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From: Avron on 27 Jul 2008 03:09
When I was young I could do all that...and I couldn't bench all that much
either. When I was 35 I could still hop up a wall, catch the edge of the top
and throw myself on top...
I worked in a mobile home factory back then, and I used to freak out my
boss and others by doing this: OK the long mobile home frames, at close to
the end of the line in the factory, were "boxes", almost complete. This is
where we installed the sheet-metal tops. From the top of the home down to
the mezanine below (where we walked along to screw down the edges of the
top) was probably a drop of about 6 feet, with the railing (railing so you
wouldn't fall off backward from the mezanine) was about as tall as the top
of the house, and about 5 feet away running parelell with the house...I
found the quickest way to get off the top of the roof was to let myself fall
forward, catching myself in the "push-up" position with my hands on the
railing, (so that my body spanned across the open space between the top and
the mezanine railing) then letting my legs fall to the mezanine floor. If
you can picture that, you'll know why I used to get yelled at about doing
it! At the time it seemed perfectly safe to me, lol...
Now I'm 47 and getting back in shape. I'm actually much stronger than I
was; but I'm much heavier.
What impressed me about that guy is when he jumped and landed on that rail
with just his feet; that was ballsy.


From: Curt on 29 Jul 2008 06:02
On Jul 27, 3:09 am, "Avron" <av...(a)cox.net> wrote:
[...]

re http://youtube.com/watch?v=G1xDy-aK75I

>   What impressed me about that guy is when he jumped and landed on that rail
> with just his feet; that was ballsy.

That kid has exceptional balance as well as grip strength.

--


From: Omelet on 29 Jul 2008 12:07
In article
<7b5fd72f-4045-426a-a83f-472aee929182(a)f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
Curt <curtjames(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jul 27, 3:09�am, "Avron" <av...(a)cox.net> wrote:
> [...]
>
> re http://youtube.com/watch?v=G1xDy-aK75I
>
> > � What impressed me about that guy is when he jumped and landed on that rail
> > with just his feet; that was ballsy.
>
> That kid has exceptional balance as well as grip strength.
>
> --

Perfect candidate for a stuntman for superhero movies.
With him, they won't need CAG. <g>
--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
From: Curt on 29 Jul 2008 13:32
On Jul 29, 12:07 pm, Omelet <ompome...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> In article
> <7b5fd72f-4045-426a-a83f-472aee929...(a)f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
>
>  Curt <curtja...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jul 27, 3:09 am, "Avron" <av...(a)cox.net> wrote:
> > [...]
>
> > rehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=G1xDy-aK75I
>
> > >   What impressed me about that guy is when he jumped and landed on that rail
> > > with just his feet; that was ballsy.
>
> > That kid has exceptional balance as well as grip strength.
>
> Perfect candidate for a stuntman for superhero movies.
> With him, they won't need CAG. <g>

ahahAHAH! :) YES! That's so true. I wonder where he is now. His
talents certainly could have been used in that first "new Bond" film.
Remember that crazy chase scene in the movie? I'm really looking
forward to the next movie.

> Peace! Om
>
> All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing..
> - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

And what an amazing quote. I think we're currently witnessing a lot of
good men doing nothing at this stage in American history,
unfortunately. :(

--
From: Omelet on 29 Jul 2008 13:49
In article
<4d62785b-cac8-4dd2-b0ce-bb2a3c146806(a)59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Curt <curtjames(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jul 29, 12:07�pm, Omelet <ompome...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article
> > <7b5fd72f-4045-426a-a83f-472aee929...(a)f63g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > �Curt <curtja...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Jul 27, 3:09�am, "Avron" <av...(a)cox.net> wrote:
> > > [...]
> >
> > > rehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=G1xDy-aK75I
> >
> > > > � What impressed me about that guy is when he jumped and landed on that
> > > > rail
> > > > with just his feet; that was ballsy.
> >
> > > That kid has exceptional balance as well as grip strength.
> >
> > Perfect candidate for a stuntman for superhero movies.
> > With him, they won't need CAG. <g>
>
> ahahAHAH! :) YES! That's so true. I wonder where he is now. His
> talents certainly could have been used in that first "new Bond" film.
> Remember that crazy chase scene in the movie? I'm really looking
> forward to the next movie.

I've not seen that one yet. I was thinking Spiderman or Daredevil. ;-)

>
> > Peace! Om
> >
> > All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
> > - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
>
> And what an amazing quote. I think we're currently witnessing a lot of
> good men doing nothing at this stage in American history,
> unfortunately. :(

Indeed...

I shuffle quotes from time to time as the mood strikes.
That one appeared to be appropriate for our current (multiple)
situations.

The price of oil and the situation with our poor border patrol being the
two I'm most ticked about!
--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
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