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In reply to the discussion: Very close to death experiences - what would your last words have been? [View all]Fla Dem
(23,590 posts)25. I was cleaning my gutters when a 8 ft metal ladder collapsed under me.
I was on one of the top steps. I desperately tried to grab on to something as I was falling to the brick pavers below. I distinctly remember thinking in that split second as I was falling, "Oh shit, this isn't going to end well." Once I landed I laid there entangled in the ladder afraid to try to move. I thought for sure I had broken something. Fortunately, aside from some serious bruising I was unscathed.
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Very close to death experiences - what would your last words have been? [View all]
luvMIdog
Jun 2017
OP
I almost died as a result of an unfortunate mixture of cleaning materials and poor ventilation.
Sedona
Jun 2017
#13
"Glug glug glug ... burble." (I think my closest approach to death would have involved drowning)
petronius
Jun 2017
#23
I have been a hospice nurse for 12 years and I know it's very different but as an FYI
mucifer
Jun 2017
#26
It's funny, but you mentioned that calm acceptance - "So this is how I die".
smirkymonkey
Jun 2017
#75
I got caught in a rip current at Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas (CA) when I was 16.
mnhtnbb
Jun 2017
#41
I also got caught in a rip current in Florida, and I didn't realize I was in one and was trying to
smirkymonkey
Jun 2017
#76
I was never afraid of the ocean before, but since then I have developed a healthy respect
smirkymonkey
Jun 2017
#79
Fascinating thread! Because all obviously have survived, I can say I could read a book of
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#46
While I had a knife against my throat, I asked my robber for enough money to get a subway ride.
Kaleva
Jun 2017
#47