Danger

<p>Most human beings possess a sixth sense for identifying when we&#39;re in danger. Sometimes the signs are obvious, while other times they&#39;re as subtle as a shift in the energy of our environment. Either way, we should always listen to this sense when it tells us to get out of a situation as quickly as humanly possible. Because the gut often knows what&#39;s best for us.</p><p>In a popular Reddit thread, someone <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4ph606/what_is_your_i_better_get_the_fuck_out_of_here/" target="_blank">asked</a>: &quot;What is your &#39;I better get the f**k out of here now, because some shit is about to go down&#39; story?&quot;</p><h2>These 14 people share stories of when their gut instinct correctly alerted them to impending danger, and they luckily listened:</h2><h2>1.) &quot;Suddenly there was an incredible ruckus from the bathroom.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/HabaneroEyedrops/">HabaneroEyedrops</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>My friends and I were in an In-and-Out Burger in LA about 10 years ago. We saw 1 guy go into the restroom, closely followed by about 8 more. Suddenly there was an incredible ruckus from the bathroom: bodies slamming into the walls repeatedly, sounds like sinks being torn off the walls...but no speaking or yelling whatsoever.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Luckily, there was a security guard in the restaurant. He listened for a moment, stood up...and then jogged to his car and drove away.</p> <p>Needless to say, we didn&#39;t stick around to see what was going on in there, but it couldn&#39;t have been good.</p> </blockquote><h2>2.) &quot;At first I don&#39;t think twice about it, but then more and more people are running.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/nyc217/">nyc217</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>In 2007 I was walking towards Grand Central Station in NYC with headphones in when suddenly I see a couple of people running towards me, and away from Grand Central. At first I don&#39;t think twice about it, but then more and more people are running. Down the sidewalks, in the streets, and they look scared.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I take my headphones off and ask someone what&#39;s going on. They tell me there&#39;s been an explosion at Grand Central. I look up and see the smoke. My chest tightens and and I turn and I start running. I just want to get as far away as possible. Finally from a safe distance I get a cab and head uptown away from the explosion.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>It turned out to be a steam pipe explosion. The fears from 9/11 were still running high at this time and everyone had automatically assumed the worst. Luckily it wasn&#39;t that bad (although I think one person may have died during the event), but it was scary to be there.</p> </blockquote><h2>3.) &quot;We noticed that there wasn&#39;t much activity and alot of the shops were closed.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/matixer/">matixer</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I was doing charity work in highschool, just outside of a smaller mountain city in Guatemala (Jalapa). We took one afternoon off to head into the city and check out the markets and whatnot. Riding around the city in the bed of pickups trucks (about 15 of us, extremely common there) we noticed that there wasn&#39;t much activity and alot of the shops were closed. A local who recognized our organization started yelling when we drove by and flagged us down, so we stopped.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>He was in the middle of setting up a roadblock and basically told us to get the f*ck out of the city as fast as possible. Reason being, there was a big protest/riot planned for that day, against canadian mining operations taking advantage of the surrounding regions. This is a small, almost third world, militaristic central American country. Every single one of us was canadian. We could have very easily become the perfect bargaining tool for these rebel groups. Needless to say, we got out of there as quick as humanly possible.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4.) Lamb of (Oh my) God!</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Moonhawk_digital/">Moonhawk_digital</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Front stage for Lamb of God (I think maybe 2012-ish). Suddenly people started leaving before the next song. What I didnt realise at the time was I was in the middle of a world record attempt at the largest wall of death at a festival.</p> <p>I havent noped any harder than that I don&#39;t think.</p> </blockquote><h2>5.) &quot;At the time there were concerns about bombings on the Underground trains.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PopeHatSkeleton/">PopeHatSkeleton</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I was doing a semester abroad in London. At the time there were concerns about bombings on the Underground trains. During our orientation one of our guides mentioned that, if you ever heard the voice on the Underground PA system ask for &quot;Inspector Sands,&quot; that was code to alert the Underground staff that there was some kind of emergency without panicking the riders.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>One night, after class, I stopped at a restaurant (it was a McDonald&#39;s, sue me) and the cashier forgot my order, causing my meal to be delayed. Once I got my food and finished eating, I headed to the nearest Tube station to board a train home...and heard, playing on repeat, &quot;Will Inspector Sands report to the office?