Where's the Most Extreme Place You've Done It? - Page 12

foreverjuly · 08-13-2010, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by J. Strnad

Not that extreme, but yesterday, while driving down Pacific Coast Highway on the way back from Malibu, I got in some good ereading.

There was a crash at Topanga Canyon and traffic was at a complete standstill. I ate my lunch and then pulled out the Kobo. Not a bad 45 minutes, actually.

You did the exact same thing I would. Any time there's some kind of a delay or hold-up, my hand instantly reaches into my bag for my e-reader. Then as soon as things are moving again, I set it down. Who has a moment to waste any more?

ellimak · 08-13-2010, 06:28 PM

I read for a few minutes on the Skybridge of the Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. They only let you up there for like 15 minutes and then they herd you towards the elevator down. I was one of the first to be herded, so out came the nook. The gift shop had tons of books stacked in the shape of the towers, which I particularly enjoyed.

foreverjuly · 08-13-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ellimak

I read for a few minutes on the Skybridge of the Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. They only let you up there for like 15 minutes and then they herd you towards the elevator down. I was one of the first to be herded, so out came the nook. The gift shop had tons of books stacked in the shape of the towers, which I particularly enjoyed.

That sounds awesome. Whenever I think of that place, I always think of the movie Entrapment with Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta Jones. The end of a great career and the beginning of a...moderately decent one.

ellimak · 08-13-2010, 09:38 PM

It was pretty cool, although it definitely had nothing on that bridge-crossing-Christmas-lights-acrobatics scene in Entrapment. And CZJ got an Oscar for Chicago! That has to count for more than moderately decent, right?

Exer · 08-14-2010, 04:44 AM

Most "extreme" place I ever read an ebook was at the top platform of a 200 ft old military communications tower. This was up in the hills of Fort Greely, Alaska. Me and my partner were doing a military contract to see if the towers (built in the 50's) were in good enough condition to be retrofitted into cell phone towers (because the Army slogan is why spend money building something new when you can repair something old).

I had already climbed to the top, and we set up a winch and pulley system to lift a bucket of tools up and down. Because the tower was so old the climbing safety system they used back then didn't work with the equipment we use now days, so it was pretty much just a 200 ft free climb up a ladder.

Got to the last day of work and the bulb I had to replace at the top was missing a part I needed, so my buddy had to drive back to the inhabited part of the base (about an hour round trip) to see if they happened to have it. We decided it was a needless risk for me to climb back down, so he sent my 505 and a bottle of mountain dew up in the bucket so I had something to do while I waited.

kbrand · 08-14-2010, 07:02 AM

On a ski lift at Monarch Mountain in Colorado. It is a small ski area and most of the lifts are pretty slow. Hard to do on a cold day, but when the weather was nice, out came the Sony.

foreverjuly · 08-14-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ellimak

It was pretty cool, although it definitely had nothing on that bridge-crossing-Christmas-lights-acrobatics scene in Entrapment. And CZJ got an Oscar for Chicago! That has to count for more than moderately decent, right?

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. Traffic was also pretty good. Can't say I followed her career too closely.

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Originally Posted by Exer

Most "extreme" place I ever read an ebook was at the top platform of a 200 ft old military communications tower. This was up in the hills of Fort Greely, Alaska. Me and my partner were doing a military contract to see if the towers (built in the 50's) were in good enough condition to be retrofitted into cell phone towers (because the Army slogan is why spend money building something new when you can repair something old).

I had already climbed to the top, and we set up a winch and pulley system to lift a bucket of tools up and down. Because the tower was so old the climbing safety system they used back then didn't work with the equipment we use now days, so it was pretty much just a 200 ft free climb up a ladder.

Got to the last day of work and the bulb I had to replace at the top was missing a part I needed, so my buddy had to drive back to the inhabited part of the base (about an hour round trip) to see if they happened to have it. We decided it was a needless risk for me to climb back down, so he sent my 505 and a bottle of mountain dew up in the bucket so I had something to do while I waited.

Badass. You must've had a great view from up there too. Maybe you could even see Russia or Momma Grizzly. Sounds like exciting work to say the least. Did you do a lot of that kind of stuff for the army?

Exer · 08-14-2010, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

Badass. You must've had a great view from up there too. Maybe you could even see Russia or Momma Grizzly. Sounds like exciting work to say the least. Did you do a lot of that kind of stuff for the army?

Yup, the military paid really well. We were at that exact same site the year before -- but in the middle of winter -- when one of the worst winter storms I've ever been caught in swept through. The temp (with wind chill) had been dropping to -65 F (though the "real" temp was probably something around -25 or -30). We had been told by base personnel that we had arrived right in the middle of their yearly 2-week wind storms that rip through the hills.

We had to keep our diesel van running all day and night, for the week we were there, for fear that it would freeze solid and not start up again.

JeremyZ · 08-15-2010, 01:03 AM

The most extreme place I've read was in a restaurant, while waiting for the food to arrive. This doesn't sound extreme, until I tell you that my wife was with me and had nothing to do. She wanted to "spend some quality time and just talk" But I had nothing to say. Neither did she, but she can't admit it sometimes. So I whipped out my then-new Kindle and read about two sentences before she ripped into me.

