5 minute twists of fate

[Fierce Critter]

Have you ever had an experience that would have been totally different with 5 minutes difference?

For instance, have you suddenly REALLY needed a Slurpee and stopped - and then once you're back on the road you pass a horrible accident that you yourself might have been involved in if you hadn't needed that Slurpee fix?

I had one today. I pick up used stuff to sell on eBay, right? One of my better sellers is Teddy Ruxpin stuff. Around the same time TR came out, they came out with a Mickey Mouse/Goofy set that works similar to TR & Grubby, his pal. Hook them together and they both talk & interact to tapes.

I walk into the Royal Oak Salvation Army today, and just as I'm entering the store, a woman is walking up to the cash register with both the Mickey and Goofy - in mint condition in the box.

Initially, I thought that was a "loss" of a couple hundred dollars, so I've been down about it all day, wishing I'd either gotten there 5 minutes earlier so I could have bought them to sell, or 5 minutes later so I wouldn't have known what I missed out on.

Luckily, I just checked eBay and it turns out they don't go for as much as I'd thought. I still lost out on a major sale, but not the hundreds I'd thought.

And I had the Slurpee/accident scenerio happen, but it was actually a sudden need/want to visit my aunt's grave at the cemetery.

[phee]

Every day... all the time

[Fierce Critter]

Something specific and striking.

All sorts of things would and could be "different" if you are or are not somewhere at a given time.

But sometimes, there's that realization of, "wow - 5 minutes difference and I'd be rich/dead/uninjured/etc.

[JaneDead]

yes yes i do have this happen a lot. usually with car accidents. too many times actually to be specific. i does happen a lot to me though.

[The Kanuck]

I had one of those experiences that greatly changed my life as I know it.

It was back at the end of Feb/ Beginning of March, when I was bored but I made the mistake of taking a shower too soon and missing a phone call, which would have brought me to a party and so on.. but because I missed it, I went onto Vampirefreaks.com and searched up some new "cults." Thanks to this cult searching I found who is now today my present girlfriend and thanks to meeting her, I met all these new people, which have also influenced my life grealty.

If I waited 5 more minutes, my life would have been much different, who knows. Could be better, could be alot worse but I know it would have been majorly different.

[Der Nister]

That happened to a friend and myself. While walking to a mutual friends house we decided to take a different route. We were only at our friends for maybe 2 minutes and then left. We walked back using the usual streets that we used only to discover a serious, 3 car accident had just taken place.

We both knew that our choice to take a different route that night saved us from harm.

True story.