And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
When my father was stationed at Hancock Field just outside of Syracuse, NY, we lived in Brewerton... about 30 minutes north of the city. Interstate 81 was a few hundred yards from out front porch. The I-81 bridge that went over a section of the Erie Canal was also nearby. In the summer (not the winter), the neighborhood kids would walk onto the bridge and jump off into the canal water. I did it a few time, but it really scared me.
Anon@740: I could be wrong but I bet the mammalian diving reflex slams the epiglottis shut. Swallow a time or two and it will relax so you can breathe again. Also, like wearing a PFD, not having your lungs full of water makes it easier for the recovery team to find your body.
Is that Greenland, Iceland or both? Asking for a friend that is getting senile in front of the world and has recently lost the ability to identify former allies he wants to invade for no reason.
Nope. I have indoor plumbing and a shower makes much more sense
ReplyDeleteI don't even like a cold shower.
Deletewould he do it if nobody was watching?
ReplyDeleteWhen my father was stationed at Hancock Field just outside of Syracuse, NY, we lived in Brewerton... about 30 minutes north of the city. Interstate 81 was a few hundred yards from out front porch. The I-81 bridge that went over a section of the Erie Canal was also nearby. In the summer (not the winter), the neighborhood kids would walk onto the bridge and jump off into the canal water. I did it a few time, but it really scared me.
ReplyDeleteHow does one suppress the gasp reflex after plunging into icy water?
ReplyDeleteAnon@740: I could be wrong but I bet the mammalian diving reflex slams the epiglottis shut. Swallow a time or two and it will relax so you can breathe again. Also, like wearing a PFD, not having your lungs full of water makes it easier for the recovery team to find your body.
DeleteIs that Greenland, Iceland or both?
ReplyDeleteAsking for a friend that is getting senile in front of the world and has recently lost the ability to identify former allies he wants to invade for no reason.
you ought to be standing in the soup line with all the other unemployed comedians
DeleteTwit...
DeleteYou're good as long as you don't pass out and go downstream under the ice-
ReplyDeleteOr there is nothing under that water to break your neck on.
DeleteEntirely too much fun for me, I'll pass...
ReplyDeleteJumped into a lake in MN one April. We were all making weird noises because in waste deep water our bodies refused to let us inhale.
ReplyDeleteIf it's cold enough for the ice to be strong enough to stand on, it's too cold for me to be out on it watching
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