scary!
That’s one killer hood!
When I was about seven I decided, in the middle of the night, to try and reach something that was on the top shelf in my bedroom. The top shelf of about four wall mounted shelves. And I climbed up on the lower shelves in order to reach the top shelf. Yep. All the shelves plus me came crashing down in the middle of the night, causing my parents to rush in to see what possibly could have happened.
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Slid on ice and did a 360 in 3 lanes of traffic. I was not hit but stopped all 3 lanes of traffic!
That’s one killer hood! Luckily I have never had a near death situation…and I’d like to keep it that way!!!
That’s one killer hood!
When my husband and I were on our honeymoon we got rear ended by some teenager driving his daddy’s mustang, he was going about 60mph and we were stopped so it was pretty scary!
That’s a killer hood! My near Seth experience will happen if I win this hood. We have an empty space just waiting for ThiS!! Hood!!’
That’s one killer hood!
I had a complication during surgery but the nurses and doctors were great, and obviously I recovered! 🙂 Glad to have such well trained medical professionals around when you need them most!
That’s one killer hood!!!! Thankfully no near death experiences for me!
That’s one killer hood!
I’m not letting myself read any other comments bc I’m already too paranoid about things as it is… I totaled my dads convertible as a teenager… It’s a miracle no one was hurt! I reacted wrong when I went a tiny bit off course onto gravel. And flipped the car. Twice. Again, it’s a miracle.
That is one killer hood! Mine isn’t so bad either – I was stuck on a jet ski in the middle of the gulf coast… of course I thought I was going to die at that point but in the end it only ended up being an hour until I was towed back to shore.
That’s one killer hood! A pretty scary hit and run car accident!
That’s a killer hood! Many years ago I hit a deer while driving. I thought to myself “People die this way.” Then I hit the deer. I was fine. The deer was not!
That’s one killer hood!!
I once choked on pizza cheese at a restaurant while at lunch with a bunch of co-workers. I almost died…of embarrassment. Tee hee.
“That’s One Killer Hood!”
While working on our home, the “fixer upper”, I was at the landing at the top of the stairs painting. I had just one more spot to get, and while reaching, I lost my balance and fell down the whole flight of wood stairs. May not have been “near death”, but my broken ribs and arm sure felt like it 🙂
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I was in a really bad car accident while I was in college. The medics said that if it wasn’t for my size (I’m petite) I probably would have died.
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Fortunately, no near death experiences for me! But WOW… Bowerpower readers seem lucky to be alive! 🙂
That’s one killer hood!
I fell out of a white water raft one time in a really dangerous rapid but made it through it alive. My last time I will ever raft!
That’s one killer hood! My only near-death experience involves being a passenger in a car that was doing 360s on ice on the highway. Luckily we got out unscathed!
That’s one killer hood!
I was standing in our yard surveying the damage after Hurricane Bob, while a neighbor nearby was trimming broken limbs from a tree. He chainsawed down a large branch that snapped a power line which flipped onto my shoulder and around my neck! Yikes! But fortunately the hurricane had killed the power so it was not a live wire . . .
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I was in downtown Birmingham, AL eating at a restaurant one time when two armed robbers came in and held up the place. They took all of the money in the cash register and held the cashier at gunpoint. I definitely learned that my first instinct is to “flight” rather than “fight”, because I almost got up and ran to the bathroom when I saw the gun. Luckily I was able to remain calm and stay seated. Had I gotten up it could have gone really bad for me, so I’m glad I ignored my instincts and let logic take over in this instance!
That’s one killer hood! I was actually hiding in my laundry room with my little boy (and 2 dogs) during the Moore tornado that hit in May. Our house sustained damage but just a block and a half away, the houses were decimated. It was a scary day and I thank God we were okay!
That’s one killer hood!
I once was *this close* to clothes-lining myself while running through a field. Apparently, someone had put out wire of some sort and thankfully I stopped in full force in the nick of time!
That’s one killer hood! Minnesota + Christmas Eve + Black Ice = I rolled my pickup.
That’s one killer hood! Rip currents are the scariest! I’ve been caught in two at the beach – thankful to make it back to shore.
That’s one killer hood! As a commuter, I feel like I take my life into my own hands everyday.
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Getting electrocuted by my pool pump motor!
