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Dippofix wrote:
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That doesn't mean that I can't be afraid to do it.. People are afraid of spiders & heights when they really have zero level of danger 
Yeah, I don't like spiders all that much. And yet, would that stop me going to Australia? Hell no! Buy me a ticket and I'll fly there today!
Just because you're afraid of something doesn't mean you can't do it.
Like roller coasters?
I rode them last year for the first time, and now I love them to death! 
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Posted on 16-11-2014 20:33
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valverde321 wrote:
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It's statistically safe than cycling and american football and wrestling. It's also more environmentally friendly than using a normal car. Frankly there is no reason not to fly beyond convenience over short distances.
I find that hard to believe. Is that 1 car vs 1 plane or 1 plane vs. 100 cars (about 1 car for every 3 people on the plane)
Granted it does depend on the plane, and a DC10 is certainly not enviro friendly. But both the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 produce almost the same CO2 emission per kilomter as a Toyota Prius. Yes the Prius is more friendly, but a 4x4 SUV used by most parents or a 4-door BMW saloon used by most business men pumps out more emissions than those giant jets. Those giant jets are also comparitive in noise polution to the cars.
The airline industy (at least in Europe) has pledged to cut it's carbon footprint by half in the next 35-40 years. No other industy has made the same commitments. And no other industy has the evidence to back that up. By 2050 most major airlines will have ditched the old models in favor of the newer more efficent offerings from Boeing and Airbus. Combined with adhereance to the EU ETS and continued commitment to Bio Jet Fuels the airline indust will be one of the global leaders in combating climate change
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 16-11-2014 20:49
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@Dippo
There aren't really that many spiders, at least not in urban areas. The only real experience I've had with them was at school when I was 6 or 7 and my friends and I were just chilling on a wall when I looked up and saw a tarantula about an inch above my head. You can imagine I was rather frightened
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Cycleman123 wrote:
@Dippo
There aren't really that many spiders, at least not in urban areas. The only real experience I've had with them was at school when I was 6 or 7 and my friends and I were just chilling on a wall when I looked up and saw a tarantula about an inch above my head. You can imagine I was rather frightened
This is something I never have and never will understand. My aussie friend goes back ever 1 or 2 years or whatever, and I asked him once: "So what do you do when a black widow or that funnel web spider suddenly appears?" and he was like "Umh, I guess you kill it, or something". I mean, did he never have one in his room or so?
From what I heard, and from reading Bill Bryson's Australia book (great book btw, definitely recommend it) I kinda assumed there was at least 1 or 2 really bad spider in every front garden.
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Posted on 16-11-2014 20:59
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Dippofix wrote:
Cycleman123 wrote:
@Dippo
There aren't really that many spiders, at least not in urban areas. The only real experience I've had with them was at school when I was 6 or 7 and my friends and I were just chilling on a wall when I looked up and saw a tarantula about an inch above my head. You can imagine I was rather frightened
This is something I never have and never will understand. My aussie friend goes back ever 1 or 2 years or whatever, and I asked him once: "So what do you do when a black widow or that funnel web spider suddenly appears?" and he was like "Umh, I guess you kill it, or something". I mean, did he never have one in his room or so?
From what I heard, and from reading Bill Bryson's Australia book (great book btw, definitely recommend it) I kinda assumed there was at least 1 or 2 really bad spider in every front garden.
Don't know about that, maybe in another area, but I was pretty excited a couple years ago when I saw a huntsman. and that was about an hour out of the city.
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:02
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Don't know about that, maybe in another area, but I was pretty excited a couple years ago when I saw a huntsman. and that was about an hour out of the city.
Only ever seen Sharks in Oz, and a few snakes. Sharks are terrifying and give no fucks, coming right in close and checking out any and every boat. Snakes, luckily, are a lot more standoffish so you can pretty easily avoid them if you are paying attention.
I really need to go back to 'Straya, havn't been in ages now. Sydney or Melbourne ideally. Love Sydeny one of the most pictureseque cities, and one of the most walkable, you can get around a lot of it on foot safely which is a huge plus point
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:04
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trekbmc wrote:
Dippofix wrote:
Cycleman123 wrote:
@Dippo
There aren't really that many spiders, at least not in urban areas. The only real experience I've had with them was at school when I was 6 or 7 and my friends and I were just chilling on a wall when I looked up and saw a tarantula about an inch above my head. You can imagine I was rather frightened
This is something I never have and never will understand. My aussie friend goes back ever 1 or 2 years or whatever, and I asked him once: "So what do you do when a black widow or that funnel web spider suddenly appears?" and he was like "Umh, I guess you kill it, or something". I mean, did he never have one in his room or so?
From what I heard, and from reading Bill Bryson's Australia book (great book btw, definitely recommend it) I kinda assumed there was at least 1 or 2 really bad spider in every front garden.
Don't know about that, maybe in another area, but I was pretty excited a couple years ago when I saw a huntsman. and that was about an hour out of the city.
IIRC correctly it was Sydney he was talking about (that's also where my mate's from), with spiderwebs with big, hairy spiders hanging around in every front garden. Now, let me google how fierce a huntsman is. 
