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Old 05-01-2009, 08:24 AM
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OMG not for me.

http://www.suntimes.com/business/155...ears01.article
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:46 AM
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sissy (j/k!)

That is a great view!
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:54 AM
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sissy (j/k!)

That is a great view!
You going up there?
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:01 AM
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You going up there?
The highest up I go is 17 hands.

I'd have to see it in person first to determine if I would.
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:16 AM
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i'd go out on it.
hell, people go to aquariums and never give a thought to glass holding back tons of water-but walk on it?! lol

reminds me of when they would open the bay bridge once a year for walkers. not many folks wanted to walk on the grill in the center of the lane, since you could see the water hundreds of feet below. i always thought that was funny-the stuff holds up 18 wheelers, but people thought they'd plunge to their deaths....the mind is a terrible thing.
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:32 AM
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i'd go out on it.
hell, people go to aquariums and never give a thought to glass holding back tons of water-but walk on it?! lol

reminds me of when they would open the bay bridge once a year for walkers. not many folks wanted to walk on the grill in the center of the lane, since you could see the water hundreds of feet below. i always thought that was funny-the stuff holds up 18 wheelers, but people thought they'd plunge to their deaths....the mind is a terrible thing.
I love flying, but hate being on top of a ferris wheel..
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:36 AM
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I love flying, but hate being on top of a ferris wheel..
nothing like the feeling of having your balls in your throat
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nothing like the feeling of having your balls in your throat
Boy, this thread has the potential to turn after that quote!
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:42 AM
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Boy, this thread has the potential to turn after that quote!
yea I was gonna call it an inside teabag but figured the democrats have some sort of copyright on it.
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The last time I was up in the Sears tower, I could barely get off the elevator and sit down on bench against the wall.
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Old 05-03-2009, 07:33 AM
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i couldn't do the one over the grand canyon either.........going up the ladder to clean gutters on 1 story house makes me shake.
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Old 05-03-2009, 10:13 AM
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i rode a ride last year at a theme park that i guess most of you would skip. sit down, and they lift you up, and up......and up. slight hesitation, and they drop you-stopping dead just feet from the bottom.
gets the adrenaline going, that's for sure.
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