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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.... |
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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" |
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On Feb 26, 7:13�am, 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.... Looks like he outlines the risks fairly explicitly in his promotional material: http://www.scuba-adventures.com/baha...s.shtml#sharks If folks signing up for this adventure sign a release that says, "I know swimming with baited sharks is a very risky activity, one in which I could be injured or killed, but I want to do it anyway..." At what point does the diver, mountain climber, skydiver, hang glider, etc accept personal responsibility for the risks of his or her chosen pastime? Should the legal system "nanny" everybody all the time? Only if the dive operator claimed that the activity was entirely safe and that normal reasonable people should undertake it, (rather than, as the website notes, those looking for an extreme experience) would he be at serious risk for criminal or maybe even successful civil prosecution. IMO. |
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:42:04 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote: On Feb 26, 7:13?am, 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.... Looks like he outlines the risks fairly explicitly in his promotional material: http://www.scuba-adventures.com/baha...s.shtml#sharks If folks signing up for this adventure sign a release that says, "I know swimming with baited sharks is a very risky activity, one in which I could be injured or killed, but I want to do it anyway..." At what point does the diver, mountain climber, skydiver, hang glider, etc accept personal responsibility for the risks of his or her chosen pastime? Should the legal system "nanny" everybody all the time? Only if the dive operator claimed that the activity was entirely safe and that normal reasonable people should undertake it, (rather than, as the website notes, those looking for an extreme experience) would he be at serious risk for criminal or maybe even successful civil prosecution. IMO. "I never understood why anyone would go to the trouble to write a novel when you can just go out and buy one for a few bucks." -lpogoda That's how I feel about sharks. Buy a DVD of somebody else getting mauled. --Vic |
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On Feb 26, 10:31*am, 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" :) |
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Chuck Gould wrote: If folks signing up for this adventure sign a release that says, "I know swimming with baited sharks is a very risky activity, one in which I could be injured or killed, but I want to do it anyway..." Well, we know that's one lawyer that won't be fighting that disclaimer.... |
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On Feb 26, 12:01*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:13:50 -0800 (PST), 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.... Maybe Australians should just stay out of the water. Sea life seems to have it out for them. Austrians too;) |
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On Feb 26, 10:13*am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. |
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On Feb 26, 12:32*pm, Capt John wrote:
On Feb 26, 10:13*am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. I can possibly be serious, in fact I am... It's called an opinion, don't like it, so what. I think this whole shark feeding and diving is driven by money, and no brains... Hope the sharks win more of these, maybe people will smarten up and stop giving their money to lazy assholes like him (the captain)... |
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On Feb 26, 12:32*pm, Capt John wrote:
On Feb 26, 10:13*am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. edited.. I can be serious, and I am.. |
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On Feb 26, 10:09�am, wrote:
On Feb 26, 12:32�pm, Capt John wrote: On Feb 26, 10:13�am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. edited.. I can be serious, and I am..- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - At what point do people become responsible for their own welfare and the consequences of their own decisions? Should government, the courts, the lawyers, or just Big Brother in general always be available to rescue everybody who does a stupid thing? I'm sure the dive boat operator feels *terrible* about this tragedy, but manslaughter implies that the deceased was the unwitting or unwilling victim of a crime rather than a participant in a ridiculously stupid scheme to attract sharks to the area so he could jump into the water with them. |
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On Feb 26, 4:42*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Capt John" wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 10:13 am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. =========================== I agree. How about if I start a new business where I find retarted folks to play russian roulette for a fee? I buy the gun, the bullets and provide a table and some friendly wagering.. Can I earn a living like that? How about if I do it in a neighborhood too, so the bullets can effect others who are innocent... That is what feel these "captains" are doing feeding the sharks, humans... Teaching them to eat humans.... who'd a thunk. But the guy signed the paper so it's ok... Silly.. |
