tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post115245219219220981..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Arch Supportyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1153863170648284312006-07-25T17:32:00.000-04:002006-07-25T17:32:00.000-04:00TBG beat me to it -- but the inclines here in my b...TBG beat me to it -- but the inclines here in my beloved hometown are indeed <A HREF="http://www.southwest.com/images/cities/pit1.jpg" REL="nofollow">pretty groovy</A>. <BR/><BR/>Also rode in a hot-air balloon once -- which, given my fear of heights, wasn't such a smart decision on my part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1153338281862456372006-07-19T15:44:00.000-04:002006-07-19T15:44:00.000-04:00LSDL<BR/>S<BR/>Dpaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14839029982074101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1153279997499026112006-07-18T23:33:00.000-04:002006-07-18T23:33:00.000-04:00I once rode a zip line between mountains in Costa ...I once rode a zip line between mountains in Costa Rica. Now, you might say this does not qualify because it isn't transportation per se. But, once you are on the third platform, it becomes transportation and because there is no other way back. None. <BR/><BR/>http://www.arenal.net/tour/skytram-skytrek/apricocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906880944880636437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1153162796269077072006-07-17T14:59:00.000-04:002006-07-17T14:59:00.000-04:00I rode my little brother all the way to adulthood....I rode my little brother all the way to adulthood. Does that count?<BR/><BR/>bcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152827936371474372006-07-13T17:58:00.000-04:002006-07-13T17:58:00.000-04:00The oldest operating machines I can think of havin...The oldest operating machines I can think of having ridden are the wooden escalators at Macy's or the old elevators in Paris (you know, with the metal gate).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152754576958057622006-07-12T21:36:00.000-04:002006-07-12T21:36:00.000-04:00Those incline railways in Pittsburgh are pretty fu...Those incline railways in Pittsburgh are pretty funky.<BR/><BR/>But I did ride a camel once, in Morocco when I was a teenager.TBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671397846105100809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152725616289663132006-07-12T13:33:00.000-04:002006-07-12T13:33:00.000-04:00The tram system at the arch and the diagonally tra...The tram system at the arch and the diagonally travelling "inclinators" at The Loxor Hotel in Las Vegas are certainly the strangest ways I've been transported <I>vertically</I>.<BR/><BR/>Horizontally? I once rode a pig at a county fair. No, wait--that turned out to be vertical, too.Dimestore Lipstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636429198409262756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152568709786187732006-07-10T17:58:00.000-04:002006-07-10T17:58:00.000-04:00I got talked into driving a dogsled in the woman's...I got talked into driving a dogsled in the woman's race when I taught in the bush. It was like riding a skateboard that’s tied behind a runaway motorcycle going as fast as it can! Oh, and they tied me to the sled...so I would lose their dogs. <BR/>-LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152567461730680112006-07-10T17:37:00.000-04:002006-07-10T17:37:00.000-04:00Claude - I like way you think!I rode a camel once,...Claude - I like way you think!<BR/><BR/>I rode a camel once, but since I really didn't go anywhere but in a circle I don't think it counts.<BR/><BR/>When I was a teen and in the Civil Air Patrol we used to get to our search and rescue missions in a Korean era army ambulance that we called the 'meat locker'. A very uncomfortable ride with 18 or so kids cramed into the back.<BR/><BR/>My recent holiday included a trip on an 11 kilometre long gondola called the Skyrail over the North Queensland rainforest canopy. It was incredible.Mooselethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874418427786990740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152558448048713052006-07-10T15:07:00.000-04:002006-07-10T15:07:00.000-04:00Looking forward to following your travels as you z...Looking forward to following your travels as you zoom across the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152554557428677032006-07-10T14:02:00.000-04:002006-07-10T14:02:00.000-04:00Well, I went up in the Arch once.Well, I went up in the Arch once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152539181601244952006-07-10T09:46:00.000-04:002006-07-10T09:46:00.000-04:00Not unusual for military people, but as a musician...Not unusual for military people, but as a musician with the USO, I once flew into the Okinawan jungle aboard a twin rotor military helicopter. You could feel it "pulse" up and down as it traveled, which is a very odd sensation. Kind of like controlled falling. <BR/><BR/>BTW, that building in the lower right corner of your courthouse pic (the Adams Mark Hotel) is where I met my wife :-)Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152510441022428122006-07-10T01:47:00.000-04:002006-07-10T01:47:00.000-04:00You know what would be cool? If, across the river ...You know what would be cool? If, across the river from the Arch, they built a REALLY big guy with a croquet mallet. I'm just sayin'. <BR/><BR/>It's not incredibly odd, but a few times I've needed to take one of those double-length buses with the hinge in the middle. And because it was busy I had to sit near the pivot point. It's pretty disorienting when the floor slides out from under itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152508448170790642006-07-10T01:14:00.000-04:002006-07-10T01:14:00.000-04:00I rode an elephant once... at the zoo when I was a...I rode an elephant once... at the zoo when I was a youngster.<BR/><BR/>I also rode an aerial tram up a hill in Tbilisi, Georgia (then-USSR) to view the city and coincidentally either partway up the hill or somewhere nearish to the tram (I don't really recall which, I was probably hungover) was the burial site of Josef Stalin's mother. <BR/><BR/>The oddest, or at least scariest, was definitely the Aeroflot jet we took from Moscow to Tbilisi. This was in 1990 before the fall of communism. The flight attendants screeched orders into the intercom along the lines of "You there! Stuff that bag into the overhead bin and get the hell out of the way!" We were given little brown plastic bowls of warmish mineral water to drink as our onboard drinks service. No food was served that I can remember. Small digital handheld games were available for rent, which resulted in a cacophony of beeps and chirps from all the bored travelers playing them. The carpet was coming up off the floor in places and the seatbacks reclined both backwards and forwards, for your contortionist flying pleasure. It was early December so it was snowing outside, which did not exactly inspire confidence. And once we were all sufficiently herded into our seats, THAT was when the pilot and crew (other than the flight attendants) boarded the plane. <BR/><BR/>It was similar to those scenes of Chinese buses where people have cages of chickens etc., but with more overcoats and slightly fewer chickens.Impetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354915621349760545noreply@blogger.com