Been There, Done That (Third Edition)

**Migflanker** · 19-Jun-2014, 08:47 PM

Been There, Done That
Inspired by the final monologue from the movie Blade Runner,
we ask you to post a list of memorable/unusual things you’ve seen or done in your travels - we call it
Been There, Done That.

Tears in the Rain,
“I’ve seen things, you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near Tannhauser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.”

My list
I have
--hiked ‘near enough’ to an active lava flow.
--seen the sunrise over the Grand Canyon and the sunset over Waimea Canyon.
--judged a chili contest. A last second replacement, which now that I think of it, should of set off warning alarms.
--went spelunking and was up to my boots in bat droppings ( no one ever mentions that in the brochures)
--been in a straitjacket -audience volunteer, Vegas stage; you didn’t think I ……

--ate deep fried nutria. It was part of a lunch special w/fries and drink, kinda tasted like chicken. It was only later I found out about the orange teeth .
--sat in the cockpit of a P-15 Mustang while a Tuskegee Airman stood by and reminisced
--seen a thunder and lightning storm on the Great plains.
--in the wilds of Maui I defended my family against a ferocious salamander attack with only a flashlight and a glass of water. Actually there wasn’t much of a battle, as when I arrived the kids were jumping around and yelling “get it, get it , get it”, and “Lil Sally” was making a quick exit out the window.
--sang “Hey Jude” on the London Eye. Not the entire song, just the first few lines and skipped right to the end. Everybody joined in.
Na na na, na na, na na na na. Hey Jude
The Beatles-Hey Jude - YouTube

**MRSDS1DONNA** · 20-Jun-2014, 02:25 AM

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

**Migflanker** · 20-Jun-2014, 09:19 AM

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

**29palms** · 21-Jun-2014, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by MRSDS1DONNA

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

"Flown on the delivery flight on a brand new 737-900ER".

That's pretty cool. I did that on a B-757 from HNL to GUM in 1997. Smelled like a new car.

**offroader** · 20-Jun-2014, 02:52 AM

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

**MRSDS1DONNA** · 20-Jun-2014, 08:12 AM

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.

**Migflanker** · 20-Jun-2014, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by offroader

I have
Parachuted once, used two chutes

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

**29palms** · 21-Jun-2014, 11:00 AM

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 longestslot canyon in the world at 13 miles

Water skied on Persian Gulf? Fished in English Channel? I didn't water ski in the Persian Gulf but I rode in and out of there a few times with mine escorts. Was in Al Jubail, Daharan, Bahrain and fueling up at the UAE. Never fished in the English Channel, but saw the cliffs of dover and saw some hail coming down on deck bouncing around.

**mrs767er** · 20-Jun-2014, 06:42 AM

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!

**Migflanker** · 20-Jun-2014, 09:29 AM

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

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