Intuition

[nailit]

Anyone got any 'intuition' stories?

A while ago, a friend of mine was painting the outside of his house when he got a strong feeling to go back inside (for no discernible reason). The minute he did, a chunk of guttering fell down right where he had been painting and would have killed him if he had stayed outside.
I see no reason to invoke a supernatural cause for this (the subconscious is good at picking up things)
Would like to hear of any 'intuition' stories from fellow ABers.
Thanks.

[Cloverjo]

My friend heard on the news that there had been a murder in our home town. She was living quite far away at the time. She somehow ‘knew’ that her family was involved and immediately got in her car to drive home. On the way,she heard the victim was her stepmother.

[Theland]

Pixie yes I can buy that.

[pixie374]

Ok, thanks, theland x

[Atheist]

I think the word 'intuition' should be replaced by the word 'superstition'.

[pixie374]

I think it is a subconscious knowing.

[Theland]

Atheist - it comes with proof!

[pixie374]

Neither had proof. They are both feelings.

[Theland]

Personal proof.

[Atheist]

Theland, can you explain?

[pixie374]

That isn't ever "proof". You would need to be able to prove it to someone else for that to be right

[Theland]

Pixie - you are right. "Personally convinced."

[alavahalf]

About 3 years ago I headed off to the allotment, at the first roundabout I drove right around it, then headed to the beach instead. At the next roundabout I did the same again and changed my mind, before changing it again. It was as though I felt a need .. I had to go to the beach !
We had a very high tide and close to gale force winds. The sea looked very inviting (if you were daft enough), with massive waves dumping onto the beach. I decided to go for a swim and managed to dive under the waves to make my way out to about 50mtrs off the beach. I was the only person on the beach apart from one elderly chap who turned up after I was in the water. Watching him come down the beach to the water, he looked very unstable and I thought to myself ' He really needs to think twice before getting into these waves' .. no sooner had I thought this and he had vanished from the beach. I kept watching but he didn't appear through the waves.
Straight away I swam back and got washed right up the beach with the big waves. From there I seen the chap, he had been knocked over by the waves and was rolling around in the surf at the mercy of the undertow, he was being washed up the beach before being sucked back down into the crashing waves with no chance of getting back onto his feet.
I didn't hesitate and dived straight into the sea and got hold of him. Before you knew it we were both washed up onto the shingle, I kept hold of him and dug my heels in to stop us being sucked out into the waves again.
All's well that ends well .. but I have no idea why I felt the need to go to the beach. Anyone in their right mind wouldn't have considered entering the water that day, I just had an overwhelming feeling I needed to be there.

[Theland]

alavahalf- that is a great example.

[1ozzy]

When I was in tuition and a teacher sent me to the principals office, usually for a smart *** comment that denigrated the teacher but made the class chuckle, I always had a funny feeling it wasn't going to end well for me.

Intuition?

[Theland]

Indeed. Been there done that, usually came away with three stripes on the bum. Ouch!

[1ozzy]

Only three stripes?

Amateur ;-/

[Theland]

Three was enough for me. Looking in the mirror when Imgot home, they all crossed the same point!
Headmaster was ex RAF pilot. Must have been a top gun.

[GymLadTim]

I had a dream about an old school friend I had not seen for a few years and the next day I walked past them in the high street.

[Theland]

A common ocurence.

[fender62]

my dad would phone me, and i knew the phone was going to ring before it did, he felt the same, when i was going to ring him...
and when he passed away, the phone rang..i knew it was the hospital.