SkydiveStMarys 0 #1 February 19, 2006 Anyone see the movie, with Tom Hanks playing the lead role?? Could you survive on an island for 4 years...alone? He didn't have a choice...his plane crashed and he was the lone survivor....I realize there are times that everyone would love to be alone on a deserted island...but four years...No PC, no TV, no radio, no CD..DVD, no phone...NOTHING!!!?? Man..I guess I would be talking to a Volleyball too. Bobbi BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #2 February 19, 2006 OK....I forget which comic....but this reminds me of a bit some guy did about seeing a movie for the first time years after it came out and wanting to talk about it. It was funny....but you'll never know b/c I don't remember the exact punchlines. And that's my story.... Edited to add: It's a "role" Tom Hanks played, not a "roll" GOSH! See sig line, pleasePaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #3 February 19, 2006 Ok...thanks for that errrr input. AND I fixed my typing error. As I knew that was bugging you. BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #4 February 19, 2006 QuoteCould you survive on an island for 4 years...alone That sounds fun to meSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #5 February 19, 2006 just four years? if there any rocks on the island - especially volcanics - four years wouldn't be long enough.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 February 19, 2006 Spoken like a true geochemist! Damn..I wouldn't survive a week...one personality would probably kill the other. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #7 February 19, 2006 QuoteAnyone see the movie, with Tom Hanks playing the lead role?? Could you survive on an island for 4 years...alone? He didn't have a choice...his plane crashed and he was the lone survivor....I realize there are times that everyone would love to be alone on a deserted island...but four years...No PC, no TV, no radio, no CD..DVD, no phone...NOTHING!!!?? Man..I guess I would be talking to a Volleyball too. Bobbi No women? Oh HELL no!!!! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #8 February 19, 2006 I had this discussion with one of the motel owners on Cat Island, Bahamas. They were originally from Germany. They said that it is a wonderful place, but about every 6-8 weeks, they go to Miami just to drive around. It gets "confining". If you are used to urban life, it bugs you. There was a Jesuit hermit-monk who built a monastery on the top of a limestone hill on Cat Island in the 1600s. So, it must be possible. He must have been a small person because I had to turn sideways and duck to get through the door. My shoulders were too wide. Also, there were two "beds" that were probably not 5' long. Below is a link to a pic of the monastery. Cat Island The beaches were pinkish because sand grinds the pink coral down and the waves wash it up onto the beach. When it dries, it is as fine as baby powder and you can sink in 6". From the motel (12 rooms), there no houses for 1/2 mile in either direction on the beach. The power generally goes out around 8pm and they use hurricane lamps to play backgammon or play guitar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #9 February 19, 2006 For me?? Hmmmm...I like to be alone, in fact I need to be alone at times.....It hits about every couple of weeks...a day alone is usually sufficient, draw the shades, close the door, don't answer the phone, etc ( I seriously think that its the depression I fight that comes thru on these occasions, I "need to feed" it...I LOVE the beach...BUT, no shelter, no food, no sunscreen, no shoes, NOTHING...thats pretty extreme (No TP for god sakes!!)...PLUS the not knowing if anyone is coming to rescue you, therefore no hope. BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #10 February 19, 2006 QuoteQuoteAnyone see the movie, with Tom Hanks playing the lead role?? Could you survive on an island for 4 years...alone? He didn't have a choice...his plane crashed and he was the lone survivor....I realize there are times that everyone would love to be alone on a deserted island...but four years...No PC, no TV, no radio, no CD..DVD, no phone...NOTHING!!!?? Man..I guess I would be talking to a Volleyball too. Bobbi No women? Oh HELL no!!!! Walt ______________________________________________ Reminds me of a Bud Light commercial with Cedric The Entertainer. He day-dreams that he is on a deserted island with 3-gorgeous women... but, no Bud Light! Things are going pretty good. He's in a hammock and the women start naggin' at him to build a hut, start a fire, get this, get that... You might want to re-think your thinking on that one! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #11 February 19, 2006 If i had a picture of you and a one in a million chance i would see you again, sure i could do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #12 February 19, 2006 Quote If i had a nekkid picture of you and a one in a million chance i would see you again, sure i could do it. __________________________________ That, could shore keep a feller goin'! (I changed your statement a bit.) Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #13 February 19, 2006 Quote Reminds me of a Bud Light commercial with Cedric The Entertainer. He day-dreams that he is on a deserted island with 3-gorgeous women... but, no Bud Light! Things are going pretty good. He's in a hammock and the women start naggin' at him to build a hut, start a fire, get this, get that... You might want to re-think your thinking on that one! Chuck Sounds like a really funny ad, but rethink the idea of no women in my life being a truly bad thing?!!! Not even for a moment! Years ago I was thinking about the whole "24 hours of continuous daylight" thing that happens in the Arctic circle, so I went up to Alaska for 26 hours straight and stayed awake the whole time. One of brother's friends had a Cessna (I don't recall what model off the top of my head) and I told him I wanted to make a jump inside the Arctic circle. We flew over some of the most barren tundra landscape you could imagine. NO signs of civilization anywhere except for one lone road that went through the area. We flew along the road looking for a nice long straight section that was in good repair so the plane could land there, but had no luck. After looking at a sectional, we decided to "drop in" on a private airstrip at a pumping station along the Alaska pipeline. So I jumped and landed with no problem (around 4:00 in the morning, I think) and as soon the plane landed I stashed my gear. It took only a minute or so for security to show up to tell us to get the hell out of there. They apparently hadn't seen me jump, but they did see the plane land. Anyway, the security truck show up and a truly stunning young blonde woman gets out. I'm thinking that my life has suddenly turned into a beer commercial! She told us we needed to get the hell out of there ASAP. I *begged* her to let me get a picture of her, but she said no. We got in the plane and left. As little as I desire to live in such a barren land, women seem to have a way of injecting a beauty into an environment and making it seem not so bad--maybe even a good place, in fact. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #14 February 19, 2006 Quote If i had a picture of you and a one in a million chance i would see you again, sure i could do it. Here is a picture of me and Bobbi. Eat your heart out! edited to add: Thankyou for taking that pic, LM!Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #16 February 19, 2006 Quote Hate to tell you (actually I dont!), but she's taken. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #17 February 19, 2006 I understand. < Rips up beautiful poem and looks for reason to live> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #18 February 19, 2006 You make a very good point. By the way, did you get your gear, before boarding the plane to 'get the hell outa there'? I will say one thing, you have had some hellacious adventures. Damn! By the way, you and Bobbi take a good picture. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #19 February 19, 2006 QuoteBy the way, you and Bobbi take a good picture. Photographer didnt do so bad either Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #20 February 19, 2006 QuoteQuoteBy the way, you and Bobbi take a good picture. Photographer didnt do so bad either _________________________________ You got that right!!! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #21 February 19, 2006 Quote I understand. < Rips up beautiful poem and looks for reason to live> Truly heartbreaking for sure, my friend. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #22 February 19, 2006 QuoteYou make a very good point. By the way, did you get your gear, before boarding the plane to 'get the hell outa there'? I will say one thing, you have had some hellacious adventures. Damn! By the way, you and Bobbi take a good picture. Chuck I stashed my gear in the plane as soon as it landed--before security got there. They never saw it. Bobbi is really photogenic. Me, not at all. Her, oh hell yes!!! Reading her posts you can sense a great deal of human warmth, and I think it comes through in that picture. In person, she's everything you might imagine and more.Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #23 February 19, 2006 QuoteQuoteBy the way, you and Bobbi take a good picture. Photographer didnt do so bad either 2nd that! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #24 February 19, 2006 QuoteAnyone see the movie, with Tom Hanks playing the lead role?? Could you survive on an island for 4 years...alone? He didn't have a choice...his plane crashed and he was the lone survivor....I realize there are times that everyone would love to be alone on a deserted island...but four years...No PC, no TV, no radio, no CD..DVD, no phone...NOTHING!!!?? Man..I guess I would be talking to a Volleyball too. Bobbi Bobbi As long as I got my DZ.COM fix - life would be good.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #25 February 19, 2006 QuoteQuoteYou make a very good point. By the way, did you get your gear, before boarding the plane to 'get the hell outa there'? I will say one thing, you have had some hellacious adventures. Damn! By the way, you and Bobbi take a good picture. Chuck I stashed my gear in the plane as soon as it landed--before security got there. They never saw it. Bobbi is really photogenic. Me, not at all. Her, oh hell yes!!! Reading her posts you can sense a great deal of human warmth, and I think it comes through in that picture. In person, she's everything you might imagine and more.Walt ___________________________________ You are right about the picture. Quit underestimating yourself. You have a good face. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
