FabSwingers.com forum: Survivors

By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Have you ever met anyone who survived something terrible?

I knew a woman who survived the Dresden bombing and a man who got taken ill before his ship, HMS Hood sailed to battle with the Bismark (only 3 survived).

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Yes both my grandfathers were shipwrecked

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

I know a lady who was on the beach in Tunisia when terrorists attacked.

It has no bearing but she’s very attractive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, I did, my ex in-laws cooking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know a lady who was on the beach in Tunisia when terrorists attacked.

It has no bearing but she’s very attractive. "

What is it with beaches? A friend of mine was on a beach in ivory Coast when terrorists attacked

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

I watched an episode of love island once, although deeply traumatised by the experience,I did survive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes my uncle was on the Herald of Free Enterprise and survived but his work colleague didn't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know a lady who was on the beach in Tunisia when terrorists attacked.

It has no bearing but she’s very attractive. "

I worked with a lady who's cousin was killed in that attack.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know a lady who was on the beach in Tunisia when terrorists attacked.

It has no bearing but she’s very attractive.

What is it with beaches? A friend of mine was on a beach in ivory Coast when terrorists attacked "

Soft targets..hard to protect..max terrorism impact..

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Some terrible events mentioned.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Met a chap called Ziggy Shipper.

Holocaust survivor incredible positive man.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"Met a chap called Ziggy Shipper.

Holocaust survivor incredible positive man. "

*Zigi

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't believe this one didn't pop straight into my head but my mum was injured thankfully only very superficially when she was caught up in me old Bailey bomb. She was a legal secretary at the time and had to take some paperwork down.

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"Met a chap called Ziggy Shipper.

Holocaust survivor incredible positive man. "

Amazing strength after the worst crime against humanity .

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I once met a guy who was run over by a tank when he was half hidden in a slit trench. It did him horrendous damage. I think the psychological damage was just as severe, as he would always talk about it. You just had to say hello and he'd bring it up. He really needed counselling.

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By *al01Man
over a year ago

solihull

Mates brother was on honeymoon in mumbai when the shootings happened. Ther shooters waljed right past the closet they were hiding in

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"I once met a guy who was run over by a tank when he was half hidden in a slit trench. It did him horrendous damage. I think the psychological damage was just as severe, as he would always talk about it. You just had to say hello and he'd bring it up. He really needed counselling."

Used to be a clock shop up our lane. The guy in there had a scarred face the result of a Tiger tank running over the shallow trench he lay in.

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By *orkshireDrifterMan
over a year ago

Nafferton, nr Driffield.

In a village where I lived at the time of the Falklands invasion, we had the senior Cunard merchant Captain.

He was in Scotland fishing and couldn't be contacted to take command of the 'Conveyor' so the number two Captain took his place.

The ship was hit & that man perished.

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"In a village where I lived at the time of the Falklands invasion, we had the senior Cunard merchant Captain.

He was in Scotland fishing and couldn't be contacted to take command of the 'Conveyor' so the number two Captain took his place.

The ship was hit & that man perished."

My dad was working in Southampton Dock at that time . He saw that ship loaded with tanks and helicopters, loads of stuff all now at the bottom of the Atlantic.

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By *bwlover1971Man
over a year ago

Lowestoft

I knew a guy who survived the Zeebrugge ferry Disaster and a friend of mine who managed to get out of Kings Cross just as it caught fire.

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By *isAdventure69Woman
over a year ago

Hampshire

Myself and my ex husband , we were swept away in the tsunami .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My grandparents, aunts and uncles survived the slaughter of Wolyn, a forced march to Siberia and a Russian gulag.

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"My grandparents, aunts and uncles survived the slaughter of Wolyn, a forced march to Siberia and a Russian gulag. "

Only just learned now about Wolyn. Thanks. What a dreadful series of events.

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"Myself and my ex husband , we were swept away in the tsunami ."

Blimey. Terrifyingly.

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"Mates brother was on honeymoon in mumbai when the shootings happened. Ther shooters waljed right past the closet they were hiding in"

Phew. What a dreadful close shave.

Thanks all for sharing.

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By *uxuriantCouple
over a year ago

Cornwall

Yes, quite bizarrely through swinging. We met one couple where the woman had been one of the hostages in the Iranian embassy siege. Then a couple of years later Mrs Lux had the pleasure of being screwed very hard at Abfab by one of the SAS team who had rescued used them . Most bizarre coincidence.

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By *onlywishiMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

Very near a scud missile that impacted during the first gulf war ! Luckily it didn’t contain any chemicals

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By *batMan
over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

"We met one couple where the woman had been one of the hostages in the Iranian embassy siege."

There were very few women taken hostage, all of whom are named on the internet. I think you might have just "outed" someone who perhaps didn't want to be outed?

Gbat

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By *..WillowCouple
over a year ago

East Lincs

My girlfiends mum was a passenger on the train involved in the 1975 Moorgate tube crash.

She managed to escape with minor injuries and slight scarrring to her face. However she did suffer with nightmares for many years after. A lovely lady though.

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By *..WillowCouple
over a year ago

East Lincs

Both my grand parents survived a doodlebug (V1 rocket) attack during the Blitz. It hit a house two doors down and compltely destroyed it.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

My grandfathers troop ship was torpedoed in ww2. He survived but a lot of his friends didn't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have survived my own stupidity thus far, and some people think that's terrible..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My friend and her daughters were at the ariana grande concert when the bomb went off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I survived an axe fight a few years ago

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Thanks all for sharing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I survived Mike Ashley’s Newcastle United.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My dad was working in Southampton Dock at that time . He saw that ship loaded with tanks and helicopters, loads of stuff all now at the bottom of the Atlantic."

