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Thread ID: 81015	2007-07-12 22:43:00	Your Biggest Physical/Mental Thrill?	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
568533	2007-07-13 06:04:00	Very kewl! TY for that.	SurferJoe46 (51)
568534	2007-07-13 06:06:00	I would have to say sex, skiing and bungi jumping (one time only) would be the biggest thrills for me as well as windsurfing off Takapuna Beach in a 25 - 30 knt Nor easter with a 2 metre swell although I haven't done that one for a while. Edit: The other one was getting my Diploma of Computer Graphic Design.:cool:	winmacguy (3367)
568535	2007-07-13 10:27:00	I'll tell you this . . . . . . My last daughter was a problem delivery . Wife developed preeclampsia and the doctor told me that when he looked at me, I had to decide which I wanted: My wife or the baby . He looked at me to ask, and I didn't indicate either . . . he got angry and cussed at me and then got down to business and saved them both . That was a real powerful moment in my life . That was July 1, 1987 . I would not trade that moment for anything else in my life . . . . being there and seeing that . My wife died on Feb 28, 1992 when that daughter was 4 1/2 years old, one year to the day before my oldest son died . February 28th is not a good day for me . SJ, can't find the right words for your loss .	BobM (1138)
568536	2007-07-13 11:52:00	2 biggest thrills (in order of intensity): 1, discovering I was going to be a father 2, winning my first (and only) snooker tourny ('C' grade champs, Tauranga Citz Club). Eyes are no longer as good, and Im not wanting glasses. Joe, condolences dude	Myth (110)
568537	2007-07-13 15:29:00	Thanks friends . . . I still have the inclination to talk to her sometimes . . . . . but that is going away as the years pass . I don't want to get all maudlin here . . . . . sorry for that exposé .	SurferJoe46 (51)
568538	2007-07-14 04:37:00	Recent weather down south reminded me a a big thrill I had in Canada, near Banff a couple of years ago. 4 of us were driving to meet a chopper that was to take us into a mountain lodge for a week's ski-touring. We were a bit late, so my mate the driver was hoofing it. I was sitting in the back seat surrounded by skis, poles, and other gear. Looking out the window it dawned on me that we were driving on a sheet of ice, and sure enough I felt the tail flick a little bit. Then it was all on. The 4WD decided to to go for spin and next thing we were going backwards down the road at about 100 kph, then she spun a bit more and we were going sideways. All the time, the engine was gunning it. I discovered later my mate had the cruise control on and was scared to hit the brakes in case she flipped. Sitting in the back, there was absolutely nothing I could do and I had visions of us going over a bank and me being decapitated by flying skis. We stopped eventually after executing a 540, and we made it to the chopper on time, and we had a great week's ski-ing.	TideMan (4279)
568539	2007-07-14 16:10:00	Recent weather down south reminded me a a big thrill I had in Canada, near Banff a couple of years ago. 4 of us were driving to meet a chopper that was to take us into a mountain lodge for a week's ski-touring. We were a bit late, so my mate the driver was hoofing it. I was sitting in the back seat surrounded by skis, poles, and other gear. Looking out the window it dawned on me that we were driving on a sheet of ice, and sure enough I felt the tail flick a little bit. Then it was all on. The 4WD decided to to go for spin and next thing we were going backwards down the road at about 100 kph, then she spun a bit more and we were going sideways. All the time, the engine was gunning it. I discovered later my mate had the cruise control on and was scared to hit the brakes in case she flipped. Sitting in the back, there was absolutely nothing I could do and I had visions of us going over a bank and me being decapitated by flying skis. We stopped eventually after executing a 540, and we made it to the chopper on time, and we had a great week's ski-ing. Did you pack any Pampers®?	SurferJoe46 (51)
568540	2007-07-15 03:08:00	Recent weather down south reminded me a a big thrill I had in Canada, near Banff a couple of years ago. 4 of us were driving to meet a chopper that was to take us into a mountain lodge for a week's ski-touring. We were a bit late, so my mate the driver was hoofing it. I was sitting in the back seat surrounded by skis, poles, and other gear. Looking out the window it dawned on me that we were driving on a sheet of ice, and sure enough I felt the tail flick a little bit. Then it was all on. The 4WD decided to to go for spin and next thing we were going backwards down the road at about 100 kph, then she spun a bit more and we were going sideways. All the time, the engine was gunning it. I discovered later my mate had the cruise control on and was scared to hit the brakes in case she flipped. Sitting in the back, there was absolutely nothing I could do and I had visions of us going over a bank and me being decapitated by flying skis. We stopped eventually after executing a 540, and we made it to the chopper on time, and we had a great week's ski-ing. That makes my recent driving scare seem mild. I was on my way to Hamilton with a couple of friends. The rain was terrible, and I was working on getting my visibility back, as I drove over what I could quite easily see to be a straight length of highway at about 90km/h (although I was slowing down at the time). It was then that I realised that I wasn't on a straight bit of road. I was in a corner, heading straight for a cliff. I pulled to the left (around the corner) as fast as I could, but stupidly braked at the same time. This was instinct. I knew that in my car, if you brake hard around a corner, the back slides out. Sure enough, the rear wheels locked up, the back of the car slid out, and suddenly I was drifting around a wet corner with low visibility at about 80km/h. It was probably a 55km/h rated corner, and I would have probably gone around at about that speed if I had seen the corner normally. Luckily, the stupid instincts ended there, and adrenaline took over, allowing me to counter steer in such a way as to control the skid around the corner. We were fine, and continued the journey. It was the scariest driving moment of my life, and I fully expected to go over the cliff. Needless to say, I drive more carefully in the rain now.	george12 (7)
568541	2007-07-15 09:28:00	White water rafting down the Shotover River, after the previous night it had been in flood. Had Mrs Misty and the two kids with me. There were us four plus two guides and one trainee. Fabulous !! 10 out of 10. Never forget Misty :horrified :D PS - swimming with the dolphins - Bay of Islands was also marvellous	Misty (368)
568542	2007-07-15 10:03:00	I remember one time in Opotiki, me and my brothers took a quick trip up Tablelands Road just to see where it went. Near the end, the roads turned to gravel. The last few hundred metres or so end as a slightly narrow single 'lane' gravel road with cliffs on either side with a near vertical drop of 50 or so metres to a flat paddock. Just as we were nearing the end we went over a narrow portion and the car started to skid to the side towards the cliff edge. My brother managed to brake in time while we all collected our wits and our hearts that moved to our mouths. Yes, it's wussy but I don't drive and having an experience like that makes me wonder whether I should ever be in a car...	bob_doe_nz (92)
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