&quot; or something similar. I then noticed that a horde of police cars was converging on the area. I turned right the f*ck around and took a bus home.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Turns out it wasn&#39;t a bombing, someone had pushed someone else onto the tracks in front of a train. Still, I thought for half a second that a sh*tty McDonald&#39;s cashier might&#39;ve saved me from getting blown up.</p> </blockquote><h2>6.) &quot;I see a pickup coming down the exit ramp next to me really fast.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Piratedan200/">Piratedan200</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I was driving back to school after thanksgiving break in the rain about 8 years ago, and as I pass by an exit I see a pickup coming down the entrance ramp next to me really fast (like recklessly fast). I think to myself &quot;I better get ahead of this guy so I don&#39;t have to deal with merging with him&quot; so I put my foot on the gas. About 10 seconds later I look in my rear view mirror to see the pickup about 100ft behind me spinning across all 4 lanes, then a semi which was trying to swerve to avoid him collides and smashes him straight into the barrier as it turns fully sideways across the highway. HUGE bang! sound as the pickup basically disintegrated. I had to pull over at the next rest stop just to calm down.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7.) &quot;I finished my game and started to leave, he followed me.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Archyta5/">Archyta5</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I was visiting Belgium with my dad a couple of years back, I love arcades and found one in Oostende where we were staying. I was spending a couple of hours of my free time in there while my dad was round the corner in a sports bar watching football.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I was playing a game of Pinball when I noticed this guy who was just hanging around near me, not really doing anything. Just staring in another direction towards some games. I finished my game and started to leave, he followed me. I noticed this and stopped and pretended to browse some of the prizes you can win with tickets, he stopped as well and pretended to look around.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>At this point I swiftly walked straight out the arcade, he followed me and as soon as we were on the street a guy leaning against the wall joined up with him and followed me about 10 feet back, these 2 were the worst muggers ever and I picked up on it straight away. They were obviously thinking I was going to walk home (if I was local and even lived there) and wait until we got out of the city centre to try something.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>I went round the bend at the end of the road and straight into the sports bar where my dad was, they didn&#39;t follow me in and just kept walking past. I breathed a sigh of relief and enjoyed the rest of my evening.</p> </blockquote><h2>8.) &quot;I notice this big burly dude watching me as i pay for something.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Maestrosc/">Maestrosc</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Had this at a mall in Riverside Ca before.</p> <p>Was walking around, was in 8th grade at the time, and had a lanyard on my wallet so I wouldnt lose it (as i was accustomed to) but i actually had a decent chunk of change in my cash and I notice this big burly dude watching me as i pay for something.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Dude spends the next 40 mins following me around the mall and waiting outside whenever i go in a shop.</p> <p>Finally I walk out of one of the shops and just &quot;Really dude? I see what you are doing.&quot; and he shrugs and walks away finally.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9.) &quot;I started feeling really, really out of it and weird&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/dratthecodebroke/">dratthecodebroke</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I was slipped a roofie of some kind when I was overseas. I was chatting up this beautiful German girl and having a good time with a small group of 2 other Americans and this girl, another female friend of hers and her male friend. The male friend was really cool and assured me they weren&#39;t an item. The group slowly dissipated and it was just me and this girl and her male friend. Can&#39;t remember what it was exactly but something made me think &quot;ok..these two are a team and he is offering her as bait to rob me or whatever&quot; .</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Then I started feeling really, really out of it and weird and almost passing out suddenly from some of the drinks. I had the presence of mind to immediately grab my friend 10 feet away and basically tell him &quot;don&#39;t let these two out of your sight, don&#39;t let me out of your sight, you need to get me out of here safely because I&#39;ve been drugged and I think I&#39;m about to pass out and they are up to something&quot;. I was in and out of consciousness as my buddy prevented the German guy and his girl friend from the old &quot;hey...we&#39;ll take care of him, don&#39;t worry...