Posted: 10/14/2011 9:35:47 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Fell down a mountain, twice. Sigh. Didnt learn the first time? First time, (age 10 or so) I thought I could jog down a gentle slope. Pretty sure my ankle hit me in the back of the head when I broke the sound barrier and rolled/bounced for 200'. Second time I got hung up my feet jumping through a gap, fell about 40' Backpack saved me from major bangups but I got a really good concussion, head laceration and a 3"x1" 'gap' in my knee skin to the bone. I am not a clever man. |
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Had a pet coastal taipan (along with many other venomous snakes, and a Nile Crocodile) used to free hand him, and take him out and show boat a little. Kissed him on the back of his unrestrained head.
Bicycle patrol through the Vickery Meadow Improvement District of Dallas (without a partner) Never Again Private Contractor |
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Skydiving cutaway Catastrophic KB Lightning strike about 20' away. Fell down a mountain, twice. Sigh. I broke my back (for the second time) falling down a mountain. In the interest of full disclosure there was alcohol involved, as well as a double black diamond mogul run. Just prior to my sacrifice to the ghost of Sir Isaac Newton I heard the words "Come on CJan, stop being such a pussy...". I sure showed THEM that day  Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
I went on a bear "viewing" trip up in AK a few years ago,we were on a little aluminum boat with a 15 horse outboard motor that kept dying on us. Our guide was a little too brave in getting us up close for pictures I think,anyhow we came upon this large male brown bear on the shore who seemed a bit pissed at our presence,we made it probably 15' away from the bear and the motor dies,we also managed to get hung up on some rocks at the same time.So we are all trying to help get the boat freed while this pissed of brown bear is popping his jaws at us and swatting the air.
We got the boat going and got out of there in a hurry,everyone on the boat was scared shitless,except for the the guide,he seemed completely calm and collected.It was an awesome trip,but looking back on it,it could have been a disaster. |
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Scuba Diving in Okinawa during red (not allowed in water) sea conditions. A group of 4 of us jumped off a cliff to get in the water and the surge would drop the water level from 15 feet to about 30 feet, timing was everything. The reason why was to ride the current to the extraction point and enjoy an effortless dive. There was an Okinawan Fisherman next to us and right before we jumped he warned us of the sharks in the water. under the water however was calm and we swam through a pile of boulders the size of apartment building, great dive.
Or Again in Okinawa swimming out a few hundred yards from shore with another diver and then diving down to 220 or so feet. We sat cross legged on a field of white sand that dissapeard off into the blue distance. The visability was so great you could actually look up and see the surface shimmering in the sun. That dive only lasted a minute or two because we were so deep. |
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Intentionally, class 5 hiking
Unintentionally, driving the New York State thru-way at 65 mph in reverse, well, okay not reverse, but backwards.  I spun out in a blizzard outside of Buffalo and ended up continuing on my previous course only the car was pointed in the wrong direction.
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Towed an A-10 off the active runway after it landed with two rockets that didn't fire, and a hangfire on the gun.
The gun was pointed at me for the duration of the tow. Normally we'd have let it sit there but it was in a war zone and we had jets in the pattern running out of gas. When I towed it across the barrier (arresting cable, big bump when you drive over it), I was certain the fucker was going to go off.
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Scuba Diving in Okinawa during red (not allowed in water) sea conditions. A group of 4 of us jumped off a cliff to get in the water and the surge would drop the water level from 15 feet to about 30 feet, timing was everything. The reason why was to ride the current to the extraction point and enjoy an effortless dive. There was an Okinawan Fisherman next to us and right before we jumped he warned us of the sharks in the water. under the water however was calm and we swam through a pile of boulders the size of apartment building, great dive. Or Again in Okinawa swimming out a few hundred yards from shore with another diver and then diving down to 220 or so feet. We sat cross legged on a field of white sand that dissapeard off into the blue distance. The visability was so great you could actually look up and see the surface shimmering in the sun. That dive only lasted a minute or two because we were so deep. Which part of the island? Been there, the water was so fricken COLD!  but some of the clearest/cleanest water
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Scuba Diving in Okinawa during red (not allowed in water) sea conditions. A group of 4 of us jumped off a cliff to get in the water and the surge would drop the water level from 15 feet to about 30 feet, timing was everything. The reason why was to ride the current to the extraction point and enjoy an effortless dive. There was an Okinawan Fisherman next to us and right before we jumped he warned us of the sharks in the water. under the water however was calm and we swam through a pile of boulders the size of apartment building, great dive. Or Again in Okinawa swimming out a few hundred yards from shore with another diver and then diving down to 220 or so feet. We sat cross legged on a field of white sand that dissapeard off into the blue distance. The visability was so great you could actually look up and see the surface shimmering in the sun. That dive only lasted a minute or two because we were so deep.  I am not doubting you at all, but what gas were you using in order to avoid oxygen toxicity at that depth....had to be a technical dive, with mixed gas.