It was pretty extreme. Not recommended.

Kumabjorn · 08-15-2010, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JeremyZ

It was pretty extreme. Not recommended.

Ahh, the subtle ways the male gender seeks a divorce.

foreverjuly · 08-15-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JeremyZ

The most extreme place I've read was in a restaurant, while waiting for the food to arrive. This doesn't sound extreme, until I tell you that my wife was with me and had nothing to do. She wanted to "spend some quality time and just talk" But I had nothing to say. Neither did she, but she can't admit it sometimes. So I whipped out my then-new Kindle and read about two sentences before she ripped into me.

It was pretty extreme. Not recommended.

I think you just won this thread.

JeremyZ · 08-16-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Ahh, the subtle ways the male gender seeks a divorce.

Ha! Definitely not seeking a divorce. I love her quite a bit.

foreverjuly: not trying to win. Just trying to open minds to a different kind of extreme.

Now that I think of it, Kate said one thing that made me eligible to her was that I read. She didn't care what, but she loved that I read. I wish I had thought to bring that up on that fateful day in the restaurant.

Kumabjorn · 08-17-2010, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JeremyZ

She didn't care what, but she loved that I read. I wish I had thought to bring that up on that fateful day in the restaurant.

Ahh, the subtle ways the male gender is incapable of remembering the really important things when they are truly needed.

mike_bike_kite · 08-17-2010, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JeremyZ

She wanted to "spend some quality time and just talk"

That just means you were going to have to listen. This is regarded as an opportunity for self improvement by your partner. If you make the mistake of pointing out any of her foibles then this will just be regarded as a full on character attack. If the same situation happens in future then I'd use small headphones and switch on the TTS though it's important to look at your partner while nodding sagely at the same time.

Logseman · 08-17-2010, 05:10 AM

Who's gonna up the ante now? I'm really thrilled about what will be the tale of the next hardcore reader. Maybe Orpheus will come and tell us that he was reading while taking Eurydiche back to the Earth?

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08-13-2010, 06:28 PM	#167
ellimak I spit hot fire Posts: 91 Karma: 13464 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Device: Nook, or as I call him, Sir Nookington	I read for a few minutes on the Skybridge of the Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. They only let you up there for like 15 minutes and then they herd you towards the elevator down. I was one of the first to be herded, so out came the nook. The gift shop had tons of books stacked in the shape of the towers, which I particularly enjoyed.

08-13-2010, 09:38 PM	#169
ellimak I spit hot fire Posts: 91 Karma: 13464 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Device: Nook, or as I call him, Sir Nookington	It was pretty cool, although it definitely had nothing on that bridge-crossing-Christmas-lights-acrobatics scene in Entrapment. And CZJ got an Oscar for Chicago! That has to count for more than moderately decent, right?

08-14-2010, 04:44 AM	#170
Exer I see Russia! Posts: 205 Karma: 234787 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska Device: Etch-A-Sketch	Most "extreme" place I ever read an ebook was at the top platform of a 200 ft old military communications tower. This was up in the hills of Fort Greely, Alaska. Me and my partner were doing a military contract to see if the towers (built in the 50's) were in good enough condition to be retrofitted into cell phone towers (because the Army slogan is why spend money building something new when you can repair something old). I had already climbed to the top, and we set up a winch and pulley system to lift a bucket of tools up and down. Because the tower was so old the climbing safety system they used back then didn't work with the equipment we use now days, so it was pretty much just a 200 ft free climb up a ladder. Got to the last day of work and the bulb I had to replace at the top was missing a part I needed, so my buddy had to drive back to the inhabited part of the base (about an hour round trip) to see if they happened to have it. We decided it was a needless risk for me to climb back down, so he sent my 505 and a bottle of mountain dew up in the bucket so I had something to do while I waited.

08-14-2010, 07:02 AM	#171
kbrand Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Sony 300	On a ski lift at Monarch Mountain in Colorado. It is a small ski area and most of the lifts are pretty slow. Hard to do on a cold day, but when the weather was nice, out came the Sony.

08-15-2010, 01:03 AM	#174
JeremyZ Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 1000702 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Device: Nook ST, Kindle 2, Samsung Galaxy Stellar phone	The most extreme place I've read was in a restaurant, while waiting for the food to arrive. This doesn't sound extreme, until I tell you that my wife was with me and had nothing to do. She wanted to "spend some quality time and just talk" But I had nothing to say. Neither did she, but she can't admit it sometimes. So I whipped out my then-new Kindle and read about two sentences before she ripped into me. It was pretty extreme. Not recommended.

08-17-2010, 05:10 AM	#180
Logseman Orisa Posts: 2,001 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Who's gonna up the ante now? I'm really thrilled about what will be the tale of the next hardcore reader. Maybe Orpheus will come and tell us that he was reading while taking Eurydiche back to the Earth?

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