Celebrating Positives (offset of the Gripes Thread)

[facthunter]

What's wrong with OLD sandshoes? I guess that's what you are Talking about. I've Mucked about in a few Boats but I NEVER dressed up for it.. Used to hire a Cat when slipping in  Darwin. Too many crocs Now. I've sailed a Cat right across Port Philip Bay with a good wind and swell. That was about as Much challenge and excitement as I will  ever want.  I LIKE Boats but the Wife doesn't.  She would get sea sick IF I swished the Bath water. But she DID Jump out of a Helicopter into the Bay oblivious to the Presence of SHARKS. Nev

[rgmwa]

18 hours ago, facthunter said:

But she DID Jump out of a Helicopter into the Bay oblivious to the Presence of SHARKS. Nev

So not keen on helicopters either then, Nev?

[facthunter]

Not keen on Sharks as I've spent a bit of time with them. Helicopters are Best with People who really Understand their Limits and keep up the inspections.  Why do you make these assumptions?  Why the "either"? Some of my Best friends are Helicopter Pilots. Helicopters have their Uses. They don't require runways or High speeds to take off.. Nev

[rgmwa]

I wasn't being serious, Nev. 

[facthunter]

I had NOTHING to do with it or I would Have strongly Opposed it.  It was Before I met her, but she will still SWIM in Sharky Places. I won't.  I don't want to Be some Prehistoric animals Morning SNACK.. Nev

[rgmwa]

I'm with you. I wouldn't willingly jump out of a helicopter or swim with sharks either. Life is risky enough as it is.

[old man emu]

A bloke on Sydney's Northern Beaches had an encounter with a shark over the weekend. He got off with a scatch to his hand. As I read the story in the newspaper, I learned that the attack had happened about 5:30 am. As soon as I read that I lost all empathy for the bloke. How bloody stupid to go surfing just before sunrise in waters he clearly knew were inhabited by sharks, and since he was an experienced surfer should have known that sharks most often feed around sunrise and sunset. Still, I suppose "Man escapes from shark attack" is a headline that sells more newsppaers than a headline saying " Man ignores knowledge of shark behaviour and survives".