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How much would you have to be paid to lie in this spot? (Original Post) True Dough Jan 2023 OP
Nope. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #1
That would be a nope. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #2
Are you sure True Dough Jan 2023 #5
If the person were me they would be vomiting. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #6
There was a dozen or more people in that pool when I sinkingfeeling Jan 2023 #3
Here,.. hold my beer,..... (NT) magicarpet Jan 2023 #4
No amount would get me out there... nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jan 2023 #7
From a travel web site: LudwigPastorius Jan 2023 #8
Oh my! True Dough Jan 2023 #9
With that beautiful woman, or by myself? LuckyCharms Jan 2023 #10
Your wife True Dough Jan 2023 #11
She doesn't care. LuckyCharms Jan 2023 #12
Nope, I'm terrified of heights and that Luciferous Jan 2023 #13
Several million years ago, my ancestors figured out that falling out of the tree could be harmful to Chainfire Jan 2023 #14

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)
3. There was a dozen or more people in that pool when I
Sun Jan 1, 2023, 10:11 PM
Jan 2023

visited in 2019. Of course the falls were kind of puny at that time, just before the rains.

LudwigPastorius

(9,155 posts)
8. From a travel web site:
Mon Jan 2, 2023, 12:15 AM
Jan 2023
The short swim or wade across is also safe, provided you obey the guide’s instructions. A less obvious cause for concern is the hippos and crocs that lurk in the Zambezi upriver of the waterfall. On the whole, however, these creatures are too sensible to come close to the waterfall,...


Humans: The Not-Too-Sensible Creatures

LuckyCharms

(17,444 posts)
12. She doesn't care.
Mon Jan 2, 2023, 01:32 AM
Jan 2023

She knows I'm all talk.

All talk, no action.

When you get to be my age, your mind makes promises that your body can't fill.

So she pats me on the head and lets me have my little fantasies.

Chainfire

(17,552 posts)
14. Several million years ago, my ancestors figured out that falling out of the tree could be harmful to
Mon Jan 2, 2023, 01:23 PM
Jan 2023

one's health. They passed that knowledge down to me. The warning has been reinforced, through dreams, throughout my life. In my construction days, I had to do some "high" work; I toughed it out, but I certainly did not enjoy it. I remember being laughed at by the roofers when I had some work to do on the roof of the Florida State Capitol (22 stories). The wind was gusting and they would hang their toes off the edge. I wouldn't get within ten feet of the edge...

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