No, he didn't see the Atlantic Conveyor loaded with any tanks at all.

Atlantic conveyor was carrying 6 Wessex helicopters, 5 Chinooks and 13 Sea Harriers. Also a shed load of ammo and supplies. When the ship was hit with 2 Exocet missiles, all the Harriers had already deployed to Hermes and Ark royal, as had the Wessex's as well, along with 1 of the Chinooks. The rest was lost under tow.

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By *ister CMan
over a year ago

liverpool

My neighbour was captured by the Japanese and survived 3 years in a camp.

The things he used to talk about and describe where horrific... I still about what was done to him...

Still think of him now and again 25+ years later.

Poor guy ... total gentleman too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My friend and her daughters were at the ariana grande concert when the bomb went off. "

My sisters friends were at that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"along with 1 of the Chinooks. The rest was lost under tow.

Bravo November - which is now in a museum in the Midlands having recently been retired! A couple of my old Sarge's were on that boat when it got hit

Looks like we all know a right bunch of lucky fuckers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My great uncle was a second officer aboard The British Emperor, which was sunk by the German Pinguin. Captured and held prisoner on there. That boat was sunk by HMS Cornwall which he survived, was then rescued and died days later after getting an infection.

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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"My dad was working in Southampton Dock at that time . He saw that ship loaded with tanks and helicopters, loads of stuff all now at the bottom of the Atlantic.

No, he didn't see the Atlantic Conveyor loaded with any tanks at all.

Calm down. My dad worked at George V dry dock. Right next to where it was loaded and dead opposite Marchwood military port. Scorpion light tanks were on the quayside.

Of course my dad had a job to do so didn't list every item as it won't onboard . He wasn't a spy...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I knew a supervisor that worked at Flixborough in Lincolnshire, just before the huge explosion.

He had a days holiday, but it killed all his staff.

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By *humper.Man
over a year ago

northumberland/scotland

Uncles cruise ship was hijacked by Somalian pirates. He was shot but, thankfully just in the leg.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A family member was in the big Tsunami, survived. A colleague didn’t.

Other than that close calls. My mother passed by the M1 where the east midland place crashed minutes before. An in law hit of the London bus that was number the stop before. I’ve been on the Herald of Free Enterprise (and the spirit of free enterprise sister ship).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A family member was in the big Tsunami, survived. A colleague didn’t.

Bus that was bombed…

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My senior school RE teacher was a holocaust survivor, she spoke to myself and my friend about the day the Nazis came to her house.....

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

My uncle was also a Japanese POW on the Burmese railway. He never talked about it and I often wondered why he wasn't happy when I bought Japanese motorcycles.

I found out all this after his death. He would just say he was in the war.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My dad was working in Southampton Dock at that time . He saw that ship loaded with tanks and helicopters, loads of stuff all now at the bottom of the Atlantic.

No, he didn't see the Atlantic Conveyor loaded with any tanks at all.

Calm down. My dad worked at George V dry dock. Right next to where it was loaded and dead opposite Marchwood military port. Scorpion light tanks were on the quayside.

Of course my dad had a job to do so didn't list every item as it won't onboard . He wasn't a spy...

The Scorpions/Scimitars were from the Blues and Royals and all were successfully landed on the Falklands. A friend of mine was wlth them. I think that they all survived (all the crews did) but one was blown up on an Argentinian mine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes, quite bizarrely through swinging. We met one couple where the woman had been one of the hostages in the Iranian embassy siege. Then a couple of years later Mrs Lux had the pleasure of being screwed very hard at Abfab by one of the SAS team who had rescued used them . Most bizarre coincidence."

He may have been one of them but it is a standing joke in such circles that so many men claim to have been part of that team that the balcony would have collapsed as there seem to have been several hundred of them at least!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"along with 1 of the Chinooks. The rest was lost under tow.

Bravo November - which is now in a museum in the Midlands having recently been retired! A couple of my old Sarge's were on that boat when it got hit

Looks like we all know a right bunch of lucky fuckers

I remember that it was still flying in Helmand in 2006-07, apparently along with a 'cut and shunt' Chinook, but I am not sure if I ever flew in it.

I have been as close as I ever want to be to a suicide bomber or two and a few other IEDs.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

A neighbour when I was in the states was having his usual office redecorated. It was hit in the 911 attack.

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By *inkylipsWoman
over a year ago

Debauchery

I was friends with people who later found out their parents were serial killers

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By *rMs.NeekCouple
over a year ago

Worcestershire

"My uncle was also a Japanese POW on the Burmese railway. He never talked about it and I often wondered why he wasn't happy when I bought Japanese motorcycles.

I found out all this after his death. He would just say he was in the war."

A friend of our family was also. He once showed us the whip marks on his back. Horrific

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By *onkeynutWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

The Westminster bridge attack I was 30 seconds behind.

Also the London Bridge attack, I helped victims while the attackers were still live.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once knew someone really well who survived 2 tours of Afghanistan and 1 tour of Iraq.

I still see him every day in the mirror but he's a different person now that lives life differently.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

None of my family who were in the Netherlands at the time of the war survived the Holocaust unfortunately. My Great Grandad had already emigrated, hence why I can type this right now.

I survived a really bad car crash just before my university finals. Car was struck at the side/back by a 40t lorry at 40mph. Flipped me over x2 and stopped upside down, on the roof. I got out with just cuts and bruises but possibly wrecked lumbar spine that wasn't realised until many years later.

My Dad had intended to take us into Manchester, one day in June 1996, but changed his mind last minute. That was the day the IRA bomb exploded.

My Dad survived his house receiving a direct bomb strike in 1940. He was in his pram under the stairs.

I know a guy who survived Hillsborough, but was really lucky because he was in the thick of it.

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