28 Astonishing Moments That Defied All Odds—Including One Shocking Encounter with Jimmy!
I couldn’t join him right then, but we agreed to get together later that evening. Scott invited me over to his house and sent me his address. When I typed it into google maps I was in shock. He only lived 3 blocks away from me! We were neighbors!
I had my SO’s aunt (on their dad’s side) show us Tillamook Ice cream for the first time ever. Never heard of it, never tried it. It was good though! We had Caramel toffee cruch flavor.
The next day later, someone at work randomly brought everyone ice cream… it was Tillamook… Caramel toffee crunch flavor. (They have never brought us ice cream before, this was entirely random and out of nowhere)
Litterally the day after that, we saw my SO’s Mom (their mom and dad are divorced and don’t talk), anywho, she had something she just HAD to show us… it was Tillamook… specifically, Caramel toffee crunch flavor.
Finally, the next day, we had to see my parents. They didn’t have it, but my mom asked us if we ever tried Tillamook, “because it’s really creamy, I like the Caramel toffee flavor”.
I felt like I was in a groundhog day themed ice cream ad.
I was in the WTC both times it got attacked… 1993 and 2001.. so guess what tourist attraction I will not visit.. I am not giving them another shot at me.
Car was broken into, everything stolen including handbag in boot with wedding ring and engagement ring. Bag was found in a field weeks later and handed into police and we were called to see if it was ours. There had been a hole in the pocket where the rings were and they had fallen into it and were still there.
I worked at a funeral home and was cleaning out the basement. Found an old photo of a newly wed couple that must’ve been left at a service, or left at a graveside and collected. The date on the back of the photo was the same day I found it, 60-some years later. Pretty wild but not unbelievable.
Then, about an hour later a very elderly man walks in the lobby. It’s none other than the husband from the photo, ready to begin pre-planning his own funeral arrangements. Both of us were in tears when I showed him the photo of him and his wife.
I dropped a quarter. I was busy looking for something in my pocket and I didn’t watch where it rolled to. I was on a blacktop driveway so I didn’t think I would have trouble finding it. When I started to look for it I couldn’t find it anywhere. Finally I decided to drop another quarter and direct it in the same direction I knew the other one had rolled. I watched the second quarter roll up to the house and underneath the screen door. I figured “oh, ok thats where the first quarter is also. I went over to the screen door and opened it up…..only one quarter! I’m thinking where the heck is that first quarter. I bent down to pick up my second quarter and there were two quarters. The second quarter had landed directly on top of the first quarter! Under the screen door. Dropped from about 15 feet away!
I lived. Doctors told my parents they would be surprised if I made it to 2, then 5, then 10, 18. After 18 I was out of the woods and had a whole life left to live.
Jumped off a boat while docked in Cabo. Probably 20 feet deep water. Didn’t realize for hours later than my Apple Watch had come off. Panicked and immediately started to cope with the fact it was gone. The captain said “I’ll go get it.” Hopped in the water w goggles and flipper. 15 min later popped up with it. Said he followed the anchor line down and the current to determine where I must have hit the water when I jumped in. Scanned the area briefly and located it. Already had it in water mode and it was completely unharmed. Absolutely incredible. Tipped well that charter.
Had a baby with a life threatening birth defect. Only 1600 babies a year are born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, my little girl being one of them. We’re incredibly fortunate that she survived and is thriving.
Not me.
My oldest son quit HS with 6 wks to go, went back after a year, got his diploma, then went to college, has to waste a year due to an auto accident, had a failed relationship, had a daughter which he eventually got custody of.
Took 7 years to complete college.
Now has an MBA and is a director of sourcing for an international chemical company.
Was kind of a wild ride.
He tells young people that he’s living proof that you can screw things up massively and turn it around if you really want to.















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