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What is the Most Risky Thing You Have Ever Done?

Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:34:21 GMT

Just wondering...What do you consider to be the most risky thing you have ever done?

For me, the most risky thing I ever did was go sky diving (in tandem, of course) when I was 55 years old. I always wanted to try it. For my 55th birthday, my husband and children took me to a sky diving place...and my entire jump was videotaped by the company. It was an awesome experience...and (I'll admit) vary scary once we got up in the air. It was an amazing view (once I opened my eyes). Wouldn't do it again, but glad I did it once.

How about you? I'm sure risky experiences vary greatly from person to person. What one person considers risky, another person may not. Maybe yours was a step to overcoming a phobia or something like that. Care to share?

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dex — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:37:09 GMT

Mine was and still remains flying.I hate everything about it and I am always white knuckle until we land.

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bonnielu — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:37:47 GMT

Getting married. But after 50 years... it worked out. LOL

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MickD — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:44:41 GMT

I am not a risk taker. I did however put a red shirt into a load of whites yesterday......and no pink!!!!

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:45:00 GMT

@dex wrote:
Mine was and still remains flying.I hate everything about it and I am always white knuckle until we land.

You definitely have a lot of company with that fear. At least you face it and get on the plane!

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Krimpette — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:46:20 GMT

White water rafting. And equally risky on one of the trips was the bus trip back to the lodge. The bus was "vintage", to say the least. But worse than that, we had to go up a narrow steep dirt road with no guard rail! I was so proud to have made it through the rafting trip, but mostly thankful to be alive after the bus trip back!!!!!!!!

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:46:30 GMT

@bonnielu wrote:
Getting married. But after 50 years... it worked out. LOL

Gee, bonnielu, what was your first clue that it worked out...LOL! Not very many people in today's world will get to that record! Congrats!

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LinaL — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:46:51 GMT

Being born.

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:47:14 GMT

@MickD wrote:
I am not a risk taker. I did however put a red shirt into a load of whites yesterday......and no pink!!!!

Simmer down now!

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Marp — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:48:34 GMT

I respectfully invoke my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on the grounds that answering this question may embarass me.

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Plaid Pants2 — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:48:58 GMT

I, too have gone skydiving (tandem) from an altitude of 10,000 feet.

It was a blast and so much fun!

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:49:24 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
White water rafting. And equally risky on one of the trips was the bus trip back to the lodge. The bus was "vintage", to say the least. But worse than that, we had to go up a narrow steep dirt road with no guard rail! I was so proud to have made it through the rafting trip, but mostly thankful to be alive after the bus trip back!!!!!!!!

I would find both the rafting and the bus trip up the hill with no guard rail very scary!

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bonnielu — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:50:26 GMT

@Yardlie Actually 51 years June 26th. Our meeting was quite a story all those years ago. Destiny!

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:50:31 GMT

@MickD wrote:
I am not a risk taker. I did however put a red shirt into a load of whites yesterday......and no pink!!!!

That is more risk than I would take with my laundry. I usually throw in one of those "Color Catcher" sheets.

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:53:15 GMT

@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
I, too have gone skydiving (tandem) from an altitude of 10,000 feet.

It was a blast and so much fun!

It's exhilarating, that's for sure. Would you do it again?

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GenXmuse — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:55:09 GMT

Asking for a divorce.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:57:00 GMT

Buy a house, it is the largest amount of money we have ever borrowed.

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:57:13 GMT

@LinaL wrote:
Being born.

LOL...if we only knew what we were getting into!

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Yardlie — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:59:29 GMT

@Bonanzajellybean wrote:
Asking for a divorce.

That would be a scary, life-changing event!

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I am still oxox — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:01:39 GMT

At 16 I went sailing with my 14 year old brother, who had never sailed before , but read a book on sailing, tiny little boat out in Montauck, I am surprised my folks let us go