The question
How close have you come to dying?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A car accident in British Columbia 35-40 years ago. I was driving too quickly on a dirt road and lost control of the car, and it went off a cliff and got stuck in some treetops. We were not at all hurt; we actually just climbed out.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗
Falling off what we in Middlesbrough call a “tarzy”, a bungee rope. I was swinging on it, fell and broke my arm.
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
Skydiving: the parachute got tangled around my legs.
Near head-on collision driving from Oklahoma to California back in the 70s.
Acting – it’s also the best, though.
My father – I think he doubted our closeness.
Watching the Olympics.
An elevator operator.
“Not interested.” Who? Many people.
I thought I’d be smarter by now.
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