AlexDaGator;n192947 said:I've toured the Midway in San Diego harbor. That was pretty damn cool.
If you're a fan of flight, the bucket list item for you is Wright-Patterson in Ohio. The museum of the US Air Force. I've been to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and it's really cool, but Wright-Patt is just massive. It's freakin' incredible. They don't just have one example of an airplane, they have several, and usually important examples, like a plane belonging to an ace, or the last one off the production line, etc. They not only have production models, they have test beds, they have prototypes of the hottest stuff in the sky today. Last time I went, Memphis Belle was being restored. I saw the graffiti the factory workers wrote on it in pencil before it was painted. It's amazing. It's Disney for folks who like planes.
Alex.
gator1946;n193036 said:I highly recommend landing on and catting off a carrier. An even bigger adrenalin rush is to stand next to an LSO while those guys land.
gator1946;n193097 said:Vulcan, Just a though for some of the younger guys. If, you're lucky enough to have a job that puts you into a position to do that, don't pass it up.
WobbleGator;n193081 said:Punch someone in the face.
PatDooleySucks;n193107 said:Also done. But it's been ten years since the last time.
MidwestChomp;n192734 said:Skydiving
WobbleGator;n193108 said:I punched a person in the stomach before, not the face.
AlexDaGator;n193139 said:It's not like TV. You can easily break bones in your hand doing it.
And it doesn't always knock the other guy out cold.
Alex.
AlexDaGator;n193139 said:It's not like TV. You can easily break bones in your hand doing it.
And it doesn't always knock the other guy out cold.
Alex.
VulcanAlex;n192836 said:See a robotic solution for elder care rather than having a human assist you. I expect this as well, but cost might be an issue.
bradgator2;n193135 said:Started skydiving while I was a student at UF with the Falling Gators student club. We had to go in front of the student council and beg for money and they always forgot to talk about the rules and just gave us whatever we needed if they could come out and jump (I'm sure that was 100% against the rules). We used the money for equipment, banners, etc. We formed a 4 person team and went around the state to jump at different dropzone 4-way competitions in our Gator gear. Left Gainesville with about 150 jumps. Joined a serious 4way team right outside of Philadelphia, and traveled the country doing those same competitions. We'd easily make 25 jumps on a weekend. I stopped jumping with about 750 jumps to start a family. The wife didnt demand it or anything (I took her many times)... just didnt have the time to devote to it anymore.
I got to jump out of helicopters, biplanes, hot air balloons... but the most intense thing was jumping off the Perrine Bridge in Idaho over the Snake River (4 times). This is the bridge:
TLB;n193168 said:Robots Are Caring for Elderly People in Europe
Also, read articles recently on the coming-soon boom of elder care robots in Japan for their aging population that lacks caregivers in the quantity needed. Japan alone is talking about a huge number of these robots being developed and deployed in their country. If they can do it, it will ripple out to other countries, and may become a reality in your lifetime at a reasonable cost.
WobbleGator;n193171 said:This thread seems to be more about PDS bragging about things he has done then actually trying to make a bucket list.
PatDooleySucks;n193185 said:I think you're a little jelly that both comments were directed at things you've done or want to do
Been there. Awe inspiring. True story. We went with my FIL a vet of WW2. Rode train into Paris. We took a subway and he was robbed. Pickpockets.Jabberdave;n192749 said:Visit the Normandy Invasion area. Tour the museums and cemeteries. Walk through the bunkers that remain and view the beach from them when the tide is out and portions of the floating pier are visible.