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To: Eddie01

I was Airborne, and the jumping, and STABO, the rapelling out of choppers was intense, this comes from a guy that can’t even tolerate being a roofer.


7 posted on 07/10/2015 1:27:17 PM PDT by ansel12 (libertarians have always been for gay marriage and polygamy, gay Scout leaders, gay military.)
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To: ansel12

As a chopper pilot who supported air assault operations, I should point out that jumping & rappelling are controlled descents carried out by trained personnel under supervision.

Falling off a roof is not a controlled descent.

And although I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the sky on laughter-silvered wings, I am scared to death of going up on the roof, which I had to do when I sold a couple of old downtown buildings a while back.

Scaling a 25 ft ladder while remembering not to look down....geez!

;^)


9 posted on 07/10/2015 2:23:44 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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