That’s one killer hood! I went to New York City with my high school choir and we were walking around exploring the city. I was admiring the sites and following the crowd in crossing the street. But as soon as I stepped onto the crosswalk, my mom (who was a smart cookie and offered to be a chaperone!) grabbed the back of my shirt and pulled me back onto the sidewalk. A second later a cab came zooming by and ran the red light. Yikes!
That’s one killer hood!
We almost flipped my friends boat in high school. Not nearly as wreckless now a days!
That’s one killer hood!
I was backpacking through India and as you may know there are literally cows everywhere: walking through the streets, holding up traffic, rummaging through garbage piles, and I even saw a bull enter a china shop. For my first few months there, every cow and bull I saw was extremely kind and peaceful. But one day, I was walking down the beach when I approached a pair – yes, beach cows – a bull and a cow, walking in the same direction as me, but at a considerably slower pace. At this moment, the path was narrowed by trees and a cinderblock shed on either side. I approached the cow first, and started talking to it and patting its back to let it know I was coming and trying to squeeze between it and the shed, in order to not scare it. This worked well, and soon enough I was passing it, and approaching the bull. I used the same technique and as I reached the neck, the bull stopped dead in its tracks. It whipped its head around towards me, and a second later jumped its whole body around to face me. I froze. Within half a second, the bull lowered his head, his massive sharp horns aimed directly at me. He snorted, and lunged towards me. Without thinking, I turned and ran as if my life, and rear end, depended on it. The newspaper headlines flashed before my eyes “American Impaled by Beach Bull.” I saw myself in a hospital with a new whole where the sun don’t shine. I ran a good 15 feet, cartoon style with my head way behind my legs, trying to avoid a new cheek piercing, with the bull trailing me by inches. Suddenly he stopped, but I kept running. Relieved, I turned around surveyed the scene and immediately burst out laughing, along with the locals who saw this go down. Disaster was averted.
That’s one killer hood!
I worked nights in college, and had a 1/2 hour drive home from work. I was really sleepy, and fell asleep. I rolled my Jeep, going 80mph, down a steep embankment. Everyone was surprised I didn’t die… and kept telling me that!
That’s one killer hood!
So where I grew up in Jersey was a bit urban and I was never taught how to drive defensively when it comes to wildlife. After moving to South Jersey, I quickly learned that deer are stupid. Long story short, I got into a bad car accident trying to avoid hitting a huge buck. It wasn’t good, but I’m very happy to say that we’re all alive and without injury, deer included!
That’s one killer hood!
That’s one killer hood! I was snorkeling in key west when I was 15 off a catamaran with my mom when a huge 8-10ft shark turned towards us from around the coral reef and looked straight at us! We were about 20 feet away and I screamed out my snorkel tube, luckily he swam away.
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I would love to win this hood.
That’s one killer hood!
I guess I’m lucky I don’t really have one particular event. But recently while driving a car veered over the yellow line and almost struck the car ahead of me (which in turn, would have hit me!).
That’s one killer hood!
Geez I really can’t think of any at the moment, but I’m sure they’ve happened!
That’s one killer hood!
When I was two, I escaped my parents and got into the attic where it was connected to the second floor of our house. I stepped on the trap door and landed on the garage floor. Apparently my head was the size of a watermelon for many months!
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I once saw a big snake in my backyard and that almost gave me a heart attack 🙂
that’s one killer hood! Mmm I would say it was when I was 6 years old and climbed out of my window onto the roof of our three story house (why wasn’t there a screen on my window?!!?). my brother told me he was going to tell my parents, and I begged him not to…! gah that could have been bad.
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I had an asthma attack in the car while on a family vacation traveling from Alabama to Pennsylvania. We had to stop in Columbus, OH and call the paramedics who took me by ambulance (with my family following in the car) to the hospital. After breathing treatments, a shot )and who knows what else), several hours later, we were on the highway again.
That’s one killer hood.
That’s one killer hood! Thankfully no near death experiences for me.
That’s one killer hood! I was studying abroad in France and had just arrived in the country. It was a rainy day and I walked to the boulangerie for some bread. Some weird guy walked right up to me and said something that I didn’t quite understand. I stuck my umbrella in his face and crossed the street thinking about what he said. It was only as I got to the other side I realized he had said “Give me your money. Do you want to die?” and had something in his pocket, probably a knife. Definitely had an angel on my shoulder keeping me safe that day!
thats one killer hood!!! i would love that in my kitchen!
That’s one killer hood!!!
