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Thanks to the wonderful advances in medicine, public
health and overall lifestyle, we now face a demographic
crisis. Many more people will live longer, happier lives.
At
the same time, there will be increasing pressure on
social
care systems and the economy.
For me, I don’t want to spend
my last years in a care
home, bored, confused and a burden on society and my
family.
So, I’m proposing a dangerous sports club for the elderly.
Sign the disclaimers, check your will, and get some
excitement into your autumn years. Free-climbing, BASE
jumping, arctic exploring, hang-gliding... find your
limits,
and exceed them!
Better than being abandoned on an ice floe.
Particularly suited to elderly Englishmen
Barnes-Wallace_20Of...Skydiving_20Society
[MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 24 2019]
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Probably better than ending up as 400 portions of Soylent Green ... [+] |
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SWEEEET!!! I'm in. Sign me up. Let me play. Put me in, coach.
Yes. |
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Can't remember the comedian but this one sketch had me laughing pretty good about how octogenarians should get a free pass to try everything in life which was forbidden. |
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"Want to try Heroin? Why the heck not? You're not going to be around long enough to get hooked. Naked skydiving? Sure, whatever, just sign the waver." |
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...or something to that effect.
Gave me a good chuckle. |
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// Naked skydiving? Sure, // |
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... as long as you're also handing out free blindfolds to any spectators. |
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Besides, given the air temperature at 5000' and the effects of a 150kt airstream on an unclad human, the most likely outcome is not excitement, but death from exposure. Parachute suits are typically windproof, and well-insulated. |
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Military parachutists don't need them because they typically jump at low altitudes, and deploy their chute immediately; then their airspeed drops to a level at which normal clothing can provide sufficient protection for the short period of their descent. |
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Then again, if that's what the client wants .... |
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[Bliss] Thank you! That’s the most enthusiastic
response I’ve ever had! This really is my personal
plan as I get older- I’m going to have fun like
nothing matters anymore. |
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//naked skydiving// not for me, but hey, who am I
to judge? |
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//death by exposure//...probably not, but that’s
the point really. |
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//well insulated//... not really, they’re more
about aerodynamics and hand-holds. |
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//recommend//... I’ll definitely be trying that
one,
if I survive long enough |
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//hand-holds// Well, if you're skydiving naked that won't be
a problem. |
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//won’t be a problem//... speak for yourself! |
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I'll sign up for no-return Mars landings if you can finagle it. |
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We have a space available but we're trying to trick [xenzag] into accepting it. |
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