&quot;. routine. I paid for all my buddies drinks the rest of the trip because he got me out of there safe and sound and I woke up in our hotel with no idea of how I got there.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10.) &quot;My friend told me we need to GTFO.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fabiobrocco18/">fabiobrocco18</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>i was with a guy who knew some pretty hardcore parties, so i went with him. we walked in and the first thing i notice in the house is a pile of illicit substances on the table and a pistol on the bar. My friend told me we need to GTFO. we passed 3 police cruisers headed to the party on the way out. They busted the place right after we left.</p> </blockquote><h2>11.) &quot;I personally knew he was just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/violet_may/">violet_may</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I was at a house party with a few friends, where pretty much everyone from our college year was invited. One guy, who was affectionately called &#39;One Drink Davey&#39;, had probably downed about two pints of Stella within the hour and I personally knew he was just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Nevertheless, we all sat down to play ring of fire. That&#39;s when I saw it; his hand raised to his mouth and his eyes closed. I bolted for the door.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Just as I make it past the doorframe I hear a familiar splash and everyone screaming. Fifteen minutes later, I thought I&#39;d go back upstairs to assess the damage. Holy sh*t, it&#39;s everywhere. Not just Daveys, apparently he&#39;d started a chain with the sympathy pukers and what I was seeing was about 5 peoples-worth of vomit all over poor Jane&#39;s mothers cream carpets. I&#39;ve never been so glad to have been able to detect when someone&#39;s going to hurl.</p> </blockquote><p><button aria-label="upvote" aria-pressed="false" data-click-id="upvote"></button></p><h2>12.) &quot;It was going to get ugly.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/its_not_brian/">its_not_brian</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Growing up whenever my brother was arguing with my mom and he started his next point with &quot;You know what Mom?&quot;</p> <p>I always knew that was the time to get out of the room. It was going to get ugly</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13.) &quot;About halfway up we see flashlights and someone yelled &#39;Cops!&#39;&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/pokemon_fetish/">pokemon_fetish</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Was leaving a bush party with a friend. To do this we had to climb a really steep hill. Not too tough because there were little trees growing out of it to grasp. About halfway up we see flashlights and someone yelled &quot;Cops!&quot;. My friend and I turned around and went down. I saw two kids rolling down the hill hitting trees.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>By the time we got to the bottom I decided I <em>should</em> get the f**k out of there, but will not. Gave my friend a beer and he ran off. I laid down with my beer in some long grass and didn&#39;t move.</p> <p>They never found me and I heard them laughing saying things like &quot;Haha, this sh*t is what I signed up for!&quot;. Eventually I fell asleep and I woke up hours later and walked home.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14.) &quot;Great big nuclear spill, not his problem.&quot;</h2><p>From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Patches67/">Patches67</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>I&#39;ll give you one of my Dad. He was a nuclear engineer (now you know this story is headed in a bad direction) for Ontario Hydro. He had made several complaints that the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant was not updating their inspections of the heavy water containment. Nothing was done. My father knew there was going to be a high-pressure test scheduled for August. You know what he does? He scheduled his three week summer vacation to begin at the end of July.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_accidents_by_country" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" target="_blank">On August 2 1992, Pickering had a heavy water leak.</a></p> <p>So I&#39;m watching the evening news the President of Ontario Hydro is giving a press conference everything is fine. Then as soon as that press conference is over my phone rings. It&#39;s the president of Ontario Hydro asking where my Dad is, they got to figure out how to clean up this mess. I said he&#39;s camping way up in the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia. So he asks did my dad bring his cellphone with him, and I&#39;m looking at the cellphone sitting right there on the kitchen counter, obviously not. And even if he did bring it with him there&#39;s no way the mountains of Nova Scotia had cellphone coverage in 1992.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>So he tells me to call all my relatives in Nova Scotia to track him down, which I tried, no luck. Great big nuclear spill, not his problem. And when my dad finally did turn up two weeks later he was all, &quot;Not my circus, not my problem.&quot; Like he knew <em>exactly</em> what was going to happen and the people who ignored it can deal with it themselves.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

14 people share the moment they realized they needed to escape a situation.

