Have you Ever Gotten Stuck?

Question

Wherever, in the snow, in an elevator, on a carnival ride, in a pickle bucket, going down the chimney?

Jezilynn: That is a chilling story when you think, "what if?"

Asoasho: That is also a chilling story. If you believe in angels, good thing you've got one.

I hate those falls that break your pride Plum. My brothers have no remorse for me if I fall in the woods and they see. Glad you were okay and laughed it off.

Abulama: tragic story indeed.

2Cent: I enjoy reading your answers, hope your intellect gets you out all the time.

Curious Connie: Wow, if you are a believer, it is a good idea to get your vehicles blessed.

Nicegl: I'm sorry for laughing, that must have been so hard toward the end. How many times did you go around?

Debi: Ouch!

Morgan: That's one "stuck" I would NEVER live down with friends and family.

Sapphire: Good to have people do good deeds isn't it? I've been stuck in the snow before too, not a good thing.

Grace: I read books he chooses, tonight it was Winnie the Pooh and Curious George. You have a good list of "stuck" for sure.

Shari: I admire your way of describing things. Have you ever thought of writing books? You have the ability of making us see what's happening. Good you got out of that place. Employee safety, number one.

Violet: Don't know how you could travel for a year breaking down every two weeks. I'd have turned around after week four. But you did get to meet JC's cousin. ;)

Typical Not Me: Four wheeling, we've been there many a times. Never four wheel with just one vehicle though. It's a long walk home.

Answer 1

YES CLEANING OUT DRAINS UNDER STREETS-IN PIPE 5 FT TALL. CRAWLING TO BREAK UP DEBRIS COULD NOT BACK UP IN AREA BROKE LOOSE DEBRIS. NEARLY DROWNED WHEN WATER WASHED ME BACK DOWN DRAIN TO MAN HOLE AREA.

Answer 2

The one thing that clearly comes to mind, was when I was
stuck in a freight elevator about six years ago. I was working
in a deptment store, and had to go upstairs to check on some
inventory for an item a customer wanted. And the only way to
access the second floor was by the freight elevator. I hated to
use it, for it was rattly and creepy inside. But I was forced into
the situation again and again. Well on this trip, I found the
item I'd gone after. And got inside and slid the handle down
and pressed the button to go down. It went into gear with a
jolt and that startled me. As it hadn't done that before. And it
started going down slowly. And when I reached the floor, it
again jolted with a bang. I pulled the lever back and expected
the door to open. And it didn't budge. I am claustrophobic of
elevators and I had to concentrate on not panicking. But in
my state of mind, I was already wondering how much air I had
in there LOL. Well low and behold, someone pressed the
button on the other side, and the door opened. I was ready to
kiss the floor when I crossed over. I told the girls entering
that the door had stuck on me. And one said, "Oh that happens all the time." Now someone tells me, I thought. That
was the very last time I took that elevator. I ended up quitting
to go to work for another company a few weeks later. And
I was never so glad in my life, that I didn't have to go up on
that elevator again. Especially when I learned that not only
did the elevator stick on occasion, it broke down completely,
and it did break down while I was still there. I never heard
if it was when someone was inside or not. But I was glad I
didn't have to worry about it anymore myself. That was one
of the Montgomery Wards stores before they went bankrupt.
And we all know how old those stores were by then.
I just now remembered when our family was at Marine
World near San Diego, California. And we went on the
gondola ride that's on cable wires high overhead. And my
husband went into one car with our daughter,and our son
went with me in another. And half way across, the cars came
to a halt. And the stiff breeze up that high, had the cars rocking back and forth. I had never been afraid of heights
til then, but I was terrified as I saw the drop down below.
And I had just been enjoying the view of the bay while we
were still moving. I didn't panic tho, as I didn't want to scare
our son who was about five. And so I was trying to get
him to focus on the views from where we were. As we
could see the whale tanks and other things. It seemed
like we were stuck for hours, and then we suddenly started up
again. So there was a span of fifteen minutes I suppose. But
it was just long enough, to give me a phobia I could have
done without. So now I have a fear of enclosures, and a
fear of heighth. I don't even do ladders anymore. LOL.

