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Wednesday, February 12. 2014

Risking life and limb: The Nanny State Didn't Show Up, You Hired It


A reader mentioned this post: The Nanny State Didn't Show Up, You Hired It


He makes good points. My main hobbies are shooting and hunting, boating, skiing, and hanging out in NYC pubs with pals and gals. Each can be dangerous to some degree. I am heading out to Big Sky tonight for 6 days of off-trail reckless tree skiing with old skiing pals, risking life and limb in deep powder. It's more dangerous than smoking.


We will have a blast, and drink lots of beer too. My theory is that safety is for pussies but, since I have a little sense, there are some things I just won't do. Cave scuba diving is one of them. I can handle fear, but cave diving scares me too much. Once was enough, at 65 feet. A very cool experience, though, and I am glad I did it.


Risk is the zest of life.

Posted by The News Junkie in Our Essays, Politics at 11:20 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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What part of the state?
#1 apple pie on 2014-02-12 12:09 (Reply)
Where? In SW Montana near the notch with Wyoming. An hour from Boseman. An hour's drive there means right next door.
#2 Colorado on 2014-02-12 12:48 (Reply)
Mrs. BD has done her share of deep dives and cave diving. She was once a semi-expert diver. She says that now that her anxiety on 60' cave dives would use up her oxygen too fast.
#3 BD on 2014-02-12 13:22 (Reply)
QUOTE:
... hanging out in pubs with pals and gals.


"to Our Wives and Sweethearts.’ ..., ‘May they never meet."
#4 wirraway on 2014-02-12 15:39 (Reply)
Aahh Big Sky! What a wonderful place! My old stomping grounds. Have fun.
#5 George Mardre on 2014-02-12 20:24 (Reply)
I was going to suggest a meet up, but we are too far away! Drive carefully, we are having warm days and cold nights, which means melting snow water turns into black ice on roads and sidewalks.

Have fun.
#6 apple pie on 2014-02-12 23:09 (Reply)

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