Danger! Danger! Will Robinson

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Can you remember a time when you have been in (or thought you were in) very real danger? Can you remember something that started out completely harmless and turned into a near catastrophe? I was reading a discussion the other day about white water rafting and it got me to thinking about the number of times I have carelessly put myself directly in harms way. I do some pretty crazy things on occasion and you would think I am sending Mr. Reaper a hand written invitation to come collect me years before my time is up. Take my white water rafting adventure for example. There were over a thousand people on the river that day and only the group of rafters I was with except for daughter opted to paddle our way to the end WITHOUT helmets! Am I really that vain that I would risk getting a concussion if thrown from the raft onto a rock just so I don't have to walk around with helmet head for the rest of the day? Yeah, it appears so. Then there was my trip to the Caribbean last year. I got so involved with a fish while snorkeling I followed it out past the dingy where the boats cruised around. I could have gotten my head taken off by a propeller or worse yet, encountered fins that belonged to something with rows of razor sharp teeth. Then there was my stingray adventure. Even though they were southern stingrays I couldn't help but think of Steve Irwin when one 5 feet wide wrapped her barbed tail around my leg and suctioned the small of my back. I know I have the potential of getting in an accident in my own home or every time I get into a vehicle but it seems I throw caution to the wind more often then "normal" people. Do you carelessly put yourself in harms way for the thrill of an adventure? Or can you remember a time when you were in very real danger?