Here we go again NY Times article - I can't stop

[Rossum]

Yeah, I don't consider that particularly healthy either. As a kid, I had TONS of falling dreams and (unlike many) I only woke up AFTER I hit the ground.

Honestly, my fear of flying is based around the memory of that sensation. I guess you could get me to do that.... If I got paid a couple million bucks. Etc.

I'm with ya -- I'm certain that would produce far more adrenaline that I'd care for.

 

[ENAUD]

Plenty of people are. Here's an example of some:

I was a skydiver for about six or seven years, it was some of the best times in my life. The adrenalin rush is very satisfying, but there was way more to it than that. There is a very strong societal bond amongst the sub culture, and there is a culture of safety within that community. BASE jumping is no different, but the risks are much higher. Outsiders will never understand what it is all about, most have a prejudice due to the innate fear of heights and the unknown regarding what all is involved in these practices.

 

[Vchick]

But that apparently didn't change the long-term outcome?

It did then, but when I moved out, I went back to it

Maybe at 59 it is time to get out of your parents house. No more grounding for you!!

The worst thing in my house was getting caught doing anything wrong, you'd of thought my dad had been in the military. Things that people today would have called social services on. I moved out at 17 then became a homeowner at 19.

 

[Snicks]

It did then, but when I moved out, I went back to it



The worst thing in my house was getting caught doing anything wrong, you'd of thought my dad had been in the military. Things that people today would have called social services on. I moved out at 17 then became a homeowner at 19.

My parents loved me so much they emancipated me and moved to California. I was left behind in PA. So I was in the same boat. 17 years old, still in high school and living on my own with ZERO help from my parents. I lived in my car a lot my senior year. Showered at my friends and girl friends house. Been on my own since and at 45 I can say I have lived a varied and interesting life.

 

[TyPie]

I'm ancient, but the high school I went to actually had an outside smoking area for students.

Mine too. I was actually opposed to allowing a smoking area.

 

[marianna]

Oh well, at least I'm not a gambling addict,

Me neither, so I've got enough money to buy more and more vape products.



And again: if nicotine is addictive, then the nic-products of Big Pharma are as well.