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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 730853" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Okay now that reminded me of my scariest story!</p><p></p><p>I was 21 years old and had just married my ex husband and we moved to Houston due to his job transfer/promotion.</p><p></p><p>The company I ended up working for had a wonderful group of people, some married, some single mainly around our age and we all hung out together a lot because we had all moved to Houston for jobs during the oil boom and had no family around.</p><p></p><p>One weekend we all decided to go camping on the river. I cannot remember the name of it anymore but the river had rapids that people tubed down.</p><p></p><p>I can not swim now and I could not swim then. Husband and I decided to double up on a truck tire and go down a cliff type of thing and float down the river. It was a drop of some sort; maybe a waterfall? I'm sure if I saw it now I'd poop my pants! A lot of people were in the water that day.</p><p></p><p>Anyway he got in the back of the tube and I sat in front Indian style. It was plenty big enough for us. I put a life jacket on at the last minute. He was a good swimmer and did not.</p><p></p><p>Well we went over this waterfall and because he was heavier (I guess) it flipped upside down. The next thing I knew I was in the bottom of this waterfall thing and stuck under the water due to the pressure of the falls hitting the water. I just could hear the rapids around me and I did not know what end was up or where he was. It seemed like I was down there for a very long time. I did not know where the tube was. My life literally did flash before me as they say. I thought I was going to drown and accepted it, and an extremely peaceful feeling came over me. I was not thrashing or anything. I'll never forget it as long as I live. </p><p></p><p>Finally I remembered that I had a life jacket on! I remember reaching up and feeling it. Somehow the water propelled me out of the spot I was stuck in and the next thing I knew I popped up down the river quite a ways. I looked around and saw my husband floating face down and not moving. I doggie paddled over to him and put my arm around his neck and he popped up and he said "OMG you saved my life! I thought I was dead and I gave up".</p><p></p><p>When we finally saw our friends they said they had been waiting for us to pop up and we were under water for a very long time. To this day he still says that I saved his life. If that is the peace that comes over you when you die then it is really not bad at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 730853, member: 15032"] Okay now that reminded me of my scariest story! I was 21 years old and had just married my ex husband and we moved to Houston due to his job transfer/promotion. The company I ended up working for had a wonderful group of people, some married, some single mainly around our age and we all hung out together a lot because we had all moved to Houston for jobs during the oil boom and had no family around. One weekend we all decided to go camping on the river. I cannot remember the name of it anymore but the river had rapids that people tubed down. I can not swim now and I could not swim then. Husband and I decided to double up on a truck tire and go down a cliff type of thing and float down the river. It was a drop of some sort; maybe a waterfall? I'm sure if I saw it now I'd poop my pants! A lot of people were in the water that day. Anyway he got in the back of the tube and I sat in front Indian style. It was plenty big enough for us. I put a life jacket on at the last minute. He was a good swimmer and did not. Well we went over this waterfall and because he was heavier (I guess) it flipped upside down. The next thing I knew I was in the bottom of this waterfall thing and stuck under the water due to the pressure of the falls hitting the water. I just could hear the rapids around me and I did not know what end was up or where he was. It seemed like I was down there for a very long time. I did not know where the tube was. My life literally did flash before me as they say. I thought I was going to drown and accepted it, and an extremely peaceful feeling came over me. I was not thrashing or anything. I'll never forget it as long as I live. Finally I remembered that I had a life jacket on! I remember reaching up and feeling it. Somehow the water propelled me out of the spot I was stuck in and the next thing I knew I popped up down the river quite a ways. I looked around and saw my husband floating face down and not moving. I doggie paddled over to him and put my arm around his neck and he popped up and he said "OMG you saved my life! I thought I was dead and I gave up". When we finally saw our friends they said they had been waiting for us to pop up and we were under water for a very long time. To this day he still says that I saved his life. If that is the peace that comes over you when you die then it is really not bad at all. [/QUOTE]
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