The Devil's Swimming Pool

[Jeff Higgins]

Yeah, the meathead with his kid out there deserves far more than a shellacking. What the hell is he thinking? Man... in the blink of an eye... yikes...

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by DARISC

What a Dad...

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by dmoolenaar

What a Dad...

Maybe the kid asked "Where'd mom go?"

[onewhippedpuppy]

Ummmm, no. I like life. Whoever takes their kids there should be pushed over the edge (sans kids).

[gassy]

Let's organize a PPOT International Meet. We'll go to the Devil's Swimming Pool first and then well go walk that path in Spain.

[Rikao4]

I can hear my Mom..it's always neat, till someone goes over..

Rika

[72doug2,2S]

[DARISC]

While I've always been strongly disinclined to approach the edge of anything taller than I am and won't try SCUBA diving because of my fear of depths, the photos may be of a totally placid little shallow five feet off the river bank and not all that dangerous. But I still react like Doug's cat when I look at the pictures.

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Ummmm, no. I like life. Whoever takes their kids there should be pushed over the edge (sans kids).

When I broke my leg snowboarding, we had a mantra - "Taste Death - Live Life!" Often, the closer you are to death, the more you can feel alive. That may have something to do with the fact that I drive my Porsche on the racetrack.

That said, I believe there is a HUGE difference between this type of attitude vs. those who have a death wish.

Would I take a lap in the Devli's Swimming pool? I dunno - maybe. I do have a fear of heights, and in high school, my best friend died in a drowning accident... But it does look like a thrilling experience. First, I'll jump out of an airplane, and maybe drive the death road in South America...

-Z-man.

[87911jon]

I was there in late '99 and bungied off the Zambesi bridge just upstream a bit... that was a rush. Saw Devil's pool from the other side of the falls, very neat place indeed.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by 87911jon

I was there in late '99 and bungied off the Zambesi bridge just upstream a bit...

WTF?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Z, I feel plenty alive, thanks.

When time/money allows, I hope to race and get a pilot's license, so I'm not a total sissy. But I figure, why tempt fate?

[TheMentat]

funny... A buddy of mine just sent me a picture of himself over there!

[M.D. Holloway]

Well first I would need to be in Zimbabwe which is not gonna happen but I do enjoy the pictures.

[Moses]

It's all fun and games till somebody craps their pants.

[richde]

I'm sure it's not as scary in person.


Should we start building that railing around the Grand Canyon too?

[87911jon]

Crossing into Zimbabwe from Botswana, there were wart hogs rooting through trash bins at the border... a strange thing to see.

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by Moses

It's all fun and games till somebody craps their pants.

Depends...