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Djgirl
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 10:45 am
Wow, Lance! That's absolutely incredible! Like others here, I'm happy that you made it out and are able to share the story!!! I thought of something else - I have full conversations with people when I'm asleep - they're awake, I'm asleep and I can have a full conversation with them and not know it! It's really kind of creepy!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 11:50 am
Lance, I love that freezer story. Who, I watch Ladyhawke every time it comes on TV, I love it Mak1, what a wonderful experience! I saw 'Purple Rain' in Italy at a movie theatre and there was an earthquake. We all just thought they had the bass turned up too high until the big speakers fell off the walls. That was pretty wild.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 9:24 pm
Whoami - You reminded me of the time I went with a friend to see "Child's Play" ("B" movie - a child's doll named Chucky turns evil and murderous) and my friend and I were the only ones in the theatre. It was a real hoot to see such a bad movie in an empty theater like that....we could laugh and point and yell at the screen and nobody complained! The theatre employees must have thought we were nuts! 
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 9:58 am
I've had lots of shall we say "unique" experiences. There was the time that a friend of ours brought over an Italian sailor for dinner and no one spoke Italian, so I had to rely on my high school Latin to get us by. And the time I went out very late at night to meet a plane load of POW's who were returning from Vietnam. And the time, we were up in the mountains and happened on a pond and we decided to take a dip with all our clothes on. But one of the most "adventurous" happened when I was 20 years old, 7 months pregnant living in an apartment house with two other women who were also Navy wives and our husbands were all on the same ship...and the ship was out to sea and one of the other gals was 9 months pregnant...and the ship got delayed a month. I was awoken about 10:30PM with a sharp rapping on my door. It was my next door neighbor Susan. Susan told me that she thought she was in labor! I ran downstairs and woke up our other friend Diane who knew her way around the city and had agreed to drive Susan when the time came. That was the plan. Now was the time! So off we go...the three of us to Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia. Diane drove and I kept Susan calm. It takes us about half an hour, and we arrive and calmly get Susan checked in. Diane and I take a seat with the expectant fathers...and we wait...and we wait...and we wait. About 2:30am...they decided that the baby isn't coming for awhile...so THEY SENT US HOME! Diane had to go to work in the morning...so we went home and tried to get some sleep. Diane went off to work and I was awake but still in bed when I heard the rapping at my door again. "Mary, my water just broke." she said. Omigosh! Now what! There is no time to call Diane. I am going to have to drive. I haven't driven much in this city and do not know my way. I should have been paying attention last night! I am not sure how to get to the hospital...but there is no time to worry about that now...the baby is coming! I help Susan to downstairs to the car...and there is no doubt that she is in some serious labor. "Hold on", I tell her. "I am going to get you there." All the while thinking ...("Please God, don't make me have to deliver this baby...I don't know how!") We start out and we haven't gone very far, when I realize that we are in serious trouble ...I cannot drive the car, try to remember the route, and listen to Susan screaming...so...I need to find help. I decided that if I am speeding...a cop is sure to stop me...and besides...I really need to hurry this up. So I start going faster...through the city streets...through the downtown intersections...over the bridge...somewhere I pass an ambulance...still no flashing lights! (Where is a cop when you NEED one!). I am going as fast as I can and still make my way safely. I see the gate of the Naval base...I know there is no time to lose...so I roll down my window and shout..."SHE'S IN LABOR" as I speed through the gate not stopping for the guard to check my pass. I drive as fast as I can up to the emergency exit of the hospital. I stop the car as close to the door as I can get...tell Susan that I'll be right back as I run inside the building. Inside I see four guys sitting in a circle. I have no idea who they are...they could be janitors for all I know...they are probably playing cards or eating lunch...I have no idea. I tell them that I need their help RIGHT NOW and they come running with me back to the car. One runs to get a wheel chair, and they all help to get Susan up to the Maternity floor. The staff take over, I thank the fellas for their help and take a seat with the expectant fathers. I sit for maybe 10 minutes and a nurse walks out looking for me. "It's a boy!", she says. The guys all look at me and say.."How do you rate! We have been waiting for hours...shouldn't you have to wait your turn!" I sit there in utter disbelief. I don't know how I managed to get her there...with only those few minutes to spare...it was darn close! I close my eyes and thank God we made it.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:44 am
Gripping story, Mary!
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:58 am
Cool story, Mare Wow, Lance...I still have goosebumps from reading that. I was speed reading, 'cos even though ya obviously made it...um...ya did, right? ;) lol ...the story was making me super nervous!
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 11:06 am
There are certain days where people wonder if I actually did make it. There are others where they wish I hadn't--lol. Mary, isn't it a great feeling when you can accomplish something that helps others! Excellent story!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 1:49 pm
WOW! Mary
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 3:17 pm
Great story Mary! Wow! Lance, I can't imagine anyone who would wish you hadn't made it out of that freezer. You are a blessing to every life you cross, I'm sure of it (and so are you Mary!).
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 9:39 am
Lance. Thank you for sharing that story. I do hope you submit it to Reader's Digest. I once was trapped in a McDonald's freezer for a few minutes and I was in a panic. I am proud of you for keeping your cool (no pun intended) and saving your life and co-worker's life. I do not know much about you. I do not know why you have had babies die in your arms. I do know that you must be an angel here on earth to be able to handle something like that. You have my upmost respect, dear sir!
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 9:41 am
Mary, you sound like a really good friend to have! 
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 9:48 am
I babysat for Thomas Hearn's son. Thomas Hearn's was a famous basket ball player for the Detroit Pistons. I also worked in the health club that Grant Hill goes to.
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Starfire
Member
02-12-2003
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 2:01 pm
I got locked in a department store back in 1976. I was in high school and had taken a job at a store in the shoe department. It was the day before thanksgiving and I was in the back pricing shoes to be put out when we opened again. I could hear people from the diffrent deptments come to the back and check out. They were a little older crowd than me so they didn't only talk to me when they had to. Well I figured I had enough time to clock out so I stayed a little longer. Wrong, they had all left and so did the manager!! I was locked in for about an hour. Its really weird to be in a store all by yourself. Alot of the people that worked there seemed "diffrent" to me. I couldn't put my finger on it. Well when I was in high school I did alot of bar hopping. My friends and I looked older and you didn't get ID. We found a new place and it was in the seedy part of town, biker bar up the street.My two friends went in and it didn't take to long to figure out we were the only straight people there. Now that didn't matter no never mind to me but a few people I worked with, the manager included were very nervous to see me. Back then gay people got fired for being gay. The way I saw it was nobody ratted me out for underage drinking and I saw nothing. It became my favorite place to drink!
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