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The thinning of the herd...
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 17:38:33 -0500, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 5:29 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 4:10 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 7:54 pm, DownTime wrote: Tim wrote: wrote: The truly stupid will find ways to kill themselves, no matter how much we try to protect them from themselves.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332514,00.html Hope the captain goes down for manslaughter.... The article states that the guy that got mauled was a lawyer. I didn't think that sharks would attack lawyers our of professional courtesy. Er... maybe that's "snakes" Which reminds me of another joke: What's the difference betwene a dead snake in the road and a dead lawyer in the road? . . . . . . . . . Theres skid marks in front of the snake. Just saw video of another darwin wannabe "captain" swimming with the sharks.. At least it was the captain that lost his hand this time, not someone he suckered into paying him money.. hopefully he can't drive any more... assholes.. ========= At what point in the deal does the captain put the gun to the customers head and order him/her to sign on for the charter and jump in?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well, by that logic, a drug dealer should be able to operate in the open too. I know, I know,, drugs are illegal... So is most base jumping, so should be shark diving, that's my point. It not only gets people killed who go shark diving, but there is also good logic in the idea that those sharks might come looking for food from someone who was not stupid enough to train then to look to humans for food. What is so difficult about that? ++++++++++++++++++++ I have very little sympathy for folks getting injured or killed while involved in potential life threatening recreational activities such as base jumping and swimming with sharks. Should we now start blaming the pilot when a sky diver dies after jumping off his plane and the parachute does not open? No one put a gun to those folks heads to jump or dive..........where does taking responsibilities for ones actions kick in with you?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You are missing the point. A fallen skydiver does not "teach" sharks or airplanes to come closer to humans and kill innocents... ------------- I missed nothing. Believe what you want Scott. Have a good evening. In other words.....he totally missed the point, realizes it now, but wants to brush you off rather than admit his error. Good job! -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
The thinning of the herd...
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:44:38 -0800 (PST),
wrote: On Mar 2, 5:38*pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 5:29 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 4:10 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 7:54 pm, DownTime wrote: Tim wrote: wrote: The truly stupid will find ways to kill themselves, no matter how much we try to protect them from themselves.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332514,00.html Hope the captain goes down for manslaughter.... The article states that the guy that got mauled was a lawyer. I didn't think that sharks would attack lawyers our of professional courtesy. Er... maybe that's "snakes" Which reminds me of another joke: What's the difference betwene a dead snake in the road and a dead lawyer in the road? . . . . . . . . . Theres skid marks in front of the snake. Just saw video of another darwin wannabe "captain" swimming with the sharks.. At least it was the captain that lost his hand this time, not someone he suckered into paying him money.. hopefully he can't drive any more... assholes.. ========= At what point in the deal does the captain put the gun to the customers head and order him/her to sign on for the charter and jump in?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well, by that logic, a drug dealer should be able to operate in the open too. I know, I know,, drugs are illegal... So is most base jumping, so should be shark diving, that's my point. It not only gets people killed who go shark diving, but there is also good logic in the idea that those sharks might come looking for food from someone who was not stupid enough to train then to look to humans for food. What is so difficult about that? ++++++++++++++++++++ I have very little sympathy for folks getting injured or killed while involved in potential life threatening recreational activities such as base jumping and swimming with sharks. Should we now start blaming the pilot when a sky diver dies after jumping off his plane and the parachute does not open? No one put a gun to those folks heads to jump or dive..........where does taking responsibilities for ones actions kick in with you?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You are missing the point. A fallen skydiver does not "teach" sharks or airplanes to come closer to humans and kill innocents... ------------- I missed nothing. *Believe what you want Scott. *Have a good evening.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So, are you saying you don't believe this activity could make sharks more comfortable coming to folks for food? Are you completely dismissing my opinion here, you do not seem willing to address that point... .....'cause he's wrong. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
The thinning of the herd...
On Mar 2, 6:03*pm, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 17:38:33 -0500, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 5:29 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message .... On Mar 2, 4:10 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message .... On Feb 29, 7:54 pm, DownTime wrote: Tim wrote: wrote: The truly stupid will find ways to kill themselves, no matter how much we try to protect them from themselves.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332514,00.html Hope the captain goes down for manslaughter.... The article states that the guy that got mauled was a lawyer. I didn't think that sharks would attack lawyers our of professional courtesy. Er... maybe that's "snakes" Which reminds me of another joke: What's the difference betwene a dead snake in the road and a dead lawyer in the road? . . . . . . . . . Theres skid marks in front of the snake. Just saw video of another darwin wannabe "captain" swimming with the sharks.. At least it was the captain that lost his hand this time, not someone he suckered into paying him money.. hopefully he can't drive any more... assholes.. ========= At what point in the deal does the captain put the gun to the customers head and order him/her to sign on for the charter and jump in?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well, by that logic, a drug dealer should be able to operate in the open too. I know, I know,, drugs are illegal... So is most base jumping, so should be shark diving, that's my point. It not only gets people killed who go shark diving, but there is also good logic in the idea that those sharks might come looking for food from someone who was not stupid enough to train then to look to humans for food. What is so difficult about that? ++++++++++++++++++++ I have very little sympathy for folks getting injured or killed while involved in potential life threatening recreational activities such as base jumping and swimming with sharks. Should we now start blaming the pilot when a sky diver dies after jumping off his plane and the parachute does not open? No one put a gun to those folks heads to jump or dive..........where does taking responsibilities for ones actions kick in with you?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You are missing the point. A fallen skydiver does not "teach" sharks or airplanes to come closer to humans and kill innocents... ------------- I missed nothing. *Believe what you want Scott. *Have a good evening. In other words.....he totally missed the point, realizes it now, but wants to brush you off rather than admit his error. Good job! -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Maybe I should throw in some obligatory insults and insinuations next time...;) |
The thinning of the herd...