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On Feb 26, 6:06*pm, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 4:42 pm, "JimH" wrote: "Capt John" wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 10:13 am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. =========================== I agree. How about if I start a new business where I find retarted folks to play russian roulette for a fee? I buy the gun, the bullets and provide a table and some friendly wagering.. Can I earn a living like that? How about if I do it in a neighborhood too, so the bullets can effect others who are innocent... That is what feel these "captains" are doing feeding the sharks, humans... Teaching them to eat humans.... who'd a thunk. But the guy signed the paper so it's ok... Silly.. ============ You are beginning to sound like Boogers brother Scott. * Chill out. The guy was not retarded but obviously a pretty smart guy......he was a lawyer. *Your analogy is severely flawed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I don't think so. I am not trying to sound like what's his face... Are you suggestint that just because I can talk someone into paying me to put them is a dangerous situation, that it should be legal? These captians are running on greed, period, nothing else, money for cheap thrills, kinda' like drug dealers in my mind... |
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:19:57 -0500, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 6:06 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 4:42 pm, "JimH" wrote: "Capt John" wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 10:13 am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. =========================== I agree. How about if I start a new business where I find retarted folks to play russian roulette for a fee? I buy the gun, the bullets and provide a table and some friendly wagering.. Can I earn a living like that? How about if I do it in a neighborhood too, so the bullets can effect others who are innocent... That is what feel these "captains" are doing feeding the sharks, humans... Teaching them to eat humans.... who'd a thunk. But the guy signed the paper so it's ok... Silly.. ============ You are beginning to sound like Boogers brother Scott. Chill out. The guy was not retarded but obviously a pretty smart guy......he was a lawyer. Your analogy is severely flawed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I don't think so. I am not trying to sound like what's his face... Are you suggestint that just because I can talk someone into paying me to put them is a dangerous situation, that it should be legal? These captians are running on greed, period, nothing else, money for cheap thrills, kinda' like drug dealers in my mind... ================ In response to your first sentence...........you indeed are. To the rest of your post..............whatever. Back to boats...........Any new boats under construction? Has the website drawn in new business? Thank you Dr. Phil. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Feb 26, 6:19*pm, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 6:06 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 4:42 pm, "JimH" wrote: "Capt John" wrote in message .... On Feb 26, 10:13 am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. =========================== I agree. How about if I start a new business where I find retarted folks to play russian roulette for a fee? I buy the gun, the bullets and provide a table and some friendly wagering.. Can I earn a living like that? How about if I do it in a neighborhood too, so the bullets can effect others who are innocent... That is what feel these "captains" are doing feeding the sharks, humans... Teaching them to eat humans.... who'd a thunk. But the guy signed the paper so it's ok... Silly.. ============ You are beginning to sound like Boogers brother Scott. Chill out. The guy was not retarded but obviously a pretty smart guy......he was a lawyer. Your analogy is severely flawed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I don't think so. I am not trying to sound like what's his face... Are you suggestint that just because I can talk someone into paying me to put them is a dangerous situation, that it should be legal? These captians are running on greed, period, nothing else, money for cheap thrills, kinda' like drug dealers in my mind... ================ In response to your first sentence...........you indeed are. To the rest of your post..............whatever. Back to boats...........Any new boats under construction? * Has the website drawn in new business? Chomping at the bit to get started. But I am still fighting off the health issues, I may have to change my plans if I can't get a handle on the lung issues. Already lost the horses, now maybe the boats too... sucks.. |
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332514,00.html There is just some bad fish out the http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=eSLKZzuLC00 |
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On Feb 26, 6:06*pm, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 4:42 pm, "JimH" wrote: "Capt John" wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 10:13 am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. =========================== I agree. How about if I start a new business where I find retarted folks to play russian roulette for a fee? I buy the gun, the bullets and provide a table and some friendly wagering.. Can I earn a living like that? How about if I do it in a neighborhood too, so the bullets can effect others who are innocent... That is what feel these "captains" are doing feeding the sharks, humans... Teaching them to eat humans.... who'd a thunk. But the guy signed the paper so it's ok... Silly.. ============ You are beginning to sound like Boogers brother Scott. * Chill out. The guy was not retarded but obviously a pretty smart guy......he was a lawyer. *Your analogy is severely flawed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This from the whining, crying sniveling JimH who blathers like a little baby when he thinks John has dragged him into a post....... |
