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Wool Rash
Wed Nov 28 2007




Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a big nit wit
That started from this thoughtless quip:
"I'll bet Hub Man can't knit."


One fine day, that when looked upon from this distance, looks more like 'one ominous day', after just about having my fill of being teased, goaded and razzed about going skydiving with my thrill seeking husband, I made a rash statement.

A very rash statement indeed.

So I says, says I, "Listen, if you hand knit a properly constructed, adult sized pair of socks, then I'll go skydiving."

If my life had a sound track, this is where the 'Dum-da dum dum' bit would play.

Quick as a wink, his hand shot out. "Shake on it?"

"Sure." says I. Thinking there's no way on God's green earth this is going to happen.

But since I am dealing with a slightly deranged man here, rather than skipping off to the yarn store to buy yarn and needles, he went in a completely different direction. Which for him usually starts by clicking on "EBAY".

Pretty soon, packages started to arrive.

Sigh.

Then one day this came in the mail:

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Then a few more packages came. Along with how to books. And a friend was called in who is coming to dinner Monday next to teach some finer points of a new skill....

Do you think I should be worried at all?

Maybe just a little. . .

bit?




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9 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    Oy.
    Dum-da-dum-dum.
    Hugs!
  • From:
    KiwiKimi (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    Good Lord, a purist!

    It could be worse. He could have bought a sheep, and a "How to Shear" book :-)

    Get ready for that sky-diving...
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    One must be very carefull when making Rash statements!! EH
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    Might as well strap on the parachute now, deary
  • From:
    Allimom (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    I've been skydiving, and I can tell you it is AMAZING. The school I went to gave a 6 hour "how-to" class, teaching us about it and having us practice exiting the plane and pulling the spare chute should the primary fail (for beginners, the primary is attached to the plane, and pulls itself as the skydiver jumps). We were not allowed to go up unless the instructor was satisfied with us. I made 2 jumps, both from around 4500 feet. It was a crystal clear April day in Sherwood Oregon, with a perfect view of the ocean to the west and the mountain to the east from up in the sky. Our instruction on how to get down to the correct landing place was a person with a giant arrow on the ground pointing us which way to steer. I often wish I had found a way, and been able to afford to keep this as a hobby, but those two jumps were all I could afford (money and time-wise).

    Hubby cheated when he went sky diving. It was a different school, and they didn't have to sit in a class to learn about it. Instead they jumped piggy-back with an instructor for the first jump after a brief orientation, then on their own for the second if they chose to do a second jump. They also had radio's in their helmets instructing them on what to do on the way down for their solo jump.

    I suspect you will thoroughly enjoy it more than you realize. Be sure you have someone there to take pictures, and see if you will be jumping from a high enough drop to take a camera up with you and perhaps shoot some shots on your way down.

    One note, if you will be jumping on your own and not piggy-back, you may want to work on some upper arm strength for the landing. That was the only part of the skydiving I found challenging.
    Alli
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    There was an old woman who challenged a guy,
    I don't know why she challenged that guy,
    Perhaps she'll fly?

    There was an old man who knitted a sock,
    I don't know why he knitted that sock,
    Perhaps to mock?

    You reap what you sow, darling, you reap what you... uh... knit.
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Nov 28 2007
    GADZOOKS!!

    I think you should be worried.

    A lot.

    And probably you should start your skydiving training. Soon. Very soon.


    Bless

    Oh, and know when not to issue a challenge to that particular Hubman.
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Nov 29 2007
    I feel your pain, yet at the same time I am ever so very thankful that those photos are not of Rick. Praise the Lord!!! lol
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Nov 29 2007
    Oh dear. I don't suppose you could convince him that you said high-fiving or perhaps pie-diving. You know, that one actually sounds fun and could be just the diversion you need. Its worth a try otherwise you had best learn to pack a chute.