dangerous times 4
4) Tahiti
ok, this was not actually a life-threatening situation, but i'm putting it in as one of the scariest moments of my life. we were staying in one of those bungalows on stilts, over the coral. our hotel was only about 4 kms from the airport. which meant we were actually in the airplanes' path when they landed. there weren't many though (2 a day or something). but that very first night, we were suddenly woken up by a huge noise. at first i thought it was an earthquake, then a tsunami, then a volcanic eruption and then, a plane. and with that amount of noise, it was obviously crashing. it was too close for us to do anything (like flee). but then the noise passed above us. it just landed. it was a B-52. the French army was obviously doing some stuff. great. in the meantime, more than at any other time, i actually thought it was the end. you have no idea how much noise a B-52 makes.
and there you have it. i know i'm incredibly lucky in that noone has ever threatened me with a weapon of any kind and that i've never been in a situation where i was likely to be shot, bombed, killed by an eruption, etc. nonetheless, it certainly does make you realise that life is not endless: yes, i very well could get run over by a bus today.
ok, this was not actually a life-threatening situation, but i'm putting it in as one of the scariest moments of my life. we were staying in one of those bungalows on stilts, over the coral. our hotel was only about 4 kms from the airport. which meant we were actually in the airplanes' path when they landed. there weren't many though (2 a day or something). but that very first night, we were suddenly woken up by a huge noise. at first i thought it was an earthquake, then a tsunami, then a volcanic eruption and then, a plane. and with that amount of noise, it was obviously crashing. it was too close for us to do anything (like flee). but then the noise passed above us. it just landed. it was a B-52. the French army was obviously doing some stuff. great. in the meantime, more than at any other time, i actually thought it was the end. you have no idea how much noise a B-52 makes.
and there you have it. i know i'm incredibly lucky in that noone has ever threatened me with a weapon of any kind and that i've never been in a situation where i was likely to be shot, bombed, killed by an eruption, etc. nonetheless, it certainly does make you realise that life is not endless: yes, i very well could get run over by a bus today.
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