I guess the real estate market took a dive and crashed for real?

Ugh. I feel fucking horrible now.

But now I feel horrible too.

First thing that came to my mind was:

They faw down and go splat.

A bad golfer sounds like this:

WHACK, fuck!

A bad skydiver sounds like this:

FUCK, whack!

and backed out of each. I thought it might get me over my fear of heights/falling, but have a greater fear of having my name in the paper next to the words "parachute failed".

RIP guys.

Seems like a senseless way to die to me.

to earth, pardon the pun.

Oh man. I'm going to Hell.

up like these poor guys. It is a great thrill, but after a few mishaps in the air like I had, the thrill is gone.

FORTUNATELY turned out well, I decided those days were over.

I'll read about that sort of thing in Accidents in North American Mountaineering from my wingback chair now, thank you.

the military, that's one thing. But to do this when you don't HAVE to???? Batshit crazy.

have a death wish of some sort. There are some things that make little sense and have a large danger of peril to them, such as these things or others include rock climbing without safety ropes or climbing a mountain in winter, and people still do it.

Not true at all.

Just adrenaline junkies.

"This really brings it home. It can happen at any socioeconomic level, at any time."

Did you really think it couldn't? That tragedy and loss were just for the little people? I'm sure we'll see a pretty pronounced lack of sympathy for the dead mogul in this thread, but that quote suggests to me a deep-rooted lack of empathy among the well-off that probably goes a long way toward explaining predatory and anti-social economic and social policies.

Anyway, I hope that both families are able to find some peace and comfort...

The truth is that none of us do.