242: Jessica sensed disaster coming

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Have you ever had a feeling of impending doom? Like you just knew something bad was about to happen? Quite a few years ago, I was in New York City. I went with a friend to a late comedy show, and when it was over we got on the subway to get back to the hotel. This was pretty late, like 2 am or maybe even later. We were on the train, waiting for the doors to close. Personally, I was feeling fine. But my friend, Teri, was more aware of our surroundings. There were a few other people on the train and she did not feel comfortable at all. She said that we needed to get off the train before the doors closed. So we did. I didn’t get it at the time. But Teri just had this bad feeling that something was about to happen and it was not going to turn out well for us. But whatever it was, we took a taxi instead and got back safely. My guest today is Jessica. She is an avid rock climber out in the Pacific Northwest. She was involved in setting up a climbing event for hundreds of people, and she just kept having this feeling that something was very wrong. And she was right. Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/242 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Visit AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off. If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]! #indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Try Mint Mobile for 3 months, for just 15 bucks a month - MintMobile.com/WHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Scott, and just before we get into today's story with Jessica, I wanted to let you know about a what was that like in-person meetup that's happening next week.
0:12.2	This is going to be in Orlando, Florida, and it looks like it'll be Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
0:19.7	All the details are in the Facebook group at what was that like.com
0:24.0	slash Facebook. So if you're in the Orlando area, I hope you come out and hang out for a while.
0:30.9	We'll have some drinks and some fun. Again, that's Wednesday, January 14 in the evening,
0:36.6	but you can get all the details in the listener
0:38.7	Facebook group. I'm looking forward to meeting you. Okay, on with today's episode. Have you ever had a feeling of impending doom?
1:01.2	Like you just knew something bad was about to happen?
1:06.1	Quite a few years ago, I was in New York City.
1:09.4	I went with a friend to a late comedy show and when
1:13.6	it was over we got on the subway to get back to the hotel. Now this was pretty late. It was like
1:19.1	2 a.m. or maybe even later. We were on the train waiting for the doors to close. Personally,
1:26.2	I was feeling fine but my Terry, was more aware of our
1:31.7	surroundings. There were a few other people on the train, and she did not feel comfortable at all.
1:38.5	She said we needed to get off the train before the doors closed, so we did.
1:44.9	I didn't get it at the time, but Terry just had this bad feeling that something was about
1:50.7	to happen and it was not going to turn out well for us.
1:54.8	But whatever it was, we took a taxi instead, and we got back safely.
2:01.2	My guest today is Jessica.
2:04.7	She's an avid rock climber out in the Pacific Northwest.
2:09.4	She was involved in setting up a climbing event for hundreds of people and she just kept
2:15.8	having this feeling that something was very wrong and she was right.
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