Jeeeez those things are fucking huge. I would be scared shitless to see that in my room. 
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:17
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Why are people so afraid of death anyway? I mean getting a plane hijacked and dying in an explosion is actually one of the best ways to die, not too painful...
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 16-11-2014 21:20
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547984 wrote:
Why are people so afraid of death anyway? I mean getting a plane hijacked and dying in an explosion is actually one of the best ways to die, not too painful...
But one of the most frightening ways to die..
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:26
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I mean, if you're living life guarding risks all the time you're not really getting the most out of life...
It's kinda similar to those people who always live for 5 years in the future. You never experience the reward for what you work for.
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:34
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jseadog1 wrote:
The people on-board September 11 were told it was very safe.
The people who landed in the Hudson river were told it was safe.
It's just not worth the risk to me, even if its a 1 in a million risk.
And next, you're going to tell us you wrap yourself in cotton wool, isolate yourself from society and try to sue anyone who comes within 100 metres of you?
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:39
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Guys! You never guessed what happend! I was at the Erfurt trainstation, and i have met Tony Martin!!! I even made a photo with him...upload later tonight!
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 16-11-2014 21:41
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Paul23 wrote:
Guys! You never guessed what happend! I was at the Erfurt trainstation, and i have met Tony Martin!!! I even made a photo with him...upload later tonight!
Meh... get on first name basis with a Pro and we'll talk
Congrats though. I can tell you love him almost as much as Jesleyh loves Wilco. And meeting a hero is always special.
Were you creepy? Did you touch him
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Posted on 16-11-2014 21:43
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Awesome, Paul!
(Isn't travelling by train too dangerous though? You can't control your own fate )
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| matt17br |
Posted on 16-11-2014 21:53
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What luck Paul
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Posted on 16-11-2014 22:49
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Paul23 wrote:
Guys! You never guessed what happend! I was at the Erfurt trainstation, and i have met Tony Martin!!! I even made a photo with him...upload later tonight!
I met Wiggins at a amateur race in the North of England a couple of years ago. A friend of mine and his wife were in the same race. He was really cool to chat with.
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Posted on 16-11-2014 23:24
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Paul23 wrote:
Guys! You never guessed what happend! I was at the Erfurt trainstation, and i have met Tony Martin!!! I even made a photo with him...upload later tonight!
Meh... get on first name basis with a Pro and we'll talk
Congrats though. I can tell you love him almost as much as Jesleyh loves Wilco. And meeting a hero is always special.
Were you creepy? Did you touch him
Yes! I did touch him! We talked a bit and his gf made a photo with us!
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Posted on 16-11-2014 23:39
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Finally at home...well not really. After all the next trains were gone until tomorrow morning I decided to go elsewhere and will be at the house of my parents for about one week instead of going back to my own flat.
Definitely Ann easier decision when having all
my bachelor thesis stuff with me and being able to write from anywhere.
In the weeks time I am going to take the same train. Hopefully with working wipers then...or no rain...
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| trekbmc |
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Spoiler Dippofix wrote:
trekbmc wrote:
Dippofix wrote:
Cycleman123 wrote:
@Dippo
There aren't really that many spiders, at least not in urban areas. The only real experience I've had with them was at school when I was 6 or 7 and my friends and I were just chilling on a wall when I looked up and saw a tarantula about an inch above my head. You can imagine I was rather frightened 
This is something I never have and never will understand. My aussie friend goes back ever 1 or 2 years or whatever, and I asked him once: "So what do you do when a black widow or that funnel web spider suddenly appears?" and he was like "Umh, I guess you kill it, or something". I mean, did he never have one in his room or so?
From what I heard, and from reading Bill Bryson's Australia book (great book btw, definitely recommend it) I kinda assumed there was at least 1 or 2 really bad spider in every front garden.
Don't know about that, maybe in another area, but I was pretty excited a couple years ago when I saw a huntsman. and that was about an hour out of the city.
IIRC correctly it was Sydney he was talking about (that's also where my mate's from), with spiderwebs with big, hairy spiders hanging around in every front garden. Now, let me google how fierce a huntsman is.
Jeeeez those things are fucking huge. I would be scared shitless to see that in my room.
I was sitting in a large room, with about 6 other people and I just saw a huntsman, and I'm said, woah that's a massive spider and my dad told me it was a huntsman and killed it. It was pretty cool.
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Don't know about that, maybe in another area, but I was pretty excited a couple years ago when I saw a huntsman. and that was about an hour out of the city.
Only ever seen Sharks in Oz, and a few snakes. Sharks are terrifying and give no fucks, coming right in close and checking out any and every boat. Snakes, luckily, are a lot more standoffish so you can pretty easily avoid them if you are paying attention.
I really need to go back to 'Straya, havn't been in ages now. Sydney or Melbourne ideally. Love Sydeny one of the most pictureseque cities, and one of the most walkable, you can get around a lot of it on foot safely which is a huge plus point
I've never seen a shark, apart from at the aquarium and I've only ever seen snakes in captivity apart from this one I saw about 3 hours out of the city, we ran over it and went back to see this massive snake.
@Paul
I can imagine how that is for you.
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