{"id":35003,"date":"2014-01-14T23:32:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T04:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=35003"},"modified":"2014-01-14T23:35:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T04:35:21","slug":"now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Now here is a good &#8220;scared by a helicopter&#8221; story!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/helicopter-black-hawk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-35004\" alt=\"helicopter black hawk\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/helicopter-black-hawk.jpg\" width=\"158\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a>I wrote on Facebook yesterday, &#8220;Good grief, a mysterious low Low LOW flying helicopter just passed directly overhead and it sounded close enough to touch my treetops! It was heading west, a big chinook kinda copter.&#8221; \u00a0A friend shared a hilarious story:<br \/>\n&#8220;Years ago, I was traveling and making my way down to Key West &#8230; a good friend had a place on Deer Key and I had an open invitation to stay on his place when I was in the area &#8230; so I called him up, only to find out that he is away on business, but\u00a0he gave me the code to his gate and told me to enjoy myself &#8230; sweetness, as my friend&#8217;s estate was quite large and private &#8230; and I&#8217;m always down with camping in the Keys &#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/campsite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35005\" alt=\"campsite\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/campsite.jpg\" width=\"158\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>I pull on to the property in the early morning hours and find a nice spot away from the house to park my van and set up my tent &#8230; in the dark, mind you &#8230; after doing so, I crawled inside my tent and promptly went to sleep &#8230; a deeeeeeeeep sleep brought on by exhaustion of the drive and the sounds of the tropical night &#8230;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{5}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{7}[0]\" \/>&#8230;&#8230;. only to kinda sorta be awakened at the crack of dawn by what I thought sounded vaguely familiar to a helicopter &#8230;. which sounded like it was right on top of me &#8230;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{9}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{11}[0]\" \/>I actually thought for a brief second that I was dreaming about working on the oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, because I flew on helicopters all the time back then and know very well the sounds of an approaching helicopter &#8230;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{13}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{15}[0]\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35006\" style=\"width: 146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/helicopter-with-camera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35006\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35006\" alt=\"Eye on you\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/helicopter-with-camera.jpg\" width=\"136\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eye on you<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, I rolled out of my sleeping bag to unzip my tent, stick my head out with my best &#8220;I&#8217;m not awake yet&#8221; look on my face &#8230; and suddenly &#8230;&#8230; I&#8217;m staring wide eyed at this helicopter which is hovering about 200 yards from my tent &#8230; and on the front of the helicopter was this gigantic orb with a lens staring right back at me &#8230; at that moment, I recall thinking to myself &#8230; &#8220;wonder if my buddy has some nefarious some thing going on down here in the Keys that I don&#8217;t know about &#8230; ???&#8221;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{17}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{19}[0]\" \/>As that thought crossed my groggy morning brain, without a thought, my fight or flight instinct kicked in &#8230; so I jumped out of my tent &#8230; butt nekked &#8230; and started running as fast as I could to try and allude the chopper &#8230; when, about that time, the helicopter started flanking me &#8230; and I remember looking over my shoulder while running at a steady clip and seeing the pilot \/ co &#8211; pilot just laughing their asses off while pointing at me &#8230;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{21}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{23}[0]\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35007\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/run-naked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35007\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35007\" alt=\"Naked, running as fast as i could\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/run-naked.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butt nekked, I started running as fast as I could<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to jail &#8230; this has to be the FBI \/ DEA \/ SWAT teams coming down on my friend &#8230; and I&#8217;m the only one here I am so f*cked &#8230;&#8221; &#8230;&#8230;.. when about that time, I came to my senses &#8230; so I stopped, raised my hands above my head and fell to my knees &#8230; the helicopter hovered around me for a couple of minutes before pulling up and suddenly flew away &#8230; WTH ???<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{25}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{27}[0]\" \/>I jumped up from my knees and ran &#8230; butt nekked &#8230; back to my camp, threw on some shorts and shoes and started tearing down my tent, throwing everything into the van as quickly as I could &#8230;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{29}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{31}[0]\" \/>I was beyond freaked out, thinking that dozens of cop cars were making their way to this estate and were going to throw my ass in jail &#8230; because there was no telling if my buddy had something on his property that would get me in trouble, so, being a man with a plan, I wanted to have my affairs taken care of &#8230; and then I waited &#8230;<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{33}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{35}[0]\" \/>&#8230; when about that time, a big black Cadillac Sedan pulled up to the property gate with a screeching halt &#8230; my heart sank and I doubt that I&#8217;ve ever been so scared in my life as I just knew something bad was going to go down and there is no one here but me and oh man I&#8217;m in deep and what is going on here, anyway &#8230;\u00a0<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{37}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{39}[0]\" \/>&#8230; instead of driving through the gate delivering a hail of gunfire and tear gas, the driver honked the horn and motioned for me to come over &#8230; as I stepped to the gate, a guy jumped out from the passenger side of the car, walked to the gate, introduced himself and proceeds to tell me that &#8220;I need to explain what just happened &#8230;&#8221;<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{41}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{43}[0]\" \/>Turns out, the big orb on the helicopter was, indeed, a high end camera &#8230; a big production crew was set up a couple of miles from my buddies place and they were preparing to shoot a car commercial &#8230; the helicopter was scoping out the road in front of the property when they saw my tent and decided to &#8220;have a little fun&#8221; &#8230; and after they saw me running nekked across the property with a crazy look on my face, they figured that they should radio the crew and have someone come out and explain things &#8230; ahhhhhhh, yes &#8230;. good times !!!<br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{45}[0]\" \/><br data-reactid=\".r[1z].[1][3][1]{comment10152548141444418_35538518}[0].[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].{end}[0]{47}[0]\" \/>so &#8230; that&#8217;s my story and I&#8217;m stickin&#8217; too it !!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Now here is a good &#8220;scared by a helicopter&#8221; story!&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=Now%20here%20is%20a%20good%20&#8220;scared%20by%20a%20helicopter&#8221;%20story!&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/now-here-is-a-good-scared-by-a-helicopter-story\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote on Facebook yesterday, &#8220;Good grief, a mysterious low Low LOW flying helicopter just passed directly overhead and it sounded close enough to touch my treetops! It was heading west, a big chinook kinda copter.&#8221; \u00a0A friend shared a hilarious story: &#8220;Years ago, I was traveling and making my way down to Key West [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35003"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35011,"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35003\/revisions\/35011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}