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BASE jumper dies in leap off radio tower
pioneer press ^ | Nov. 19, 2004 | KEVIN HARTER

Posted on 11/19/2004 7:20:23 PM PST by Rakkasan1

Brooklyn Park skydiver, known as expert in risky hobby, apparently misjudged area

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allyourbase; base; dumb; fog; howlongtillihitthegr; jumper; mn; parachute; radio
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To: Conservative4Ever
It's the gravity, stupid......Newton

Gravity: It's not just a good idea.......it's the law!

61 posted on 11/20/2004 9:10:03 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Rakkasan1

Good morning.

" He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright, as he checked out his equipment and made sure his chute was tight.

He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar and he ain't going to jump no more..."

Michael Frazier


62 posted on 11/20/2004 9:36:51 AM PST by brazzaville (No surrender no retreat, Well, maybe retreat's ok.)
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To: GreenHornet
Play an accordian..go to jail...that's the law. :)

Red

63 posted on 11/20/2004 9:40:44 PM PST by Conservative4Ever (Roots of grass and broken glass...to quote NetSurfer)
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To: rundy

To all of you:

I will try to keep this brief. I registered here only to say a few words about my late brother-in-law, sister and nephew.

I hate that I found this page on your site, but I am not and have never been opposed to free speech.

Erich was one of the greatest men I ever knew. He loved my sister Gretchen and nephew Max with all his heart, and treated the both of them accordingly. He was a self-made businessman, former Navyman, and possibly the most energetic person I have ever met. To call him stupid or foolish is a disservice to all who were touched by his presence in their lives.

We all miss Erich. He died doing what he loved. We will never know what caused him to pull his chute low. It doesn't really matter. We will never, EVER forget him or his smile. It made Thanksgiving hard to spend without him.

Shame, shame on all of you for treating this like some kind of moron stunt. I hope that someday in your life you can live as fully and passionately as Erich did. I would expect any of you to give your life for what you love. Please try to consider that in the future.

Thank you for your time and patience.


64 posted on 12/10/2004 10:16:07 AM PST by ErichsBro (David Niemiec)
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To: Reeses

Jeez, I'm getting vertigo just looking at the pic...


65 posted on 12/10/2004 10:19:50 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: ErichsBro; hellinahandcart; Howlin; dighton; aculeus; hchutch; Constitution Day; BlueLancer

The necro-troll is back!


66 posted on 12/10/2004 10:20:43 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: Rakkasan1

Darwin award?


67 posted on 12/10/2004 10:20:52 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: ErichsBro
Shame, shame on all of you for treating this like some kind of moron stunt.

It WAS a moron stunt!

68 posted on 12/10/2004 10:21:19 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: OXENinFLA

Nope. He reproduced first.


69 posted on 12/10/2004 10:21:32 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: BigCinBigD

He added couple of feet of rope for safety....


70 posted on 12/10/2004 10:23:46 AM PST by FranceForBushInAustin
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To: ErichsBro
Shame, shame on all of you for treating this like some kind of moron stunt.

Your brother knew the risk. And anyone who buys the farm in such activity will inevitably be the butt of jokes, the Darwin Awards being the most notorious. This isn't like some innocent person driving down the road and getting T-boned by a drunk driver. For your brother, the risk, the chance of death was part of the adrenaline rush. And that came with a very high price in the end.

71 posted on 12/10/2004 10:24:58 AM PST by dirtboy (Tagline temporarily out of commission due to excessive intake of gin-soaked raisins)
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To: dirtboy

This is our pet necro-troll. Whenever we have a thread about some moron doing something stupid and getting killed, s/he/it shows up, claiming to be a close relative of the decedent, and berates us.


72 posted on 12/10/2004 10:29:32 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: Beelzebubba
Authorities — who emphasize that such jumps are illegal — say it appears he misjudged the terrain and opened his parachute too late.

Appears?

And they let these people carry guns?

73 posted on 12/10/2004 10:31:37 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: ErichsBro

Shame, shame on you for wasting our time and patience.


74 posted on 12/10/2004 10:33:09 AM PST by rabidralph (George W. Bush, the other Body Hammer)
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To: FranceForBushInAustin
Well that makes all the difference.
75 posted on 12/10/2004 10:33:45 AM PST by BigCinBigD
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To: Poohbah; Reeses
Jeez, I'm getting vertigo just looking at the pic...

Title music, by Bernard Herrmann, from the movie of that name.

(Best not to look down).

76 posted on 12/10/2004 10:34:02 AM PST by dighton
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To: Reeses
That's the Empire State building right?

I've seen that before and it still makes me a bit dizzy.

77 posted on 12/10/2004 10:34:42 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: Beelzebubba
There are no second chances...

...for reasons which, at this moment, must be all too obvious.

78 posted on 12/10/2004 10:34:55 AM PST by Petronski (Sleepin' on the interstate, ah whoa-o, Gettin' wild, wild life.)
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To: ErichsBro
I never pity willful stupidity.
79 posted on 12/10/2004 10:35:52 AM PST by mtbrandon49
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To: Poohbah
Shame, shame on all of you for treating this like some kind of moron stunt. I hope that someday in your life you can live as fully and passionately as Erich did.

"Have you ever seen such CRUELTY?"

80 posted on 12/10/2004 10:36:49 AM PST by Constitution Day
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