Most human beings possess a sixth sense for identifying when we&#39;re in danger. Sometimes the signs are obvious, while other times they&#39;re as subtle as a shift in the energy of our environment. Either way, we should always listen to this sense when it tells us to get out of a situation as quickly as humanly possible. Because the gut often knows what&#39;s best for us.In a popular Reddit thread, someone asked: &quot;What is your &#39;I better get the f**k out of here now, because some shit is about to go down&#39; story?&quot;These 14 people share stories of when their gut instinct correctly alerted them to impending danger, and they luckily listened:1.) &quot;Suddenly there was an incredible ruckus from the bathroom.&quot;From HabaneroEyedrops: My friends and I were in an In-and-Out Burger in LA about 10 years ago. We saw 1 guy go into the restroom, closely followed by about 8 more. Suddenly there was an incredible ruckus from the bathroom: bodies slamming into the walls repeatedly, sounds like sinks being torn off the walls...but no speaking or yelling whatsoever.  Luckily, there was a security guard in the restaurant. He listened for a moment, stood up...and then jogged to his car and drove away. Needless to say, we didn&#39;t stick around to see what was going on in there, but it couldn&#39;t have been good. 2.) &quot;At first I don&#39;t think twice about it, but then more and more people are running.&quot;From nyc217: In 2007 I was walking towards Grand Central Station in NYC with headphones in when suddenly I see a couple of people running towards me, and away from Grand Central. At first I don&#39;t think twice about it, but then more and more people are running. Down the sidewalks, in the streets, and they look scared.  I take my headphones off and ask someone what&#39;s going on. They tell me there&#39;s been an explosion at Grand Central. I look up and see the smoke. My chest tightens and and I turn and I start running. I just want to get as far away as possible. Finally from a safe distance I get a cab and head uptown away from the explosion.  It turned out to be a steam pipe explosion. The fears from 9/11 were still running high at this time and everyone had automatically assumed the worst. Luckily it wasn&#39;t that bad (although I think one person may have died during the event), but it was scary to be there. 3.) &quot;We noticed that there wasn&#39;t much activity and alot of the shops were closed.&quot;From matixer: I was doing charity work in highschool, just outside of a smaller mountain city in Guatemala (Jalapa). We took one afternoon off to head into the city and check out the markets and whatnot. Riding around the city in the bed of pickups trucks (about 15 of us, extremely common there) we noticed that there wasn&#39;t much activity and alot of the shops were closed. A local who recognized our organization started yelling when we drove by and flagged us down, so we stopped.  He was in the middle of setting up a roadblock and basically told us to get the f*ck out of the city as fast as possible. Reason being, there was a big protest/riot planned for that day, against canadian mining operations taking advantage of the surrounding regions. This is a small, almost third world, militaristic central American country. Every single one of us was canadian. We could have very easily become the perfect bargaining tool for these rebel groups. Needless to say, we got out of there as quick as humanly possible. 4.) Lamb of (Oh my) God!From Moonhawk_digital: Front stage for Lamb of God (I think maybe 2012-ish). Suddenly people started leaving before the next song. What I didnt realise at the time was I was in the middle of a world record attempt at the largest wall of death at a festival. I havent noped any harder than that I don&#39;t think. 5.) &quot;At the time there were concerns about bombings on the Underground trains.&quot;From PopeHatSkeleton: I was doing a semester abroad in London. At the time there were concerns about bombings on the Underground trains. During our orientation one of our guides mentioned that, if you ever heard the voice on the Underground PA system ask for &quot;Inspector Sands,&quot; that was code to alert the Underground staff that there was some kind of emergency without panicking the riders.  One night, after class, I stopped at a restaurant (it was a McDonald&#39;s, sue me) and the cashier forgot my order, causing my meal to be delayed. Once I got my food and finished eating, I headed to the nearest Tube station to board a train home...and heard, playing on repeat, &quot;Will Inspector Sands report to the office?