What Is The Craziest Thing You've Ever Experienced?

[BawanaRik]

That's because all the restaurants have to be within a day's drive of their meat facility, since nothing is frozen. I believe, but don't quote me on this, that they are expanding east, so there may more in the future in more states.

Unfortunately Jerseys pretty far east. When I was a kid one of the fun things we did was cruise out to Denver to get fresh Coors. Back then they didn't mass produce and it was Shipper Friendly.

In fact as one went from east to west there was a new beer every couple states. Olympia anyone?

Laverne and Shirley, that was real

 

[petrus61]

My family and I moved into town when I was thirteen years old. Five years later, I had thoughts of my neighbor-friend. I picked up the phone to call him, but there was no dial tone. I started telling my dad the phone was dead when I heard a voice at the other end. It was the friend I was trying to call.

That's happened to me a few times

 

[BawanaRik]

I lived in Nigeria for several years as a kid. The school bus had a guard with an mp5 and tear gas. On the way to school the highway was littered with corpses, because at the time multiple coupes were going on and there were little to no services to collect the bodies.

I saw a motorcycle. Then a HUGE blood stained path. Then a body. And a few yards down, the head. It was there a couple days. One day we saw a bus on its side, on fire, with people, also on fire, jumping out. We couldn't stop for safety reasons.

Also, a popular thing to do with locals against the "new" regime was to tie them up, wrap old tires around them, pour gasoline over them, and light them on fire. Alive. I saw mostly dead, charred corpses, but I saw a couple not-so-dead people wrapped in thick black smoked and fire.

If you wanna get into crazy "reality" from lack of sleep, then I've seen **** I know you've never seen. Ever. But those are the worst of West Africa.

I think we have it better here than most folks know.

I was checking out the DR for retirement. No signs to pay toll. Just a guy with an M-16. The malls have guys walking around with alley sweepers. While these ensure hitting the target they also ensure hitting anything near it.

But if you want to vid what life outside civilization is check out what happens when a person steals a potato in Kenya.

 

[bluesblaster]

Unfortunately Jerseys pretty far east. When I was a kid one of the fun things we did was cruise out to Denver to get fresh Coors. Back then they didn't mass produce and it was Shipper Friendly.

In fact as one went from east to west there was a new beer every couple states. Olympia anyone?

Laverne and Shirley, that was real

I remember Coors being a big deal when I was a kid and anytime we went west my dad bringing a case or two back home with us. Now I wonder what the appeal was, I wouldnt walk to the corner for a can of that swill.

 

[iamlowsound]

I lived in Nigeria for several years as a kid. The school bus had a guard with an mp5 and tear gas. On the way to school the highway was littered with corpses, because at the time multiple coupes were going on and there were little to no services to collect the bodies.

I saw a motorcycle. Then a HUGE blood stained path. Then a body. And a few yards down, the head. It was there a couple days. One day we saw a bus on its side, on fire, with people, also on fire, jumping out. We couldn't stop for safety reasons.

Also, a popular thing to do with locals against the "new" regime was to tie them up, wrap old tires around them, pour gasoline over them, and light them on fire. Alive. I saw mostly dead, charred corpses, but I saw a couple not-so-dead people wrapped in thick black smoked and fire.

If you wanna get into crazy "reality" from lack of sleep, then I've seen **** I know you've never seen. Ever. But those are the worst of West Africa.

Dude, that is crazy.

lowsound

 

[macaroni tony]

Here's another. Crazy crazy...
Was working with a good friend twilight shift in winter, freezing cold and rain bucketing down. about 11pm we're putting petrol in the car. Two white vans pull up and I'm getting jumpy. People start getting out and I can hear American accents! Anyway they ask us how to get to Aberfeldy! I told them where Aberfeldy was but in their Hyundai vans they'd never make it as they'd need 4x4s.
They were disappointed and had no where to sleep. In all there were sixteen exchange students from USA, England, Chili, Mexico Europe etc. 8 males and 8 women.
It was a quite shift so I drove off and I told them to follow me.
I went to every motel and caravan park in a 30 kilometre radius and no one would accommodate them. I was getting pissed off. They were becoming desperate.
I rang my wife... Then in asked them if they had camping gear? They did.
So I took them to my house! Crazy stuff! I had 16 unknowns setting up their tents and sleeping bags in my back yard. I started to think myself a fool!
I finished work at 3 in the morning and returned home to find them still organising sleeping arrangements.
I went to bed but woke early, went down the shops and bought frying pans and cooking supplies.
Come 11am, i had cooked a hundred pancakes and fed them all. They didn't expect this I guess? My kids went crazy playing with them. They were a fantastic bunch of people. My wife speaks French fluent and spoke to the Canadians for ages.
I was presented a beautiful card and some wine and chocolate.
That was a crazy thing to do but there was nothing else to do.
I have the photos somewhere...

fantastic story

 

[BawanaRik]

I remember Coors being a big deal when I was a kid and anytime we went west my dad bringing a case or two back home with us. Now I wonder what the appeal was, I wouldnt walk to the corner for a can of that swill.