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Fell down a mountain, twice. Sigh. Didnt learn the first time? First time, (age 10 or so) I thought I could jog down a gentle slope. Pretty sure my ankle hit me in the back of the head when I broke the sound barrier and rolled/bounced for 200'. Second time I got hung up my feet jumping through a gap, fell about 40' Backpack saved me from major bangups but I got a really good concussion, head laceration and a 3"x1" 'gap' in my knee skin to the bone. I am not a clever man. A clever man is bored more often than a fool. He may live longer, but who cares? 
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Lots of "almosts" and a few accidents with cars and motorcycles.
Lots of "almosts" and a few accidents with power tools, chain saws, and welding equipment. Was painting the dormers on a three-story house and slid to the very edge of the slate roof, looking down at a concrete driveway. Saved by grabbing onto the lead-in cable from a TV antenna. Got lost, and took a wrong turn at 2AM on a Saturday night, winding up smack in the middle of the South Bronx. Held at gunpoint during an armed robbery at a motorcycle dealership; several other dangerous confrontations. One of the most memorable incidents, though, started out as a benign task: painting the oil pan and valve covers to a 327 Chevy I was rebuilding. Took the prepped sheet metal parts down to the basement and closed the door, as I didn't want to stink up the rest of the house. Turned off the power and pilot light to the gas-fired furnace so I wouldn't risk igniting the fumes. Forgot about the water heater... I'd just about finished the second coat of paint on all three pieces, when the paint fumes finally reached the right stoichiometric ratio with the atmosphere in the basement. And the main burner of the water heater kicked on. FOOM! Huge orange fireball, deafening roar, and then nothing but a thin haze of grey smoke filling the entire basement. Oh, and all the oxygen was gone, too. Finally got it together to run up the basement stairs, fling open the door, and gasp in several lungfuls of breathable air. I now believe the fine print on spray cans which says, "Use with adequate ventilation". |
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Lit a gas grill with a match. BIG Fireball right in my face. Got my arm up just in time. It burned the hair off my arm. Thats how I know what burning human hair smells like.  Age 10 I lit a model rocket engine with a magnifying glass, while it was in between my legs. Burned a hole right through the vinyl chair I was on and filled my lungs with fumes.when I cleaned myself up I realised i had burned my eyebrows and eyelashes off. |
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I was out on a train overpass bridge looking for a survey monument. Me and a co-worker and two guys from US Geological Survey who were also looking for the monument.