On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:02:23 -0500, BAR wrote:
wrote: On Mar 2, 5:29 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Mar 2, 4:10 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 29, 7:54 pm, DownTime wrote: Tim wrote: wrote: The truly stupid will find ways to kill themselves, no matter how much we try to protect them from themselves.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332514,00.html Hope the captain goes down for manslaughter.... The article states that the guy that got mauled was a lawyer. I didn't think that sharks would attack lawyers our of professional courtesy. Er... maybe that's "snakes" Which reminds me of another joke: What's the difference betwene a dead snake in the road and a dead lawyer in the road? . . . . . . . . . Theres skid marks in front of the snake. Just saw video of another darwin wannabe "captain" swimming with the sharks.. At least it was the captain that lost his hand this time, not someone he suckered into paying him money.. hopefully he can't drive any more... assholes.. ========= At what point in the deal does the captain put the gun to the customers head and order him/her to sign on for the charter and jump in?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well, by that logic, a drug dealer should be able to operate in the open too. I know, I know,, drugs are illegal... So is most base jumping, so should be shark diving, that's my point. It not only gets people killed who go shark diving, but there is also good logic in the idea that those sharks might come looking for food from someone who was not stupid enough to train then to look to humans for food. What is so difficult about that? ++++++++++++++++++++ I have very little sympathy for folks getting injured or killed while involved in potential life threatening recreational activities such as base jumping and swimming with sharks. Should we now start blaming the pilot when a sky diver dies after jumping off his plane and the parachute does not open? No one put a gun to those folks heads to jump or dive..........where does taking responsibilities for ones actions kick in with you?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You are missing the point. A fallen skydiver does not "teach" sharks or airplanes to come closer to humans and kill innocents... It is called assumption of risk. The drug dealer assumes the risk of getting caught by the police, prosecuted and put in prison. The scuba diver who entices sharks to come close assumes the risk of getting bitten or killed. The skydiver is the only sane one of the bunch. Stepping out of a Casa-212, at 12,500 feet, with 20 of your friends with you and turning 4 or 5 points. Dumping the main at 2,000 and swooping in to a perfect one point landing. Only thing better is the last load of the day dumping the main at 6,000 reaching into your jumpsuit and pulling out a beer or two and enjoying the peaceful ride. I sure do miss skydiving. In only one case is wildlife being trained to do something it shouldn't, i.e., eat humans. That's what's wrong with shark baiting. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
The thinning of the herd...
"BAR" wrote in message . .. The skydiver is the only sane one of the bunch. Stepping out of a Casa-212, at 12,500 feet, with 20 of your friends with you and turning 4 or 5 points. Dumping the main at 2,000 and swooping in to a perfect one point landing. Only thing better is the last load of the day dumping the main at 6,000 reaching into your jumpsuit and pulling out a beer or two and enjoying the peaceful ride. I sure do miss skydiving. Land on your head once too often? |
The thinning of the herd...
Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message . .. The skydiver is the only sane one of the bunch. Stepping out of a Casa-212, at 12,500 feet, with 20 of your friends with you and turning 4 or 5 points. Dumping the main at 2,000 and swooping in to a perfect one point landing. Only thing better is the last load of the day dumping the main at 6,000 reaching into your jumpsuit and pulling out a beer or two and enjoying the peaceful ride. I sure do miss skydiving. Land on your head once too often? Actually no, I never landed on my head from a skydive. In fact I never had to use my reserve, 1700 jumps all landing on a main canopy. Do you want to read the newspaper articles written about me and my skydiving? |
The thinning of the herd...
On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:12:13 -0500, BAR wrote:
Don White wrote: "BAR" wrote in message . .. The skydiver is the only sane one of the bunch. Stepping out of a Casa-212, at 12,500 feet, with 20 of your friends with you and turning 4 or 5 points. Dumping the main at 2,000 and swooping in to a perfect one point landing. Only thing better is the last load of the day dumping the main at 6,000 reaching into your jumpsuit and pulling out a beer or two and enjoying the peaceful ride. I sure do miss skydiving. Land on your head once too often? Actually no, I never landed on my head from a skydive. In fact I never had to use my reserve, 1700 jumps all landing on a main canopy. Do you want to read the newspaper articles written about me and my skydiving? Yes. Don needs some enlightenment. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
The thinning of the herd...
"BAR" wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "BAR" wrote in message . .. The skydiver is the only sane one of the bunch. Stepping out of a Casa-212, at 12,500 feet, with 20 of your friends with you and turning 4 or 5 points. Dumping the main at 2,000 and swooping in to a perfect one point landing. Only thing better is the last load of the day dumping the main at 6,000 reaching into your jumpsuit and pulling out a beer or two and enjoying the peaceful ride. I sure do miss skydiving. Land on your head once too often? Actually no, I never landed on my head from a skydive. In fact I never had to use my reserve, 1700 jumps all landing on a main canopy. Do you want to read the newspaper articles written about me and my skydiving? You mean the promotional ones you paid to have inserted? |
The thinning of the herd...
BAR wrote:
Don White wrote: "BAR" wrote in message . .. The skydiver is the only sane one of the bunch. Stepping out of a Casa-212, at 12,500 feet, with 20 of your friends with you and turning 4 or 5 points. Dumping the main at 2,000 and swooping in to a perfect one point landing. Only thing better is the last load of the day dumping the main at 6,000 reaching into your jumpsuit and pulling out a beer or two and enjoying the peaceful ride. I sure do miss skydiving. Land on your head once too often? Actually no, I never landed on my head from a skydive. In fact I never had to use my reserve, 1700 jumps all landing on a main canopy. Do you want to read the newspaper articles written about me and my skydiving? You quit much too soon. |
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