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To: Zenjitsuman

Even as a former motorcycle rider, I was turned off on snow machines early on.

While I was up skiing in the 60’s some 10 year old on a closed course, hit a tree, broke his leg, and killed his 7 yr. old brother.
Years later, friends were blazing along in not so open range and were decapitated after hitting an unseen barbed wire fence.

There’s more, and I have at least as many motorcycle horror stories, but at some point in life you decide some risks aren’t worth the thrill.

I’ll stick to Scuba diving.


15 posted on 03/17/2016 2:31:21 PM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: G Larry

Scuba is plenty risky itself.


36 posted on 03/17/2016 2:48:49 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: G Larry

All my prayers to the Palin family.
Since when is scuba diving a safe sport.
I still dive with my brother; I’m 67, he’s 68.
I still do underwater dredging and sport diving, but there is no way diving is a safe sport.
Had a very good childhood friend die while diving off the California coast in 1973, accidents happen everywhere.


38 posted on 03/17/2016 2:51:30 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: G Larry
Even as a former motorcycle rider, I was turned off on snow machines early on.

Back in the mid 1980's I had a gal on my coed softball team whose husband was killed in a snowmobile accident several years prior..........

39 posted on 03/17/2016 2:52:12 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: G Larry

Watch out for the barracudas .. they’re very fast after shinny objects ...


40 posted on 03/17/2016 2:52:19 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: G Larry

I saw your comments on barbed wire, and that alone is why I am extremely careful when riding in the woods.

Barbed wire is a killer. I have had an uncle and a grand-uncle killed by barbed wire while riding tractors with bushhogs. Really scary stuff.


41 posted on 03/17/2016 2:54:06 PM PDT by freedomlover
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To: G Larry
"I’ll stick to Scuba diving."

Don't forget to check your six.


78 posted on 03/17/2016 5:14:11 PM PDT by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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