[Porsche-O-Phile]

A few "oh *****" moments in airplanes, although nothing that resulted in a crash or incident, thankfully.

A really, really, REALLY bad car wreck in my pride & joy at the time (Mustang GT 5.0) when I lived down in Florida. When I saw the car later at the insurance yard I was horrified - it literally looked like the cars you see in those static "don't drink and drive" displays that someone died in. There was a large section of the car bashed in only a few inches from where I'd been sitting in the driver's seat. I guess I didn't realize at the time how lucky I was (I was in shock at the accident scene and thankfully only had some bruising - I remember very little from the scene, kind of like it was all a blur and/or in slow motion). The cause was wet roads, high mileage/long-lasting "polyglass" tires (they suck - never get them even if they ARE economical) and a guy in a beat-up truck in front of me with non-functioning taillights/brake lights - and me not paying close enough attention.

I didn't get back into a car to drive for a good month after that. It was pretty crazy.