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In reply to the discussion: What is the scariest ride you have ever been on. I've been white water canoeing but [View all]csziggy
(34,136 posts)11. Car scares can be scary but nothing was as scary as that horse with no bridle!
I once blew a tire when going something over 100 mph. That was exciting and a PITA because I had to change it once I stopped shaking.
And then there was the school bus who played chicken with me and won. I ended up in the ditch, but no one was hurt.
No, it's the horses that always put the real fear in my gut. Like the one that got spooked by a truck, spun out onto the road, then slipped on the pavement and fell on my leg. I was very lucky no one was right behind that truck! The really scary part was when I tried to stand and that leg wasn't solid enough to bear weight. At least the horse had calmed down so I could use her as a crutch to get to a phone and call for help.
Glad you are OK!
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What is the scariest ride you have ever been on. I've been white water canoeing but [View all]
applegrove
Feb 2012
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That is such a sad story. I wonder what the Canadian Custom agents said when the Romney
applegrove
Feb 2012
#3
too bad it wasn't "give that guy the full cavity search for contraband alcohol and cigarrettes" n/t
Joe Shlabotnik
Feb 2012
#4
That would be scary. I got blown off the highway one time by a logging truck. Somebody
applegrove
Feb 2012
#6
I've seen a flume run around a dam in Canada. But mostly we used rivers and lakes to transport
applegrove
Feb 2012
#15
This is going to sound totally stupid, but it was the Howlin' Tornado at the Great Wolf Lodge in the
Brickbat
Feb 2012
#18
I remember skiing at Lake Louise just a week after the women's downhilll had been there. They left
applegrove
Feb 2012
#27
You've just described every driving experience I've ever had with a South American.
Chan790
Feb 2012
#32
I crashed at night in a Huey helicopter once -- "something" about the cabin ambient noise changed...
MiddleFingerMom
Feb 2012
#33