re: What's the Scariest shite that has ever happened to you?

I have had a gun pointed in my face because my mom's ex came over and was being a drunk a-hole - of course because he was a retired Mobile Police Officer, nothing came of it.

I was also sprayed int he face by a car radiator - had 2nd and third degree burns on my shoulder and neck from turning away at the last second. face was burned, but somehow my reflexes managed to keep my face from getting badly burned.

That’s when the comment “He ate the light” from Jaws comes to mind.


That can of bear spray wouldn’t have been an appetizer.

When I was in the Air Force, I was E&I for Electronic Security Command, and all the compounds we worked at were surrounded by fences topped with razor wire and required a badge to get in. They also had signs every 10 feet, it seems, telling us that the guards had a live round in the chamber and were authorized to use deadly force.

Well, we were TDY to England installing equipment when we bombed Libya, and because we were TDY, no one told us that we weren't allowed to go outside, and as luck would have it, it was my day to take out the trash.

So I went outside to throw away the trash, and I heard a voice scream at me to drop the boxes, and when I turned around, there was a guard that I knew had a live round in the chamber, pointing a gun directly at me. He then told me to drop my badge turn around and walk forward so I did and when I turned around again there were now six guards with live rounds in the in the chamber pointing their guns at me and if you were in the military and you knew any military police then you understand why having six of them pointing guns with live rounds at you will make you pucker up.

I missed a head on collision with a large service truck that crossed the median on the interstate by a couple feet. Happened so fast that I didnt get scared until well after it happened. Kinda proud of myself for not locking up, because I would have died.

Was a launch control specialist at a NATO site in W. Germany in 70s. Pershing 1A system, nuclear missile. During 4 minute countdown a key is brought to launch station to enable warhead. Real key big. Brass and heavy.

We used a dummy key for practice runs. Real keys kept locked under system that requires dual access.

They lost the dummy key and brought me a key from some piece of equipment that was similar to the real key that I had only seen photos of.

When I saw that key I thought a real launch and that meant we were launching 4 Pershing missiles each with a yield up to 400 kt. Meant the Soviets had already launched their Scud or SS 20 missiles at us. We were above ground.

WW III.

Heard gunshot at neighbors
Ran in, to find him with a shot thru his head

Where to begin but I work in the ER so here are a few: a young male attempted suicide and flinched at the last second, blew the front portion of his face off; middle aged male came in from a bad motorcycle wreck with both legs essentially amputated from the knee down but was still partially conscious mumbling some of the oddest statements; but by far the most traumatizing patient I treated was a young girl who had fourth degree burns from a house fire on her arms and was covered in 2nd/3rd degree burns all over her body. That was not pleasant trying to comfort her as she passed away, still haunts me to this day

Held up at gunpoint by four black guys (only one pulled the gun) at a fast good restaurant off campus after late night ball when we lived in the dorms.

They took my buddy's car and our wallets, and told us to walk down this extremely dark street in an extremely shady part of town.

It wasn't my car and they only got five or ten bucks between us (ah, University days), but as for the walk to nowhere I was pretty sure I wasn't coming back.

So I just looked down and turned and said I'm not doing that, and walked up to the fast good place front doors. My friend kinda froze at first but quickly did the same as I did. I was never so certain I was going to be shot, and in the back in a drive through lane at a friggin Jack in the Box no less, but the thugs were apparently more interested in a joy ride and their newfound wealth than racking up a double murder charge. Thank God.

Hiking off trail and getting lost in the woods looking for a cave, my buddy and me came up on what looked like a compound in the middle of nowhere in the woods.

After looking around we see what's going on, its a marijuana farm.

Then we hear the dirt bikes..... You talk about a almost shitting your pants.

Hiding and crawling , really dragging our bodies on the ground out of there and getting even more lost in the woods sucked.

It was night by the time we got out and miles away from our vehicle.