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A flat tire..... allowed my life

In 1989 my mom and her sister were visiting the West coast of Florida on vacation.

While finding admiration for boats along a marina they met a man who owned one. They struck up a conversation which lead to a kindly offer to provide my mom and my aunt a boat ride along the intercoastal the following day.

In route....they had a flat. Took most of the morning to get fixed....as neither are that kind of girl to...do it themselves.

No boat ride.

Wasn't till much after their vacation ends that my mom recognized the man on the national new ....Oba Chandler, arrested for the murder of a woman and her two daughters visiting Tampa Florida on vacation.

Their bodies were found floating in the bay.

He was executed in 2011.

What a difference a day makes.

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So glad your mom and aunt had that flat tire. I remember that story. Such heartbreak. Terrifying
Wol62 · 51-55, M
Well, so glad that it was not your mother and her sister. But I am so sorry for the families of his other victims.
Degbeme · 70-79, M
I saw this story on one of those true crime shows. Fate stepped in.
Wow I started thinking about that dude within the first couple sentences of your story. That’s crazy.
@DrawntoaDistance

"kindly" set off alarm bells...

They struck up a conversation which lead to a kindly offer to provide my mom and my aunt a boat ride
JackHoff · 46-50, M
That flat tire was the best thing that happen. Thing i saw that on one of the crime shows.
WillaKissing · 56-60, M
Wow! Talk about having a flat tire to be a life saver. WoW! Just Wow! And thank God they had that flat tire and were not those type of girls!
Magenta · F
Who knew a flat tire could be a blessing. ✨💕
May you have many more flat tires like that 👍
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Musicman · 61-69, M
They have no idea how lucky they were.

 
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