Thread: Been There, Done That (Third Edition)

That is quite a list! Here is mine:

I have . . .

- Gotten lost enough to wander onto a nude beach in CA (my sense of direction is not amazing)
- Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge
- Seen whales breaching in Maui
- Watched a group of cyclists complete their cross country ride by dropping their bikes and running into the ocean at Cannon Beach, OR
- Been on the Bozo show (okay, as a child but still)
- Flown on the delivery flight on a brand new 737-900ER
- Skied in the Austrian Alps
- Been to Mad Ludwig's castle
- Ran a half marathon in Prescott, AZ (look it up, Whiskey Row Marathon) earlier this year - my first!
- Driven down I-95 NH to FL then across I-10 FL to CA and up I-5 to the bay area (my mother's sense of direction is worse than mine and she didn't want to get lost)
- Had my picture taken with Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella and Tigger all in the same day
- Watched a float plane take off in the remote town of Yakutat from my front porch
- Seen a bald eagle in the wild - up close

I have
Waterskied on the Persian gulf on Christmas
Parachuted once, used two chutes
Watched a Denver vs San fran football game from the pressbox
Fished in the English channel
Been charged by a moose
Hiked Buckskin Gulch, Wikipedia says it may be the longestslot canyon in the world at 13 miles

Edited to add

Originally Posted by offroader

I have
Parachuted once, used two chutes

For the rest of the story http://nonrev.net/open-discussion/18...est-story.html

These are fun--Bozo was pretty impressive, DrsD!
I have:
Tasted durian (pooogie)
Slept in isolated open tree house in Africa
Caught 3 piranhas
Swam w/wild pink dolphins in Amazon
1/2 page story in Cincinnati Enquirer for baking bread at 12YO
Dined w/Bob Hope, Wayne Newton, Pearl Bailey and Johnny Bench
Gene Roddenberry was a friend from the 80's and still have his personal letters on Star Trek stationery
Jumped off a moving circus train (high heels in hand)
Found a shoe shop to fix Mott the Hoople Mick Ronson's thigh high white platform boots--he called me when his heel broke. (I worked for a concert promoter)
TNTL Happens when you get old!

You do far more exciting things than I do, Mrs767er! I am totally jealous about the dinner with Bob Hope and the letters from Gene Roddenberry.

Originally Posted by offroader

I have
Waterskied on the Persian gulf on Christmas
Parachuted once, used two chutes
Watched a Denver vs San fran football game from the pressbox
Fished in the English channel
Been charged by a moose
Hiked Buckskin Gulch, Wikipedia says it may be the longest slot canyon in the world at 13 miles

Parachuted once with two chutes? This is a story I want to hear.

Originally Posted by MRSDS1DONNA

That is quite a list! Here is mine:

I have . . .

- Been on the Bozo show (okay, as a child but still)
- Been to Mad Ludwig's castle
- Ran a half marathon in Prescott, AZ (look it up, Whiskey Row Marathon) earlier this year - my first!
- Had my picture taken with Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella and Tigger all in the same day

So Donna you had your picture taken with Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella and Tigger AND visited Mad Ludwig’s Castle - I do see the connection , in fact I’ve run into a couple of pirates myself.


And Bozo, as M7 said, IMPRESSIVE. Please tell me you played the “Grand Prize Game“.


Congratulations on the marathon, running in that Arizona heat can’t be easy

Originally Posted by offroader

I have
Parachuted once, used two chutes

Offroader, there has to be a story there. Come on!

Originally Posted by mrs767er

Jumped off a moving circus train (high heels in hand)

M7 the letters from Gene Roddenberry are certainly impressive, but you jumped off a moving circus train carrying high heels - now that piqued my interest. Tell me were clowns involved - clowns they're usually involved

Ok, my memory is being jogged a little bit here. I have:

Sat in UA's GlobalFirst both overseas legs of a trip (*drool*)
Gone to Alaska and Hawaii for day trips (maybe that's not too special around these parts, but it's sure fun to tell others who aren't in the industry)
Gone around the world (Entire routing being EAU-ORD-IAD-MAD-SVQ/SVQ-PMI/PMI-FRA/FRA-HKG/HKG-SFO-MSP/MSP-ORD-MSN
Landed an Airbus 320 simulator and ridden in a 747 simulator (ok, this was at my workplace, but still pretty awesome!)
Had my picture taken with a sea turtle behind me, a monkey on my head, a parrot in my hands, and a baby tiger I was petting. Not all in one picture.
Flew to COS and back just so I could try flying on a plane I hadn't been on before
Met Mike Tyson in line for security at LAS
Had my carry-on bag (which had my suit in it) go on a different flight than me the day before an interview, only to be unable to find it when I arrived at IAH
Celebrated $8 in winnings in RNO with a $10 prime rib
Proposed to my now-wife during a Norwegian festival in tiny-town, Iowa.
Flew to ORD so I could avoid a 6+ hour drive with the rest of my class
Been unexpectedly stuck overnight somewhere on a REVENUE ticket (never as a nonrev)
Flew to ORY with a cold so bad, I couldn't pop my ears on the flight. Or after the flight. Paris seemed like a really quiet city. But I bought the tickets a couple months prior and had a great deal on them, so I couldn't give that up.
Went to a Spanish birthday party. It lasted all day, with a ton of food and drinks. The kid was turning 11.
Crossed the border into Canada to take advantage of a lower drinking age

Maybe not the same huge flashy things as some of you guys have, but for a guy who turns 26 next week, had to work with school schedules for most of my life, and doesn't generally have much vacation time at work, I think I'm doing ok.