Great story Craig. I think we all wonder how we lived so long, when we reflect back on some of the narrow escapes we've all probably had.
My own boy scout story. During a camping trip, we were told you could cook on a flat rock placed over a fire, if you didn't have a pan. Only no one told us to use a dry rock, not one pulled from the edge of a stream. We had our eggs just starting to sizzle, when the water in the rock turned to steam, and it exploded like a mini claymore. Eggs hanging off tree branches. Fortunatly, no one was injured. Never told mom about that one.
Happy holidays
Tim