A couple that come to mind, both of them I should have know better.
First one was driving home from our Grade 12 grad party which was at a farm about 30 miles out of town. That was mistake number 1 and number 2 - I was tired after being up all night and should not have been driving to begin with anyhow. I fell asleep and we hit the ditch at highway speed. Luckily we went in a shallow angle and there were no culverts, approaches etc. so I was able to steer out and continue home, albeit pretty shaken up.
Second time was at a drilling site. We had a new drill collar hot shotted out to us and the 3/4 truck that delivered it only had a small picker arm rather than what a regular picker truck would have. So we had to try and get it across a bunch of drill pipe and onto the catwalk. The picker arm was so short it really could not get the collar far enough over and it hung up on some of the pipe. Stupid me went over to try and unsnag it and when it did it swung around and hit me in the chest. Drill collars weigh a few thousand pounds for those who may not know it so it rocked me pretty hard. Fortunately is was more of a glancing blow rather than direct, and also fortunate it was not to my head. So ended up a little sore but no worse for the wear.
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