&quot;Almost&quot; is a pretty subjective term. I tell people that I was two trains behind one which was bombed on 7&#x2F;7 in London, and they go &quot;you almost died!&quot;, and I just sort of raise an eyebrow, and explain that no, I went to the pub for the day, and was at no point anywhere near dead.<p>Anyway, it&#x27;s sort of beside the point of the article, but a fair point.