Answer 3

I got an 1967 Plymouth Belvedere stuck on a railroad track when I was 16 years old. I had just gotten my drivers license, and my Mother had a manual 3 speed on the column.She let me use it even though I was not very good at using a clutch. (I am sure I must have nagged her.) The railroad crossing was on a slight incline, and when I popped the clutch, the car jumped foreward and was off the main road and the tires were wedged down in between the railroad ties. I was freaking out and immediately jumped out of the car. Luckily, the train yard was close and someone inside saw my dilema and came running to help me.

Answer 4

I've had my car stuck in sand, mud, high water, and snow. I get stuck if my friend and I switch drivers and she forgets to move the seat back. I get halfway in and I can't move either way. She has to come around and move the seat back. I'm not that fat, I am a lot taller than she is. I was stuck in my own bathtub once. I live in a RV and the tub is small. I also have a very bad low back. At any rate I couldn't stand up. It took a lot of turning and twisting carefully before I could get turned over so I could get on my knees and get up. Nothing, but showers for me now.

Answer 5

Oh wow you bet- I was driving at night in Canandaigua when someone came at me head on in my lane, so I instinctively jerked the wheel, went off the road, into the lake. Sunk like a rock. Talk about panic. I can't even swim. Electric windows are a b**** too.
I was SO lucky, several people saw it happen and dived in and helped get me out quickly. I remember the feeling that my heart was racing so fast I thought it would stop beating from exhaustion.
I've had a severe case of claustrophobia ever since that happened. Claustrophobia is an odd word isn't it- sounds like a fear of Santa Claus doesn't it?

Answer 6

I was about 10 years old. A friend and I rode our bikes down to the Los Angeles River. I saw some sand bubbling and went down to investigate and got stuck in some horrible mud up to my knees. I had a really hard time trying to get out of the mud and lost my shoes. I will never forget how my friend just stood on the embankment laughing her self silly at my plight. And I will never forget how angry my father was when I got home still covered with the smelly mud.

Answer 7

Oh yeah....decided to travel around in a 26 foot motor home for a year. Without fail, that motorhome broke down every two weeks on schedule. So, I've been stuck in about 25 little towns across the US including Americus, Georgia where Jimmie Carter's cousin fixed my flat tire...The whole year was a bit of a nightmare.....

Answer 8

Yes as a matter of fact when I was about 14. My sister and I got on a ferris wheel and the brakes went out, we had to stay on and go around and around until it was fixed. Now that was stuck!

Edit: It seemed like an hour but I have no way of knowing. My sister was scared but I was having fun. Fireworks were going off overhead. Its a good memory.

Answer 9

I used to live at a big lake and it snowed 12 inches and was stuck in the house for 6 days!! There was no way to get out because we lived on an incline!! That was the beginning of the divorce!!!

Answer 10

No, but I've got a good true one for ya, a friend of mine. She decided she was going to finish the border paper around the kitchen ceiling, that one last spot above the fridge. Had her cellphone clipped to her waistband. Pushed the table next to the fridge, put a chair on top of the table, and the push away from the chair made it fall. Had to call her daughter, who came with her camera to prove it first.

Answer 11

YES, twice as a small child. My brother and I played hide and seek in a 700 sq f house so I had to be ingenious at a young age. As small as a peanut at 8 yrs old the hall closet beside the washing machine looked unspoiled.
As he came closer I squirmed to the dark side.......beside the washer with my feet lodged under the side. Mother was alone and soon became hysterical as she pulled, twisted and traumitized me. It was a "Stuck Nightmare."

At 8 I always turned a four legged wooden stool upside down and sat in the bottom (can you picture this?) until one day I was stuck. You guessed it....pulled, twisted and tramatized until Dad cut one of the rungs to quietly pull me out..

Memories......Juju