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[EternalOptimist]

Best raw nature I ever saw was one night at a market in Western Australia.
There was a firece lightning storm out in the Indian Ocean, so far away, you could see it but not hear it

There is always danger though, I was so pi**ed, I stumbled and fell down a wombat hole on the way back to the hotel

[Platypus]

Agree 100%. Our dog managed this. I was pretty impressed given the number of bricks I'd tied him to before he 'fell in'.

[MyUserName]

What gets me is how every Christmas without fail someone drowns trying to rescue their dog that has been swept into a torrent.

Then, equally inevitably, the dog manages to struggle out of the water downstream and survives

Don't they ever learn?

Perhaps it is the same dog each time killing off each new owner as part of a ritual to summon Cthulhu?

Then again ... probably not.

[MarillionFan]

Agree 100%. Our dog managed this. I was pretty impressed given the number of bricks I'd tied him to before he 'fell in'.

Top tip. Use two sackclothes with both sewn shut while chucking kittens into the canal, it muffles the sound and they cannot get out of both.

[BoredBloke]

What gets me is how every Christmas without fail someone drowns trying to rescue their dog that has been swept into a torrent.

Then, equally inevitably, the dog manages to struggle out of the water downstream and survives

Don't they ever learn?

Agree 100%. Our dog managed this. I was pretty impressed given the number of bricks I'd tied him to before he 'fell in'.

[psychocandy]

Some bellend went for a dip in Aberystwyth didnt he? Got into trouble but made it back himself only to get arrested. Serves him right.

[MarillionFan]

It's fun to get as close as possible to the raw power of nature. We lived in Cornwall for 15 years after spending holidays there since I can remember, and we always enjoyed going to St. Ives to see especially high tides flood the streets or storms breaking along one of the promenades. There were always people clustered where roads ran out onto the seafront, ducking aside as each wave hit. Similarly visiting Porthleven in a storm is simply amazing... but you do NOT go close to the edge in that case! We never got washed away but then it's pretty obvious you should be watching the sea carefully - you can see the waves coming and note larger ones. You don't just stand on the edge with your back to the ocean, you treat it with respect but that doesn't mean you can't safely get right in there. And of course, you don't go anywhere without having a way out, somewhere to run. This still leads to some risk, but no more than walking along a cliff-top path or going sailing in a stiff breeze.

Damn right. I remember once heading up to the top of Berry Head in Torbay as a massive lightening storm came in from the sea. One of the most exhilarating and scary things I've ever seen. It makes you feel alive to feel nature in all it's guises.

[d000hg]

People are knobs generally.

It's fun to get as close as possible to the raw power of nature. We lived in Cornwall for 15 years after spending holidays there since I can remember, and we always enjoyed going to St. Ives to see especially high tides flood the streets or storms breaking along one of the promenades. There were always people clustered where roads ran out onto the seafront, ducking aside as each wave hit. Similarly visiting Porthleven in a storm is simply amazing... but you do NOT go close to the edge in that case! We never got washed away but then it's pretty obvious you should be watching the sea carefully - you can see the waves coming and note larger ones. You don't just stand on the edge with your back to the ocean, you treat it with respect but that doesn't mean you can't safely get right in there. And of course, you don't go anywhere without having a way out, somewhere to run. This still leads to some risk, but no more than walking along a cliff-top path or going sailing in a stiff breeze.

[Doggy Styles]

Did you read NF's Monday link to those who survived jumping from Golden Gate Bridge.

One quiped "Once I had jumped I realized that all my problems were fixable - apart from having just jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge".

[BrilloPad]

Yes, always. But only while they are drowning.

Did you read NF's Monday link to those who survived jumping from Golden Gate Bridge.

One quiped "Once I had jumped I realized that all my problems were fixable - apart from having just jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge".

[TykeMerc]

I have no problem with the idiots being eliminated - the twat who went swimming, a couple of other close misses I have seen where "grown-ups" are standing at edge of jetties, piers etc to get a close up shot etc,

However, people taking kids with them (the kids have no understanding of the risk)- and the fact that the lifeboat and emergency crews, and the odd heroic bystander then have to put themselves at risk to come to the rescue, is what drives me mad.

No kidding. The RNLI, Coastguard and rescue services shouldn't be subjected to extra risk just because some t0sser wants a photo for his Facebook, they've got enough to deal with.

The thing with Wxman and his bonkers antics is he knows the risks, takes (I assume) every precaution he can and doesn't put others in danger to rescue his arse from a stormy sea.

[BrilloPad]

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+ve rep owed.

Personally I thought he was very brave.

But then the line between bravery and stupidity can get blurred sometimes.

Luckily I will never get killed by a storm as I am a coward...

[mudskipper]

I know who you mean - he is (or was ) an IT contractor, but I didn't know he was a cuk poster

A Very British Storm Junkie - Series 1 - Episode 1 - A Very British Storm Junkie - Channel 4

Edit : that's the one (name didn't ring a bell)

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...b-21-00-a.html

[mudskipper]

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[Bellona]

Wasn't there a cuk poster who chased storms and was the subject of a C4 documentary?

I know who you mean - he is (or was ) an IT contractor, but I didn't know he was a cuk poster

A Very British Storm Junkie - Series 1 - Episode 1 - A Very British Storm Junkie - Channel 4