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On Feb 26, 6:19*pm, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 6:06 pm, "JimH" wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 26, 4:42 pm, "JimH" wrote: "Capt John" wrote in message .... On Feb 26, 10:13 am, 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.... Let me get this straight. This guy, an experianced diver, goes out on a shark diving trip, knowing fully well sharks can be dangerous. He see's the operators baiting the water to attract sharks, which any diver knows can make sharks aggressive, he climbs into the water on his own with the sharks (no one apparently threw him in, no one made him get into the water). And you don't think he was responsible for his own actions. That the captian is somehow guilty of manslaughter. You can't possibly be serious. =========================== I agree. How about if I start a new business where I find retarted folks to play russian roulette for a fee? I buy the gun, the bullets and provide a table and some friendly wagering.. Can I earn a living like that? How about if I do it in a neighborhood too, so the bullets can effect others who are innocent... That is what feel these "captains" are doing feeding the sharks, humans... Teaching them to eat humans.... who'd a thunk. But the guy signed the paper so it's ok... Silly.. ============ You are beginning to sound like Boogers brother Scott. Chill out. The guy was not retarded but obviously a pretty smart guy......he was a lawyer. Your analogy is severely flawed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I don't think so. I am not trying to sound like what's his face... Are you suggestint that just because I can talk someone into paying me to put them is a dangerous situation, that it should be legal? These captians are running on greed, period, nothing else, money for cheap thrills, kinda' like drug dealers in my mind... ================ In response to your first sentence...........you indeed are. To the rest of your post..............whatever. Back to boats...........Any new boats under construction? * Has the website drawn in new business?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - In other words, Jim's lost another one due to pure stupidity!! |
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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. |
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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.. |
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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? |
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On Mar 2, 5:21*pm, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:08:53 -0800 (PST), wrote: 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? Nothing. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ok, knowing you don't agree, can you admit it is a legit opinion.. or am I waaaaaay out of the mainstream here, all by myself? |
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On Mar 2, 5:21*pm, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:08:53 -0800 (PST), wrote: 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? Nothing. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - OOOOPs... wrong, "H" sorry, my last post was to Jim, but anyone can chime in here.. |
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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... |
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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... |
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:20:38 -0800 (PST),
wrote: On Mar 2, 5:21*pm, John H. wrote: On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:08:53 -0800 (PST), wrote: 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? Nothing. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ok, knowing you don't agree, can you admit it is a legit opinion.. or am I waaaaaay out of the mainstream here, all by myself? Wait a minute... You asked, "What is so difficult about that?" I replied, "Nothing." In other words, I agreed with everything you said. Now quit trying to disagree with my agreement! -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
The thinning of the herd...
On Mar 2, 6:01*pm, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:20:38 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Mar 2, 5:21*pm, John H. wrote: On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:08:53 -0800 (PST), wrote: 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? Nothing. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ok, knowing you don't agree, can you admit it is a legit opinion.. or am I waaaaaay out of the mainstream here, all by myself? Wait a minute... You asked, "What is so difficult about that?" I replied, "Nothing." In other words, I agreed with everything you said. Now quit trying to disagree with my agreement! -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Read on, I edited my post later and noted my post was to the "other" JH.... I got that you agreed with me.. |
The thinning of the herd...
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. |
The thinning of the herd...
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:21:27 -0800 (PST),
wrote: On Mar 2, 5:21*pm, John H. wrote: On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:08:53 -0800 (PST), wrote: 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? Nothing. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - OOOOPs... wrong, "H" sorry, my last post was to Jim, but anyone can chime in here.. OOOOOOPS! I should have read this post before I made my post, but I didn't. Disagreeing with JimH is a feather in your cap. Didn't you know that? -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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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