Eighteen wheeler truck & I were heading the same direction. He was behind me on the next lane & didn’t know. Suddenly the light turned red, I thought about going into the lane beside me, (the one he was in) but thought, “nah!” I’ll move over on the next stop. At that moment the 18 wheeler barrelled by & ran thru the red light. I literally was shaking knowing how close it was to him ramming me from behind if I would’ve gotten over. The Lord was with me in that moment. Whew!
That’s one killer hood!
I was in a horrible car accident at one point. Miraculously we walked away with nothing broken and no stitches required. Completely totaled the car though!
That’s one killer hood! No close calls for me thus far!
That’s one killer hood! Hmmm…have not really come near death, but less than three weeks ago I did hit three deer at one time, going 65 on the freeway. Killed all of them, but I managed not to swerve, kept control of the car, none of them came through the windshield, and we were all okay. Very blessed; could easily have turned out badly. My minivan was a total loss though.
that’s one killer stove!! slid my car on the ice while driving home at Christmas one year in college…into a snow bank…on a windy road that dropped off into a river on one side.
That’s one killer hood!
I honestly can’t think of one. Probably the many fights my brother, sister and I had when we were young.
That’s one killer hood!
I was about ten, out riding my bike in our quiet safe neighborhood. I stopped to cross the street. Looked both ways and pulled out. A car that I thought was parked down the street was driving and almost hit me. I am convinced an angel moved me out of the way because it was so close and the way my bike moved…
That’s one killer hood!!!!
No stories here (thanks goodness) and I hope I don’t have any!!
That’s a killer hood!
Not sure that I was near death but it was definitely the scariest thing. I went into labor and it happened so fast that I had my sweet baby girl before the paramedics got to my house. I know the ladies who went through hours of labor are jealous but it was terrifying and we both were lucky that nothing went wrong and we were both healthy.
I walked in front of a city bus downtown with the green light in the buses favor.
“That’s one killer hood!” In 2010 I gave birth to my daughter via cesarean section while I was in a coma. We are both MIRACLES of her birth. If you want to hear more, I am always up for sharing our testimony.
Thats one killer hood! I am pretty cautious when it comes to falling, hurting myself, etc…but my crazy grandfather sent us a package when I was a little kid and I was carrying it into the house. Next thing I know my wrist is bleeding and it’s pretty close to the vein- he had sent us knives (WHAT?) and one was poking out of the box! Thankful that it wasn’t any worse than that but I still have the scar!
That’s one killer hood!!! Having a 9 mm kidney stone stuck in my ureter while 29 weeks pregnant…wasn’t going to actually kill me, but I sure felt like I was going to die!!! 🙂
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We were visiting my aunts in el Salvador and were caravaning to the beach. It’s a small country so it only takes a couple of hours to get from San Salvador, out of the city to the beach. We were all having a great time until some guerrillas shot at the van we were rising in. Needless to say we hauled a@@ several miles away before we even stopped to assess the damage. Closest I’ve ever been to some real drama going down, but it was enough for me.
That’s one killer hood! No near death experiences here…thank God!
That’s one killer hood! One time I went snorkeling on vacation – I had never been before – and I was kicking along looking at all the pretty fish…then some of them swam close enough that they touched me. Long story short, turns out I’m terrified of fish. Like, have a panic attack and suck in a ton of water type of terrified. I essentially became a drowning, flailing mess. I had to be rescued. It was incredibly funny to everyone on board the boat, I on the other hand (captain of the swim team at my school) about died twice that day. Once by drowning, another from embarrassment.
That’s one killer hood!! Seriously. Thankfully, I have no near death experiences, but just today the tall dresser in my 5 & 1/2 year old’s bedroom fell over on her! What saved her??. . . a Fisher- Price Loving Family doll house, her little hands (she was holding it up like she was raising the roof while crying *sniffle*) and her guardian angel up in heaven, my dad.
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When I was working as a reporter, I once talked my way past a police line and ventured into a flood zone. I promised I wouldn’t put myself in danger, and said I only wanted to take photos, so the officer let me through. To make a long story short, I parked on a bridge to photograph the incredibly high flood water all around and the piles of debris it had collected. When I finally got to my office, my husband called to tell me there was tremendous flood damage all around. In fact, he said, that bridge near our house was gone. I told him it was fine, that I’d just been there. Turns out, it failed and collapsed about 10 minutes after I’d left.