Foo - Hey girls.

You see, I came upon some work which is leaving me with quite a bit of money.

If you were an adventurous girl, which idea would sound coolest for the fun part of valentines day.


Paint ball.(150$)
Seaside hike.(0$)
Tandem Skydiving.(200$)
Go karts.(40$)
Mini Golf.(not sure but they's ghey)
Great America(100$)
Ocean Kayaking but this is a bit of a pain to schedule.
If there's snow still in central Cali I'd LOVE to go there. And I know she would too.

The only place that is a set price is Great America and skydiving. The other ones go up depending on length, IE more money for paintballs, etc.

Gliding.

Not hang gliding.

Relatively safe (safer than skydiving), and if you're lucky, the pilot will ask you if you'd like to do some aerobatics.

East Hill

Seaside Hike.....very romantic and a lot of fun!

Demolition Derby.

Gliding.

Not hang gliding.

Relatively safe (safer than skydiving), and if you're lucky, the pilot will ask you if you'd like to do some aerobatics.

East Hill

One small drawback, sailplanes are only two seat (most are actually single).

However soaring is vastly more civilized than jumping out of a plane and much cheeper than an hot air balloon ride.

Oh, and it's very safe.

One small drawback, sailplanes are only two seat (most are actually single).

However soaring is vastly more civilized than jumping out of a plane.

Hmmm.

Every time I've gone I've been with a pilot and crammed in with a friend. Are you saying that there was one too many passengers :eek: ?

Anyway, soaring is a lot of fun, and I've enjoyed the experience every time I've gone.

East Hill

Quite a bit of money, eh? You should spec and order a matching set of bikes from Ahearne (http://www.ahearnecycles.com/) or Pereira (http://www.pereiracycles.com/). How romantic!

I don't know why, I know what I'd want. But I just think she won't like whatever I do. Lol.

Hmmm.

Every time I've gone I've been with a pilot and crammed in with a friend. Are you saying that there was one too many passengers :eek: ?

Anyway, soaring is a lot of fun, and I've enjoyed the experience every time I've gone.

East Hill


Were you both in the same back seat? If y'all were sharing a single harness, then yes. If they were two harness in the back then that's a plane modified for giving rides (and safe the FAA has to check it out first). There is only one place in GA that I know of that offers rides to the public and they have a regular tandem.

I don't know why, I know what I'd want. But I just think she won't like whatever I do. Lol.

If she's truly adventurous, she will enjoy virtually any of the activities you've listed.

Although I wouldn't really enjoy the demolition derby (sorry Mr. Smashy :p !). That would be too noisy for me. I should point out that I have been to a demolition derby...and my hearing was adversely affected for a couple of days :( .

East Hill

Hm...seaside hike sounds nice, and hey, it's free! Add a picnic to that and you'll be all set. Next to that, skydiving.

Were you both in the same back seat? If y'all were sharing a single harness, then yes. If they were two harness in the back then that's a plane modified for giving rides (and safe the FAA has to check it out first). There is only one place in GA that I know of that offers rides to the public and they have a regular tandem.

Phew!

Yes, I've been in proper tandems, then.

A couple of times in California, and once in Hawaii.

East Hill

If she's truly adventurous, she will enjoy virtually any of the activities you've listed.

Although I wouldn't really enjoy the demolition derby (sorry Mr. Smashy :p !). That would be too noisy for me. I should point out that I have been to a demolition derby...and my hearing was adversely affected for a couple of days :( .

East Hill

Y'all know you have a Combine Demolition Derby coming up in Lind this summer.
That's gotta be like watching rabid double wide trailers have at it.

Aren't Mormons good at dancing? Chicks dig guys who dance.

Y'all know you have a Combine Demolition Derby coming up in Lind this summer.
That's gotta be like watching rabid double wide trailers have at it.

:roflmao:

http://www.lindwa.com/lind'sweekend.html

http://www.getlostmagazine.com/dumbass/1999/9907lind/lind.html

I think we might be in Hungary or Romania that week...worth checking out though!

East Hill

Although I wouldn't really enjoy the demolition derby (sorry Mr. Smashy :p !). That would be too noisy for me. I should point out that I have been to a demolition derby...and my hearing was adversely affected for a couple of days :( .

East Hill

Who said watching, I meant for them both to enter vehicles in a demolition derby.

Who said watching, I meant for them both to enter vehicles in a demolition derby.

Now that WOULD be adventurous :D !

Is Pheard up to the challenge? Would his vehicle be pink?

East Hill

Skydiving. Only because you tried to make me go.

Who said watching, I meant for them both to enter vehicles in a demolition derby.

And only Brenda would wear the helmet. It's too late for Jon.

Ask her what she would like to do.

Ask her what she would like to do.

Get out of my thread with that nonsense.

I know... it's a crazy idea.

Post Office......$0.00....feeling....priceless. Jon, get your grove on you big stud!

What am I doing at the post office? licking envelopes?

licking envelopes?


Similar but better;)

Oh my.

:roflmao:

skydiving then paintball, if i were the girl in question.

Gliding.

Not hang gliding.

Relatively safe (safer than skydiving), and if you're lucky, the pilot will ask you if you'd like to do some aerobatics.

East Hill




That's the two seater - right? Serious, that is asking for problems -- seeing as how she would be enjoying that experience alone - w/the pilot (who likely will be a guy).

It's better if you just learns yourself and then share the experience with her directly -- then, she would be totally impressed.. Instant-score-fer-sure. I'm serious btw, it's very doable. My brother took flying lessons in his teens, and he could have qualified for his solo license if were a little older.

