Jeffery, both of these episodes were far more harrowing — especially the one with the train — than that sticky situation on the mudflat. Looking back, I can think of a few other times that I very narrowly avoided getting killed; maybe I should dredge them up for a post also.

Charles, though I certainly enjoy writing, I’m not at all confident that I’d be much of a novelist — but thanks for the kind words.

(I suffered low-level electrocution once when I ran over an extension cord with a riding mower and didn’t check to make sure it was unplugged before I tried to unwrap it from around the blade. That kind of sucked, but no lasting harm was done. I’ve never been hit by a taser, but I imagine it would feel something like that.)

I’m glad that you survived both brushes with old mortality. Which were you more shaken by? One of these two — or the more recent instance in which you got bogged down in the tidal flats near your vacation cabin?

Jeffery Hodges

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