Here is Practical Explanation about Next Life, Purpose of Human Life,

[Duchess]

I have a friend who refuses to go on carnival rides for exactly that reason. She doesn't think rides that are so frequently taken down & put back up are safe.

Have you guys seen all the people who have joined in the past 2 weeks? It's close to a dozen. Who joins a site only to not post? That's probably my biggest question in the past 6 ¹⁄₂ years. I'm so curious to know the answer to that.

[sally]

I don't go on carnival rides either. First of all they make me nauseated and who knows what whack job put them together. When I was a kid I went on some ride called the rocket where it takes you up in the air and spins you around until your head feels likes it's going to explode. I ended up puking all over my friend's mom's car on the way home. Not really my idea of fun.

I've been on some of the smaller roller coasters at Busch Gardens and other theme parks and those don't make me sick, however. It's just those stupid spinning rides at the carnival that make me puke.

[Maggot]

I went on one that spun around pushing all the blood in your body towards the back and ass. My heart started skipping beats, I got all dizzy and stumbled off the damn devil train. It took me an hour and 2 cheesedogs to recover. I was only 32 at the time and thought I was a dead man until it stopped.

[Duchess]

I used to love stuff like that when I was much younger, now that I'm old I'm just afraid that shit will kill me.

[sally]

The Tilt-A-Whirl, I remember that being another vomit inducing one.

[sally]

This is more my speed. I did this one with my daughter and even though I was a little scared I didn't feel like I was going to puke up my organs.

[Duchess]

For a minute it was all good, it sorta reminded me a little of It's A Small World, except for being on the track rather than in a boat thingy, but then coming out of the tunnel and going up, up, up and then down around the curves and it was too much. I didn't like it.

[Clang McFly]

I love going on the rollercoasters. Except for one. The Canyon Blast at the Great Escape. The whole time I was on it I felt like I was going to fall out of it at any minute. I was tightly gripping the safety bar the entire time.

[sally]

For a minute it was all good, it sorta reminded me a little of It's A Small World, except for being on the track rather than in a boat thingy, but then coming out of the tunnel and going up, up, up and then down around the curves and it was too much. I didn't like it.

I was scared because I knew what was coming and could see how high it was from outside, but I figured it couldn't be that awful if they're letting 4 and 5 years olds on it. The Sesame Street Air Grover at Busch Gardens scared the shit out of me too .

[Maggot]

I love going on the rollercoasters. Except for one. The Canyon Blast at the Great Escape. The whole time I was on it I felt like I was going to fall out of it at any minute. I was tightly gripping the safety bar the entire time.

Was it foam covered and felt like you couldn't get a grip on it? I would rather hang onto a zip tye.

[cannongal]

I have a friend who refuses to go on carnival rides for exactly that reason. She doesn't think rides that are so frequently taken down & put back up are safe.

Actually, carnival rides are safer than stationary theme park rides. Worn out parts are replaced more often because they are more likely to be seen.

Ride operators, on the other hand....
Most carnival ride accidents are operator error. Most operators are either drunk or high by night fall (that is how they deal with all you assholes).
They have also been baking in the sun all day. They pull 16 hour shifts, with ¹⁄₂ hour for lunch & dinner.
Fat operators are safer than skinny ones. Fat operators usually blow their money on weed & carnie food, skinny operators have more of a taste for coke & heroin.

[Blindgreed1]

So far we have two posters who commented that when they're in bed the lights are off. Am I the only one who's been in a bed with the lights on? Or is sleep the only thing you folks do in bed?

[Clang McFly]

I love going on the rollercoasters. Except for one. The Canyon Blast at the Great Escape. The whole time I was on it I felt like I was going to fall out of it at any minute. I was tightly gripping the safety bar the entire time.

Was it foam covered and felt like you couldn't get a grip on it? I would rather hang onto a zip tye.

No foam, just metal. And instead of the over the shoulder safety harnesses I like, it just locked you in across your lap. It was supposed to be like you were riding in an old timey mine cart. Only this seemed scarier than the mine cart chase scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

[Donovan]

If I ever start a band I'm calling it street dog rascals. Just saying.

[Donovan]

As for the other topic: my life is currently divided right down the middle of "shit I could do before the car wreck" and "shit I better not try any more". Roller coasters are firmly on that list. I walked away from the wreck which is good, but I can aggravate my sciatic nerve with a hard sneeze now, and that sucks ass. So I stay away from coasters. Anything that whiplashes me around.

[Duchess]

I can aggravate my sciatic nerve with a hard sneeze now, and that sucks ass. So I stay away from coasters. Anything that whiplashes me around.

Do you tell the ladies to take it easy with you? No more wild sex?

[QueenBee]

The purpose of MY human life is not to let people or things piss me off so much. Have a little fun.

Real story: Yesterday afternoon a guy comes to my door selling the "we are in the neighborhood sealing driveways and we have extra" scam. So, I was in a pretty snarky mood, and said "wait here a second, let me get my husband. He makes these decisions". Closed the door, turned around , went back to my chair and sat down again.

It was momentary fun.

[HairOfTheDog]

I like all the creaky carnival rides and love roller coasters. The minor risk intermingled with short-term exhilaration, the constant ups and downs, the jolting unexpected stops in the tracks -- practical analogies for the journey through human life on planet earth.

These days, it appears to be the hot air balloons and steep water slides that are more likely to land you straight into the practical experience of next life.

(Yeah, I'm studying neebanese.)

[Duchess]

the constant ups and downs, the jolting unexpected stops in the tracks --

The stuff of nightmares!

My feet only leave the ground in order to jump on the back of my horse.

[HairOfTheDog]

the constant ups and downs, the jolting unexpected stops in the tracks --

The stuff of nightmares!

My feet only leave the ground in order to jump on the back of my horse.

I don't really blame you. I just read about two terrible back to back accidents on rides.



Caleb Thomas Schwab, 10, died Sunday while riding an 168-foot-tall waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. RIP.

Witnesses say he was decapitated after he flew off the raft and hit safety nets.

It's still unclear what went wrong on the ride, but police say they are not investigating his death as a criminal incident.

Officials at the park said Monday that they will not be answering any more media questions about the deadly incident. On Sunday, officials said ' We honestly don't know what's happened' (they told the media that the ride is safety-checked every morning).


Ref: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z4GoRR2mWJ