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Old 01-23-2022, 04:25 PM
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Oh wow, it is crazy how things seem to happen in bunches sometimes. Seems like you had some sixth sense luckily working for you back then.

You're not alone though in having multiple incidents happening all together like that. About 3-1/2 - 4 weeks before my incident above occurred, I stopped by an older co-worker's house on a Saturday afternoon, and was talking to him while standing next to his van, outside in his driveway. He suddenly reaches his hand out to brace it against the van, and I look and see his eyes kind of roll back into his head, and hear him say "Oh my God!" as he collapses. I catch him before he hits the ground, while screaming for his wife to call 9-1-1. Tried giving him CPR for what seemed like an eternity before the paramedics got there, but didn't matter, he literally died in my arms from a heart attack. He was only 52.

Then after witnessing the kid jump off an overpass a few weeks later, I kept thinking how it was always said that things happen in threes, and I was freaking out over the next six months waiting for a third accident /death to occur. The guy I saw jump and hit the car was actually still alive after the incident. I later heard he died a couple days after from internal injuries, but never regained consciousness. Talk about a Summer from hell.......
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Old 01-23-2022, 04:45 PM
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Keeping in car accidents and groups of accidents.

I have spent most of my life in a rural area with a lot of deer. If you do a lot of night driving chances are you have hit one here. I remember bragging in my early 20s I had never hit a deer. then I hit 4 or 5 in one year and have not hit another one in the last 30 years.
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Old 01-25-2022, 03:23 PM
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Keeping in car accidents and groups of accidents.

I have spent most of my life in a rural area with a lot of deer. If you do a lot of night driving chances are you have hit one here. I remember bragging in my early 20s I had never hit a deer. then I hit 4 or 5 in one year and have not hit another one in the last 30 years.
Gee Ben, seems you and I may be the only two members to have witnessed such odd and outrageous incidents. This thread seems to have fallen flatter than a pancake!
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Old 01-25-2022, 04:28 PM
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Gee Ben, seems you and I may be the only two members to have witnessed such odd and outrageous incidents. This thread seems to have fallen flatter than a pancake!
I have seen a lot of outrageous stuff but it is way past appropriate to post on a card forum.

Staying in the car theme. Ever notice when you get in a good wreck everyone wakes up about the same time?
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Old 01-25-2022, 05:10 PM
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Ever notice when you get in a good wreck everyone wakes up about the same time?
Personally, I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, rather than screaming in fear like his passengers.

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Old 01-25-2022, 06:27 PM
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I was at John Wayne Gacy's execution.
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Old 01-25-2022, 07:10 PM
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I was at John Wayne Gacy's execution.
Now there's one for the books. How did you ever end up there, since that is something you intentionally planned to attend, and not just a random happening, like Ben and I experienced?

That is heavy!
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Old 01-25-2022, 07:36 PM
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Personally, I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, rather than screaming in fear like his passengers.

I love that saying and use it regularly.

Used to do the "take these" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEavqjHWOv0
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Old 01-25-2022, 07:14 PM
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I have seen a lot of outrageous stuff but it is way past appropriate to post on a card forum.
I hear you. I have other crazy things I've seen and experienced as well, and also not necessarily Net54 appropriate. We'll see if others choose to weigh in.

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