stand your ground. yes? no?

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19. When I was much younger and far more foolish I used to drive recklessly. ...

I could tell you a number of stories about my street racing days and how I came very close to being in an accident that might have killed me or some innocent people. I used to say, "If I don't defy death at least once a month, life is boring."

Well I survived. I was never in a major accident and in fact the only accidents I have been in were where some fool ran into the rear of my car while I was stuck in traffic.

Now that I am 67 years old and a lot wiser I will admit that I was an irresponsible fool and should have been arrested many times. That's not my point. My point is that only survivors live to tell their stories. I'm sure that a number of people had encounters like yours and ended up six feet under.

We are both fortunate to be able to be alive to post here on DU. Hopefully luck will never catch up with either of us.