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View Poll Results: Have I lead an adventurous life?
Yes, I have. 12 19.35%
Well, sort of. 24 38.71%
No, not really. 23 37.10%
Damn, where'd I park the Ferrari? 3 4.84%
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Old 03-27-2011, 12:00 PM   #16
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Old 03-27-2011, 02:41 PM   #17
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In no particular order....
  • Been above the arctic circle twice.
I *live* above the arctic circle at N70°
(Sorry, couldn't resist)

(And actually, I don't live there anymore as I moved to Latvia just before Christmas).
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Old 03-27-2011, 02:44 PM   #18
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I have a few, but the one dearest to me is standing naked under the snow on the little terrace of a girl's bedroom, with a brace of my clothes, at the 7th floor, with the noise of the traffic muffled by the snow, when the parents came back home from a concert way ahead of the time. It was not the parents actually but the bonne who played us a trick. The image of the guns cabinet of the father kept coming to my mind. No way I could continue, when the situation untangled ...

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the little roof was added years later.

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Old 03-27-2011, 03:27 PM   #19
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0. Finding a soul mate of my dream.
1. Factory work for 4 months 12 hours shifts 06.00-18.00-06.00 with 4 weeks without one day off.
2. Kissing, touching and making love to a woman.
3. Mastering speaking, writing and understanding English.
4. Spending over 400+ days of real life time in an online game.
5. Spending 42 hours non-stop in front of PC in a Uni computer lab playing the above game.
6. Going to the Army, then when decided I did not fit in, quitting it.
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Old 03-27-2011, 03:45 PM   #20
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1. Jumped from an airplane. A Russian made biplane with piston-driven engine. Twice. With a military issue parachute. Not strapped to an instructor but solo.
2. Dove (with a SCUBA gear) to 36m
3. Got divers license (that was many years *after* achieving point 2 ;-)
4. danced acrobatic Rock'n'Roll
5. Got blue belt in Karate
6. went down WW4 rated river in a Kayak
7. Learned, and successfully performed [an unplanned] Eskimo roll - in a kayak on a whitewater river
8. Went through Middle East on a bus - some 10 000km
9. Slept in a forest, in a desert, under an Aqueduct (but not under a bridge ;-) ), on a beach, in an old cemetery without tent, just in sleeping bag
9. Constructed and manufactured a very unique musical instrument that is now used for public performance by a professional musician
10. Performed successfully in front of many audiences, the largest audience was 1500 people
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:14 PM   #21
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Ah, I remember an other adventurous one.

We were at a conference in an hotel on a beach, a largish conference in the North of France, in the beginning of June. The day was coldish, with a light drizzle. We were in the swimming pool at street level just me and my friend Julius G*, when a nice and rather pretty lady that had been walking along the street saw us and apparently was taken by a sudden fancy. She got into the terrace and efficiently undressed, neatly folded her clothes on a chair and jumped in the swimming pool. I did not want to be ogling but I could not avoid noticing that she was a natural auburn. Julius was frozen stiff. Friends and colleges were staring at us from inside the bar with open mouths , crowding over the large windows. To me the gesture appeared absolutely and genuinely admirable and as soon as it was convenient and the lady turned to us, a defiant look in her face, I found the right attitude and the right words to express my appreciation. I offered the use of my bathrobe, that was graciously accepted ...

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Old 03-27-2011, 05:21 PM   #22
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Ah, I remember an other adventurous one.

We were at a conference in an hotel on a beach, a largish conference in the North of France, in the beginning of June. The day was coldish, with a light drizzle. We were in the swimming pool at street level just me and my friend Julius G*, when a nice and rather pretty lady that had been walking along the street saw us and apparently was taken by a sudden fancy. She got into the terrace and efficiently undressed, neatly folded her clothes on a chair and jumped in the swimming pool. I did not want to be ogling but I could not avoid noticing that she was a natural auburn. Julius was frozen stiff. Friends and colleges were staring at us from inside the bar with open mouths , crowding over the large windows. To me the gesture appeared absolutely and genuinely admirable and as soon as it was convenient and the lady turned to us, a defiant look in her face, I found the right attitude and the right words to express my appreciation. I offered the use of my bathrobe, that was graciously
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:40 PM   #23
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Old 03-27-2011, 05:44 PM   #24
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Ha, beppe, you should learn how to stretch the truth a little!

This would have been a wonderful end for your story:

I offered the use of my bathrobe, that was graciously
accepted ... turned around and crossed the bar naked.

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Old 03-27-2011, 05:58 PM   #25
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Old 03-27-2011, 06:06 PM   #27
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1. I have climbed and summited above 3000m (9842 feet) on the highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies (did not summit Mt Robson).
2 Learned to skydive with a broken arm (broken while climbing
3 Made an open sight 1000m shot using an army C-7 (US M-16)
4 Competed and won a Silver medal in the Alberta Summer Games for "Black Powder rifle 200m
5 Taught many police and military officers to shoot long range precision rifle, out to 1000m
6 learned to paraglide, first flight topped out at 12000 feet and lasted 2 hours (I didn't know how to get down, I still fly!)
7 Built a Pitts S-2 before obtaining my pilots license
8 Had 3 "Crash landings" and walked away from every one (all engine related 3 different engines)
9 Learned to fly, skydive, climb and paraglide in an attempt to cure my fear of heights, nope, didn't work
10 Jumped on a plane to Malaysia with only 2 suitcases and a carry on, no job, no place to stay, only 3 months reserve money and haven't been back since


I better add that I have an 18 year old daughter, thats an adventure!

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You guys make me feel insignificent! ASTOUNDING ADVENTURERS!
Dixie you have kids right? Thats scarier than anything I have ever done, my daughter will attest to that as well
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9 Learned to fly, skydive, climb and paraglide in an attempt to cure my fear of heights, nope, didn't work
10 Jumped on a plane to Malaysia with only 2 suitcases and a carry on, no job, no place to stay, only 3 months reserve money and haven't been back since
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WOW those two are pretty incredible to me!

Wondering if I should try that Malaysia thing...
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