I honestly believe that the old original Coors was better than the stuff today.

I have suppressed a cringe many times when offered a Coors at a friend's house.

If there's anyone who can talk about this with inside knowledge how about it. Is the stuff they sell as Coors today the same Rocky Mountain Koolaid from the early 70s?

 

[Mark Reccord]

I lived in Nigeria for several years as a kid. The school bus had a guard with an mp5 and tear gas. On the way to school the highway was littered with corpses, because at the time multiple coupes were going on and there were little to no services to collect the bodies.

I saw a motorcycle. Then a HUGE blood stained path. Then a body. And a few yards down, the head. It was there a couple days. One day we saw a bus on its side, on fire, with people, also on fire, jumping out. We couldn't stop for safety reasons.

Also, a popular thing to do with locals against the "new" regime was to tie them up, wrap old tires around them, pour gasoline over them, and light them on fire. Alive. I saw mostly dead, charred corpses, but I saw a couple not-so-dead people wrapped in thick black smoked and fire.

If you wanna get into crazy "reality" from lack of sleep, then I've seen **** I know you've never seen. Ever. But those are the worst of West Africa.

Wow.

 

[Mark Reccord]

I watched a early 90s red honda civic, excatly like the one I was driving' cross a median and run head-on into a semi. I was first on the scene and was expecting the worst. As I walked towards the car, which was now almost flat and mangled beyond recognition, I heard a voice coming from it. "Am I alive?" When the fire department finally extracted him from the wreck he was unhurt save for a few bruises and scratches and actually walked away. He said he fell asleep.

What are the odds of surviving a collision like that, essentially unhurt?

 

[MatticusMania]

That reminds me of the time I was driving to work and a car a few lengths ahead of me did a little swerve.
Next thing, the car spins out from the fast lane all the way over toward the right shoulder, barely missing a semi and other traffic.
It then hit the curb of the onramp and flipped over. No one got hurt. I believe that driver also fell asleep.

 

[Jared Lash]

I'm a drummer and I'll have you know that I store my feces and vomit in mason jars. Call me old school.

Awesome.

Clearly the new avatar is working for you as this is the funniest thing I've read all morning.

 

[One Drop]

I honestly believe that the old original Coors was better than the stuff today.

I have suppressed a cringe many times when offered a Coors at a friend's house.

If there's anyone who can talk about this with inside knowledge how about it. Is the stuff they sell as Coors today the same Rocky Mountain Koolaid from the early 70s?

I remember the hype- essentially it used to be delivered refrigerated in those clear bottles, I assume it was unpasteurized at the time and therefore probably much tastier. I do remember sampling some but it just tasted weak and insipid to me, but I was used to Canadian and Import European beers at the time. I can guarantee the stuff they sell now is not the same as the 'legendary' Coors of yore.

Back to death in the afternoon...

 

[Relic]

Damn. For some reason the other night I was reading stories of people who that has happened to.

Did you do the american thing and sue?

Nah. I'm not sure that it was anyone's fault really. I'm just one of those rare freaks that painkillers don't work well on. Once they realized that it wasn't working they gave me a dose of something else that knocked me out. No harm done. hernia fixed and it makes for a great story, win/win!

 

[Marial]

Craziest thing I've ever experienced? Hiking from Linville Gorge to Mt Mitchell in North Carolina and getting to Table Rock and then getting stuck in the middle of an electric storm. My hair was standing up from the charge in the air and the lightning was hitting all around our tent. Ozone does not smell good and damn was it loud. Total Captain Dan moment and one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

Having lunch in a cave in the Cappadocia region of Turkey with Pink Floyd being played at half-speed on a boombox was pretty crazy too.

 

[buzzbass]

I once saw a guy get hit by not one, but three, cars. Not one of those a-holes stopped. I did, unfortunately. By the time I got to him, he was basically cut in 1/2 The only thing remaining in his mid-section was his bare spine He was dead already.

