The next decade....what's in store?

Three near misses

By the laws of averages, I am not supposed to be here....

First, in 1972, I nearly died from appendicitis. Stomach was hurting me for a couple of days. When I refused food I was taken to the doctor because my mother knew I had to be ill. Dr Bell said take her to hospital immediately. Operated on that same night. Told mummy that if they didn't come out by a certain time, well.....

But I made it.

Then, when I was about 17 or 18, I was driving down Jacks' Hill, trying to keep up with a friend in front of me who lived on the hill. I had on the regular car lights. I switched it on at a point and saw a white concrete wall in front of me which I barely avoided. My brother was in the car with me. Not sure if he knew that was a near miss. I was going pretty fast.

Then in 2004, was being driven back from Alpart from cricket. We were in a line of traffic with a clear vision of what was ahead. The driver decided to overtake, then at the same time, the car he was overtaking decided to overtake the one infront of him, without indicating! I am sure I let out an expletive, then closed my eyes when I saw us going over onto the soft shoulder of the side of the incoming traffic. We were going at at least 80 miles per hour. If there was a lamp pole on the other side, or if a car was coming, that would have been it. "Cricket journalist killed in three car collision". But the driver was very skillful, and remained very calm.

So have you had any near misses that you still count your blessings for?