Almost Heaven
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Comment from Leann DS
Another great story! My favorite two parts are:
My Saab was a ball of twisted metal, and I was sandwiched between a Chevy Suburban and a concrete wall.
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The back door let go with a sigh
Excellent! And the Bee Gees are also a nice touch. :-)
If I may, I noticed a couple type a graphical errors as follows:
I shook my head in compliance.
- would that be nodded my head? I always wonder...
"I'm sorry, ma'am. I just helps to know who you are."
- it just helps
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He was right, and it took just a few minutes as the "Jaws of Life" cut the left side of the car open. Once they had me out, I glanced black at the tangled mess
- I glanced back
"Please tell me there we no children in the
- were no children
Well done, and hugs.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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Another great story! My favorite two parts are:
My Saab was a ball of twisted metal, and I was sandwiched between a Chevy Suburban and a concrete wall.
And
The back door let go with a sigh
Excellent! And the Bee Gees are also a nice touch. :-)
If I may, I noticed a couple type a graphical errors as follows:
I shook my head in compliance.
- would that be nodded my head? I always wonder...
"I'm sorry, ma'am. I just helps to know who you are."
- it just helps
-
He was right, and it took just a few minutes as the "Jaws of Life" cut the left side of the car open. Once they had me out, I glanced black at the tangled mess
- I glanced back
"Please tell me there we no children in the
- were no children
Well done, and hugs.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the catches and the compliments. I'm still struggling with my new system of voice recognition typing. It misses a lot. Thanks so much. Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs....
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Voice recognition typing? Are you using a PC or your phone?
Comment from damommy
What a horrible thing to happen. I imagine you were scared to death. One of my sons is a paramedic and he's always telling me stories like this, how they had to cut someone out of a car. You were very lucky, and I have no doubt your guardian angel was riding with you.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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What a horrible thing to happen. I imagine you were scared to death. One of my sons is a paramedic and he's always telling me stories like this, how they had to cut someone out of a car. You were very lucky, and I have no doubt your guardian angel was riding with you.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the kind review and comments, dear Yvonne. It is much appreciated. Sending you my best and blessings always,
Sal XOs....
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Yes, God was looking out for you Sally. Your contest entry reads well with many details, great imagery, and suspense. I'm thrilled you were rescued and are here to write this. I love the way you ended your story. Best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Yes, God was looking out for you Sally. Your contest entry reads well with many details, great imagery, and suspense. I'm thrilled you were rescued and are here to write this. I love the way you ended your story. Best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Yes, God has always been looking out for me. He's very watchful of me since a baby. I love Him so. Sending you my best and many thanks for your kind review,
Sal XOs.....
Comment from Mary Kay Bonfante
What an amazing story, Sally. Yet, you made me smile: the Bee Gees as a heavenly choir! They do have some great harmonies...
What a close call! I'm so glad you're alive, my friend. It really could have been, lights out. Thank God for firefighters, rescue workers, EMTs. (Jorge is a HUGE fan of them, he even has a ton of paraphernalia that he wears in their honor, and he knows many of the local first responders by name.)
It's also a great blessing that no one else was killed or seriously injured in the smash up, because that can leave a person with PTSD. I hope you recovered well from your physical injuries.
That video is incredible. Watching them pull all of those survivors out, I was sure it was a multi-vehicle accident, and then the FF Chief said the four passengers came out of a single car! And they did all of that in less than ten minutes.
So good, that you had Jackson waiting there to greet and embrace you.
Thanks for sharing your story. I think you have a winner here.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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What an amazing story, Sally. Yet, you made me smile: the Bee Gees as a heavenly choir! They do have some great harmonies...
What a close call! I'm so glad you're alive, my friend. It really could have been, lights out. Thank God for firefighters, rescue workers, EMTs. (Jorge is a HUGE fan of them, he even has a ton of paraphernalia that he wears in their honor, and he knows many of the local first responders by name.)