It's funny, it happened in real time, right before my eye. Yet I remember thinking that I was watching a slow motion movie(or something) at the time. There was nothing gross or gorey about it. I was giving my witness statement to the cops and looked to my right. There was a sneaker there on the ground right next to me. It still had a foot in it !?!? Blarrrrrgh !!! Tossed all my cookies, right then & there. Luckily, I missed the cop.

That spot on HWY9 is right by my house. I pass it every day. The scene replays in my head everytime I drive past that spot(daily).

 

[fourstringdrums]

I am laughing very hard.

Brilliant.

Awesome.

Clearly the new avatar is working for you as this is the funniest thing I've read all morning.

lol Thanks

 

[Wademeister63]

Dang, lots of highway stories! That's pretty scary right there when you think of it.

Craziest thing for me (Besides getting married a second time) was also from the highway. On my way to work about 5AM one January morning in Detroit while driving my '92 Geo Metro through the ice and snow. I think I was going about 50 MPH at the time and the traffic was pretty light. I got into some thicker/slushier snow which sucked the car over into the right lane and I started sliding a little bit sideways. Then a little more and a little more and she went right around full circle. At mid spin my front bumper was about 6 inches from the passenger side door of another car also going about 50. Whoo, big fun! By the time I had completed the rotation I was only going maybe 35 and I was able to steer back into a lane where I sped back up to keep up with traffic and continued on to work. A little shook up but no harm done.

 

[Texan]

One monday morning in high school a group of us noticed a car that was backed up against a telephone pole at a park across from the school grounds. The windows of the car were solid black, even the windshield. We had someone go and notify the campus police and being teenagers, we waited to see what happened. A few minutes later the campus and local police showed up and began trying to get into the car. They got the car open and the interior of the car was completely burnt, only metal was left. At that point they attempted to open the trunk. By this time, we had all gathered around the car and were maybe 15-20 feet away. When they got the trunk open, one of the officers vomited and another backed up very quickly. A few seconds later we found out why. There was a partially burned body in the trunk. The smell hit the crowed that had gathered and it was not pleasant. As we turned to try to escape the smell, I noticed a guy laying under a bridge about 20 yards away in the park. I begin to walk that way and saw that half of his head was missing. We found out a few days later that this was a drug deal that went bad and the car and body had been there for at least 2 days in the Texas heat. It made for great conversation at school that day.

 

[Anthbass]

Also, a popular thing to do with locals against the "new" regime was to tie them up, wrap old tires around them, pour gasoline over them, and light them on fire. Alive. I saw mostly dead, charred corpses, but I saw a couple not-so-dead people wrapped in thick black smoked and fire.

Necklacing... I've seen this, too. Horrifying.

I spent some time in Uganda in 2003/2004, when the Kony rebels were strafing Gulu. It was not pleasant.

Like you, I've seen more dead people than I care to remember, but road accidents are always bad. I was driving a truck through Idaho in the 90s, and watched a mini-van drift off the highway at speed in front of me. It was a picture-perfect cloudless day, good visibility, but the driver fell asleep. Sadly, her young daughter was in the van, and was crushed by it when she was flung out an open window. I (and my co-driver) were first responders, but there wasn't much to be done. Not surprisingly, the woman was hysterical, and wanted to kill herself. The whole thing was terrible, and tragic.

 

[placedesjardins]

I was a cop but don't have any disturbing dead people stories. This guy was shot in daylight on a park bench in a courtyard (low-income apartment complex). He died with his eyes open.
There was a call for service of an strong, strange smell in the woods behind an apartment complex. Me and another cop checked it out. There were these sofa pillows that were set up like a tent. We moved the cushions out of the way and there was a dog that was locked in a dog cage. Some owner had abandoned this dog and left it one bowl of water and a bowl of dry dog food. All the food and water was gone. It was sick and weak. It was in the middle of a hot summer too so it was beyond dehydrated. I don't know how long it was there. An animal protection officer picked it up.

A long time ago, I was in a school field trip in the Adirondacks. We hiked up a rather small mountain and then back down. Low difficulty. We went down in groups and after we had made the descent, we walked a rather non-challenging path back to the parking lot/starting point. We kind of were lost at one point, being surrounded by trees but followed a semi-beaten path. After some time had passed, we realized that we made a complete circle after we recognized a marker we passed earler. Fortunately, we only circled once and made it back.