Fell of tractor, run over by the mower.

[Egon]

Were you ever stationed in Edmonton and relaxed at the Kingsway??

 

[patrick_g]

Now Pat I must correct you on this one. It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop!!

I graciously accept the correction. Most folks are not killed by the fall (some heart attacks on the way down?) but the sudden stop.

I was, unfortunately, speaking in layman's terms where the common accepted practice is to refer to the fall as the cause of injury and in a way it is since the sudden stop associated with the end of the fall is in most cases, here near the planet's surface, inextricably connected.

Finally, insight into Defective's handle. I fly 'em but I don't jump out of 'em while they are still workin' OK.

Pat

 

[Defective]

Were you ever stationed in Edmonton and relaxed at the Kingsway??

Unfortunately (or maybe otherwise...) my only time in Edmonton was always as a short stop on the way through. But I've heard a few stories...

 

[Defective]

Finally, insight into Defective's handle. I fly 'em but I don't jump out of 'em while they are still workin' OK.

Close...but no cigar...

More along the lines of the condition of my brain that caused me to leave perfectly functional planes in the air & rely on a few yards of nylon for the landing.

 

[RobJ]

Defective, you were a HALO man...

My son plays Halo!!

 

[Defective]

My son plays Halo!!

Me too!

At least I have it installed on one of my machines. I still haven't figured out how to find my way out of the bloody ship, but I do have fun shooting up the place after a beverage or two. (or three or four...the rest of the household say I'm rather loud at times...)

 

[Rara Avis]

Paul,

I was a proud member of 2 RCR and attached to the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Airborne was the best this country ever had until the press & politicians got involved and failed to see the facts.

Yes, I trained for HALO, tho I was much more likely to be found falling out the back end of a Chinook since my platoons primary role was light tactical.

You'll never feel true adrenaline if you don't free fall more than 25000 feet before you pull & pray. Anything less is for *******. But it does cause a little bit of strain on the joints. (Just ask my doctor about arthritis...he likes to point to me as an example...)

One of the terms we sometimes used to describe the effects of proving the "sudden stop" theory was "going from below zero to below zero" because at terminal velocity, you don't actually stop at ground level.

Now I remember...I asked you once before if you'd been to Yuma...