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Author Topic: Are you tired of the sedate life of gardening?  (Read 746 times)
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« on: December 08, 2011, 05:43:44 AM »
Try this!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1PGYe9UZA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1PGYe9UZA</a>
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2011, 06:16:39 AM »
Trond this is incredible - thrilling.  What a unique way to photograph the terrain or a Norwegian fiord.  I thoroughly enjoyed it but am not in the least tempted to try it.  Fran

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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2011, 06:52:50 AM »
I'm with you Fran.....what a rush tho', just watching this was so exciting! I can't ever imagine getting up the nerve to jump off that cliff!!! Shocked Shocked Shocked
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2011, 09:31:58 AM »
Well I don't know about gardening being so sedate, even at this time of year, but that certainly perked me up!   Shocked Shocked Shocked Probably like nearly everyone else, I re-watched it, then looking at the native flora.  I am glad the video wasn't just the flight itself.  The "trajectory" map was especially informative.


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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 12:26:53 PM »
WOW!! He was going "#%^@<':?&*!!" fast!! What a thrill! Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 05:52:34 PM »
Wow, what fun! but, and there's a but! I don't think I could jump off that cliff either. What am I saying, I know I wouldn't/couldn't jump off that cliff.  It's spectacular, though.
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2011, 06:10:45 PM »
Holy CRAP, that's unbelievable. Thrilling to be sure.  I guess there's little room for error!  I'll gladly take the sedate life of gardening.
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2011, 10:21:33 PM »
I think he was just checking out the cliff for future seed collecting. 
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2011, 09:38:46 AM »
I am not sure those guys think of flowers Grin
I prefere to walk down myself. Much better time to investigate the "native flora" Wink

It is an epidemic here to fly, jump or ski from every summit you can find Shocked

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« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2011, 09:10:50 AM »
We have mechanisms to aid in the face of danger, here it so overcompensates as to provide a (?) addictive thrill -- until perhaps - - - splat!  Here the risk is great, but the potential benefit is only survival - - - and the rush.

I'll stick with gardening, too.

Charles Swanson (attempting to live in the real world)  (I did enjoy watching, thanks for the link)
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