&quot; or something similar. I then noticed that a horde of police cars was converging on the area. I turned right the f*ck around and took a bus home.  Turns out it wasn&#39;t a bombing, someone had pushed someone else onto the tracks in front of a train. Still, I thought for half a second that a sh*tty McDonald&#39;s cashier might&#39;ve saved me from getting blown up. 6.) &quot;I see a pickup coming down the exit ramp next to me really fast.&quot;From Piratedan200: I was driving back to school after thanksgiving break in the rain about 8 years ago, and as I pass by an exit I see a pickup coming down the entrance ramp next to me really fast (like recklessly fast). I think to myself &quot;I better get ahead of this guy so I don&#39;t have to deal with merging with him&quot; so I put my foot on the gas. About 10 seconds later I look in my rear view mirror to see the pickup about 100ft behind me spinning across all 4 lanes, then a semi which was trying to swerve to avoid him collides and smashes him straight into the barrier as it turns fully sideways across the highway. HUGE bang! sound as the pickup basically disintegrated. I had to pull over at the next rest stop just to calm down. 7.) &quot;I finished my game and started to leave, he followed me.&quot;From Archyta5: I was visiting Belgium with my dad a couple of years back, I love arcades and found one in Oostende where we were staying. I was spending a couple of hours of my free time in there while my dad was round the corner in a sports bar watching football.  I was playing a game of Pinball when I noticed this guy who was just hanging around near me, not really doing anything. Just staring in another direction towards some games. I finished my game and started to leave, he followed me. I noticed this and stopped and pretended to browse some of the prizes you can win with tickets, he stopped as well and pretended to look around.  At this point I swiftly walked straight out the arcade, he followed me and as soon as we were on the street a guy leaning against the wall joined up with him and followed me about 10 feet back, these 2 were the worst muggers ever and I picked up on it straight away. They were obviously thinking I was going to walk home (if I was local and even lived there) and wait until we got out of the city centre to try something.  I went round the bend at the end of the road and straight into the sports bar where my dad was, they didn&#39;t follow me in and just kept walking past. I breathed a sigh of relief and enjoyed the rest of my evening. 8.) &quot;I notice this big burly dude watching me as i pay for something.&quot;From Maestrosc: Had this at a mall in Riverside Ca before. Was walking around, was in 8th grade at the time, and had a lanyard on my wallet so I wouldnt lose it (as i was accustomed to) but i actually had a decent chunk of change in my cash and I notice this big burly dude watching me as i pay for something.  Dude spends the next 40 mins following me around the mall and waiting outside whenever i go in a shop. Finally I walk out of one of the shops and just &quot;Really dude? I see what you are doing.&quot; and he shrugs and walks away finally. 9.) &quot;I started feeling really, really out of it and weird&quot;From dratthecodebroke: I was slipped a roofie of some kind when I was overseas. I was chatting up this beautiful German girl and having a good time with a small group of 2 other Americans and this girl, another female friend of hers and her male friend. The male friend was really cool and assured me they weren&#39;t an item. The group slowly dissipated and it was just me and this girl and her male friend. Can&#39;t remember what it was exactly but something made me think &quot;ok..these two are a team and he is offering her as bait to rob me or whatever&quot; .  Then I started feeling really, really out of it and weird and almost passing out suddenly from some of the drinks. I had the presence of mind to immediately grab my friend 10 feet away and basically tell him &quot;don&#39;t let these two out of your sight, don&#39;t let me out of your sight, you need to get me out of here safely because I&#39;ve been drugged and I think I&#39;m about to pass out and they are up to something&quot;. I was in and out of consciousness as my buddy prevented the German guy and his girl friend from the old &quot;hey...we&#39;ll take care of him, don&#39;t worry...