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Old 12-01-2005 | 06:11 AM
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Mikey S.
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Default RE: Do NOT risk your life NEEDLESSLY...

ORIGINAL: The Mind

Mikey S.WHY do out of shape, overweight people fall more often and have more mishaps than healthy people who excercise frequently ? SHOW ME THE STATS.

You smoke don't you ? NOPE

A bit overweight ? 5'10", 205 LBS. I WEAR 34" PANTS, COMFORTABLY.

Trying to justify to yourself something ? NOPE. I JUST DON'T THINK PHYSICAL HEALTH MATTERS THAT MUCH WHEN A STAND OR STEP BREAKS AND YOU FREE-FALL20-25 FEETTO THE GROUND. CLIMBING THE TREE, YEA, I'M WITH YOU THERE. BUT THAT'S AN OBVIOUS POINT ANYONE CAN UNDERSTAND. PERHAPS WE'RE BOTH TRYING TO MAKE DIFFERENT POINTS. I'M BASING MINE ON THE CHANCE OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE SENDING YOU TO THE GROUND. YOU'RE BASING YOUR'S ON THE PHYSICAL ABILITY TO ACTUALLY CLIMBA TREEUSING STEPS, LADDERS ETC. WITHOUTMUSCLE/CARDIOVASCULAR FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO LOOSING ONE'S GRIP OR FOOTING.... IN TURN LEADING TO A DATE WITH THE DIRT BELOW. I PERSONALLY KNOW 3 PHYSICALLY FIT, NON-SMOKING, NON-DRINKING ADULT MALES WHO COULD DRAG A DEER AND ME AND YOUUP A CLIFF WITH A 20LB. STAND ON THEIR BACK.I WATCHED 2 OF THEM HIT THE GROUND ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTERA STAND BROKE FOR ONE GUY, AND A STEP BROKE FOR THE OTHER. TRUST ME, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD OF DONE TO STOP THE FALL, OTHER THAN TIE THEMSELVES TO THE TREE.
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