It's also a great blessing that no one else was killed or seriously injured in the smash up, because that can leave a person with PTSD. I hope you recovered well from your physical injuries.
That video is incredible. Watching them pull all of those survivors out, I was sure it was a multi-vehicle accident, and then the FF Chief said the four passengers came out of a single car! And they did all of that in less than ten minutes.
So good, that you had Jackson waiting there to greet and embrace you.
Thanks for sharing your story. I think you have a winner here.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the lovely review and generous compliments, dear Mary Kay. I'm very fateful and blessed to have had so many there for me. Having Jackson come at the end was just so wonderful. Sending you my best today as always
Sally XOs
I completely forgot about this contest! I'm glad it caught my attention today!
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You're very welcome, Sally. Yes, it sounds like Jackson made it there, to be at your side, in a flash. God bless you both! Love, Mary Kay xoxo
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
That could happen to anyone of us at any time. You had a guardian angel watching over you that day, Sal. You were close to Heaven, but it wasn't your time. I'm so glad, too. You have a lot more to do before you hop off this plane. Good luck in the contest, it's a winner to me. :)) Sandra xxx
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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That could happen to anyone of us at any time. You had a guardian angel watching over you that day, Sal. You were close to Heaven, but it wasn't your time. I'm so glad, too. You have a lot more to do before you hop off this plane. Good luck in the contest, it's a winner to me. :)) Sandra xxx
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the lovely review of my true story, dear Sandra. It is so appreciated. Sending along my very best,
Sal XOs....
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this contest entry with us. Another situation where God takes care of his faithful. I enjoyed reading. I want to wish you the best of luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Thank you for sharing this contest entry with us. Another situation where God takes care of his faithful. I enjoyed reading. I want to wish you the best of luck with the contest.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the lovely review of my true story, dear Barbara!
Sal XOs....
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
This could have been entered in the Miracle Contest! With the car mangled the way it was, you must have realized what a blessing it was that you survived. What a harrowing experience. Congratulations on your Heavenly survival.
Ralf
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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This could have been entered in the Miracle Contest! With the car mangled the way it was, you must have realized what a blessing it was that you survived. What a harrowing experience. Congratulations on your Heavenly survival.
Ralf
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the lovely review and kind words, dear Ralf. I miss a lot of contests these days....
Sending you my best and blessings always,
Sal XOs.....
Comment from Susan X Smith
Wow! What a wonderful story of survival in a situation that could have been so much worse. The piece had plenty of drama and a happy ending. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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Wow! What a wonderful story of survival in a situation that could have been so much worse. The piece had plenty of drama and a happy ending. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the wonderful review and kind comments. Both are so appreciated. Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs....
Comment from ExperiencingLiphe
You never really know what happens when you're in a circumstance like that until you're in it. You just hope that if this is ever you that those brave men and women act just like they did with you. I'm so glad everyone was okay and everything turned out okay in the end. Big hugs!
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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You never really know what happens when you're in a circumstance like that until you're in it. You just hope that if this is ever you that those brave men and women act just like they did with you. I'm so glad everyone was okay and everything turned out okay in the end. Big hugs!
Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2021
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Life is so precious. I never take a day for granted. Thank you so much for the wonderful review, dear. It is so appreciated. Sal XOs.....
Comment from royowen
I can remember some friends of mine had a bad smash in a car, when I was young, to see the wreck you would have thought all were killed, but one guy had a broken, the rest were without a scratch. God had plans, beautifully written Sally, great post. Blessings Roy
Typo : Please tell there we(re) no children.
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reply by the author on 18-Feb-2021
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I can remember some friends of mine had a bad smash in a car, when I was young, to see the wreck you would have thought all were killed, but one guy had a broken, the rest were without a scratch. God had plans, beautifully written Sally, great post. Blessings Roy
Typo : Please tell there we(re) no children.
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Comment Written 17-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the complimentary review and personal comments. God does have His plans. I'm so glad we belong to Him. Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs....
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God saves us from ourselves sometimes