Sunday, December 08, 2019

Sunday Five - If It Floats Flies or %#@&S


Back in 2015 when I was headed into surgery, I spent 15 minutes talking with the anesthesiologist as he tapped into my arm and sewed things in place for a long day.  He asked me what I was thinking about, and I said, "I am thinking about how big of a boat I should buy if this surgery is a success?"  He said, "oh a boat can get expensive." I said yes, there is an old joke that, "if it floats, flies or fornicates it is cheaper to rent than own!"  We both laughed.  I mentioned where my parents lived in Florida, and he said, he had been to the War Birds Airshow several times.  Turns out he has a World War II T-6 trainer and flies airshows as a hobby, talk about expensive. Shortly after that he said, "I am going to give you something to help you relax," I woke up 26 hours later.  

Five Questions: 
1: Have you ever wanted to own a boat? 
2: Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? 
3: Have you flown in a helicopter? 
4: Would you ever pay for sex? (I don't expect fully honest answers on this one.) 
5: If you got a new lease on life, what would you reward yourself with? 

My answers: 
1: Have you ever wanted to own a boat?  Oh, for years, I never have. 
2: Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? In a heartbeat, I miss it.
3: Have you flown in a helicopter? Twice, and I will again. 
4: Would you ever pay for sex? (I don't expect fully honest answers on this one.) I was talking with a friend about 30 years ago, she was complaining about how hard it was to find a job, I quipped that she could always work the OBT (the prostitution district in Orlando.) She responded, "with what men expected when I was giving it away, I'd hate think what they would want if they were paying for it." 
5: If you got a new lease on life, what would you reward yourself with? I ended up with a convertible, instead of a boat. 

Please share your answers in the comments.  

14 comments:

  1. 1: Have you ever wanted to own a boat? Maybe at one time.

    2: Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? Do I look like Joanne Worley?

    3: Have you flown in a helicopter? RASPBERRIES!!!!!!!!!

    4: Would you ever pay for sex? (I don't expect fully honest answers on this one.) Hey. I'm a open book. I would, but haven't had to. Yet.

    5: If you got a new lease on life, what would you reward yourself with? Real Estate. it's all about estate.

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    1. Home ownership, as in paid for, is the core of financial security for adults as we age (you will age in another 50 years!)

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  2. Five Questions:
    1: Have you ever wanted to own a boat? Not really. I had friends with a 30-foot sailboat I spent a lot of time on. Loved it but, as payment for its use, I had to help with maintenance. Put me off owning one myself. (Of course, if I DID own one, I wouldn't do my own maintenance!)
    2: Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? Definitely.
    3: Have you flown in a helicopter? No, but I'd love to.
    4: Would you ever pay for sex? (I don't expect fully honest answers on this one.) I honestly don't know. My answer now would still be "no." But EVER?
    5: If you got a new lease on life, what would you reward yourself with? I'm not sure what that new lease would be, but the first thing that pops into my mind is somehow sharing the happiness with someone else. (That sounds like a Miss America answer, but it IS the first thing that popped into my head.)

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    1. With an answer like that, you qualify for a job that is available next November 3rd.

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  3. 1: no

    2: no

    3: no

    4: I second maddie

    5: I got a "new lease on life" june 21, 1989. I divorced my then-husband, "divorced" my blood relatives, bought a new car, and told the world I was gonna kick its ass for every year of my new life. so far so good!

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  4. 1 - 4: No.
    5: I'd go on a fabulous trip somewhere.

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  5. 1-4: HELL NO!
    5. Nothing. I'm content as is.

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    1. It is fine to be content just the way you are.

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  6. 1: Have you ever wanted to own a boat? no but most of family do/did
    2: Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? no
    3: Have you flown in a helicopter? yes
    4: Would you ever pay for sex? yes and no I haven't
    5: If you got a new lease on life, what would you reward yourself with? i hope a new approach.

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    1. One thing better than owning a boat, is having family members who own boats. My uncle had a boat when I was growing up. All of the fun, and little of the hasle.

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  7. Anonymous12/08/2019

    1. Once though if small boat with an outboard motor might be fun, but no.
    2. Definitely not.
    3. Only once over Niagara Falls.
    4. Yes, have done and will do.
    5. To become an activist who actually does make some change for the better in the world.

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    1. Niagara should be fun from the air

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