
I overthink everything to make the world a happier place
What if I list my top 5 near death experiences for a laugh?
5. Racing Sammy up the council estate slide.
4. Canal boat crush.
3. Bedroom light switch.
2. Lake Tahoe police shootout.
1. Boris Bike crash.
#2 LAKE TAHOE POLICE SHOOTOUT
All the near death experiences so far involved my family.
This one was all by myself.
I don’t know what was going through my head.
Apart from some high velocity trajectiles.
I was giddy, and British, and just arrived in California.
Our first day - our first afternoon - in Lake Tahoe.
Even better - I went out with some mates who were up for a best animation Oscar.
(I know it was 1998 because we hadn’t seen Titanic and when James Cameron screamed “I’m the king of the world!!” we thought it was a bit cocky.)
Anyway, back to my disaster.
Our first lunch in town. In a restaurant and everything.
But outside there was a commotion.
A hubub.
A to do.
And some crackle.
Like gunfire.
Like a good Brit, I knew exactly what to do.
So I’m at the window with my camera...
“Oooh look. Armed police! Right in front of us. Wow. Just like TJ Hooker.
Hang on let me get a picture.”
I’m framing this up - badly.
And I get the photo above.
It wasn’t until 1999 that they invented focus.
Um, coughed my American friend right next to me.
I think we should maybe back off? Pretty quick?
It was such a wise thing to say that I completely ignored it and got another picture.
An even worse one.

What did I learn?
I didn’t win for best camerawork.
Tomorrow's final near death experience, Boris Bike crash.
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