&quot;. routine. I paid for all my buddies drinks the rest of the trip because he got me out of there safe and sound and I woke up in our hotel with no idea of how I got there. 10.) &quot;My friend told me we need to GTFO.&quot;From fabiobrocco18: i was with a guy who knew some pretty hardcore parties, so i went with him. we walked in and the first thing i notice in the house is a pile of illicit substances on the table and a pistol on the bar. My friend told me we need to GTFO. we passed 3 police cruisers headed to the party on the way out. They busted the place right after we left. 11.) &quot;I personally knew he was just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.&quot;From violet_may: I was at a house party with a few friends, where pretty much everyone from our college year was invited. One guy, who was affectionately called &#39;One Drink Davey&#39;, had probably downed about two pints of Stella within the hour and I personally knew he was just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Nevertheless, we all sat down to play ring of fire. That&#39;s when I saw it; his hand raised to his mouth and his eyes closed. I bolted for the door.  Just as I make it past the doorframe I hear a familiar splash and everyone screaming. Fifteen minutes later, I thought I&#39;d go back upstairs to assess the damage. Holy sh*t, it&#39;s everywhere. Not just Daveys, apparently he&#39;d started a chain with the sympathy pukers and what I was seeing was about 5 peoples-worth of vomit all over poor Jane&#39;s mothers cream carpets. I&#39;ve never been so glad to have been able to detect when someone&#39;s going to hurl. 12.) &quot;It was going to get ugly.&quot;From its_not_brian: Growing up whenever my brother was arguing with my mom and he started his next point with &quot;You know what Mom?&quot; I always knew that was the time to get out of the room. It was going to get ugly 13.) &quot;About halfway up we see flashlights and someone yelled &#39;Cops!&#39;&quot;From pokemon_fetish: Was leaving a bush party with a friend. To do this we had to climb a really steep hill. Not too tough because there were little trees growing out of it to grasp. About halfway up we see flashlights and someone yelled &quot;Cops!&quot;. My friend and I turned around and went down. I saw two kids rolling down the hill hitting trees.  By the time we got to the bottom I decided I should get the f**k out of there, but will not. Gave my friend a beer and he ran off. I laid down with my beer in some long grass and didn&#39;t move. They never found me and I heard them laughing saying things like &quot;Haha, this sh*t is what I signed up for!&quot;. Eventually I fell asleep and I woke up hours later and walked home. 14.) &quot;Great big nuclear spill, not his problem.&quot;From Patches67: I&#39;ll give you one of my Dad. He was a nuclear engineer (now you know this story is headed in a bad direction) for Ontario Hydro. He had made several complaints that the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant was not updating their inspections of the heavy water containment. Nothing was done. My father knew there was going to be a high-pressure test scheduled for August. You know what he does? He scheduled his three week summer vacation to begin at the end of July.  On August 2 1992, Pickering had a heavy water leak. So I&#39;m watching the evening news the President of Ontario Hydro is giving a press conference everything is fine. Then as soon as that press conference is over my phone rings. It&#39;s the president of Ontario Hydro asking where my Dad is, they got to figure out how to clean up this mess. I said he&#39;s camping way up in the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia. So he asks did my dad bring his cellphone with him, and I&#39;m looking at the cellphone sitting right there on the kitchen counter, obviously not. And even if he did bring it with him there&#39;s no way the mountains of Nova Scotia had cellphone coverage in 1992.  So he tells me to call all my relatives in Nova Scotia to track him down, which I tried, no luck. Great big nuclear spill, not his problem. And when my dad finally did turn up two weeks later he was all, &quot;Not my circus, not my problem.&quot; Like he knew exactly what was going to happen and the people who ignored it can deal with it themselves. 

Most human beings possess a sixth sense for identifying when we&#39;re in danger. Sometimes the signs are obvious, while other times they&#39;re as subtle as a shift in the energy of our environment. Either way, we should always listen to...