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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: PigPen on September 20, 2010, 11:39:25 AM

Title: Bungee jumping
Post by: PigPen on September 20, 2010, 11:39:25 AM
First of all, would you do it? Have you done it? If so, would you do it again?

I ask because the State Fair is in town and a company my buddy works for brought their rig. It's 130 feet in the air, and an AMAZING rush. I'm working for him part-time and employees get to jump for free when we aren't busy. I did it twice yesterday, and I've gotta say I'll do it again when given the chance. Almost everyone I know says I'm crazy for doing it, but I tell them they're being redundant. HAHA!
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: The Noggin on September 20, 2010, 04:27:40 PM
No. I'd rather stay on solid ground. :-[
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: BaldWriterBob on September 21, 2010, 01:55:01 AM
Mom: Would you jump off a bridge just because your friends did it?

Son: Not again.
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: texanron on September 21, 2010, 11:14:33 AM
I would do it but only after I did a very thorough inspection of all the equipment involved. I wouldn't trust my life to some Carny worker that says everything is in great condition.
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: BaldWriterBob on September 21, 2010, 03:32:06 PM
I would do it but only after I did a very thorough inspection of all the equipment involved. I wouldn't trust my life to some Carny worker that says everything is in great condition.

Maybe.  ???
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: PigPen on September 22, 2010, 08:05:13 AM
Mom: Would you jump off a bridge just because your friends did it?

Son: Not again.

I've said that very same thing many times.

I would do it but only after I did a very thorough inspection of all the equipment involved. I wouldn't trust my life to some Carny worker that says everything is in great condition.

If it weren't for the fact that I know the company well, and their stellar safety record, and having seen my buddy do it several times, I would say the same thing texanron.

My buddy has over 200 jumps in the past 15 years. All off of this very same equipment.
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: Sgt. Pate on September 22, 2010, 09:40:44 PM
I'd be afraid all the fat in my body would explode my head when I hit the end of the cord!   :o
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: BillOnBass on September 22, 2010, 10:05:02 PM
I'd rather not bungee jump.  Never have, probably never will.  It seems really unsafe even compared to something like skydiving.

Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: GASlick on September 24, 2010, 09:10:12 PM
I wanna go!!!!!
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: BaldBradley on October 07, 2010, 08:53:24 PM
I haven't bungee jumped yet, I've seen to many videos where things go wrong. I think if I was given the chance I would do it, I don't think anybody who knows me would think I could do it. I think skydiving is higher up on my list of things to do before I die (or ways for me to die) :P
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: Robmeister on October 07, 2010, 09:02:21 PM
I'd be afraid all the fat in my body would explode my head when I hit the end of the cord!   :o

 :*)) ;D :D
Title: Re: Bungee jumping
Post by: rcg5227 on October 07, 2010, 10:17:30 PM
I don't think I could, because I don't like heights anymore. I came close to falling on scaffolding that was about 50 feet high. I worked for a fly-by-night cut-rate construction company at the timeabout 10 years ago. I don't think the scaffolding was secure because it started shifting and leaning away from the building. I ended up sitting on the plank and moved slowly and gradually to another buck of the scaffolding. I moved to the other buck and climbed down the scaffolding. I told my supervisor and he tried to blame me for it, although I didn't set up the scaffolding. He eventually fired me 3 days later, the next payday ironically, and said my work performance wasn't that great. Trust, me I didn't get depressed or lose any sleep over getting fired from that job.  :*)) :*))