Sometimes you find yourself in a situation that you just never could have expected.

Last month, in Long Island, New York, a woman named Danielle Tammone was at home in her back yard. Just an ordinary day, nothing unusual going on.

That is, until she felt the ground under her feet opening up unexpectedly, and she suddenly found herself at the bottom of an 8-foot deep hole. And she was stuck. Ground level was about 3 feet higher than her head, and she was surrounded by mud and water.

She screamed for help, but no one knew that she had even fallen. After about 30 minutes, some neighbors heard her, and came over to find out what was going on. Eventually she was rescued when someone brought a ladder and she was able to climb out. She experienced whiplash and some pulled muscles. The point is, she never would have predicted that would happen.

My guest for this episode is Eric. He found himself in an unexpected situation also, and he told the whole story here on the podcast way back in 2019.

Eric and his wife were sound asleep one night, when they heard someone on their porch making loud noises and banging on the door. It was a man, and he appeared to be on drugs and extremely upset.

And he was trying to get in.

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https://WhatWasThatLike.com/271

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When you’re a kid, you have your own unique sense of what’s “normal”.

I grew up in Ohio, so I knew that sometime after Thanksgiving, it was going to start getting cold outside. And we would have snow. Sometimes, LOTS of snow. And I loved it. Of course, as a little boy, big piles of snow just meant having fun sledding and making snow forts. I didn’t have to drive on it or shovel it; at least not until I got a little older.

But as far as I knew, that’s how it was in the winter for everyone. What I experienced must be the same for other people. But then sometimes we would go and visit my grandfather, who lived in Miami. And there we were, in the middle of winter, and not even wearing a coat outside. I couldn’t believe it.

My guest today is Angel. He grew up with his three brothers in Brooklyn. And to him, his childhood was normal. The hunger, the abuse, the homelessness – that’s all he knew.

And I have to give you a little content warning here, that this episode is going to include something I’ve never had in a previous episode, but you’ll have some warning if you want to fast forward. There’s a brief bit of audio where Angel talks about what his father did to the family cat. I contemplated not including this, because I hate to hear about animal abuse and I know you do too. But that incident is important to the story and what happened afterward, and I always say, this podcast doesn’t shy away from real life. But when you hear me ask Angel to talk about the story of their cat named Bonkers, that’s when you can fast forward about 2 1/2 minutes if you want to. It’s not a graphic description, just sad.

That’s the incident that finally triggered something inside Angel. He and one of his brothers decided they were going to kill their father.

And Angel was just 10 years old.

Angel’s book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4CVDSXP/

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Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

What's a cooking hack that everyone should know?

Links for this episode:

The PSI Games:
https://psigamesinternational.com/

Mise en place:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_place

Chef Chew comfort food from plants:
https://www.chefchewskitchen.com/

Onion goggles:
https://www.amazon.com/Haoun-Goggles-Kitchen-Glasses-Cutting/dp/B07C5RJPMG/ref=sr_1_5

KitchenAid spiralizer:
https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers/attachments/p.5-blade-spiralizer-with-peel-core-and-slice.KSM1APC.html

Real time video created by AI:
https://infiniteslop.ai/

Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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Larry dreamed about flying – and he made it happen in a very unusual way.

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I live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, and I like it here. I never have to shovel snow, I don’t have to drive on ice, and earthquakes are pretty rare. I can ride my bike almost year-round.

But - one of the worst things about living in Florida is going through hurricane season. I’m in the Tampa Bay area, which is on the Gulf of Mexico side, so we’re a little more sheltered. But even here, we sometimes have hurricanes that come up into the gulf and cause some damage when the decide to finally come on land. My son David was actually born during a hurricane.

Tara knows about hurricanes because she’s been through a terrifying one. A few years ago she came on the podcast and talked about her experience with Hurricane Dorian.

She and her family were at home, in the direct path of this category 5 hurricane. The flood waters were rising, the high winds were threatening to tear their roof off, and all they could do was sit in the dark attic and watch the water keep rising.

If you’d like to contact Tara, this is her website:

https://tarapyfrom.com/

Get her book here:
https://tarapyfrom.com/order

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Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

What do you wish you didn't like?

Links for this episode:

Hu Chocolate:

https://hukitchen.com/

How to turn off YouTube watch history:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/95725

Jordan Harbinger episode about alcohol:
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/alcohol-skeptical-sunday/

Bushwacker cocktail recipe:
https://www.liquor.com/bushwacker-cocktail-recipe-5198246

MeUndies:

https://www.meundies.com/

90 Day Fiance -

https://go.tlc.com/show/90-day-fiance-tlc-atve-us

Hot Dudes Reading:
https://www.instagram.com/hotdudesreading/?hl=en

Hector’s Voice:

https://www.instagram.com/hectors_voice/?hl=en

DuckDuckGo:
https://duckduckgo.com/

Down For Everyone, or Just Me?
https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

The Flash Food app – for grocery’s best kept deals:

https://flashfood.com/

Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked some airplanes and crashed them in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 innocent people lost their lives that day in those attacks.

Many people remember that day very clearly. It’s one of those times where you recall exactly where you were when you first heard the news, and as the events unfolded throughout that morning.

Here on the podcast, every year in September we dedicate an episode to the memory of 9/11. We hear someone tell their story of what they experienced on that day. The past episodes have featured guests who were in New York City.

For a long time, I’ve wanted to have a guest on who was at the Pentagon on September 11. Those stories are not as easy to find. Earlier this year, Felicia contacted me to tell me about her experience at the Pentagon, and I’m pleased to bring that to you today.

May we never forget.

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A lot of people have a serious fear – they can’t stand the feeling of being trapped in some way.

And really, there are a variety of ways this can present itself. It could be a really crowded, small room where the exits are not easy to access. Or it could be when you’re on your back and going into an MRI machine and the top surface is like an inch from your face. Some people fear being in a stuck elevator.

I remember having that feeling in high school PE class. We had a few classes where the boys were taught wrestling. So one by one, we’d get paired up with an opponent who was hopefully somewhat similar in size, on a large mat in the gym. And whenever I happened to be underneath the other guy, feeling his weight holding me down, unable to move, I’d briefly get a real panicky feeling until I was able to get up. Did not like that at all – and I was only there for a few seconds.

My guest today, Kevin, knows that feeling. Except in his case, he was stuck there for a lot longer than a few seconds. And what had him trapped weighed about 8000 pounds.

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Every other Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:

What group or singer did you see at your first concert?

Links for this episode:

What color are Scott’s shorts?

(see the photo in the episode notes)

Rodney Atkins:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Atkins

Billy Bob’s Texas -

https://www.billybobstexas.com/

James Taylor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Taylor

Reduce your hospital bill through charity care:
https://dollarfor.org

Claude AI:
https://Claude.ai

Suno for creating a song:
https://suno.com

Meredith’s podcast is The Curious Introvert:

https://MeredithForReal.com

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Scott tells a story: September 11 escapes

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Please note that this episode of What Was That Like has a content warning, for discussion of suicide.

Do you remember when you were seven years old?

At that age, your biggest concerns are playing with your friends, learning new things at school, riding your bike, and what to put on your Christmas list. At least that’s how it is for a lot of kids.

And that’s pretty much how it was for Tracie, who you’re about to hear from. She got along with her older brother and sister, and she loved her mom and dad. To anyone who knew the family, everything seemed fine.

But one day, Tracie’s mom made a decision that no one expected – and it changed their family forever.

If you’d like to contact Tracie, her website is:

https://meetmeridian.co/

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/266

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