Dale
19th August 2010, 01:10
Here's an interesting story for you all. As some of you might know, I spent a few days in Chicago this week with a close friend. This gave me a good opportunity to explore a city I haven't visited in ages.
Anyway, here's the story. I was in the back of a cab returning from downtown Chicago to the hotel we had rented. We were pulling onto a busy street, attempting a left turn, when a car speeds around the corner. Unable to merge into the steady stream of traffic, we were stuck in his lane. Amazingly, the car just missed a collision with us. All of this happened in a matter of seconds. The car, somehow, managed to swerve around the cab and brake just ahead. I've been in many "close calls," but this one tops the list.
The first thing I did, after catching my breath, was to look down at my IPhone. On it's screen was the title of an online news article. The article was entitled, "Protected."
Throughout my life, I've had strange occurrences where I clearly was "protected," in some way or another. I'll use one example. One time while I was in a friend's garage, had I not moved a pace forward, I would have been crushed by a falling rafter.
And always, following these "close calls," I hear, for lack of a better word, the same message. It basically relays, "Close call, eh? Don't worry, though. We got you covered for now. Maybe after you do what you need to do here, we'll let the rafter take you out. But 'til then, you're safe."
Anyway, I was wondering if any others on this forum have had a similar experience, or any other "peak experiences," that they are willing to discuss and share. I'm more than willing to elaborate on my experience, as well as the other "close calls" I've been so lucky as to survive.
Anyway, here's the story. I was in the back of a cab returning from downtown Chicago to the hotel we had rented. We were pulling onto a busy street, attempting a left turn, when a car speeds around the corner. Unable to merge into the steady stream of traffic, we were stuck in his lane. Amazingly, the car just missed a collision with us. All of this happened in a matter of seconds. The car, somehow, managed to swerve around the cab and brake just ahead. I've been in many "close calls," but this one tops the list.
The first thing I did, after catching my breath, was to look down at my IPhone. On it's screen was the title of an online news article. The article was entitled, "Protected."
Throughout my life, I've had strange occurrences where I clearly was "protected," in some way or another. I'll use one example. One time while I was in a friend's garage, had I not moved a pace forward, I would have been crushed by a falling rafter.
And always, following these "close calls," I hear, for lack of a better word, the same message. It basically relays, "Close call, eh? Don't worry, though. We got you covered for now. Maybe after you do what you need to do here, we'll let the rafter take you out. But 'til then, you're safe."
Anyway, I was wondering if any others on this forum have had a similar experience, or any other "peak experiences," that they are willing to discuss and share. I'm more than willing to elaborate on my experience, as well as the other "close calls" I've been so lucky as to survive.