Thought we would hear any trains in time to un ass the bridge. Barely got out a" what is that noise" and the train was there. Passenger engine with about a dozen cars hauling at 70 or 80 mph. Four of us standing with 1/2 a step dumping us 40 ft down into a busy highway and the other direction the train going by our noses by about 2ft Wasn't sure if anything was sticking off the train to smack us or if the wind was going to suck us off our feet so we just stood shoulder to shoulder grabbing on to each other. Nothing happened but it wasn't a comfortable situation. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Skydiving cutaway Catastrophic KB Lightning strike about 20' away. Fell down a mountain, twice. Sigh. I broke my back (for the second time) falling down a mountain. In the interest of full disclosure there was alcohol involved, as well as a double black diamond mogul run. Just prior to my sacrifice to the ghost of Sir Isaac Newton I heard the words "Come on CJan, stop being such a pussy...". I sure showed THEM that day Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I tried a half pipe for the first time a few years ago in Utah. I made the first side okay, second side okay, ballsy enough on the third side to do a 180....nailed it. On the exist, probably the smoothest part of the whole mountain, I hit a small mogul with the tip of my snowboard. 20mph, hit shoulder first, broke my collar bone. Worst part was, it was in front of a ton of snowbunnies. Sigh. |
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Scuba Diving in Okinawa during red (not allowed in water) sea conditions. A group of 4 of us jumped off a cliff to get in the water and the surge would drop the water level from 15 feet to about 30 feet, timing was everything. The reason why was to ride the current to the extraction point and enjoy an effortless dive. There was an Okinawan Fisherman next to us and right before we jumped he warned us of the sharks in the water. under the water however was calm and we swam through a pile of boulders the size of apartment building, great dive. Or Again in Okinawa swimming out a few hundred yards from shore with another diver and then diving down to 220 or so feet. We sat cross legged on a field of white sand that dissapeard off into the blue distance. The visability was so great you could actually look up and see the surface shimmering in the sun. That dive only lasted a minute or two because we were so deep. Which part of the island? Been there, the water was so fricken COLD! but some of the clearest/cleanest waterI was stationed at Camp Foster and most of all the dives we did were on the west side of the island, it's been a little under 20 years now so I don't remember the names of the dive sites, sorry. If I could say anything the areas would be north of Naha and south of Kadena. |
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Scuba Diving in Okinawa during red (not allowed in water) sea conditions. A group of 4 of us jumped off a cliff to get in the water and the surge would drop the water level from 15 feet to about 30 feet, timing was everything. The reason why was to ride the current to the extraction point and enjoy an effortless dive. There was an Okinawan Fisherman next to us and right before we jumped he warned us of the sharks in the water. under the water however was calm and we swam through a pile of boulders the size of apartment building, great dive. Or Again in Okinawa swimming out a few hundred yards from shore with another diver and then diving down to 220 or so feet. We sat cross legged on a field of white sand that dissapeard off into the blue distance. The visability was so great you could actually look up and see the surface shimmering in the sun. That dive only lasted a minute or two because we were so deep. I am not doubting you at all, but what gas were you using in order to avoid oxygen toxicity at that depth....had to be a technical dive, with mixed gas.
-PC- We just used regular tanks nothing out of the ordinary, but that weekend was the only dive we did. We dove down and only stayed at the bottom long enough to look around, feel the pressure, grab some sand and high five each other. On the way up we stopped at points to equalize and everything turned out ok. Looking back it was pretty dumb, I was PADI Rescue Certified and was an E-5 taking an E-4 down about twice the recommended recreational diving depth. There are alot of things I did back during my time in the service that today I would never do. Something about being young, in the best shape of your life and belonging to the (IMO) greatest organization on the planet, begs to have limits pushed. |
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Scuba Diving in Okinawa during red (not allowed in water) sea conditions. A group of 4 of us jumped off a cliff to get in the water and the surge would drop the water level from 15 feet to about 30 feet, timing was everything. The reason why was to ride the current to the extraction point and enjoy an effortless dive. There was an Okinawan Fisherman next to us and right before we jumped he warned us of the sharks in the water. under the water however was calm and we swam through a pile of boulders the size of apartment building, great dive. Or Again in Okinawa swimming out a few hundred yards from shore with another diver and then diving down to 220 or so feet. We sat cross legged on a field of white sand that dissapeard off into the blue distance. The visability was so great you could actually look up and see the surface shimmering in the sun. That dive only lasted a minute or two because we were so deep. I am not doubting you at all, but what gas were you using in order to avoid oxygen toxicity at that depth....had to be a technical dive, with mixed gas.
-PC- You can pull that off on air if you're acclimated to it or just doing a quick "bounce dive", but not because of Ox Tox. Narcosis is the biggest issue here. Personally, I consider this depth range a good time to bring out the Tri-Mix though. There are still a lot of old-school "deep air head's" out there who continue to use air at that depth, but I don't like poking the bear like that. |