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Name things you have done that 99% of people on this forum haven't done.

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Can't believe how awesome some MR people are!
I'll join in with:
• Been interviewed on Good Morning America
• Interrogated by Russian police (friendly, yet story worthy)
• Had a book published (working on my second)
 
1. Fought for my country
2. Sprayed in the face with Pepper Spray for training and swore I'd never do it again (did it again)
3. Tasered in the knee cap for training and screamed like a little girl
4. Lived in another country for 4 years (Granted it was only England, but it was still a unique experience)
5. Deployed to Iraq
6. Deployed to an undisclosed location overseas
7. Watched someone die (no I am not proud of this)
8. Saved someone's life (hopefully this makes up for the dying thing)
9. Ate 50 crickets (threw up afterwards)
10. Had a Hot Toddy (for the first time tonight actually)
 
I've had sex with MY fiancee.

Thanks for not doing that guys and gals. :D

If I have to be serious and more practical....

Been called a n****r
Shot at
Almost be trampled by bulls
Work for a failing industry
Have a female as a roommate in an all male dormatory
 
My wife and I go dancing at a local spot when a certain local big band is there, and we have gotten to know the singer to speak to him and to request songs. We went to a more formal ballroom dance affair last weekend at the UT ballroom, although we don't do ballroom dancing. I think we were the only ones there that knew the band. Anyway, after it was all over as the singer was saying goodnight and things, he said "Goodnight Danny & Gina!". We were the only ones out of several hundred there that he named.
 
- Been to a large city TV station and been on the sound stage during the Noon broadcast when Obama was in town. Also got to the feed room, control room and station control.

- Rose a high school media site off the ground.

- Have an amateur radio license

- Was on the computer at 3 doing meaningful things apparently
 
1. Wrote, compiled, tested and executed in production 26 programs in a marathon session of 56 hours on the job, after a court of law informed my company that they had 72 hours to come up with some data required as evidence in a lawsuit. I still can't believe I even accepted the assignment, but it was fun, in a way. Hard to sleep after all that time awake, though. It took me five or six hours to calm down enough to sleep after I got home, and then I slept for 17 hours straight.

2. Got my throat slashed by some crackhead so befuddled that he cut first and THEN asked for the money. Ticked me off so much that I chased after him, raising such a ruckus that I drew the attention of police who finished the chase and caught him still holding the bloody knife and my belongings. I hadn't actually thought he'd really cut me. I was surprised that it hadn't hurt but he used a boxcutter sort of thing that was really sharp. Anyway he got a 4 to 12 year sentence and I got my eleven dollars back, plus 18 stitches in two layers of my throat. His lookout buddy got 2-1/2 to 5 for just standing there waving his arms at me like a basketball guard during the robbery and then running alongside my assailant and being dumb enough to sit down on the curb next to his pal when they got tired out and were caught by the cops. Imagine going to state prison over eleven bucks. (moral of story: never assault a woman who is wearing running shoes).
 
kwood said:
Waited 284 days to have ankle surgery. Canada's health care system would be great if it wasn't so backed up.
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wow, that's messed up. I guess there is that debate here in the U.S. about fixing health care/universal care. Hopefully in those 284 days you were still able to walk some what normally? Funny that you counted the days.
 
jecapaga said:
wow, that's messed up. I guess there is that debate here in the U.S. about fixing health care/universal care. Hopefully in those 284 days you were still able to walk some what normally? Funny that you counted the days.
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I walked on crutches for the first 2 months, then a cane and ankle brace. Which sucks because I'm 22. I dislocated my foot and tore all the tendons in a fall. The surgery was to snip the tendons then reattach them. This was just done on Friday, and the recovery is going to be long. 2 weeks in a cast, 4 weeks in another cast with physiotherapy, then 6 weeks full time in a brace with more physio. Though when it is done I won't need my cane anymore.
 
kwood said:
Waited 284 days to have ankle surgery. Canada's health care system would be great if it wasn't so backed up.
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This is an aspect of Universal Healthcare that makes me cringe :(
I fear something similar would happen in the US. Especially for the first 5-10 years as people bloated the system over-utilizing the services for non-necessary procedures (yours was necessary), as when Medicare first began in '65.
 
kwood said:
I walked on crutches for the first 2 months, then a cane and ankle brace. Which sucks because I'm 22. I dislocated my foot and tore all the tendons in a fall. The surgery was to snip the tendons then reattach them. This was just done on Friday, and the recovery is going to be long. 2 weeks in a cast, 4 weeks in another cast with physiotherapy, then 6 weeks full time in a brace with more physio. Though when it is done I won't need my cane anymore.
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So was all this done for "free" monetarily?
 
jecapaga said:
So was all this done for "free" monetarily?
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Yes, I only had to pay for the crutches ($35), ankle brace($60) and pain medication (Tylenol 3, Percocet, Prescription Advil for swelling) . My drug plan covers 80% of the cost of the drugs, so all in all I only paid about $120 out of my pocket.

The hospital time, surgery, and physiotherapy that I will have is all covered by OHIP. In Ontario we now pay a health care premium (like $125 I think) when we file our tax returns (not a big expense).

Universal health care is great in that most things are covered, but the wait times are awful. I'm not complaining too much as I realize I couldn't afford the proper care for this injury if there were no universal health care. But 284 days is a long time. And I was in pain each and every day of it.
 
Rapmastac1 said:
Plugged in an extension cord and just cut it. Do not ask, I have no idea what I was thinking at the time and was at the epitome of my idiocy. Completely ruined a great pair of scissors too.
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I did that too. But I had intentionally UNplugged the cord as I was going to modify that cord for another use. Just bad luck that somebody (wife) saw an unplugged plug on the floor behind me and plugged it thinking that it was unintentionally unplugged.

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Something most of you have not done; I've fired a WW2 weapon, a finnish mosin nagant that has actually been in good use during the war. It's my dad's and still very accurate. Even better (more stable) when the bayonet is attached. Would still be a good hunting weapon today.
 
JFreak said:
Something most of you have not done; I've fired a WW2 weapon, a finnish mosin nagant that has actually been in good use during the war. It's my dad's and still very accurate. Even better (more stable) when the bayonet is attached. Would still be a good hunting weapon today.
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My grandfather has 3 or 4 .303 Savages/Britains which he still uses when he goes moose hunting. He had to have the action completely rebuilt, but it's the most accurate and reliable firearm he has.

I've held it, but never fired it. The only thing I've ever fired was small 22 Cooey.
 
Let's see:
  • Was interviewed 4 times for different articles in local papers and magazines
  • Lost 38kg (~84lbs) after been told that I could develop diabetes if I didn't. Still have 7kg to go.
  • Traveled to over 28 countries (the ones I could remember right now) and visited almost every state in the US. Should've hit 1 million frequent flyer miles this year, but have been traveling significantly less because of the downturn.

I'll probably remember something else later on.
 
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