That's the two seater - right? Serious, that is asking for problems -- seeing as how she would be enjoying that experience alone - w/the pilot (who likely will be a guy).

It's better if you just learns yourself and then share the experience with her directly -- then, she would be totally impressed.. Instant-score-fer-sure. I'm serious btw, it's very doable. My brother took flying lessons in his teens, and he could have qualified for his solo license if were a little older.

Yes, that would be the tandem.

The point being, that she would be snuggled close to Pheard (not the pilot :p ).

:D

I don't know if Pheard has that much extra money, or that much time, for that matter.

East Hill

Ok, is it about time to make the OP's date threads sticky, um wait that didn't sound right. Anyhow bring back some pic's and date reports.

One small drawback, sailplanes are only two seat (most are actually single).

However soaring is vastly more civilized than jumping out of a plane and much cheeper than an hot air balloon ride.

Oh, and it's very safe.

Very safe, yes. Two seat, no, there are three place models which many glider ride places use to carry two passengers in addition to the pilot.

And, yes, it is a blast!

licking envelopes?

you know, i got a paper cut on my tongue once licking envelopes. hurt quite a bit, too.

wait, what was the question?

Very safe, yes. Two seat, no, there are three place models which many glider ride places use to carry two passengers in addition to the pilot.

And, yes, it is a blast!


AllenG flies sailplanes ;) .

East Hill

skydiving then paintball, if i were the girl in question.

I was reading down all the threads to see if anyone had posted this combo already....;)

Just thinking.....what if you combined the two.....Skydiving AND paintball...at the same time? That would be cool....

Chipcom is about the most adventurous girl in Foo, go with whatever he says.

I was reading down all the threads to see if anyone had posted this combo already....;)

Just thinking.....what if you combined the two.....Skydiving AND paintball...at the same time? That would be cool....

Too expensive for the combination.

Besides, I think Pheard has ditched this one.

East Hill

Seaside Hike, take some foo(d) too. And if were me ------ after the hike - if that special someone perhaps, by chance wanted to ride some (<3) gocarts - I'd jump at it!!

Seaside Hike!! :)

Any of the cheaper options. If you're always talking about having no money, then you shouldn't suddenly blow a huge amount just because you happened to make some money. Space out the spending. And in any case, the seaside hike sounds the most romantic anyway.

Any of the cheaper options. If you're always talking about having no money, then you shouldn't suddenly blow a huge amount just because you happened to make some money. Space out the spending. And in any case, the seaside hike sounds the most romantic anyway.

+1

Do the seaside hike. Living in a city that couldn't be further from the ocean, however, I would probably always choose this option. :D

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Not the way she would want to remember Valentines Day... I would advise against the paintballing.

Jon, there is an old military adage about stepping out of a perfectly operational airborn platform. "Only two things fall out of the sky, bird *$%^ and idiots. On the other hand there is nothing like the thrill of pulling your reserve and having it wrap around your skinny bones!:D

I thought you might like the following song as you contemplate your jump!

Blood Upon the Risers
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright, as he checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight; He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar, "You ain't gonna jump no more!" Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! "Is everybody happy?" said the Sergeant looking up, Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up; He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked, And he ain't gonna jump no more. Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock, He felt the winds, he felt the clouds, he felt the awful drop, The silk from his reserve spilled out and wrapped around his legs, And he ain't gonna jump no more. Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The risers wrapped around his neck, connectors cracked his dome, Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones; The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground. And he ain't gonna jump no more. Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind, He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind; He thought about the medics and he wondered what they'd find, And he ain't gonna jump no more. Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild, The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled, For it had been a week or more since last a 'chute had failed, And he ain't gonna jump no more. Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat!," his blood went spurting high, His comrades then were heard to say: "A hell of a way to die!" He lay there rolling round in the welter of his gore, And he ain't gonna jump no more. Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! (slowly, solemnly)
There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute, Intestines were a'dangling from his Paratrooper suit, He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots, And he ain't gonna jump no more Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The chorus can also be sung in this 'uncensored' version:
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die With a rifle up your ass and a bullet in your eye Gory, gory what a hell of a way to die When your balls hang lower then your paratrooper boots Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die With a rifle in your hand, and you're falling through the sky Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die He ain't gonna jump no more! The final chorus is (rarely) changed alternately to:
(solemly sing)
They placed him in a blanket, then they laid his soul to rest They notified his next of kin; his funeral was the best And on his monument of stone they scribed this little verse: He ain't gonna jump no more Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die He ain't, gonna jump, no more... Or:
Beautiful streamer please open for me Blue skies above me and no canopy I counted ten thousand, waited too long Reached for my ripcord and the handle was gone Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die He ain't, gonna jump, no more...

I would personally like to go on the seaside hike then have a picnic. :)

I would personally like to go on the seaside hike then have a picnic. :)

Jon, I would take ms. gio's advice if I were you!;):)

Seaside Hike, take some foo(d) too. And if were me ------ after the hike - if that special someone perhaps, by chance wanted to ride some (<3) gocarts - I'd jump at it!!

Ohhh, I like where you went there. :D

+1 on the hike and the picnic.

Ancient Mormon saying:

Money spent on girl before mission, is money spent on another man's wife. :D

Go with hike, picnic or ride.

If you can try and find a nice area while on the hike that has a nice view of the ocean. Oo, try and do it at sunset. <sigh> that would be so nice...

skydiving then paintball, if i were the girl in question.

Both at once, skydiving paintball, FTW!

Arm-frogging contest, FTW.