Comments on: Today I Almost Died http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:55:30 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5436 Anonymous Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:16:28 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5436 Hallelujah, Dave! I'm sooo glad to read you escaped with life and limb. I'm also totally astonished how you in Israel act in situations like yours. Here in Czech Republic I'm scared someone will scream at me just for a bad parking, not to speak about a car accident at all. Nobody is allowed to make a mistake and if you do then you are considered an idiot. Then we're all idiots because nobody is perfect, are't we :) OK, we can learn this from you. You are a blessing! Baruch Hashem! Hallelujah, Dave! I’m sooo glad to read you escaped with life and limb. I’m also totally astonished how you in Israel act in situations like yours.

Here in Czech Republic I’m scared someone will scream at me just for a bad parking, not to speak about a car accident at all. Nobody is allowed to make a mistake and if you do then you are considered an idiot. Then we’re all idiots because nobody is perfect, are’t we :)

OK, we can learn this from you. You are a blessing! Baruch Hashem!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5435 Anonymous Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:27:21 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5435 Wow. I'm glad you're okay!! Baruch Hashem. Wow. I’m glad you’re okay!!

Baruch Hashem.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:38:02 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5434 Be careful, Dave. We all have to be careful. Be careful, Dave.

We all have to be careful.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5433 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:25:09 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5433 Indeed, <em>baruch hashem</em>. Thank g-d you and everyone else are okay! Indeed, baruch hashem. Thank g-d you and everyone else are okay!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:06:48 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5432 Glad you were okay and no one was hurt. Glad you were okay and no one was hurt.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5431 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:19:11 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5431 Glad to hear you are OK. That drive is a killer. I'm sure you remember our little "bump" a few years back after a long drive home. That was another reason why I was glad to move work to be closer to home. I can't understand why you don't take a train - so restful. Glad to hear you are OK.

That drive is a killer. I’m sure you remember our little “bump” a few years back after a long drive home. That was another reason why I was glad to move work to be closer to home. I can’t understand why you don’t take a train – so restful.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5430 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:48:05 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5430 Glad you're ok too. Thanks for the reminders as well. I had my own incident a few years back that resulted in nothing more than the death of a young tree, but I felt the fear of what could have been. Glad you’re ok too. Thanks for the reminders as well. I had my own incident a few years back that resulted in nothing more than the death of a young tree, but I felt the fear of what could have been.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5429 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:04:28 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5429 I am so relieved to hear you (and everyone else) are OK. I hope you benched gomel this morning! Not everyone walks away from such an accident. I am so relieved to hear you (and everyone else) are OK. I hope you benched gomel this morning! Not everyone walks away from such an accident.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5425 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:00:18 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5425 Yes, you do say Birkat HaGomel for this. Yes, you do say Birkat HaGomel for this.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Anonymous Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:55:27 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/02/26/today-i-almost-died/#comment-5428 Dave, I am so relieved to hear that you are okay and that no one was seriously hurt. Work seems to be something people always push themselves so hard about. It's difficult to know when to stop and take a break and give yourself some breathing time. Thank you for sharing your story, as it also is a reminder for others... I know I have driven one too many times under very seriously dangerous conditions of sleep deprivation, and luckily nothing bad happened. But after reading your story I must really remember to act responsibly, as it only takes a split second for something to go wrong and for people's lives to instantly change. It warms the heart to see that people can behave in such a caring and kind way... I always felt that Israelis are big hearted people when they need to be, despite their day-to-day tough skinned exterior! Thank God you are well, and hope you get some rest. Dave, I am so relieved to hear that you are okay and that no one was seriously hurt.

Work seems to be something people always push themselves so hard about. It’s difficult to know when to stop and take a break and give yourself some breathing time.

Thank you for sharing your story, as it also is a reminder for others… I know I have driven one too many times under very seriously dangerous conditions of sleep deprivation, and luckily nothing bad happened. But after reading your story I must really remember to act responsibly, as it only takes a split second for something to go wrong and for people’s lives to instantly change.

It warms the heart to see that people can behave in such a caring and kind way… I always felt that Israelis are big hearted people when they need to be, despite their day-to-day tough skinned exterior!

Thank God you are well, and hope you get some rest.

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