Phew That Was Close!

[Barmaid]

Mr BM and I just went outside to discuss what further work we needed doing on the garden. At the far end he thought he saw a fox so we both went over. As we were standing there we heard what sounded like a gun shot and both moved away from where we were standing. Just after we moved away a tree fell down and landed right where we had been only second earlier! No idea why, it just fell! It was quite a sizeable tree - it seems as if the trunk has split. It would have been very nasty had we not moved. We are both quite shocked!!

Any near misses you have had?

[Atheist]

I entered a cafe in the course of my job as a planning officer, in order to make an assessment of the lawful use to which the said premises was being put. I purchased a cup of coffee and sat down at a table to the right of the premises (as viewed from the street) so as to have a good view of the cummings and gowings. No sooner had I taken my first sip than I received an unexpected blow on the head - not from the rather comely waitress, but from a 2 metre length of solid plaster coving of 15cm by 15cm section. Fortunately I was wearing my 'cover', an authentic French beret, and this slightly cushioned the blow and more importantly prevented too much damage to the skin of my cranium, which happened to be bald at the time.
I collapsed in hysterical laughter at the Clouseau-like situation (I'd even been wearing a belted mac) and was taken by the terrified proprietor into the back room and given a new cup of coffee. I managed to splutter out why I had been there and why I was hysterical and he begged me to accept a free meal, with my wife, my family.... my friends, my cousins. I explained that I couldn't accept a gift of any nature, and managed to calm him down by reassuring him that no gift would alter my assessment of the situation.
He was running the premises in accordance with his lawful use, and there wer no bad consequemces for him.
I still bear a slight scar on the bonce, and as you can all see there was no long-term effect on my mental capacity.

[Peter Pedant]

er because my Latin master - Ebenexer Blunt lives next Worthy Farm.
No motorways. OK there is the M1 snaking norf froo Watford Gap but I dont count that ( too far )

[Peter Pedant]

Any planning applications from er Churches and boly men Atheist?

[237SJ]

I was sitting on Copacabana beach once. I heard a cracking sound - like a car backfiring. It was gunshot and someone was shot 5 metres from me. Strangely, I didn't immediately want to leave because I had a really good spot on the beach so I did think about it for a couple of minutes. It was the police shooting a thief apparently

[bhg481]

When we travel from Reading to Glastonbury we use the M4 to Newbury or Hungerford and then onto the A4. I would expect anyone travelling to Glastonbury from Devon/Cornwall would use the M5 to Bridgewater and then cut across country.

[THECORBYLOON]

So,PP, no matter where the journey starts, there is no motorway involved when going to Glastonbury?

Advice from the RAC

"Directions

Bellow[sic] are the directions you should follow until you reach the official festival signage:

From London: M3, then A303 and A37. (Sat nav TA11 7DP)

From Swindon: M4, then A350 and A361. (Sat nav BA4 4LY)

From the North East: A1 or M1, then M25 to M3 (J12), then A303 and A37. (Sat nav TA11 7DP)

From the Midlands: M40 and A34, then A303 and A37. (Sat nav TA11 7DP)

From the North West: M6 and M5 to A39 (J23), then A361. (Sat nav BA6 9XE)

From Wales: M4 and M5 to A39 (J23), then A361. (Sat nav BA6 9XE)

From South West: M5, then A30 and A303 to A37. (Sat nav TA11 7DP)

Local traffic using A37 north or A361 east. (Sat nav BA4 4LY)

Follow these until you find the festival signs"

[tonyav]

I would expect anyone travelling to Glastonbury from Devon/Cornwall would use the M5 to Bridgewater and then cut across country.

I would use the M5 ( South ) to from where I live in the West Mids.

[Theland]

Quite a few scary incidents.
One was a small factory, Saturday morning, maintenance only crew on site.
Stacker truck hit an RSJ and brought down half the roof.
Driver was trapped in his truck and suffered a broken leg.
The rest of us were lucky not to be fatally injured.

[Atheist]

Theland, surely you should have been sad not to have gone to heaven early. :-)
Seriously, why do religious people look forward to heaven but do their damnedest to get the medics to keep them down here?

[Tuvok]

Walking down the corridor at work I stopped because I saw daylight through the roof, the ceiling tile had been removed.) Seconds later hot tar poured through where I would have been! (The roof was being re-done at that time)

[Barmaid]

Wow, there are some close shaves. I'm not going to select a BA because it seems inappropriate.

[brainiac]

Swimming off the coast of Sardinia in 2001 I suddenly realised I was out further than I thought, and all my efforts to get back to shore were having no effect. Could feel the panic rising but somehow managed to stay calm enough to make it back. Horrible.

That was the last time I was in the sea.

[Caran]

We were driving down a small country road in the forest.
A large tree crashed down right in front of us. OH braked and just slightly touched the tree lying across the road. I reckon one second saved us from certain death as it was a very wide tree.

[douglas9401]

BA? The plane door. :-P

[burlyshirley]

At the time of the Warrington bombings when two children were killed, I had a hair appointment in town and I had a choice of walking two ways to the hairdressers. I took the way that led me away from the town centre as I wanted to look in a shop window on the other route. I heard two loud bangs and thought it was cars back firing, but of course it was the two bombs going off. There but for the grace of God ......

[Peter Pedant]

RIP poor kids

a fren' was there as well, and asked (Norwegian) if she should have reported to the Hospital and asked if she could help
and I said - well they dont really know who you are !

which gives you some idea of how long ago that was - - -

now of course you need your GMC number sort of tattooed on your arm

[Peter Pedant]

oh and thanks to all routemasters
I sortta glanced at motorways like A303
an fort - dat notta motorway

there was a good program on A303 a few years ago - did anyone see it
"Motorway to da Souf!" wiv stops on the verge like "Battle of Wedmore"

[Peter Pedant]

Tavistock sq 2005 - a BMA sectry put on a stethoscope until someone at the BMA barked: "you're not a doctor take it off"

but the press had heard and not surprisingly created a fuss....

(explicatory note to the half of AB that think the Great War ended with the battle of Waterloo in 1915 - and are now massing in the trenches with their foo hats on, waiting to foo!)

[tiggerblue10]

We were on a motorway driving back from Liverpool and there was a lorry literally zigzagging in front of us between the middle and fast lane. It was quite hair raising for a few miles until we got ahead of it.

I've mentioned it before but I was nearly hit by a firework that some kids let off sideways on the road.

[rowanwitch]

Booked on the Marchioness the Saturday after she sank
Working in Central London during the IRA bombing campaign was a bit nerve wracking,
Closest was the Wimpy bar, but the police were dealing with a suspect vehicle outside my office , I had been hanging Christmas decorations and the police were yelling get away from the window.... I was wondering where all the traffic had gone.I
In car with first husband in a storm,as we passed a large tree it was hit by lightning,
Couple of near missed as a pedestrian when idiots drove through red lights, when

I think everyone collects a few if they live long enough