Where do I begin.  I am a real adrenaline junkie and have a laundry list, and scars, of the many dangerous, scary and stupid things I’ve done. 

However, I must say the most dangerous think I ever did involved me taking my Aerobatic plane, an Extra, to 14,000 feet and putting it into a flat spin.  I then, on purpose, over corrected to do a cross-over into an inverted accelerate spin.

I was having way too much when I realized I had bled off far too much alititude and taking four full rotations to end the spin, I pulled out about 10 feet above the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

I never did that again.  Well, I did do lots of spins again, but recovered way higher.

Rafted the Grand Canyon 5 times.  The first 2 were in a 16 foot raft & the last 3 in a 16 foot cataraft (no floor - no front tube).  We have only flipped one time but I have been tossed off the raft a few times.  Actually most of the dangerous things I have done in my life have involved the Grand Canyon - fabulous, mystical place that will kick your butt every time.  I love it!

yeah i lived dangerously, first i had an affair with my husbands brother. no, i’m not proud of that. i was young, very innocent (even tho i had two children already) and very vulnerable. my husband was cheap, abusive and bad in bed. i was moving on anyway.

then after waiting for his brother and finding out i had be had, i went on with my life, raised my kids and had other bf ‘s and fiances. but i never got over my ex husbands brother. so when i found him again 19yrs later i married him (i had been long divorced from the first husband by about 19yrs. lol).

the dangerous part was that it almost killed me because i loved him so much i was blind to his drinking and gambling problems. i became really sick and almost died. but then i divorced him and got better. yes, he will always be my soul mate and the last man i will ever love. but marriage killed my liking him for sure. lol! so yes, i lived dangerously. now i just live for my children and grandson! 

The most stupid thing I ever did was the most dangerous…

Having a considerable amount of boating experience, I should have know better.  My husband and I were spending a few days in the Keys.  We rented a boat from a place that didn’t seem too established and certainly was not reputable.  We were off on our adventure of a day of fishing and exploring.  We did not check to see that all of the safety equipment on the boat was in proper working order.  As it turns out, nothing worked, the motor conked out, and we were drifting aimlessly towards the Gulf Stream, without another boat in sight for the longest time.  Heat beating down,  and very little drinking water.and a current like you wouldn’t believe had us scared.  A dive boat came by.  A very arrogant man with a boatful of women that he was going to give diving lessons, came by and refused to help, after he heard my husband’s northern accent.  We both were in such a state, that we didn’t even get the name of the boat or the reg. number.   This went on for a couple of more hours and I can only think that with the grace of God, that another boat small boat came by,  it seems out of no where, and they towed us in to safety.  We were a little toasty, frazzled, but okay.  We learned a good lesson that day.  It comes to mind often through the years in my decision making.